diff --git a/integration/tailscale.go b/integration/tailscale.go
index 298817e3..aaf57aea 100644
--- a/integration/tailscale.go
+++ b/integration/tailscale.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type TailscaleClient interface {
 	IPs() ([]netip.Addr, error)
 	FQDN() (string, error)
 	Status() (*ipnstate.Status, error)
+	WaitForReady() error
 	WaitForPeers(expected int) error
 	Ping(hostnameOrIP string) error
 }
diff --git a/integration/tsic/tsic.go b/integration/tsic/tsic.go
index 14c627d4..2984ad45 100644
--- a/integration/tsic/tsic.go
+++ b/integration/tsic/tsic.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ var (
 	errTailscalePingFailed     = errors.New("ping failed")
 	errTailscaleNotLoggedIn    = errors.New("tailscale not logged in")
 	errTailscaleWrongPeerCount = errors.New("wrong peer count")
+	errTailscaleNotConnected   = errors.New("tailscale not connected")
 )
 
 type TailscaleInContainer struct {
@@ -222,6 +223,21 @@ func (t *TailscaleInContainer) FQDN() (string, error) {
 	return status.Self.DNSName, nil
 }
 
+func (t *TailscaleInContainer) WaitForReady() error {
+	return t.pool.Retry(func() error {
+		status, err := t.Status()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch tailscale status: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if status.CurrentTailnet != nil {
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		return errTailscaleNotConnected
+	})
+}
+
 func (t *TailscaleInContainer) WaitForPeers(expected int) error {
 	return t.pool.Retry(func() error {
 		status, err := t.Status()