diff --git a/test/rekt/features/trigger/feature.go b/test/rekt/features/trigger/feature.go
index 219e48535ce..fd4b3838517 100644
--- a/test/rekt/features/trigger/feature.go
+++ b/test/rekt/features/trigger/feature.go
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ func TriggerDependencyAnnotation() *feature.Feature {
 	// trigger won't go ready until after the pingsource exists, because of the dependency annotation
 	f.Requirement("trigger goes ready", trigger.IsReady(triggerName))
 
+	f.Setup("Trigger not ready with reason DependencyDoesNotExist", trigger.IsDependencyDoesNotExist(triggerName))
+
 	f.Requirement("install pingsource", func(ctx context.Context, t feature.T) {
 		brokeruri, err := broker.Address(ctx, brokerName)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/test/rekt/resources/trigger/trigger.go b/test/rekt/resources/trigger/trigger.go
index e6ea82a71fe..7b1005c54e6 100644
--- a/test/rekt/resources/trigger/trigger.go
+++ b/test/rekt/resources/trigger/trigger.go
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ func IsReady(name string, timing ...time.Duration) feature.StepFn {
 	return k8s.IsReady(GVR(), name, timing...)
 }
 
+// IsDependencyDoesNotExist tests to see if a Trigger not become ready with Dependency.
+func IsDependencyDoesNotExist(name string, timing ...time.Duration) feature.StepFn {
+	return k8s.IsDependencyDoesNotExist(GVR(), name, timing...)
+}
+
 func WithNewFilters(filters []eventingv1.SubscriptionsAPIFilter) manifest.CfgFn {
 	jsonBytes, err := json.Marshal(filters)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/vendor/knative.dev/reconciler-test/pkg/k8s/steps.go b/vendor/knative.dev/reconciler-test/pkg/k8s/steps.go
index 86d27ed0652..06f99333db8 100644
--- a/vendor/knative.dev/reconciler-test/pkg/k8s/steps.go
+++ b/vendor/knative.dev/reconciler-test/pkg/k8s/steps.go
@@ -61,6 +61,18 @@ func IsNotReady(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, name string, timing ...time.Dur
 	}
 }
 
+// IsDependencyDoesNotExist return a reusable feature.StepFn to assert if a dependency in not ready.
+// within the time given. Timing is optional but if provided is [interval, timeout].
+func IsDependencyDoesNotExist(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, name string, timing ...time.Duration) feature.StepFn {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, t feature.T) {
+		interval, timeout := PollTimings(ctx, timing)
+		env := environment.FromContext(ctx)
+		if err := WaitForResourceNotReady(ctx, t, env.Namespace(), name, gvr, interval, timeout); err != nil {
+			t.Error(gvr, "DependencyDoesNotExist,", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // IsAddressable tests to see if a resource becomes Addressable within the time
 // given. Timing is optional but if provided is [interval, timeout].
 func IsAddressable(gvr schema.GroupVersionResource, name string, timing ...time.Duration) feature.StepFn {