diff --git a/tests/reconfig/results/v1.0.0.md b/tests/reconfig/results/v1.0.0.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..803ede268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/results/v1.0.0.md
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# Reconfiguration testing Results
+
+<!-- TOC -->
+- [Reconfiguration testing Results](#reconfiguration-testing-results)
+  - [Test environment](#test-environment)
+  - [Results Table](#results-table)
+  - [NumResources -\> Total Resources](#numresources---total-resources)
+  - [Observations](#observations)
+<!-- TOC -->
+
+## Test environment
+
+GKE cluster:
+
+- Node count: 3
+- Instance Type: e2-medium
+- k8s version: 1.27.4-gke.900
+- Zone: europe-west2-b
+- Total vCPUs: 6
+- Total RAM: 12GB
+- Max pods per node: 110
+
+NGF deployment:
+
+- NGF version: edge - git commit 72b6c6ef8915c697626eeab88fdb6a3ce15b8da0
+- NGINX Version: 1.25.2
+
+## Results Table
+
+| Test number | NumResources | TimeToReadyTotal (s) | TimeToReadyAvgSingle (s) | NGINX reloads | NGINX reload avg time (ms) |
+| ----------- | ------------ | -------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------- | -------------------------- |
+| 1           | 30           | 5                    | 5                        | 2             | 166                        |
+| 1           | 150          | 7                    | 7                        | 2             | 353                        |
+| 2           | 30           | 21                   | <1                       | 30            | 142                        |
+| 2           | 150          | 123                  | <1                       | 46            | 190                        |
+| 3           | 30           | <1                   | <1                       | 93            | 137                        |
+| 3           | 150          | 1                    | 1                        | 453           | 127                        |
+
+## NumResources -> Total Resources
+| NumResources | Gateways | Secrets | ReferenceGrants | Namespaces | application Pods | application Services | HTTPRoutes | Total Resources |
+| ------------ | -------- | ------- | --------------- | ---------- | ---------------- | -------------------- | ---------- | --------------- |
+| x            | 1        | 1       | 1               | x+1        | 2x               | 2x                   | 3x         | <total>         |
+| 30           | 1        | 1       | 1               | 31         | 60               | 60                   | 90         | 244             |
+| 150          | 1        | 1       | 1               | 151        | 300              | 300                  | 450        | 1204            |
+
+## Observations
+
+1. We are reloading after reconciling a ReferenceGrant even when there is no Gateway. This is because we treat every
+   upsert/delete of a ReferenceGrant as a change. This means we will regenerate NGINX config every time a ReferenceGrant
+   is created, updated (generation must change), or deleted, even if it does not apply to the accepted Gateway.
+
+   Issue filed: https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/issues/1124
+
+2. We are reloading after reconciling a HTTPRoute even when there is no accepted Gateway and no config being generated.
+
+   Issue filed: https://github.com/nginxinc/nginx-gateway-fabric/issues/1123
+
+3. All reloads were in the <500ms bucket. A slight increase in the reload time based on number of configured resources
+   resulting in NGINX configuration changes was observed.
+
+4. No errors (NGF or NGINX) were observed in any test run.
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/scripts/cafe-routes.yaml b/tests/reconfig/scripts/cafe-routes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3d182d0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/scripts/cafe-routes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: cafe-tls-redirect
+spec:
+  parentRefs:
+  - name: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+    namespace: default
+    sectionName: http
+  hostnames:
+  - "cafe.example.com"
+  rules:
+  - filters:
+    - type: RequestRedirect
+      requestRedirect:
+        scheme: https
+        port: 443
+---
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: coffee
+spec:
+  parentRefs:
+  - name: gateway
+    namespace: default
+    sectionName: https
+  hostnames:
+  - "cafe.example.com"
+  rules:
+  - matches:
+    - path:
+        type: PathPrefix
+        value: /coffee
+    backendRefs:
+    - name: coffee
+      port: 80
+---
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: HTTPRoute
+metadata:
+  name: tea
+spec:
+  parentRefs:
+  - name: gateway
+    sectionName: https
+    namespace: default
+  hostnames:
+  - "cafe.example.com"
+  rules:
+  - matches:
+    - path:
+        type: PathPrefix
+        value: /tea
+    backendRefs:
+    - name: tea
+      port: 80
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/scripts/cafe.yaml b/tests/reconfig/scripts/cafe.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2d03ae59f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/scripts/cafe.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: coffee
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: coffee
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: coffee
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: coffee
+        image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: coffee
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - port: 80
+    targetPort: 8080
+    protocol: TCP
+    name: http
+  selector:
+    app: coffee
+---
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: tea
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app: tea
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        app: tea
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: tea
+        image: nginxdemos/nginx-hello:plain-text
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: tea
+spec:
+  ports:
+  - port: 80
+    targetPort: 8080
+    protocol: TCP
+    name: http
+  selector:
+    app: tea
