diff --git a/pytest.ini b/pytest.ini
index 186e3cbef..5f21fedbb 100644
--- a/pytest.ini
+++ b/pytest.ini
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ markers =
     fuzzer: Mark tests that use fuzzing and are probably going to generate unanticipated failures.
     ocp_interop: Interop testing with Openshift.
     downstream_only: Tests that are specific to downstream
+    cluster_health: Tests that verifies that cluster is healthy to begin testing
 
     # Model server
     modelmesh: Mark tests which are model mesh tests
diff --git a/tests/cluster_health/__init__.py b/tests/cluster_health/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/tests/cluster_health/test_cluster_health.py b/tests/cluster_health/test_cluster_health.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9b3e76151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/cluster_health/test_cluster_health.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import pytest
+
+from ocp_resources.data_science_cluster import DataScienceCluster
+from ocp_resources.dsc_initialization import DSCInitialization
+from ocp_resources.node import Node
+from ocp_utilities.infra import assert_nodes_in_healthy_condition, assert_nodes_schedulable
+from utilities.infra import wait_for_dsci_status_ready, wait_for_dsc_status_ready
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cluster_health
+def test_cluster_node_healthy(nodes: list[Node]):
+    assert_nodes_in_healthy_condition(nodes=nodes, healthy_node_condition_type={"KubeletReady": "True"})
+    assert_nodes_schedulable(nodes=nodes)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cluster_health
+def test_data_science_cluster_initialization_healthy(dsci_resource: DSCInitialization):
+    wait_for_dsci_status_ready(dsci_resource=dsci_resource)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.cluster_health
+def test_data_science_cluster_healthy(dsc_resource: DataScienceCluster):
+    wait_for_dsc_status_ready(dsc_resource=dsc_resource)