diff --git a/test/e2e/apps/statefulset.go b/test/e2e/apps/statefulset.go
index 302fc2f768f..2bbd7474d43 100644
--- a/test/e2e/apps/statefulset.go
+++ b/test/e2e/apps/statefulset.go
@@ -1124,6 +1124,22 @@ var _ = SIGDescribe("StatefulSet", func() {
 			appTester.run()
 		})
 	})
+	// Make sure minReadySeconds is honored
+	// Don't mark it as conformance yet
+	ginkgo.It("MinReadySeconds should be honored when enabled [Feature:StatefulSetMinReadySeconds] [alpha]", func() {
+		ssName := "test-ss"
+		headlessSvcName := "test"
+		// Define StatefulSet Labels
+		ssPodLabels := map[string]string{
+			"name": "sample-pod",
+			"pod":  WebserverImageName,
+		}
+		ss := e2estatefulset.NewStatefulSet(ssName, ns, headlessSvcName, 1, nil, nil, ssPodLabels)
+		setHTTPProbe(ss)
+		ss, err := c.AppsV1().StatefulSets(ns).Create(context.TODO(), ss, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+		e2estatefulset.WaitForStatusAvailableReplicas(c, ss, 1)
+	})
 })
 
 func kubectlExecWithRetries(ns string, args ...string) (out string) {
diff --git a/test/e2e/framework/statefulset/wait.go b/test/e2e/framework/statefulset/wait.go
index de329a0d60e..b1fb70a5cfe 100644
--- a/test/e2e/framework/statefulset/wait.go
+++ b/test/e2e/framework/statefulset/wait.go
@@ -121,6 +121,31 @@ func WaitForStatusReadyReplicas(c clientset.Interface, ss *appsv1.StatefulSet, e
 	}
 }
 
+// WaitForStatusAvailableReplicas waits for the ss.Status.Available to be equal to expectedReplicas
+func WaitForStatusAvailableReplicas(c clientset.Interface, ss *appsv1.StatefulSet, expectedReplicas int32) {
+	framework.Logf("Waiting for statefulset status.AvailableReplicas updated to %d", expectedReplicas)
+
+	ns, name := ss.Namespace, ss.Name
+	pollErr := wait.PollImmediate(StatefulSetPoll, StatefulSetTimeout,
+		func() (bool, error) {
+			ssGet, err := c.AppsV1().StatefulSets(ns).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				return false, err
+			}
+			if ssGet.Status.ObservedGeneration < ss.Generation {
+				return false, nil
+			}
+			if ssGet.Status.AvailableReplicas != expectedReplicas {
+				framework.Logf("Waiting for stateful set status.AvailableReplicas to become %d, currently %d", expectedReplicas, ssGet.Status.ReadyReplicas)
+				return false, nil
+			}
+			return true, nil
+		})
+	if pollErr != nil {
+		framework.Failf("Failed waiting for stateful set status.AvailableReplicas updated to %d: %v", expectedReplicas, pollErr)
+	}
+}
+
 // WaitForStatusReplicas waits for the ss.Status.Replicas to be equal to expectedReplicas
 func WaitForStatusReplicas(c clientset.Interface, ss *appsv1.StatefulSet, expectedReplicas int32) {
 	framework.Logf("Waiting for statefulset status.replicas updated to %d", expectedReplicas)