diff --git a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
index 4d8637667..cdf488911 100644
--- a/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
+++ b/src/codeflare_sdk/cluster/cluster.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 from kubernetes import client, config
 import yaml
 import os
+import requests
 
 
 class Cluster:
@@ -250,6 +251,13 @@ def status(
 
         return status, ready
 
+    def is_dashboard_ready(self) -> bool:
+        response = requests.get(self.cluster_dashboard_uri(), timeout=5)
+        if response.status_code == 200:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
     def wait_ready(self, timeout: Optional[int] = None):
         """
         Waits for requested cluster to be ready, up to an optional timeout (s).
@@ -257,20 +265,22 @@ def wait_ready(self, timeout: Optional[int] = None):
         """
         print("Waiting for requested resources to be set up...")
         ready = False
+        dashboard_ready = False
         status = None
         time = 0
-        while not ready:
+        while not ready or not dashboard_ready:
             status, ready = self.status(print_to_console=False)
+            dashboard_ready = self.is_dashboard_ready()
             if status == CodeFlareClusterStatus.UNKNOWN:
                 print(
                     "WARNING: Current cluster status is unknown, have you run cluster.up yet?"
                 )
-            if not ready:
+            if not ready or not dashboard_ready:
                 if timeout and time >= timeout:
                     raise TimeoutError(f"wait() timed out after waiting {timeout}s")
                 sleep(5)
                 time += 5
-        print("Requested cluster up and running!")
+        print("Requested cluster and dashboard are up and running!")
 
     def details(self, print_to_console: bool = True) -> RayCluster:
         cluster = _copy_to_ray(self)
diff --git a/tests/unit_test.py b/tests/unit_test.py
index 0a2fb555b..99f5a152b 100644
--- a/tests/unit_test.py
+++ b/tests/unit_test.py
@@ -1753,6 +1753,21 @@ def test_wait_ready(mocker, capsys):
     mocker.patch("kubernetes.config.load_kube_config", return_value="ignore")
     mocker.patch("codeflare_sdk.cluster.cluster._app_wrapper_status", return_value=None)
     mocker.patch("codeflare_sdk.cluster.cluster._ray_cluster_status", return_value=None)
+    mocker.patch.object(
+        client.CustomObjectsApi,
+        "list_namespaced_custom_object",
+        return_value={
+            "items": [
+                {
+                    "metadata": {"name": "ray-dashboard-test"},
+                    "spec": {"host": "mocked-host"},
+                }
+            ]
+        },
+    )
+    mock_response = mocker.Mock()
+    mock_response.status_code = 200
+    mocker.patch("requests.get", return_value=mock_response)
     cf = Cluster(ClusterConfiguration(name="test", namespace="ns"))
     try:
         cf.wait_ready(timeout=5)
@@ -1773,7 +1788,7 @@ def test_wait_ready(mocker, capsys):
     captured = capsys.readouterr()
     assert (
         captured.out
-        == "Waiting for requested resources to be set up...\nRequested cluster up and running!\n"
+        == "Waiting for requested resources to be set up...\nRequested cluster and dashboard are up and running!\n"
     )