diff --git a/pkg/reconciliation/construct_statefulset_test.go b/pkg/reconciliation/construct_statefulset_test.go
index bfb96939..45e02997 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciliation/construct_statefulset_test.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciliation/construct_statefulset_test.go
@@ -712,3 +712,35 @@ func TestPodTemplateSpecHashAnnotationChanges(t *testing.T) {
 	updatedHash = sts.Annotations[utils.ResourceHashAnnotationKey]
 	assert.NotEqual(currentHash, updatedHash, "expected hash to change when PodTemplateSpec labels change")
 }
+
+func TestMinReadySecondsChange(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+	dc := &api.CassandraDatacenter{
+		Spec: api.CassandraDatacenterSpec{
+			ClusterName:   "test",
+			ServerType:    "cassandra",
+			ServerVersion: "4.0.7",
+			StorageConfig: api.StorageConfig{
+				CassandraDataVolumeClaimSpec: &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaimSpec{},
+			},
+			Racks: []api.Rack{
+				{
+					Name: "testrack",
+				},
+			},
+			PodTemplateSpec: &corev1.PodTemplateSpec{},
+		},
+	}
+
+	sts, err := newStatefulSetForCassandraDatacenter(nil, dc.Spec.Racks[0].Name, dc, 3)
+	assert.NoError(err, "failed to build statefulset")
+
+	assert.Equal(int32(5), sts.Spec.MinReadySeconds)
+
+	dc.Spec.MinReadySeconds = ptr.To[int32](10)
+
+	sts, err = newStatefulSetForCassandraDatacenter(nil, dc.Spec.Racks[0].Name, dc, 3)
+	assert.NoError(err, "failed to build statefulset")
+
+	assert.Equal(int32(10), sts.Spec.MinReadySeconds)
+}