diff --git a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller.go b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller.go
index e4da867d2d..751dfde7a8 100644
--- a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller.go
+++ b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller.go
@@ -3751,6 +3751,7 @@ func computeHostedClusterAvailability(hcluster *hyperv1.HostedCluster, hcp *hype
 	if hcpAvailableCondition != nil {
 		hcpAvailableStatus = hcpAvailableCondition.Status
 		hcpAvailableMessage = hcpAvailableCondition.Message
+		hcpAvailableReason = hcpAvailableCondition.Reason
 		if hcpAvailableStatus == metav1.ConditionTrue {
 			hcpAvailableReason = hyperv1.AsExpectedReason
 			hcpAvailableMessage = "The hosted control plane is available"
diff --git a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller_test.go b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller_test.go
index 0d557a1ac5..6f5da996e5 100644
--- a/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller_test.go
+++ b/hypershift-operator/controllers/hostedcluster/hostedcluster_controller_test.go
@@ -323,6 +323,7 @@ func TestComputeHostedClusterAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedCondition: metav1.Condition{
 				Type:   string(hyperv1.HostedClusterAvailable),
 				Status: metav1.ConditionFalse,
+				Reason: hyperv1.WaitingForAvailableReason,
 			},
 		},
 		"hosted controlplane with availability false should cause unavailability": {
@@ -336,13 +337,18 @@ func TestComputeHostedClusterAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 				Spec: hyperv1.HostedControlPlaneSpec{ReleaseImage: "a"},
 				Status: hyperv1.HostedControlPlaneStatus{
 					Conditions: []metav1.Condition{
-						{Type: string(hyperv1.HostedControlPlaneAvailable), Status: metav1.ConditionFalse},
+						{
+							Type:   string(hyperv1.HostedControlPlaneAvailable),
+							Status: metav1.ConditionFalse,
+							Reason: hyperv1.KASLoadBalancerNotReachableReason,
+						},
 					},
 				},
 			},
 			ExpectedCondition: metav1.Condition{
 				Type:   string(hyperv1.HostedClusterAvailable),
 				Status: metav1.ConditionFalse,
+				Reason: hyperv1.KASLoadBalancerNotReachableReason,
 			},
 		},
 		"should be available": {
@@ -366,6 +372,7 @@ func TestComputeHostedClusterAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 			ExpectedCondition: metav1.Condition{
 				Type:   string(hyperv1.HostedClusterAvailable),
 				Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
+				Reason: hyperv1.AsExpectedReason,
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -374,7 +381,6 @@ func TestComputeHostedClusterAvailability(t *testing.T) {
 			actualCondition := computeHostedClusterAvailability(&test.Cluster, test.ControlPlane)
 			// Clear fields irrelevant for diffing
 			actualCondition.ObservedGeneration = 0
-			actualCondition.Reason = ""
 			actualCondition.Message = ""
 			if !equality.Semantic.DeepEqual(test.ExpectedCondition, actualCondition) {
 				t.Error(cmp.Diff(test.ExpectedCondition, actualCondition))