diff --git a/pkg/capi/misc.go b/pkg/capi/misc.go
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+package capi
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
+	"github.com/openshift/cluster-api-actuator-pkg/pkg/framework"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+)
+
+var (
+	ctx context.Context
+)
+
+var _ = Describe("Cluster API status values", framework.LabelCAPI, Ordered, func() {
+	BeforeAll(func() {
+		var err error
+		cl, err = framework.LoadClient()
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to get Kubernetes client")
+		ctx = context.TODO()
+		oc, _ := framework.NewCLI()
+		framework.SkipIfNotTechPreviewNoUpgrade(oc, cl)
+	})
+
+	It("should have CoreClusterControllerAvailable condition", func() {
+		// Fetch the ClusterOperator resource
+		co := &configv1.ClusterOperator{}
+		err := cl.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: "cluster-api"}, co)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred(), "Failed to fetch cluster-api ClusterOperator")
+
+		// Check if the status contains CoreClusterControllerAvailable
+		found := false
+		for _, cond := range co.Status.Conditions {
+			if cond.Type == "CoreClusterControllerAvailable" && cond.Status == configv1.ConditionTrue {
+				found = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		Expect(found).To(BeTrue(), "Expected CoreClusterControllerAvailable condition to be present and true")
+	})
+})