diff --git a/test/e2e/quick_start_test.go b/test/e2e/quick_start_test.go
index 606e27942434..d86179823c7a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/quick_start_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/quick_start_test.go
@@ -63,6 +63,9 @@ var _ = Describe("When following the Cluster API quick-start", func() {
 					framework.ExpFinalizersAssertion,
 					framework.DockerInfraFinalizersAssertion,
 				)
+				// This check ensures that the resourceVersions are stable, i.e. it verifies there are no
+				// continuous reconciles when everything should be stable.
+				framework.ValidateResourceVersionStable(ctx, proxy, namespace)
 			},
 		}
 	})
@@ -104,6 +107,9 @@ var _ = Describe("When following the Cluster API quick-start with ClusterClass [
 					framework.ExpFinalizersAssertion,
 					framework.DockerInfraFinalizersAssertion,
 				)
+				// This check ensures that the resourceVersions are stable, i.e. it verifies there are no
+				// continuous reconciles when everything should be stable.
+				framework.ValidateResourceVersionStable(ctx, proxy, namespace)
 			},
 		}
 	})
diff --git a/test/framework/resourceversion_helpers.go b/test/framework/resourceversion_helpers.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2cfda5cfa3bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/framework/resourceversion_helpers.go
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package framework
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	clusterctlcluster "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/cmd/clusterctl/client/cluster"
+)
+
+// ValidateResourceVersionStable checks that resource versions are stable.
+func ValidateResourceVersionStable(ctx context.Context, proxy ClusterProxy, namespace string) {
+	// Wait until resource versions are stable for a bit.
+	var previousResourceVersions map[string]string
+	Eventually(func(g Gomega) {
+		objectsWithResourceVersion, err := getObjectsWithResourceVersion(ctx, proxy, namespace)
+		g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		defer func() {
+			// Set current resource versions as previous resource versions for the next try.
+			previousResourceVersions = objectsWithResourceVersion
+		}()
+		// This is intentionally failing on the first run.
+		g.Expect(objectsWithResourceVersion).To(Equal(previousResourceVersions))
+	}, 1*time.Minute, 15*time.Second).Should(Succeed(), "Resource versions never became stable")
+
+	// Verify resource versions are stable for a while.
+	Consistently(func(g Gomega) {
+		objectsWithResourceVersion, err := getObjectsWithResourceVersion(ctx, proxy, namespace)
+		g.Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		g.Expect(objectsWithResourceVersion).To(Equal(previousResourceVersions))
+	}, 2*time.Minute, 15*time.Second).Should(Succeed(), "Resource versions didn't stay stable")
+}
+
+func getObjectsWithResourceVersion(ctx context.Context, proxy ClusterProxy, namespace string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	graph, err := clusterctlcluster.GetOwnerGraph(ctx, namespace, proxy.GetKubeconfigPath())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	objectsWithResourceVersion := map[string]string{}
+	for _, node := range graph {
+		nodeNamespacedName := client.ObjectKey{Namespace: node.Object.Namespace, Name: node.Object.Name}
+		obj := &metav1.PartialObjectMetadata{
+			TypeMeta: metav1.TypeMeta{
+				APIVersion: node.Object.APIVersion,
+				Kind:       node.Object.Kind,
+			},
+		}
+		if err := proxy.GetClient().Get(ctx, nodeNamespacedName, obj); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		objectsWithResourceVersion[fmt.Sprintf("%s/%s/%s", node.Object.Kind, node.Object.Namespace, node.Object.Name)] = obj.ResourceVersion
+	}
+	return objectsWithResourceVersion, nil
+}