diff --git a/Dockerfile.ci b/Dockerfile.ci
index 666344e28525..6ddf2f4e1ac4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.ci
+++ b/Dockerfile.ci
@@ -1017,6 +1017,13 @@ function determine_airflow_to_use() {
            --constraint https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-main/constraints-${PYTHON_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}.txt
         # Some packages might leave legacy typing module which causes test issues
         pip uninstall -y typing || true
+        if [[ ${LINK_PROVIDERS_TO_AIRFLOW_PACKAGE=} == "true" ]]; then
+            echo
+            echo "${COLOR_BLUE}Linking providers to airflow package as we are using them from mounted sources.${COLOR_RESET}"
+            echo
+            rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python${PYTHON_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}/site-packages/airflow/providers
+            ln -s "${AIRFLOW_SOURCES}/providers/src/airflow/providers" "/usr/local/lib/python${PYTHON_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}/site-packages/airflow/providers"
+        fi
     fi
 
     if [[ "${USE_AIRFLOW_VERSION}" =~ ^2\.2\..*|^2\.1\..*|^2\.0\..* && "${AIRFLOW__DATABASE__SQL_ALCHEMY_CONN=}" != "" ]]; then
diff --git a/scripts/ci/docker-compose/providers-and-tests-sources.yml b/scripts/ci/docker-compose/providers-and-tests-sources.yml
index 29498ae27eb9..8a06f2fcc0d1 100644
--- a/scripts/ci/docker-compose/providers-and-tests-sources.yml
+++ b/scripts/ci/docker-compose/providers-and-tests-sources.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ services:
     tty: true  # docker run -t
     environment:
       - AIRFLOW__CORE__PLUGINS_FOLDER=/files/plugins
+      - LINK_PROVIDERS_TO_AIRFLOW_PACKAGE=true
     # We only mount tests folder
     volumes:
       - ../../../.bash_aliases:/root/.bash_aliases:cached
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ services:
       - ../../../empty:/opt/airflow/airflow
       # but keep tests
       - ../../../tests/:/opt/airflow/tests:cached
-      # and providers
-      - ../../../providers/src/airflow/providers:/opt/airflow/airflow/providers:cached
+      # Mount providers to make sure that we have the latest providers - both tests and sources
+      - ../../../providers/:/opt/airflow/providers:cached
       # and entrypoint and in_container scripts for testing
       - ../../../scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh:/entrypoint
       - ../../../scripts/in_container/:/opt/airflow/scripts/in_container
diff --git a/scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh b/scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh
index cbd7bdce141e..8e864ba83121 100755
--- a/scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker/entrypoint_ci.sh
@@ -236,6 +236,13 @@ function determine_airflow_to_use() {
            --constraint https://raw.githubusercontent.com/apache/airflow/constraints-main/constraints-${PYTHON_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}.txt
         # Some packages might leave legacy typing module which causes test issues
         pip uninstall -y typing || true
+        if [[ ${LINK_PROVIDERS_TO_AIRFLOW_PACKAGE=} == "true" ]]; then
+            echo
+            echo "${COLOR_BLUE}Linking providers to airflow package as we are using them from mounted sources.${COLOR_RESET}"
+            echo
+            rm -rf /usr/local/lib/python${PYTHON_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}/site-packages/airflow/providers
+            ln -s "${AIRFLOW_SOURCES}/providers/src/airflow/providers" "/usr/local/lib/python${PYTHON_MAJOR_MINOR_VERSION}/site-packages/airflow/providers"
+        fi
     fi
 
     if [[ "${USE_AIRFLOW_VERSION}" =~ ^2\.2\..*|^2\.1\..*|^2\.0\..* && "${AIRFLOW__DATABASE__SQL_ALCHEMY_CONN=}" != "" ]]; then