diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
index 83753621c20..60c17b2b647 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/replica_set.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
@@ -28,12 +29,14 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	watchtools "k8s.io/client-go/tools/watch"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/rand"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/uuid"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -47,6 +50,10 @@ import (
 	imageutils "k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/image"
 )
 
+const (
+	rsRetryTimeout = 2 * time.Minute
+)
+
 func newRS(rsName string, replicas int32, rsPodLabels map[string]string, imageName string, image string, args []string) *appsv1.ReplicaSet {
 	zero := int64(0)
 	return &appsv1.ReplicaSet{
@@ -151,6 +158,9 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("ReplicaSet", func() {
 
 	})
 
+	ginkgo.It("should validate Replicaset Status endpoints", func() {
+		testRSStatus(f)
+	})
 })
 
 // A basic test to check the deployment of an image using a ReplicaSet. The
@@ -576,3 +586,135 @@ func listRSDeleteCollection(f *framework.Framework) {
 	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to list ReplicaSets")
 	framework.ExpectEqual(len(rsList.Items), 0, "filtered list should have no replicas")
 }
+
+func testRSStatus(f *framework.Framework) {
+	ns := f.Namespace.Name
+	c := f.ClientSet
+	rsClient := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns)
+
+	// Define ReplicaSet Labels
+	rsPodLabels := map[string]string{
+		"name": "sample-pod",
+		"pod":  WebserverImageName,
+	}
+	labelSelector := labels.SelectorFromSet(rsPodLabels).String()
+
+	rsName := "test-rs"
+	replicas := int32(1)
+
+	w := &cache.ListWatch{
+		WatchFunc: func(options metav1.ListOptions) (watch.Interface, error) {
+			options.LabelSelector = labelSelector
+			return rsClient.Watch(context.TODO(), options)
+		},
+	}
+	rsList, err := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets("").List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: labelSelector})
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to list Replicasets")
+
+	ginkgo.By("Create a Replicaset")
+	rs := newRS(rsName, replicas, rsPodLabels, WebserverImageName, WebserverImage, nil)
+	testReplicaSet, err := c.AppsV1().ReplicaSets(ns).Create(context.TODO(), rs, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+
+	ginkgo.By("Verify that the required pods have come up.")
+	err = e2epod.VerifyPodsRunning(c, ns, "sample-pod", false, replicas)
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to create pods: %s", err)
+
+	ginkgo.By("Getting /status")
+	rsResource := schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "apps", Version: "v1", Resource: "replicasets"}
+	rsStatusUnstructured, err := f.DynamicClient.Resource(rsResource).Namespace(ns).Get(context.TODO(), rsName, metav1.GetOptions{}, "status")
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to fetch the status of replicaset %s in namespace %s", rsName, ns)
+	rsStatusBytes, err := json.Marshal(rsStatusUnstructured)
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to marshal unstructured response. %v", err)
+
+	var rsStatus appsv1.ReplicaSet
+	err = json.Unmarshal(rsStatusBytes, &rsStatus)
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to unmarshal JSON bytes to a replicaset object type")
+	framework.Logf("Replicaset %s has Conditions: %v", rsName, rsStatus.Status.Conditions)
+
+	ginkgo.By("updating the Replicaset Status")
+	var statusToUpdate, updatedStatus *appsv1.ReplicaSet
+
+	err = retry.RetryOnConflict(retry.DefaultRetry, func() error {
+		statusToUpdate, err = rsClient.Get(context.TODO(), rsName, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Unable to retrieve replicaset %s", rsName)
+
+		statusToUpdate.Status.Conditions = append(statusToUpdate.Status.Conditions, appsv1.ReplicaSetCondition{
+			Type:    "StatusUpdate",
+			Status:  "True",
+			Reason:  "E2E",
+			Message: "Set from e2e test",
+		})
+
+		updatedStatus, err = rsClient.UpdateStatus(context.TODO(), statusToUpdate, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		return err
+	})
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to update status. %v", err)
+	framework.Logf("updatedStatus.Conditions: %#v", updatedStatus.Status.Conditions)
