diff --git a/components/kserve/kserve.go b/components/kserve/kserve.go
index ace508b8074..72fb0b1e9fa 100644
--- a/components/kserve/kserve.go
+++ b/components/kserve/kserve.go
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ func (k *Kserve) ReconcileComponent(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client,
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Configure dependencies
-		if err := k.configureServerless(ctx, dscispec); err != nil {
+		if err := k.configureServerless(ctx, cli, dscispec); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		if k.DevFlags != nil {
diff --git a/components/kserve/kserve_config_handler.go b/components/kserve/kserve_config_handler.go
index 06f23611587..c92bf11c30d 100644
--- a/components/kserve/kserve_config_handler.go
+++ b/components/kserve/kserve_config_handler.go
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	operatorv1 "github.com/openshift/api/operator/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	dsciv1 "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/apis/dscinitialization/v1"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/feature"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/metadata/labels"
 )
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ func (k *Kserve) setDefaultDeploymentMode(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (k *Kserve) configureServerless(ctx context.Context, instance *dsciv1.DSCInitializationSpec) error {
+func (k *Kserve) configureServerless(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, instance *dsciv1.DSCInitializationSpec) error {
 	switch k.Serving.ManagementState {
 	case operatorv1.Unmanaged: // Bring your own CR
 		fmt.Println("Serverless CR is not configured by the operator, we won't do anything")
@@ -132,6 +134,12 @@ func (k *Kserve) configureServerless(ctx context.Context, instance *dsciv1.DSCIn
 			return errors.New("ServiceMesh is need to set to 'Managed' in DSCI CR, it is required by KServe serving field")
 		}
 
+		// check on dependent operators if all installed in cluster
+		dependOpsErrors := checkDependentOperators(ctx, cli).ErrorOrNil()
+		if dependOpsErrors != nil {
+			return dependOpsErrors
+		}
+
 		serverlessFeatures := feature.ComponentFeaturesHandler(k.GetComponentName(), instance, k.configureServerlessFeatures())
 
 		if err := serverlessFeatures.Apply(ctx); err != nil {
@@ -146,3 +154,24 @@ func (k *Kserve) removeServerlessFeatures(ctx context.Context, instance *dsciv1.
 
 	return serverlessFeatures.Delete(ctx)
 }
+
+func checkDependentOperators(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client) *multierror.Error {
+	var multiErr *multierror.Error
+
+	if found, err := cluster.OperatorExists(ctx, cli, ServiceMeshOperator); err != nil {
+		multiErr = multierror.Append(multiErr, err)
+	} else if !found {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("operator %s not found. Please install the operator before enabling %s component",
+			ServiceMeshOperator, ComponentName)
+		multiErr = multierror.Append(multiErr, err)
+	}
+
+	if found, err := cluster.OperatorExists(ctx, cli, ServerlessOperator); err != nil {
+		multiErr = multierror.Append(multiErr, err)
+	} else if !found {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("operator %s not found. Please install the operator before enabling %s component",
+			ServerlessOperator, ComponentName)
+		multiErr = multierror.Append(multiErr, err)
+	}
+	return multiErr
+}