diff --git a/molecule/default/playbook-no-deploy.yml b/molecule/default/playbook-no-deploy.yml
index 127fbf5..831b989 100644
--- a/molecule/default/playbook-no-deploy.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/playbook-no-deploy.yml
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
       - hello: world
     k3s_node_taints:
       - key1: value1:NoExecute
+    k3s_kubelet_args:
+      - cloud-provider: external
+      - provider-id: azure
   roles:
     - role: xanmanning.k3s
diff --git a/tasks/validate/check-variables.yml b/tasks/validate/check-variables.yml
index 29a1f23..3999bec 100644
--- a/tasks/validate/check-variables.yml
+++ b/tasks/validate/check-variables.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,14 @@
     fail_msg: "Node Taints are not supported in {{ k3s_release_version }}"
   when: k3s_node_taints is defined and k3s_node_taints
 
+- name: Check k3s_kubelet_args against k3s version
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - (k3s_release_version | replace('v', '')) is version_compare('0.4.0', '>=')
+    success_msg: "Kubelet args supported in {{ k3s_release_version }}"
+    fail_msg: "Kubelet args are not supported in {{ k3s_release_version }}"
+  when: k3s_kubelet_args is defined and k3s_kubelet_args | length > 0
+
 - name: Check k3s_flannel_backend against k3s version
   assert:
     that: