diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/BaseControl.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/BaseControl.java
index a5cdb85257..15e705dd8c 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/BaseControl.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/BaseControl.java
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
 
-public abstract class BaseControl<T extends BaseControl<T>> {
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation.Expectation;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation.ExpectationAdapter;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation.ExpectationContext;
+
+public abstract class BaseControl<T extends BaseControl<T, P>, P extends HasMetadata> {
 
   private Long scheduleDelay = null;
+  private Expectation<P> expectation;
 
   public T rescheduleAfter(long delay) {
     rescheduleAfter(Duration.ofMillis(delay));
@@ -25,4 +32,16 @@ public T rescheduleAfter(long delay, TimeUnit timeUnit) {
   public Optional<Long> getScheduleDelay() {
     return Optional.ofNullable(scheduleDelay);
   }
+
+  public void expect(Expectation<P> expectation) {
+    this.expectation = expectation;
+  }
+
+  public void expect(BiPredicate<P, ExpectationContext<P>> expectation, Duration timeout) {
+    this.expectation = new ExpectationAdapter<>(expectation, timeout);
+  }
+
+  public Expectation<P> getExpectation() {
+    return expectation;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/CacheAware.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/CacheAware.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b29732214f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/CacheAware.java
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ControllerConfiguration;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.EventSourceRetriever;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.IndexerResourceCache;
+
+public interface CacheAware<P extends HasMetadata> {
+  default <R> Optional<R> getSecondaryResource(Class<R> expectedType) {
+    return getSecondaryResource(expectedType, null);
+  }
+
+  <R> Set<R> getSecondaryResources(Class<R> expectedType);
+
+  default <R> Stream<R> getSecondaryResourcesAsStream(Class<R> expectedType) {
+    return getSecondaryResources(expectedType).stream();
+  }
+
+  <R> Optional<R> getSecondaryResource(Class<R> expectedType, String eventSourceName);
+
+  ControllerConfiguration<P> getControllerConfiguration();
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the primary resource.
+   *
+   * @return the primary resource associated with the current reconciliation
+   */
+  P getPrimaryResource();
+
+  /**
+   * Retrieves the primary resource cache.
+   *
+   * @return the {@link IndexerResourceCache} associated with the associated {@link Reconciler} for
+   *     this context
+   */
+  @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+  IndexedResourceCache<P> getPrimaryCache();
+
+  EventSourceRetriever<P> eventSourceRetriever();
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
index f47deb9734..ddc30224a0 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/Context.java
@@ -1,35 +1,18 @@
 package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
-import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ControllerConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.managed.ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext;
-import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.EventSourceRetriever;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation.ExpectationResult;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.source.IndexerResourceCache;
 
-public interface Context<P extends HasMetadata> {
+public interface Context<P extends HasMetadata> extends CacheAware<P> {
 
   Optional<RetryInfo> getRetryInfo();
 
-  default <R> Optional<R> getSecondaryResource(Class<R> expectedType) {
-    return getSecondaryResource(expectedType, null);
-  }
-
-  <R> Set<R> getSecondaryResources(Class<R> expectedType);
-
-  default <R> Stream<R> getSecondaryResourcesAsStream(Class<R> expectedType) {
-    return getSecondaryResources(expectedType).stream();
-  }
-
-  <R> Optional<R> getSecondaryResource(Class<R> expectedType, String eventSourceName);
-
-  ControllerConfiguration<P> getControllerConfiguration();
-
   /**
    * Retrieve the {@link ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext} used to interact with {@link
    * io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.DependentResource}s and associated {@link
@@ -39,8 +22,6 @@ default <R> Stream<R> getSecondaryResourcesAsStream(Class<R> expectedType) {
    */
   ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext managedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext();
 
-  EventSourceRetriever<P> eventSourceRetriever();
-
   KubernetesClient getClient();
 
   /** ExecutorService initialized by framework for workflows. Used for workflow standalone mode. */
@@ -72,4 +53,6 @@ default <R> Stream<R> getSecondaryResourcesAsStream(Class<R> expectedType) {
    * @return {@code true} is another reconciliation is already scheduled, {@code false} otherwise
    */
   boolean isNextReconciliationImminent();
+
+  Optional<ExpectationResult<P>> expectationResult();
 }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
index 2acf8d13ca..2a90f7de18 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DefaultContext.java
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.config.ControllerConfiguration;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.managed.DefaultManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.managed.ManagedWorkflowAndDependentResourceContext;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation.ExpectationResult;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.Controller;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.EventSourceRetriever;
 import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.event.NoEventSourceForClassException;
@@ -119,6 +120,11 @@ public boolean isNextReconciliationImminent() {
         .isNextReconciliationImminent(ResourceID.fromResource(primaryResource));
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Optional<ExpectationResult<P>> expectationResult() {
+    return Optional.empty();
+  }
+
   public DefaultContext<P> setRetryInfo(RetryInfo retryInfo) {
     this.retryInfo = retryInfo;
     return this;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DeleteControl.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DeleteControl.java
index 7160e70830..a7f9104d6d 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DeleteControl.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/DeleteControl.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler;
 
