diff --git a/testsuite/tests/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
index 1c2d5b16..818daa14 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/conftest.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.gateway_api.gateway import KuadrantGateway
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.gateway_api.hostname import OpenShiftExposer
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.gateway_api.route import HTTPRoute
+from testsuite.capabilities import Capability, CapabilityRegistry
 from testsuite.utils import randomize, _whoami
 
 
@@ -88,6 +89,40 @@ def pytest_collection_modifyitems(session, config, items):
             item.user_properties.append(("issue", issue))
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def required_capabilities() -> Capability:
+    """Returns all required Capabilities for said module"""
+    return Capability.NONE
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def available_capabilities() -> Capability:
+    """Returns all available capabilities for this session"""
+    return CapabilityRegistry().available
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
+def check_capabilities(request, available_capabilities, required_capabilities):
+    """Skips the tests if the required capabilities are not satisfied"""
+    cli_requires = [Capability[name] for name in request.config.getoption("--require-capability") or []]
+    for cap in cli_requires:
+        if cap not in required_capabilities:
+            pytest.skip(f"Test was filtered out because {cap} is missing")
+
+    if required_capabilities not in available_capabilities:
+        missing = (required_capabilities ^ available_capabilities) & required_capabilities
+        reasons = CapabilityRegistry().missing
+        error = "\n".join(f"{capability}: {reason}" for capability, reason in reasons.items() if capability in missing)
+
+        pytest.skip(
+            f"""
+            This test requires capabilities which are not available: {missing}
+            Missing capabilities:
+            {error}
+            """
+        )
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def testconfig():
     """Testsuite settings"""
@@ -217,22 +252,6 @@ def module_label(label):
     return randomize(label)
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def kuadrant(testconfig, openshift):
-    """Returns Kuadrant instance if exists, or None"""
-    if not testconfig.get("gateway_api", True):
-        return None
-
-    # Try if Kuadrant is deployed
-    kuadrant_openshift = testconfig["service_protection"]["system_project"]
-    kuadrants = kuadrant_openshift.do_action("get", "kuadrant", "-o", "json", parse_output=True)
-    if len(kuadrants.model["items"]) == 0:
-        pytest.fail("Running Kuadrant tests, but Kuadrant resource was not found")
-
-    # TODO: Return actual Kuadrant object
-    return True
-
-
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def backend(request, openshift, blame, label):
     """Deploys Httpbin backend"""
@@ -242,10 +261,16 @@ def backend(request, openshift, blame, label):
     return httpbin
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def has_kuadrant(available_capabilities) -> bool:
+    """True, if Kuadrant is deployed and configured"""
+    return Capability.KUADRANT_DEPLOYMENT in available_capabilities
+
+
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def gateway(request, kuadrant, openshift, blame, backend, module_label, testconfig, wildcard_domain) -> Gateway:
+def gateway(request, has_kuadrant, openshift, blame, backend, module_label, testconfig, wildcard_domain) -> Gateway:
     """Deploys Envoy that wire up the Backend behind the reverse-proxy and Authorino instance"""
-    if kuadrant:
+    if has_kuadrant:
         gw = KuadrantGateway.create_instance(openshift, blame("gw"), wildcard_domain, {"app": module_label})
     else:
         authorino = request.getfixturevalue("authorino")
@@ -262,9 +287,9 @@ def gateway(request, kuadrant, openshift, blame, backend, module_label, testconf
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def route(request, kuadrant, gateway, blame, hostname, backend, module_label) -> GatewayRoute:
+def route(request, has_kuadrant, gateway, blame, hostname, backend, module_label) -> GatewayRoute:
     """Route object"""
-    if kuadrant:
+    if has_kuadrant:
         route = HTTPRoute.create_instance(gateway.openshift, blame("route"), gateway, {"app": module_label})
     else:
         route = EnvoyVirtualRoute.create_instance(gateway.openshift, blame("route"), gateway)
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/dinosaur/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/dinosaur/conftest.py
index 95b318c8..6fb9d312 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/dinosaur/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/dinosaur/conftest.py
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 from testsuite.httpx.auth import HttpxOidcClientAuth
 from testsuite.oidc.rhsso import RHSSO
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.auth_config import AuthConfig
+from testsuite.capabilities import Capability
 from testsuite.utils import ContentType
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def run_on_kuadrant():
-    """We did not implement all the features of this AuthConfig in AuthPolicy"""
-    return False
+def required_capabilities():
+    """We depend on templates for this test, so AP is not supported yet"""
+    return Capability.AUTHORINO_STANDALONE
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/metrics/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/metrics/conftest.py
index bec53a95..56248f0c 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/metrics/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/metrics/conftest.py
@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@
 
