diff --git a/src/vitess-tester/query.go b/src/vitess-tester/query.go
index e14234c..c93cf5c 100644
--- a/src/vitess-tester/query.go
+++ b/src/vitess-tester/query.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ const (
 	Q_EMPTY_LINE
 	Q_SKIP_IF_BELOW_VERSION
 	Q_VEXPLAIN
+	Q_WAIT_FOR_AUTHORITATIVE
 )
 
 type query struct {
diff --git a/src/vitess-tester/tester.go b/src/vitess-tester/tester.go
index af0e048..92ed763 100644
--- a/src/vitess-tester/tester.go
+++ b/src/vitess-tester/tester.go
@@ -166,6 +166,20 @@ func (t *tester) Run() error {
 			}
 
 			t.vexplain = strs[1]
+		case Q_WAIT_FOR_AUTHORITATIVE:
+			strs := strings.Split(q.Query, " ")
+			if len(strs) != 2 {
+				t.reporter.AddFailure(t.vschema, fmt.Errorf("expected table name for wait_authoritative in: %v", q.Query))
+				continue
+			}
+
+			tblName := strs[1]
+			log.Infof("Waiting for authoritative schema for table %s", tblName)
+			err := utils.WaitForAuthoritative(t, t.keyspaceName, tblName, t.clusterInstance.VtgateProcess.ReadVSchema)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.reporter.AddFailure(t.vschema, fmt.Errorf("failed to wait for authoritative schema for table %s: %v", tblName, err))
+				continue
+			}
 		case Q_QUERY:
 			if t.skipNext {
 				t.skipNext = false
diff --git a/src/vitess-tester/type.go b/src/vitess-tester/type.go
index 1d463d3..5fec58f 100644
--- a/src/vitess-tester/type.go
+++ b/src/vitess-tester/type.go
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ var commandMap = map[string]CmdType{
 	"end_concurrent":             Q_END_CONCURRENT,
 	"skip_if_below_version":      Q_SKIP_IF_BELOW_VERSION,
 	"vexplain":                   Q_VEXPLAIN,
+	"wait_authoritative":         Q_WAIT_FOR_AUTHORITATIVE,
 }
 
 func findType(cmdName string) CmdType {