diff --git a/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/__init__.py b/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/__init__.py
index d4ba2ad8..2666af52 100644
--- a/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/__init__.py
+++ b/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/__init__.py
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 """Contains Base class for policies"""
 
 from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
 
 from testsuite.kubernetes import KubernetesObject
 from testsuite.utils import check_condition
 
 
+class Strategy(Enum):
+    """Class for merge strategies of defaults and overrides."""
+
+    ATOMIC = "atomic"
+    MERGE = "merge"
+
+
 @dataclass
 class CelPredicate:
     """Dataclass that references CEL predicate e.g. auth.identity.anonymous == 'true'"""
diff --git a/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/authorization/auth_policy.py b/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/authorization/auth_policy.py
index 62d2292f..4830a2fb 100644
--- a/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/authorization/auth_policy.py
+++ b/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/authorization/auth_policy.py
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@
 from testsuite.kubernetes import modify
 from testsuite.kubernetes.client import KubernetesClient
 from testsuite.utils import asdict
+
+from .. import CelPredicate, Policy, Strategy
+from . import Pattern
 from .auth_config import AuthConfig
 from .sections import ResponseSection
-from .. import Policy, CelPredicate
-from . import Pattern
 
 
 class AuthPolicy(Policy, AuthConfig):
@@ -49,6 +50,21 @@ def add_rule(self, when: list[CelPredicate]):
         self.model.spec.setdefault("when", [])
         self.model.spec["when"].extend([asdict(x) for x in when])
 
+    # TODO: need to check if the typing is set up correctlly.
+    @modify
+    def strategy(self, strategy: Strategy) -> None:
+        """Add strategy type to default or overrides spec"""
+        if self.spec_section is None:
+            if "defaults" in self.model.spec:
+                self.spec_section = self.model.spec["default"]
+            elif "overrides" in self.model.spec:
+                self.spec_section = self.model.spec["overrides"]
+            else:
+                raise TypeError("no default or override section found in spec")
+
+        self.spec_section["strategy"] = strategy.value
+        self.spec_section = None
+
     @property
     def auth_section(self):
         if self.spec_section is None:
diff --git a/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/rate_limit.py b/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/rate_limit.py
index 7332f751..95fd48cc 100644
--- a/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/rate_limit.py
+++ b/testsuite/kuadrant/policy/rate_limit.py
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 from typing import Iterable
 
 from testsuite.gateway import Referencable
+from testsuite.kuadrant.policy import CelExpression, CelPredicate, Policy, Strategy
 from testsuite.kubernetes import modify
 from testsuite.kubernetes.client import KubernetesClient
-from testsuite.kuadrant.policy import Policy, CelPredicate, CelExpression
 from testsuite.utils import asdict
 
 
@@ -72,6 +72,21 @@ def add_limit(
         self.spec_section.setdefault("limits", {})[name] = limit
         self.spec_section = None
 
+    # TODO: need to check if the typing is set up correctlly.
+    @modify
+    def strategy(self, strategy: Strategy) -> None:
+        """Add strategy type to default or overrides spec"""
+        if self.spec_section is None:
+            if "defaults" in self.model.spec:
+                self.spec_section = self.model.spec["defaults"]
+            elif "overrides" in self.model.spec:
+                self.spec_section = self.model.spec["overrides"]
+            else:
+                raise TypeError("no default or override section found in spec")
+
+        self.spec_section["strategy"] = strategy.value
+        self.spec_section = None
+
     @property
     def defaults(self):
         """Add new rule into the `defaults` RateLimitPolicy section"""