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.config_map import ConfigMap
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.metrics import ServiceMonitor, MetricsEndpoint, Prometheus
+from testsuite.capabilities import Capability
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def run_on_kuadrant():
-    """Kuadrant doesn't allow customization of Authorino parameters"""
-    return False
+def required_capabilities():
+    """Authorino instance is shared in Kuadrant deployment"""
+    return Capability.AUTHORINO_STANDALONE
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py
index f6b423e1..6f1dc1c2 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/operator/conftest.py
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 """Module containing common features of all Operator tests"""
 import pytest
 
+from testsuite.capabilities import Capability
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def run_on_kuadrant():
-    """Kuadrant doesn't allow customization of Authorino parameters"""
-    return False
+def required_capabilities():
+    """It is not possible to customize Authorino deployment in Kuadrant"""
+    return Capability.AUTHORINO_STANDALONE
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/wristband/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/wristband/conftest.py
index 17399442..10d23223 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/wristband/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/authorino/wristband/conftest.py
@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.envoy.route import EnvoyVirtualRoute
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.envoy.wristband import WristbandEnvoy
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.secret import TLSSecret
+from testsuite.capabilities import Capability
 from testsuite.utils import cert_builder
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def run_on_kuadrant():
-    """Kuadrant doesn't allow customization of Authorino parameters"""
-    return False
+def required_capabilities():
+    """Wristband requires special Gateway config"""
+    return Capability.AUTHORINO_STANDALONE
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/conftest.py
index 0eb5622b..2edacb3b 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/conftest.py
@@ -6,24 +6,11 @@
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.rate_limit import RateLimitPolicy
 