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/scripts/certificate-ns-and-cafe-secret.yaml b/tests/reconfig/scripts/certificate-ns-and-cafe-secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d4037e2d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/scripts/certificate-ns-and-cafe-secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: certificate
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: cafe-secret
+  namespace: certificate
+type: kubernetes.io/tls
+data:
+  tls.crt: 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
+  tls.key: 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
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/scripts/create-resources-gw-last.sh b/tests/reconfig/scripts/create-resources-gw-last.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf01af317
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/scripts/create-resources-gw-last.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+num_namespaces=$1
+
+# Create namespaces
+for ((i=1; i<=$num_namespaces; i++)); do
+    namespace_name="namespace$i"
+    kubectl create namespace "$namespace_name"
+done
+
+# Create single instance resources
+kubectl create -f certificate-ns-and-cafe-secret.yaml
+kubectl create -f reference-grant.yaml
+
+# Create backend service and apps
+for ((i=1; i<=$num_namespaces; i++)); do
+    namespace_name="namespace$i"
+    sed -e "s/coffee/coffee${namespace_name}/g" -e "s/tea/tea${namespace_name}/g" cafe.yaml | kubectl apply -n "$namespace_name" -f -
+done
+
+# Create routes
+for ((i=1; i<=$num_namespaces; i++)); do
+    namespace_name="namespace$i"
+    sed -e "s/coffee/coffee${namespace_name}/g" -e "s/tea/tea${namespace_name}/g" cafe-routes.yaml | kubectl apply -n "$namespace_name" -f -
+done
+
+# Wait for apps to be ready
+sleep 60
+
+# Create Gateway
+kubectl create -f gateway.yaml
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/scripts/create-resources-routes-last.sh b/tests/reconfig/scripts/create-resources-routes-last.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..88d819ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/scripts/create-resources-routes-last.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+num_namespaces=$1
+
+# Create namespaces
+for ((i=1; i<=$num_namespaces; i++)); do
+    namespace_name="namespace$i"
+    kubectl create namespace "$namespace_name"
+done
+
+# Create backend service and apps
+for ((i=1; i<=$num_namespaces; i++)); do
+    namespace_name="namespace$i"
+    sed -e "s/coffee/coffee${namespace_name}/g" -e "s/tea/tea${namespace_name}/g" cafe.yaml | kubectl apply -n "$namespace_name" -f -
+done
+
+# Wait for apps to be ready
+sleep 60
+
+# Create single instance resources
+kubectl create -f certificate-ns-and-cafe-secret.yaml
+kubectl create -f reference-grant.yaml
+kubectl create -f gateway.yaml
+
+# Create routes
+for ((i=1; i<=$num_namespaces; i++)); do
+    namespace_name="namespace$i"
+    sed -e "s/coffee/coffee${namespace_name}/g" -e "s/tea/tea${namespace_name}/g" cafe-routes.yaml | kubectl apply -n "$namespace_name" -f -
+done
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/scripts/delete-multiple.sh b/tests/reconfig/scripts/delete-multiple.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e46bc275
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/scripts/delete-multiple.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+num_namespaces=$1
+
+# Delete namespaces
+for ((i=1; i<=$num_namespaces; i++)); do
+    namespace_name="namespace$i"
+    kubectl delete namespace "$namespace_name"
+done
+
+# Delete single instance resources
+kubectl delete -f gateway.yaml
+kubectl delete -f reference-grant.yaml
+kubectl delete -f certificate-ns-and-cafe-secret.yaml
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/scripts/gateway.yaml b/tests/reconfig/scripts/gateway.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a0fd45cc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/scripts/gateway.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Gateway
+metadata:
+  name: gateway
+spec:
+  gatewayClassName: nginx
+  listeners:
+  - name: http
+    port: 80
+    protocol: HTTP
+    allowedRoutes:
+      namespaces:
+        from: "All"
+  - name: https
+    port: 443
+    protocol: HTTPS
+    allowedRoutes:
+      namespaces:
+        from: "All"
+    tls:
+      mode: Terminate
+      certificateRefs:
+      - kind: Secret
+        name: cafe-secret
+        namespace: certificate
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/scripts/reference-grant.yaml b/tests/reconfig/scripts/reference-grant.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..053bbbdcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/scripts/reference-grant.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ReferenceGrant
+metadata:
+  name: access-to-cafe-secret
+  namespace: certificate
+spec:
+  to:
+  - group: ""
+    kind: Secret
+    name: cafe-secret # if you omit this name, then Gateways in default ns can access all Secrets in the certificate ns
+  from:
+  - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+    kind: Gateway
+    namespace: default
diff --git a/tests/reconfig/setup.md b/tests/reconfig/setup.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ad3e7048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/reconfig/setup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+# Reconfig tests
+
+<!-- TOC -->
+- [Reconfig tests](#reconfig-tests)
+  - [Goals](#goals)
+  - [Test Environment](#test-environment)
+  - [Setup](#setup)
+  - [Tests](#tests)
+    - [Test 1: Resources exist before start-up](#test-1-resources-exist-before-start-up)
+    - [Test 2: Start NGF, deploy Gateway, create many resources attached to GW](#test-2-start-ngf-deploy-gateway-create-many-resources-attached-to-gw)
+    - [Test 3: Start NGF, create many resources attached to a Gateway, deploy the Gateway](#test-3-start-ngf-create-many-resources-attached-to-a-gateway-deploy-the-gateway)
+<!-- TOC -->
+
+## Goals
+
+- Measure how long it takes NGF to reconfigure NGINX when a number of Gateway API and referenced core Kubernetes
+  resources are created at once.
