diff --git a/test/e2e/control_plane_upgrade_test.go b/test/e2e/control_plane_upgrade_test.go
index 7662fb98270..79de742cbbd 100644
--- a/test/e2e/control_plane_upgrade_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/control_plane_upgrade_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
-	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
 	hyperv1 "github.com/openshift/hypershift/api/hypershift/v1beta1"
 	e2eutil "github.com/openshift/hypershift/test/e2e/util"
 	crclient "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
@@ -69,44 +68,7 @@ func TestUpgradeControlPlane(t *testing.T) {
 		err = mgtClient.Get(ctx, crclient.ObjectKeyFromObject(hostedCluster), hostedCluster)
 		g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get hostedcluster")
 
-		t.Run("Verifying featureGate status has entries for the same versions as clusterVersion", func(t *testing.T) {
-			e2eutil.AtLeast(t, e2eutil.Version419)
-
-			g := NewWithT(t)
-
-			clusterVersion := &configv1.ClusterVersion{}
-			err = guestClient.Get(ctx, crclient.ObjectKey{Name: "version"}, clusterVersion)
-			g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get ClusterVersion resource")
-
-			featureGate := &configv1.FeatureGate{}
-			err = guestClient.Get(ctx, crclient.ObjectKey{Name: "cluster"}, featureGate)
-			g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get FeatureGate resource")
-
-			clusterVersions := make(map[string]bool)
-			for _, history := range clusterVersion.Status.History {
-				clusterVersions[history.Version] = true
-			}
-
-			// check that each version in the ClusterVersion history has a corresponding entry in FeatureGate status.
-			for version := range clusterVersions {
-				found := false
-				for _, details := range featureGate.Status.FeatureGates {
-					if details.Version == version {
-						found = true
-						break
-					}
-				}
-				if !found {
-					t.Errorf("version %s found in ClusterVersion history but missing in FeatureGate status", version)
-				}
-			}
-			g.Expect(len(featureGate.Status.FeatureGates)).To(Equal(len(clusterVersion.Status.History)),
-				"Expected the same number of entries in FeatureGate status (%d) as in ClusterVersion history (%d)",
-				len(featureGate.Status.FeatureGates), len(clusterVersion.Status.History))
-
-			t.Log("Validation passed")
-		})
-
+		e2eutil.EnsureFeatureGateStatus(t, ctx, guestClient)
 		e2eutil.EnsureNodeCountMatchesNodePoolReplicas(t, ctx, mgtClient, guestClient, hostedCluster.Spec.Platform.Type, hostedCluster.Namespace)
 		e2eutil.EnsureNoCrashingPods(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster)
 		e2eutil.EnsureMachineDeploymentGeneration(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster, 1)
diff --git a/test/e2e/create_cluster_test.go b/test/e2e/create_cluster_test.go
index 4d5de23233d..2d865e58fcc 100644
--- a/test/e2e/create_cluster_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/create_cluster_test.go
@@ -1845,7 +1845,7 @@ func TestCreateCluster(t *testing.T) {
 
 	e2eutil.NewHypershiftTest(t, ctx, func(t *testing.T, g Gomega, mgtClient crclient.Client, hostedCluster *hyperv1.HostedCluster) {
 		// Sanity check the cluster by waiting for the nodes to report ready
-		_ = e2eutil.WaitForGuestClient(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster)
+		guestClient := e2eutil.WaitForGuestClient(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster)
 
 		t.Logf("fetching mgmt kubeconfig")
 		mgmtCfg, err := e2eutil.GetConfig()
@@ -1871,6 +1871,7 @@ func TestCreateCluster(t *testing.T) {
 		e2eutil.EnsureCustomLabels(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster)
 		e2eutil.EnsureCustomTolerations(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster)
 		e2eutil.EnsureAppLabel(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster)
+		e2eutil.EnsureFeatureGateStatus(t, ctx, guestClient)
 
 		// ensure KAS DNS name is configured with a KAS Serving cert
 		e2eutil.EnsureKubeAPIDNSNameCustomCert(t, ctx, mgtClient, hostedCluster)
diff --git a/test/e2e/util/util.go b/test/e2e/util/util.go
index 03c414ae55e..161aaaa0ff0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/util/util.go
+++ b/test/e2e/util/util.go
@@ -950,6 +950,41 @@ func EnsureAllContainersHaveTerminationMessagePolicyFallbackToLogsOnError(t *tes
 	})
 }
 
+// NOTE: This function assumes that it is not called in the middle of a version rollout
+// i.e. It expects that the first entry in ClusterVersion history is Completed
+func EnsureFeatureGateStatus(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, guestClient crclient.Client) {
+	t.Run("EnsureFeatureGateStatus", func(t *testing.T) {
+		AtLeast(t, Version419)
+
+		g := NewWithT(t)
+
+		clusterVersion := &configv1.ClusterVersion{}
+		err := guestClient.Get(ctx, crclient.ObjectKey{Name: "version"}, clusterVersion)
+		g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get ClusterVersion resource")
+
+		featureGate := &configv1.FeatureGate{}
+		err = guestClient.Get(ctx, crclient.ObjectKey{Name: "cluster"}, featureGate)
+		g.Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred(), "failed to get FeatureGate resource")
+
+		// Expect at least one entry in ClusterVersion history
+		g.Expect(len(clusterVersion.Status.History)).To(BeNumerically(">", 0), "ClusterVersion history is empty")
+		currentVersion := clusterVersion.Status.History[0].Version
+
+		// Expect current version to be in Completed state
+		g.Expect(clusterVersion.Status.History[0].State).To(Equal(configv1.CompletedUpdate), "most recent ClusterVersion history entry is not in Completed state")
+
+		// Ensure that the current version in ClusterVersion is also present in FeatureGate status
+		versionFound := false
+		for _, details := range featureGate.Status.FeatureGates {
+			if details.Version == currentVersion {
+				versionFound = true
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		g.Expect(versionFound).To(BeTrue(), "current version %s from ClusterVersion not found in FeatureGate status", currentVersion)
+	})
+}
+
 func EnsureNodeCountMatchesNodePoolReplicas(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, hostClient, guestClient crclient.Client, platform hyperv1.PlatformType, nodePoolNamespace string) {
 	t.Run("EnsureNodeCountMatchesNodePoolReplicas", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var nodePoolList hyperv1.NodePoolList