diff --git a/pkg/test/leader_election_support.go b/pkg/test/leader_election_support.go
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+/*
+SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+Copyright Contributors to the Submariner project.
+
+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 test
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	"github.com/submariner-io/admiral/pkg/fake"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	k8sfake "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
+)
+
+type LeaderElectionSupport struct {
+	leasesReactor *fake.FailOnActionReactor
+	kubeClient    *k8sfake.Clientset
+	namespace     string
+	lockName      string
+}
+
+func NewLeaderElectionSupport(kubeClient *k8sfake.Clientset, namespace, lockName string) *LeaderElectionSupport {
+	l := &LeaderElectionSupport{
+		kubeClient: kubeClient,
+		namespace:  namespace,
+		lockName:   lockName,
+	}
+
+	l.leasesReactor = fake.FailOnAction(&l.kubeClient.Fake, "leases", "update", nil, false)
+	l.leasesReactor.Fail(false)
+
+	return l
+}
+
+func (l *LeaderElectionSupport) FailLease(renewDeadline time.Duration) {
+	l.leasesReactor.Fail(true)
+
+	// Wait enough time for the renewal deadline to be reached
+	time.Sleep(renewDeadline + (renewDeadline / 2))
+}
+
+func (l *LeaderElectionSupport) SucceedLease() {
+	l.leasesReactor.Fail(false)
+}
+
+func (l *LeaderElectionSupport) GetRecord() *resourcelock.LeaderElectionRecord {
+	lock, err := resourcelock.New(resourcelock.LeasesResourceLock, l.namespace, l.lockName,
+		l.kubeClient.CoreV1(), l.kubeClient.CoordinationV1(), resourcelock.ResourceLockConfig{})
+	Expect(err).To(Succeed())
+
+	le, _, err := lock.Get(context.Background())
+	if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	Expect(err).To(Succeed())
+
+	return le
+}
+
+func (l *LeaderElectionSupport) AwaitLeaseAcquired() {
+	Eventually(func() string {
+		le := l.GetRecord()
+		if le == nil {
+			return ""
+		}
+
+		return le.HolderIdentity
+	}, 3).ShouldNot(BeEmpty(), "Leader lock was not acquired")
+}
+
+func (l *LeaderElectionSupport) EnsureLeaseNotAcquired() {
+	Consistently(func() any {
+		return l.GetRecord()
+	}, 300*time.Millisecond).Should(BeNil(), "Leader lock was acquired")
+}
+
+func (l *LeaderElectionSupport) AwaitLeaseReleased() {
+	Eventually(func() string {
+		le := l.GetRecord()
+		Expect(le).ToNot(BeNil(), "LeaderElectionRecord not found")
+
+		return le.HolderIdentity
+	}, 3).Should(BeEmpty(), "Leader lock was not released")
+}
+
+func (l *LeaderElectionSupport) AwaitLeaseRenewed() {
+	now := metav1.NewTime(time.Now())
+
+	Eventually(func() int64 {
+		return l.GetRecord().RenewTime.UnixNano()
+	}).Should(BeNumerically(">=", now.UnixNano()), "Lease was not renewed")
+}