-public class DeleteControl extends BaseControl<DeleteControl> {
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+
+public class DeleteControl<P extends HasMetadata> extends BaseControl<DeleteControl<P>, P> {
 
   private final boolean removeFinalizer;
 
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ public static DeleteControl defaultDelete() {
    *
    * @return delete control that will not remove finalizer.
    */
-  public static DeleteControl noFinalizerRemoval() {
+  public static <T extends HasMetadata> DeleteControl<T> noFinalizerRemoval() {
     return new DeleteControl(false);
   }
 
@@ -36,7 +38,7 @@ public boolean isRemoveFinalizer() {
   }
 
   @Override
-  public DeleteControl rescheduleAfter(long delay) {
+  public DeleteControl<P> rescheduleAfter(long delay) {
     if (removeFinalizer) {
       throw new IllegalStateException("Cannot reschedule cleanup if removing finalizer");
     }
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/ErrorStatusUpdateControl.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/ErrorStatusUpdateControl.java
index e9073d613c..9b21d60883 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/ErrorStatusUpdateControl.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/ErrorStatusUpdateControl.java
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 
 public class ErrorStatusUpdateControl<P extends HasMetadata>
-    extends BaseControl<ErrorStatusUpdateControl<P>> {
+    extends BaseControl<ErrorStatusUpdateControl<P>, P> {
 
   private final P resource;
   private boolean noRetry = false;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/UpdateControl.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/UpdateControl.java
index 1b5eefd7ff..f3ebeb76d9 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/UpdateControl.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/UpdateControl.java
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.CustomResource;
 
-public class UpdateControl<P extends HasMetadata> extends BaseControl<UpdateControl<P>> {
+public class UpdateControl<P extends HasMetadata> extends BaseControl<UpdateControl<P>, P> {
 
   private final P resource;
   private final boolean patchResource;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/AbstractExpectation.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/AbstractExpectation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4821df4236
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/AbstractExpectation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+
+public abstract class AbstractExpectation<P extends HasMetadata> implements Expectation<P> {
+
+  protected final Duration timeout;
+
+  protected AbstractExpectation(Duration timeout) {
+    this.timeout = timeout;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public abstract boolean isFulfilled(P primary, ExpectationContext<P> context);
+
+  @Override
+  public Duration timeout() {
+    return timeout;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/Expectation.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/Expectation.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47a97bd188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/Expectation.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+
+public interface Expectation<P extends HasMetadata> {
+
+  boolean isFulfilled(P primary, ExpectationContext<P> context);
+
+  Duration timeout();
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationAdapter.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationAdapter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ca0707fc31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationAdapter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.function.BiPredicate;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+
+public class ExpectationAdapter<P extends HasMetadata> extends AbstractExpectation<P> {
+
+  private final BiPredicate<P, ExpectationContext<P>> expectation;
+
+  public ExpectationAdapter(BiPredicate<P, ExpectationContext<P>> expectation, Duration timeout) {
+    super(timeout);
+    this.expectation = expectation;
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public boolean isFulfilled(P primary, ExpectationContext<P> context) {
+    return expectation.test(primary, context);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationContext.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationContext.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..614a58dd41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationContext.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.CacheAware;
+
+public interface ExpectationContext<P extends HasMetadata> extends CacheAware<P> {}
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationResult.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationResult.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d8908eacd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationResult.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.HasMetadata;
+
+public class ExpectationResult<P extends HasMetadata> {
+
+  private ExpectationStatus status;
+
+  private Expectation<P> expectation;
+
+  public ExpectationResult(ExpectationStatus status) {
+    this.status = status;
+  }
+
+  public ExpectationStatus getStatus() {
+    return status;
+  }
+
+  public Expectation<P> getExpectation() {
+    return expectation;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationStatus.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationStatus.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ced5093da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/api/reconciler/expectation/ExpectationStatus.java
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.expectation;
+
+public enum ExpectationStatus {
+  TIMEOUT,
+  FULFILLED;
+}
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ReconciliationDispatcher.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ReconciliationDispatcher.java
index c4b161ef27..f1bd59f2a2 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ReconciliationDispatcher.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/event/ReconciliationDispatcher.java
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ private PostExecutionControl<P> createPostExecutionControl(
   }
 
   private void updatePostExecutionControlWithReschedule(
-      PostExecutionControl<P> postExecutionControl, BaseControl<?> baseControl) {
+      PostExecutionControl<P> postExecutionControl, BaseControl<?, ?> baseControl) {
     baseControl.getScheduleDelay().ifPresent(postExecutionControl::withReSchedule);
   }