+- Two runs of each test should be ran with differing numbers of resources. Each run will deploy:
+  - a single Gateway, Secret, and ReferenceGrant resources
+  - `x+1` number of namespaces
+  - `2x` number of backend apps and services
+  - `3x` number of HTTPRoutes.
+- Where x=30 OR x=150.
+
+## Test Environment
+
+ The following cluster will be sufficient:
+
+- A Kubernetes cluster with 3 nodes on GKE
+  - Node: e2-medium (2 vCPU, 4GB memory)
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Create cloud cluster
+2. Deploy CRDs:
+
+   ```bash
+   kubectl apply -f https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/gateway-api/releases/download/v0.8.1/standard-install.yaml
+   ```
+
+3. Deploy NGF from edge using Helm install (NOTE: For Test 1, deploy AFTER resources):
+
+   ```console
+   helm install my-release oci://ghcr.io/nginxinc/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric  --version 0.0.0-edge \
+      --create-namespace --wait -n nginx-gateway
+   ```
+
+4. Run tests:
+   1. There are 3 versions of the reconfiguration tests that need to be ran, with a low and high number of resources.
+      Therefore, a full test suite includes 6 test runs.
+   2. There are scripts to generate the required resources and config changes.
+   3. Run each test using the provided script (`scripts/create-resources-gw-last.sh` or
+      `scripts/create-resources-routes-last.sh` depending on the test).
+   4. The scripts accept a number parameter to indicate how many resources should be created. Currently, we are running
+      with 30 or 150. The scripts will create a single Gateway, Secret and ReferenceGrant resources, `x+1` number of
+      namespaces, `2x` number of backend apps and services, and `3x` number of HTTPRoutes.
+      - Note: Clean up after each test run for isolated results. There's a script provided for removing all the test
+        fixtures `scripts/delete-multiple.sh` which takes a number (needs to be the same number as what was used in the
+        create script.)
+5. After each individual test run, grab logs of both NGF containers and grab metrics.
+   Note: You can expose metrics by running the below snippet and then navigating to `127.0.0.1:9113/metrics`:
+
+   ```console
+   GW_POD=$(k get pods -n nginx-gateway | sed -n '2s/^\([^[:space:]]*\).*$/\1/p')
+   kubectl port-forward $GW_POD -n nginx-gateway 9113:9113 &
+   ```
+
+6. Measure Time To Ready as described in each test, get the reload count, and get the average NGINX reload duration.
+   The average reload duration can be computed by taking the `nginx_gateway_fabric_nginx_reloads_milliseconds_sum`
+   metric value and dividing it by the `nginx_gateway_fabric_nginx_reloads_milliseconds_count` metric value.
+7. For accuracy, repeat the test suite once or twice, take the averages, and look for any anomolies or outliers.
+
+## Tests
+
+### Test 1: Resources exist before start-up
+
+1. Deploy Gateway resources before start-up:
+   1. Use either of the provided scripts with the required number of resources,
+      e.g. `cd scripts && bash create-resources-gw-last.sh 30`. The script will deploy backend apps and services, wait
+      60 seconds for them to be ready, and deploy 1 Gateway, 1 RefGrant, 1 Secret, and HTTPRoutes.
+   2. Deploy NGF
+   3. Check logs for time it takes from start-up -> config written and NGINX reloaded. Get reload count and average reload
+      duration from metrics and logs.
+
+### Test 2: Start NGF, deploy Gateway, create many resources attached to GW
+
+1. Deploy all Gateway resources, NGF running:
+   1. Deploy NGF
+   2. Run the provided script with the required number of resources,
+      e.g. `cd scripts && bash create-resources-routes-last.sh 30`. The script will deploy backend apps and services,
+      wait 60 seconds for them to be ready, and deploy 1 Gateway, 1 Secret, 1 RefGrant, and HTTPRoutes at the same time.
+   3. Check logs for time it takes from NGF receiving first resource update -> final config written, and NGINX's final
+      reload. Check logs for average individual HTTPRoute TTR also. Get reload count and average reload duration from
+      metrics and logs.
+
+### Test 3: Start NGF, create many resources attached to a Gateway, deploy the Gateway
+
+1. Deploy HTTPRoute resources, NGF running, Gateway last:
+   1. Deploy NGF
+   2. Run the provided script with the required number of resources,
+      e.g. `cd scripts && bash create-resources-gw-last.sh 30`.
+      The script will deploy the namespaces, backend apps and services, 1 Secret, 1 ReferenceGrant, and the HTTPRoutes;
+      wait 60 seconds for the backend apps to be ready, and then deploy 1 Gateway for all HTTPRoutes.
+   3. Check logs for time it takes from NGF receiving gateway resource -> config written and NGINX reloaded. Get reload
+      count and average reload duration from metrics and logs.