+
+	ginkgo.By("watching for the ReplicaSet status to be updated")
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), rsRetryTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	_, err = watchtools.Until(ctx, rsList.ResourceVersion, w, func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
+		if rs, ok := event.Object.(*appsv1.ReplicaSet); ok {
+			found := rs.ObjectMeta.Name == testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Name &&
+				rs.ObjectMeta.Namespace == testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Namespace &&
+				rs.ObjectMeta.Labels["name"] == testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Labels["name"] &&
+				rs.ObjectMeta.Labels["pod"] == testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Labels["pod"]
+			if !found {
+				framework.Logf("Observed replicaset %v in namespace %v with annotations: %v & Conditions: %v", rs.ObjectMeta.Name, rs.ObjectMeta.Namespace, rs.Annotations, rs.Status.Conditions)
+				return false, nil
+			}
+			for _, cond := range rs.Status.Conditions {
+				if cond.Type == "StatusUpdate" &&
+					cond.Reason == "E2E" &&
+					cond.Message == "Set from e2e test" {
+					framework.Logf("Found replicaset %v in namespace %v with labels: %v annotations: %v & Conditions: %v", rs.ObjectMeta.Name, rs.ObjectMeta.Namespace, rs.ObjectMeta.Labels, rs.Annotations, rs.Status.Conditions)
+					return found, nil
+				}
+				framework.Logf("Observed replicaset %v in namespace %v with annotations: %v & Conditions: %v", rs.ObjectMeta.Name, rs.ObjectMeta.Namespace, rs.Annotations, rs.Status.Conditions)
+			}
+		}
+		object := strings.Split(fmt.Sprintf("%v", event.Object), "{")[0]
+		framework.Logf("Observed %v event: %+v", object, event.Type)
+		return false, nil
+	})
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to locate replicaset %v in namespace %v", testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Name, ns)
+	framework.Logf("Replicaset %s has an updated status", rsName)
+
+	ginkgo.By("patching the Replicaset Status")
+	payload := []byte(`{"status":{"conditions":[{"type":"StatusPatched","status":"True"}]}}`)
+	framework.Logf("Patch payload: %v", string(payload))
+
+	patchedReplicaSet, err := rsClient.Patch(context.TODO(), rsName, types.MergePatchType, payload, metav1.PatchOptions{}, "status")
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "Failed to patch status. %v", err)
+	framework.Logf("Patched status conditions: %#v", patchedReplicaSet.Status.Conditions)
+
+	ginkgo.By("watching for the Replicaset status to be patched")
+	ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), rsRetryTimeout)
+	defer cancel()
+	_, err = watchtools.Until(ctx, rsList.ResourceVersion, w, func(event watch.Event) (bool, error) {
+		if rs, ok := event.Object.(*appsv1.ReplicaSet); ok {
+			found := rs.ObjectMeta.Name == testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Name &&
+				rs.ObjectMeta.Namespace == testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Namespace &&
+				rs.ObjectMeta.Labels["name"] == testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Labels["name"] &&
+				rs.ObjectMeta.Labels["pod"] == testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Labels["pod"]
+			if !found {
+				framework.Logf("Observed replicaset %v in namespace %v with annotations: %v & Conditions: %v", rs.ObjectMeta.Name, rs.ObjectMeta.Namespace, rs.Annotations, rs.Status.Conditions)
+				return false, nil
+			}
+			for _, cond := range rs.Status.Conditions {
+				if cond.Type == "StatusPatched" {
+					framework.Logf("Found replicaset %v in namespace %v with labels: %v annotations: %v & Conditions: %v", rs.ObjectMeta.Name, rs.ObjectMeta.Namespace, rs.ObjectMeta.Labels, rs.Annotations, cond)
+					return found, nil
+				}
+				framework.Logf("Observed replicaset %v in namespace %v with annotations: %v & Conditions: %v", rs.ObjectMeta.Name, rs.ObjectMeta.Namespace, rs.Annotations, cond)
+			}
+		}
+		object := strings.Split(fmt.Sprintf("%v", event.Object), "{")[0]
+		framework.Logf("Observed %v event: %+v", object, event.Type)
+		return false, nil
+	})
+	framework.ExpectNoError(err, "failed to locate replicaset %v in namespace %v", testReplicaSet.ObjectMeta.Name, ns)
+	framework.Logf("Replicaset %s has a patched status", rsName)
+}