 
-@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def run_on_kuadrant():
-    """True, if the tests should pass when running on Kuadrant"""
-    return True
-
-
-@pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
-def skip_no_kuadrant(kuadrant, run_on_kuadrant):
-    """Skips all tests that are not working with Kuadrant"""
-    if kuadrant and not run_on_kuadrant:
-        pytest.skip("This test doesn't work with Kuadrant")
-
-
 # pylint: disable=unused-argument
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorino(kuadrant, skip_no_kuadrant):
+def authorino(has_kuadrant):
     """Authorino instance when configured through Kuadrant"""
-    if kuadrant:
+    if has_kuadrant:
         # No available modification
         return True
     return None
@@ -36,9 +23,9 @@ def authorization_name(blame):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def authorization(authorino, kuadrant, oidc_provider, route, authorization_name, openshift, module_label):
+def authorization(authorino, has_kuadrant, oidc_provider, route, authorization_name, openshift, module_label):
     """Authorization object (In case of Kuadrant AuthPolicy)"""
-    if kuadrant:
+    if has_kuadrant:
         policy = AuthPolicy.create_instance(openshift, authorization_name, route, labels={"testRun": module_label})
         policy.identity.add_oidc("rhsso", oidc_provider.well_known["issuer"])
         return policy
@@ -46,9 +33,9 @@ def authorization(authorino, kuadrant, oidc_provider, route, authorization_name,
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", params=["route", "gateway"])
-def rate_limit(kuadrant, openshift, blame, request, module_label):
+def rate_limit(has_kuadrant, openshift, blame, request, module_label):
     """Rate limit"""
-    if kuadrant:
+    if has_kuadrant:
         return RateLimitPolicy.create_instance(
             openshift, blame("limit"), request.getfixturevalue(request.param), labels={"testRun": module_label}
         )
@@ -56,7 +43,7 @@ def rate_limit(kuadrant, openshift, blame, request, module_label):
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
-def commit(request, authorization, rate_limit):
+def commit(check_capabilities, request, authorization, rate_limit):
     """Commits all important stuff before tests"""
     for component in [authorization, rate_limit]:
         if component is not None:
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/limitador/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/limitador/conftest.py
index b4a71237..b857d117 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/limitador/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/limitador/conftest.py
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from testsuite.capabilities import Capability
+
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def kuadrant(kuadrant):
-    """Skip if not running on Kuadrant"""
-    if not kuadrant:
-        pytest.skip("Limitador test can only run on Kuadrant for now")
-    return kuadrant
+def required_capabilities():
+    """Limitador tests can only run on Kuadrant deployment"""
+    return Capability.KUADRANT_DEPLOYMENT
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module", autouse=True)
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/test_rate_limit_authz.py b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/test_rate_limit_authz.py
index d37de536..6f5ccac5 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/test_rate_limit_authz.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/kuadrant/test_rate_limit_authz.py
@@ -5,14 +5,13 @@
 from testsuite.httpx.auth import HttpxOidcClientAuth
 from testsuite.objects import ValueFrom, JsonResponse
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.rate_limit import Limit
+from testsuite.capabilities import Capability
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
-def kuadrant(kuadrant):
-    """Skip if not running on Kuadrant"""
-    if not kuadrant:
-        pytest.skip("Limitador tests can only run on Kuadrant for now")
-    return kuadrant
+def required_capabilities():
+    """Limitador tests can only run on Kuadrant deployment"""
+    return Capability.KUADRANT_DEPLOYMENT
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/mgc/conftest.py b/testsuite/tests/mgc/conftest.py
index c04229bd..ead9cddd 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/mgc/conftest.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/mgc/conftest.py
@@ -10,6 +10,13 @@
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.gateway_api.hostname import DNSPolicyExposer
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.gateway_api.route import HTTPRoute
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.tlspolicy import TLSPolicy
+from testsuite.capabilities import Capability
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="module")
+def required_capabilities():
+    """All tests in MGC directory require MGC installed"""
+    return Capability.MGC
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/mgc/dnspolicy/health_check/test_healthy_endpoint.py b/testsuite/tests/mgc/dnspolicy/health_check/test_healthy_endpoint.py
index c8334039..ec495cb8 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/mgc/dnspolicy/health_check/test_healthy_endpoint.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/mgc/dnspolicy/health_check/test_healthy_endpoint.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.dnspolicy import HealthCheck
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.mgc]
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def health_check():
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/mgc/dnspolicy/health_check/test_unhealthy_endpoint.py b/testsuite/tests/mgc/dnspolicy/health_check/test_unhealthy_endpoint.py
index 72554ddd..ed5cee83 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/mgc/dnspolicy/health_check/test_unhealthy_endpoint.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/mgc/dnspolicy/health_check/test_unhealthy_endpoint.py
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
 
 from testsuite.openshift.objects.dnspolicy import HealthCheck
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.mgc]
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def health_check():
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/mgc/test_basic.py b/testsuite/tests/mgc/test_basic.py
index 926d4e05..bb8ffa8d 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/mgc/test_basic.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/mgc/test_basic.py
@@ -7,9 +7,6 @@
 * gateway class "kuadrant-multi-cluster-gateway-instance-per-cluster" is created
 
 """
-import pytest
-
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.mgc]
 
 
 def test_gateway_readiness(gateway):
diff --git a/testsuite/tests/mgc/tlspolicy/test_cert_parameters.py b/testsuite/tests/mgc/tlspolicy/test_cert_parameters.py
index 0d633ede..539f42f1 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/mgc/tlspolicy/test_cert_parameters.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/mgc/tlspolicy/test_cert_parameters.py
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 import pytest
 from cryptography import x509
 
-pytestmark = [pytest.mark.mgc]
-
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
 def dns_policy():