diff --git a/.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml b/.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml
index cf8e1642fa5f51..d941ecd1fb2570 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml
@@ -4,16 +4,35 @@ on:
     # run daily at 00:00
     - cron: '0 0 * * *'
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      # to be defined for specified test scopes (e.g. CPU func. tests)
+      sanitizerMode:
+        description: 'Sanitizer mode for func_tests (All || AddressAndLeak || UndefinedBehavior || Thread).'
+        required: false
+        default: 'All'
+      gtestFilter:
+        description: 'Filter for func_tests.'
+        required: false
+        default: '*smoke*'
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+    - '.github/workflows/linux_sanitizers.yml'
 
 concurrency:
   # github.ref is not unique in post-commit
-  group: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.run_id || github.ref }}-linux-sanitizers
+  group: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.run_id || github.ref }}-linux-sanitizers-tests
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 permissions: read-all
 
 env:
   TARGET_BRANCH: ${{ github.base_ref || github.event.merge_group.base_ref || github.ref }}
+  BUILD_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_build
+  OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
+  TBB_ENABLE_SANITIZERS: 1
+  ASAN_OPTIONS: halt_on_error=0:suppressions=/__w/openvino/openvino/openvino/tests/sanitizers/asan/suppressions.supp
+  LSAN_OPTIONS: suppressions=/__w/openvino/openvino/openvino/tests/sanitizers/lsan/suppressions.txt:NEOReadDebugKeys=1:DisableDeepBind=1
+  TSAN_OPTIONS: suppressions=/__w/openvino/openvino/openvino/tests/sanitizers/tsan/suppressions.txt
 
 jobs:
   Smart_CI:
@@ -93,11 +112,9 @@ jobs:
       CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE: 'RelWithDebInfo'
       CMAKE_GENERATOR: 'Ninja'
       GITHUB_WORKSPACE: '/__w/openvino/openvino'
-      OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       OPENVINO_CONTRIB_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_contrib
       INSTALL_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_install
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/tests_install
-      BUILD_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_build
       CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       CMAKE_C_COMPILER_LAUNCHER: sccache
       SCCACHE_IGNORE_SERVER_IO_ERROR: 1
@@ -252,14 +269,8 @@ jobs:
           - SANITIZER: 'UndefinedBehavior'
           - SANITIZER: 'Thread'
     env:
-      OPENVINO_REPO: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino
       INSTALL_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/install
       INSTALL_TEST_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/install/tests
-      BUILD_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/openvino_build
-      TBB_ENABLE_SANITIZERS: 1
-      ASAN_OPTIONS: halt_on_error=0:suppressions=/__w/openvino/openvino/openvino/tests/sanitizers/asan/suppressions.supp
-      LSAN_OPTIONS: suppressions=/__w/openvino/openvino/openvino/tests/sanitizers/lsan/suppressions.txt:NEOReadDebugKeys=1:DisableDeepBind=1
-      TSAN_OPTIONS: suppressions=/__w/openvino/openvino/openvino/tests/sanitizers/tsan/suppressions.txt
       
     steps:
       - name: Download OpenVINO package
@@ -405,7 +416,7 @@ jobs:
           source ${INSTALL_DIR}/setupvars.sh
           ${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/ov_cpu_unit_tests --gtest_print_time=1 \
                 --gtest_output=xml:${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/TEST-CPUUnitTests.xml
-
+        
       - name: ov_subgraphs_dumper_tests tests
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: |
@@ -441,7 +452,7 @@ jobs:
           ${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/ov_template_func_tests --gtest_print_time=1 \
                 --gtest_filter=*smoke* \
                 --gtest_output=xml:${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/TEST-TemplateFuncTests.xml
-
+      
       - name: OpenVINO C API tests
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         run: |
@@ -483,6 +494,90 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
         if: ${{ !cancelled() }}
         with:
-          name: test-results-cpp_${{ matrix.SANITIZER }}
+          name: unit-test-results-cpp_${{ matrix.SANITIZER }}
+          path: ${{ env.INSTALL_TEST_DIR }}/TEST*.xml
+          if-no-files-found: 'error'
+
+  CXX_Func_Tests:
+    # todo: move another plugin's func tests here
+    name: C++ func tests
+    if: ${{ github.repository_owner == 'openvinotoolkit' }}
+    needs: [Docker, Build]
+    timeout-minutes: 120
+    runs-on: aks-linux-16-cores-32gb
+    container:
+      image: ${{ fromJSON(needs.docker.outputs.images).ov_build.ubuntu_22_04_x64 }}
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        shell: bash
+    strategy:
+      max-parallel: 3
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        include:
+          - SANITIZER: 'AddressAndLeak'
+          - SANITIZER: 'UndefinedBehavior'
+          - SANITIZER: 'Thread'
+    env:
+      INSTALL_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/install
+      INSTALL_TEST_DIR: /__w/openvino/openvino/install/tests
+      
+    steps:
+      - name: Download OpenVINO package
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: ${{ format('openvino_package_{0}', matrix.SANITIZER) }}
+          path: ${{ env.INSTALL_DIR }}
+
+      - name: Download OpenVINO tests package
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@fa0a91b85d4f404e444e00e005971372dc801d16 # v4.1.8
+        with:
+          name: ${{ format('openvino_tests_{0}', matrix.SANITIZER) }}
+          path: ${{ env.INSTALL_TEST_DIR }}
+
+      - name: Extract OpenVINO packages
+        run: |
+          pushd $INSTALL_DIR
+            pigz -dc openvino_package.tar.gz | tar -xf - -C ${INSTALL_DIR}
+          popd
+          pushd $INSTALL_TEST_DIR
+            pigz -dc openvino_tests.tar.gz | tar -xf - -C ${INSTALL_DIR}
+          popd
+
+      - name: Fetch Sanitizer Suppression Lists
+        uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
+        timeout-minutes: 15
+        with:
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            tests/sanitizers/lsan/suppressions.txt
+            tests/sanitizers/asan/suppressions.supp
+            tests/sanitizers/tsan/suppressions.txt
+          sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
+          path: ${{ env.OPENVINO_REPO }}
+
+      #
+      # Tests
+      #
+
+      - name: CPU plugin func tests
+        id: cpu_func
+        # by default in scheduled launch we run only AddressAndLeak with *smoke*Conv_* pattern
+        # to prevent false-positive alerts and time exceeded error,
+        # in workflow_dispatch case all smoke tests will be launched with all types of sanitizers
+        # if gtestFilter and sanMode inputs are not specified
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && (github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && (inputs.sanitizerMode == 'All' || inputs.sanitizerMode == matrix.SANITIZER) || matrix.SANITIZER == 'AddressAndLeak')}}
+        env:
+          GTEST_FILTER: ${{ github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' && inputs.gtestFilter || '*smoke*Conv_*' }}
+        run: |
+          source ${INSTALL_DIR}/setupvars.sh
+          ${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/ov_cpu_func_tests --gtest_print_time=1 \
+                --gtest_filter=${{ env.GTEST_FILTER }} \
+                --gtest_output=xml:${INSTALL_TEST_DIR}/TEST-CPUFuncTests.xml
+
+      - name: Upload Test Results
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@b4b15b8c7c6ac21ea08fcf65892d2ee8f75cf882 # v4.4.3
+        if: ${{ !cancelled() && steps.cpu_func.conclusion != 'skipped'}}
+        with:
+          name: func-test-results-cpp_${{ matrix.SANITIZER }}
           path: ${{ env.INSTALL_TEST_DIR }}/TEST*.xml
           if-no-files-found: 'error'