diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/advanced-routing/cafe.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/advanced-routing/cafe.yaml
index 0c68770afc..6779a0c1af 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/advanced-routing/cafe.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/advanced-routing/cafe.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -83,6 +91,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/advanced-routing/grpc-backends.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/advanced-routing/grpc-backends.yaml
index 1e8157900f..839e6f55ce 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/advanced-routing/grpc-backends.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/advanced-routing/grpc-backends.yaml
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: grpc-infra-backend-v1
         image: ghcr.io/nginx/kic-test-grpc-server:0.2.5
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 50051
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
+        readinessProbe:
+          tcpSocket:
+            port: 50051
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 10m
@@ -69,11 +74,16 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: grpc-infra-backend-v2
         image: ghcr.io/nginx/kic-test-grpc-server:edge
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 50051
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
+        readinessProbe:
+          tcpSocket:
+            port: 50051
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 10m
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/clientsettings/cafe.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/clientsettings/cafe.yaml
index c6bc391de5..4ea64c944a 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/clientsettings/cafe.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/clientsettings/cafe.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -83,6 +91,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/clientsettings/grpc-backend.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/clientsettings/grpc-backend.yaml
index 0b57f4f1a1..320b53c33b 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/clientsettings/grpc-backend.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/clientsettings/grpc-backend.yaml
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: grpc-backend
         image: ghcr.io/nginx/kic-test-grpc-server:0.2.5
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 50051
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
+        readinessProbe:
+          tcpSocket:
+            port: 50051
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 10m
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/dp-perf/coffee.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/dp-perf/coffee.yaml
index d79b9dd36a..025a7474f9 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/dp-perf/coffee.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/dp-perf/coffee.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/hello-world/apps.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/hello-world/apps.yaml
index 9e0df181c8..7b27ae4eb3 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/hello-world/apps.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/hello-world/apps.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -83,6 +91,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/ngf-upgrade/cafe.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/ngf-upgrade/cafe.yaml
index 9c1a83548a..6b4ac6c851 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/ngf-upgrade/cafe.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/ngf-upgrade/cafe.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/reconfig/cafe.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/reconfig/cafe.yaml
index 2d03ae59ff..be4ad51a99 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/reconfig/cafe.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/reconfig/cafe.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/scale/matches.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/scale/matches.yaml
index c91cd2a22c..7d9277a925 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/scale/matches.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/scale/matches.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/scale/upstreams.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/scale/upstreams.yaml
index ecf6d2a4b5..1c9587f31c 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/scale/upstreams.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/scale/upstreams.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/scale/zero-downtime/cafe.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/scale/zero-downtime/cafe.yaml
index 6b20eebbd5..6e2e21c92e 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/scale/zero-downtime/cafe.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/scale/zero-downtime/cafe.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/snippets-filter/cafe.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/snippets-filter/cafe.yaml
index c6bc391de5..4ea64c944a 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/snippets-filter/cafe.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/snippets-filter/cafe.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -83,6 +91,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/snippets-filter/grpc-backend.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/snippets-filter/grpc-backend.yaml
index 0b57f4f1a1..320b53c33b 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/snippets-filter/grpc-backend.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/snippets-filter/grpc-backend.yaml
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: grpc-backend
         image: ghcr.io/nginx/kic-test-grpc-server:0.2.5
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 50051
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
+        readinessProbe:
+          tcpSocket:
+            port: 50051
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 10m
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/cafe.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/cafe.yaml
index c0466158f8..ac540953b5 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/cafe.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/cafe.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@ spec:
         image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8080
+        readinessProbe:
+          httpGet:
+            path: /
+            port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/grpc-backend.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/grpc-backend.yaml
index 0b57f4f1a1..320b53c33b 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/grpc-backend.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/grpc-backend.yaml
@@ -29,11 +29,16 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: grpc-backend
         image: ghcr.io/nginx/kic-test-grpc-server:0.2.5
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 50051
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
               fieldPath: metadata.name
+        readinessProbe:
+          tcpSocket:
+            port: 50051
         resources:
           requests:
             cpu: 10m
diff --git a/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/invalid-target-usps.yaml b/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/invalid-target-usps.yaml
index 8bbd25366e..74d0dd4b4f 100644
--- a/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/invalid-target-usps.yaml
+++ b/tests/suite/manifests/upstream-settings-policy/invalid-target-usps.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ spec:
           image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
           ports:
             - containerPort: 8080
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /
+              port: 8080
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service