diff --git a/apis/core/v1beta1/conditions.go b/apis/core/v1beta1/conditions.go
index c0617e70e..7456fbb59 100644
--- a/apis/core/v1beta1/conditions.go
+++ b/apis/core/v1beta1/conditions.go
@@ -478,6 +478,8 @@ const (
 	OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateControlplane condition.Type = "MinorUpdateControlplane"
 
 	OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateDataplane condition.Type = "MinorUpdateDataplane"
+
+	OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateAvailable condition.Type = "MinorUpdateAvailable"
 )
 
 // Version Messages used by API objects.
@@ -506,4 +508,7 @@ const (
 
 	// OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateReadyErrorMessage
 	OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateReadyErrorMessage = "error occured %s"
+
+	// OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateAvailableMessage
+	OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateAvailableMessage = "update available"
 )
diff --git a/controllers/core/openstackversion_controller.go b/controllers/core/openstackversion_controller.go
index 88d50998d..2de634a38 100644
--- a/controllers/core/openstackversion_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/core/openstackversion_controller.go
@@ -301,6 +301,13 @@ func (r *OpenStackVersionReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Req
 		Log.Info("Setting DeployedVersion")
 		instance.Status.DeployedVersion = &instance.Spec.TargetVersion
 	}
+	if *instance.Status.AvailableVersion != *instance.Status.DeployedVersion {
+		instance.Status.Conditions.Set(condition.TrueCondition(
+			corev1beta1.OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateAvailable,
+			corev1beta1.OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateAvailableMessage))
+	} else {
+		instance.Status.Conditions.Remove(corev1beta1.OpenStackVersionMinorUpdateAvailable)
+	}
 
 	return ctrl.Result{}, nil
 }