diff --git a/test/extended/cli/adm_upgrade/OWNERS b/test/extended/cli/adm_upgrade/OWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8a5a3abc2b33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/extended/cli/adm_upgrade/OWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# See the OWNERS docs: https://git.k8s.io/community/contributors/guide/owners.md
+
+approvers:
+- cluster-version-operator-test-case-approvers
+reviewers:
+- cluster-version-operator-test-case-reviewers
diff --git a/test/extended/cli/adm_upgrade/status.go b/test/extended/cli/adm_upgrade/status.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..092ed3680364
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/extended/cli/adm_upgrade/status.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+package adm_upgrade
+
+import (
+	g "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
+	o "github.com/onsi/gomega"
+	exutil "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/e2e/framework"
+)
+
+var _ = g.Describe("[sig-cli][OCPFeatureGate:UpgradeStatus] oc adm upgrade status", func() {
+	defer g.GinkgoRecover()
+
+	f := framework.NewDefaultFramework("oc-adm-upgrade-status")
+	f.SkipNamespaceCreation = true
+
+	oc := exutil.NewCLIWithoutNamespace("oc-adm-upgrade-status").AsAdmin()
+
+	g.It("reports correctly when the cluster is not updating", func() {
+		cmd := oc.Run("adm", "upgrade", "status").EnvVar("OC_ENABLE_CMD_UPGRADE_STATUS", "true")
+		out, err := cmd.Output()
+		o.Expect(err).NotTo(o.HaveOccurred())
+		o.Expect(out).To(o.Equal("The cluster is not updating."))
+	})
+})
diff --git a/test/extended/include.go b/test/extended/include.go
index 0bfae962edc8..d497d422d371 100644
--- a/test/extended/include.go
+++ b/test/extended/include.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/builds"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/ci"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/cli"
+	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/cli/adm_upgrade"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/cloud_controller_manager"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/cluster"
 	_ "github.com/openshift/origin/test/extended/clusterversion"
diff --git a/test/extended/util/annotate/generated/zz_generated.annotations.go b/test/extended/util/annotate/generated/zz_generated.annotations.go
index a171097730da..45048da3ad8b 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/annotate/generated/zz_generated.annotations.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/annotate/generated/zz_generated.annotations.go
@@ -991,6 +991,8 @@ var Annotations = map[string]string{
 
 	"[sig-cli][Feature:LegacyCommandTests][Disruptive][Serial] test-cmd: test/cmd/volumes.sh [apigroup:image.openshift.io]": "",
 
+	"[sig-cli][OCPFeatureGate:UpgradeStatus] oc adm upgrade status reports correctly when the cluster is not updating": " [Suite:openshift/conformance/parallel]",
+
 	"[sig-cli][Slow] can use rsync to upload files to pods [apigroup:template.openshift.io] copy by strategy should copy files with the rsync strategy": "",
 
 	"[sig-cli][Slow] can use rsync to upload files to pods [apigroup:template.openshift.io] copy by strategy should copy files with the rsync-daemon strategy": "",
diff --git a/test/extended/util/client.go b/test/extended/util/client.go
index f9b55c76d26f..90ed122f0aed 100644
--- a/test/extended/util/client.go
+++ b/test/extended/util/client.go
@@ -92,15 +92,22 @@ type CLI struct {
 	// manifest files can be stored under directory tree
 	staticConfigManifestDir string
 
-	token                string
-	username             string
-	globalArgs           []string
-	commandArgs          []string
-	finalArgs            []string
-	namespacesToDelete   []string
-	stdin                *bytes.Buffer
-	stdout               io.Writer
-	stderr               io.Writer
+	token              string
+	username           string
+	globalArgs         []string
+	commandArgs        []string
+	finalArgs          []string
+	namespacesToDelete []string
+	stdin              *bytes.Buffer
+	stdout             io.Writer
+	stderr             io.Writer
+
+	// env allows setting environment variables for the command (when nil, the environment
+	// is inherited from the current process)
+	env []string
+	// addEnvVars allows adding environment variables on top of what is defined in env.
+	addEnvVars map[string]string
+
 	verbose              bool
 	withoutNamespace     bool
 	withManagedNamespace bool
@@ -883,6 +890,26 @@ func (c *CLI) setOutput(out io.Writer) *CLI {
 	return c
 }
 
+// Env sets the command's environment variables with the same semantics as exec.Cmd's Env property.
+// https://pkg.go.dev/os/exec#Cmd
+//
+// EnvVar()-provided variables will be appended to whatever Env was set before.
+func (c *CLI) Env(env ...string) *CLI {
+	c.env = env
+	return c
+}
+
+// EnvVar sets an environment variable for the command, appended to whatever Env is set on the CLI
+// when eventually executed, or to environment inherited from the current process if Env() was not
+// called.
+func (c *CLI) EnvVar(name, value string) *CLI {
+	if c.addEnvVars == nil {
+		c.addEnvVars = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	c.addEnvVars[name] = value
+	return c
+}
+
 // Run executes given OpenShift CLI command verb (iow. "oc <verb>").
 // This function also override the default 'stdout' to redirect all output
 // to a buffer and prepare the global flags such as namespace and config path.
@@ -982,6 +1009,17 @@ func (c *CLI) start(stdOutBuff, stdErrBuff *bytes.Buffer) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
 	// Redact any bearer token information from the log.
 	framework.Logf("Running '%s %s'", c.execPath, RedactBearerToken(strings.Join(c.finalArgs, " ")))
 
+	cmd.Env = c.env
+	if len(c.addEnvVars) > 0 {
+		// This is a nil check to allow setting empty environment with Env()
+		if cmd.Env == nil {
+			cmd.Env = os.Environ()
+		}
+		for name, value := range c.addEnvVars {
+			cmd.Env = append(cmd.Env, fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s", name, value))
+		}
+	}
+
 	cmd.Stdout = stdOutBuff
 	cmd.Stderr = stdErrBuff
 	err := cmd.Start()
diff --git a/zz_generated.manifests/test-reporting.yaml b/zz_generated.manifests/test-reporting.yaml
index a87159afd88d..5f00758b1cf5 100644
--- a/zz_generated.manifests/test-reporting.yaml
+++ b/zz_generated.manifests/test-reporting.yaml
@@ -1575,6 +1575,10 @@ spec:
         container''s primary UID belongs to some groups in the image when scheduled
         node supports SupplementalGroupsPolicy it should NOT add SupplementalGroups
         to them [LinuxOnly]'
+  - featureGate: UpgradeStatus
+    tests:
+    - testName: '[sig-cli][OCPFeatureGate:UpgradeStatus] oc adm upgrade status reports
+        correctly when the cluster is not updating'
   - featureGate: UserNamespacesSupport
     tests:
     - testName: '[Suite:openshift/usernamespace] [sig-node] [FeatureGate:ProcMountType]