diff --git a/test/framework/machinedeployment_helpers.go b/test/framework/machinedeployment_helpers.go
index 3dc15faa8889..8a3f1ab422e2 100644
--- a/test/framework/machinedeployment_helpers.go
+++ b/test/framework/machinedeployment_helpers.go
@@ -648,5 +648,6 @@ func AssertMachineDeploymentReplicas(ctx context.Context, input AssertMachineDep
 		g.Expect(input.Getter.Get(ctx, key, md)).To(Succeed(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get MachineDeployment %s", klog.KObj(input.MachineDeployment)))
 		g.Expect(md.Spec.Replicas).Should(Not(BeNil()), fmt.Sprintf("MachineDeployment %s replicas should not be nil", klog.KObj(md)))
 		g.Expect(*md.Spec.Replicas).Should(Equal(input.Replicas), fmt.Sprintf("MachineDeployment %s replicas should match expected replicas", klog.KObj(md)))
+		g.Expect(md.Status.Replicas).Should(Equal(input.Replicas), fmt.Sprintf("MachineDeployment %s status.replicas should match expected replicas", klog.KObj(md)))
 	}, input.WaitForMachineDeployment...).Should(Succeed())
 }
diff --git a/test/framework/machinepool_helpers.go b/test/framework/machinepool_helpers.go
index 760b942343d7..9e9477d1df82 100644
--- a/test/framework/machinepool_helpers.go
+++ b/test/framework/machinepool_helpers.go
@@ -365,5 +365,6 @@ func AssertMachinePoolReplicas(ctx context.Context, input AssertMachinePoolRepli
 		g.Expect(input.Getter.Get(ctx, key, mp)).To(Succeed(), fmt.Sprintf("failed to get MachinePool %s", klog.KObj(input.MachinePool)))
 		g.Expect(mp.Spec.Replicas).Should(Not(BeNil()), fmt.Sprintf("MachinePool %s replicas should not be nil", klog.KObj(mp)))
 		g.Expect(*mp.Spec.Replicas).Should(Equal(input.Replicas), fmt.Sprintf("MachinePool %s replicas should match expected replicas", klog.KObj(mp)))
+		g.Expect(mp.Status.Replicas).Should(Equal(input.Replicas), fmt.Sprintf("MachinePool %s replicas should match expected replicas", klog.KObj(mp)))
 	}, input.WaitForMachinePool...).Should(Succeed())
 }