diff --git a/pkg/test/nstemplateset/nstemplateset.go b/pkg/test/nstemplateset/nstemplateset.go
index c41c8731..e7b5c5e0 100644
--- a/pkg/test/nstemplateset/nstemplateset.go
+++ b/pkg/test/nstemplateset/nstemplateset.go
@@ -122,3 +122,12 @@ func WithDeletionTimestamp(ts time.Time) Option {
 		nstmplSet.DeletionTimestamp = &metav1.Time{Time: ts}
 	}
 }
+
+func WithAnnotation(key, value string) Option {
+	return func(nstmplSet *toolchainv1alpha1.NSTemplateSet) {
+		if nstmplSet.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+			nstmplSet.ObjectMeta.Annotations = map[string]string{}
+		}
+		nstmplSet.ObjectMeta.Annotations[key] = value
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/test/nstemplateset/nstemplateset_assertion.go b/pkg/test/nstemplateset/nstemplateset_assertion.go
index 8fdb6d40..986a4d7b 100644
--- a/pkg/test/nstemplateset/nstemplateset_assertion.go
+++ b/pkg/test/nstemplateset/nstemplateset_assertion.go
@@ -142,6 +142,21 @@ func (a *Assertion) HasSpaceRoles(expectedSpaceRoles ...toolchainv1alpha1.NSTemp
 	return a
 }
 
+func (a *Assertion) HasAnnotationWithValue(key, value string) *Assertion {
+	err := a.loadNSTemplateSet()
+	require.NoError(a.t, err)
+	require.NotNil(a.t, a.nsTmplSet.Annotations)
+	assert.Equal(a.t, value, a.nsTmplSet.Annotations[key])
+	return a
+}
+
+func (a *Assertion) DoesNotHaveAnnotation(key string) *Assertion {
+	err := a.loadNSTemplateSet()
+	require.NoError(a.t, err)
+	require.NotContains(a.t, a.nsTmplSet.Annotations, key)
+	return a
+}
+
 func SpaceRole(templateRef string, usernames ...string) toolchainv1alpha1.NSTemplateSetSpaceRole {
 	return toolchainv1alpha1.NSTemplateSetSpaceRole{
 		TemplateRef: templateRef,
diff --git a/pkg/test/space/space.go b/pkg/test/space/space.go
index cd04fec9..739f0671 100644
--- a/pkg/test/space/space.go
+++ b/pkg/test/space/space.go
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ func WithLabel(key, value string) Option {
 	}
 }
 
+func WithAnnotation(key, value string) Option {
+	return func(space *toolchainv1alpha1.Space) {
+		if space.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+			space.ObjectMeta.Annotations = map[string]string{}
+		}
+		space.ObjectMeta.Annotations[key] = value
+	}
+}
+
 func WithDefaultTier() Option {
 	return func(space *toolchainv1alpha1.Space) {
 		space.Spec.TierName = ""
diff --git a/pkg/test/space/space_assertions.go b/pkg/test/space/space_assertions.go
index 5a7396ab..47259b06 100644
--- a/pkg/test/space/space_assertions.go
+++ b/pkg/test/space/space_assertions.go
@@ -111,6 +111,21 @@ func (a *Assertion) HasLabelWithValue(key, value string) *Assertion {
 	return a
 }
 
+func (a *Assertion) HasAnnotationWithValue(key, value string) *Assertion {
+	err := a.loadResource()
+	require.NoError(a.t, err)
+	require.NotNil(a.t, a.space.Annotations)
+	assert.Equal(a.t, value, a.space.Annotations[key])
+	return a
+}
+
+func (a *Assertion) DoesNotHaveAnnotation(key string) *Assertion {
+	err := a.loadResource()
+	require.NoError(a.t, err)
+	require.NotContains(a.t, a.space.Annotations, key)
+	return a
+}
+
 func (a *Assertion) HasMatchingTierLabelForTier(tier *toolchainv1alpha1.NSTemplateTier) *Assertion {
 	err := a.loadResource()
 	require.NoError(a.t, err)