diff --git a/test/support/conditions.go b/test/support/conditions.go
index e7c5097a..16b26583 100644
--- a/test/support/conditions.go
+++ b/test/support/conditions.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package support
 
 import (
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 )
@@ -34,7 +35,10 @@ func ConditionStatus[T conditionType](conditionType T) func(any) corev1.Conditio
 			if c := getJobCondition(o.Status.Conditions, batchv1.JobConditionType(conditionType)); c != nil {
 				return c.Status
 			}
-
+		case *appsv1.Deployment:
+			if c := getDeploymentCondition(o.Status.Conditions, appsv1.DeploymentConditionType(conditionType)); c != nil {
+				return c.Status
+			}
 		}
 
 		return corev1.ConditionUnknown
@@ -51,3 +55,12 @@ func getJobCondition(conditions []batchv1.JobCondition, conditionType batchv1.Jo
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func getDeploymentCondition(conditions []appsv1.DeploymentCondition, conditionType appsv1.DeploymentConditionType) *appsv1.DeploymentCondition {
+	for _, c := range conditions {
+		if c.Type == conditionType {
+			return &c
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/test/support/ray.go b/test/support/ray.go
index cd5a9d87..52bf2d65 100644
--- a/test/support/ray.go
+++ b/test/support/ray.go
@@ -68,3 +68,20 @@ func WriteRayJobLogs(t Test, namespace, name string) {
 	t.T().Logf("Retrieving RayJob %s/%s logs", namespace, name)
 	WriteToOutputDir(t, name, Log, GetRayJobLogs(t, namespace, name))
 }
+
+func RayCluster(t Test, namespace, name string) func(g gomega.Gomega) *rayv1alpha1.RayCluster {
+	return func(g gomega.Gomega) *rayv1alpha1.RayCluster {
+		cluster, err := t.Client().Ray().RayV1alpha1().RayClusters(namespace).Get(t.Ctx(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		g.Expect(err).NotTo(gomega.HaveOccurred())
+		return cluster
+	}
+}
+
+func GetRayCluster(t Test, namespace, name string) *rayv1alpha1.RayCluster {
+	t.T().Helper()
+	return RayCluster(t, namespace, name)(t)
+}
+
+func RayClusterState(cluster *rayv1alpha1.RayCluster) rayv1alpha1.ClusterState {
+	return cluster.Status.State
+}