diff --git a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/assert/service.go b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/assert/service.go
index bc38cc851e..54f8df89b3 100644
--- a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/assert/service.go
+++ b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/assert/service.go
@@ -75,3 +75,10 @@ func ServiceLogContains(t *testing.T, service libservice.Service, target string)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return strings.Contains(logs, target)
 }
+
+// AssertContainerState validates service container status
+func AssertContainerState(t *testing.T, service libservice.Service, state string) {
+	containerStatus, err := service.GetStatus()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, containerStatus, state, fmt.Sprintf("Expected: %s. Got %s", containerStatus, state))
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/connect.go b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/connect.go
index 9ac54d3bdc..4f22c8b3ac 100644
--- a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/connect.go
+++ b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/connect.go
@@ -73,17 +73,22 @@ func (g ConnectContainer) Start() error {
 	if g.container == nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("container has not been initialized")
 	}
-	return g.container.Start(context.Background())
+	return g.container.Start(g.ctx)
 }
 
-func (c ConnectContainer) Terminate() error {
-	return cluster.TerminateContainer(c.ctx, c.container, true)
+func (g ConnectContainer) Terminate() error {
+	return cluster.TerminateContainer(g.ctx, g.container, true)
 }
 
 func (g ConnectContainer) GetAdminAddr() (string, int) {
 	return "localhost", g.adminPort
 }
 
+func (g ConnectContainer) GetStatus() (string, error) {
+	state, err := g.container.State(g.ctx)
+	return state.Status, err
+}
+
 // NewConnectService returns a container that runs envoy sidecar, launched by
 // "consul connect envoy", for service name (serviceName) on the specified
 // node. The container exposes port serviceBindPort and envoy admin port
diff --git a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/examples.go b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/examples.go
index 82c0136080..e4c1fd186a 100644
--- a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/examples.go
+++ b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/examples.go
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (g exampleContainer) Restart() error {
 }
 
 func (g exampleContainer) GetLogs() (string, error) {
-	rc, err := g.container.Logs(context.Background())
+	rc, err := g.container.Logs(g.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("could not get logs for example service %s: %w", g.GetServiceName(), err)
 	}
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ func (c exampleContainer) Terminate() error {
 	return cluster.TerminateContainer(c.ctx, c.container, true)
 }
 
+func (c exampleContainer) GetStatus() (string, error) {
+	state, err := c.container.State(c.ctx)
+	return state.Status, err
+}
+
 func NewExampleService(ctx context.Context, name string, httpPort int, grpcPort int, node libcluster.Agent) (Service, error) {
 	namePrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s-service-example-%s", node.GetDatacenter(), name)
 	containerName := utils.RandName(namePrefix)
diff --git a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/gateway.go b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/gateway.go
index d94f5d1aa0..450ef99cbd 100644
--- a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/gateway.go
+++ b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/gateway.go
@@ -80,22 +80,27 @@ func (g gatewayContainer) GetAdminAddr() (string, int) {
 }
 
 func (g gatewayContainer) Restart() error {
-	_, err := g.container.State(context.Background())
+	_, err := g.container.State(g.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error get gateway state %s", err)
 	}
 
-	err = g.container.Stop(context.Background(), nil)
+	err = g.container.Stop(g.ctx, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error stop gateway %s", err)
 	}
-	err = g.container.Start(context.Background())
+	err = g.container.Start(g.ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error start gateway %s", err)
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (g gatewayContainer) GetStatus() (string, error) {
+	state, err := g.container.State(g.ctx)
+	return state.Status, err
+}
+
 func NewGatewayService(ctx context.Context, name string, kind string, node libcluster.Agent) (Service, error) {
 	nodeConfig := node.GetConfig()
 	if nodeConfig.ScratchDir == "" {
diff --git a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/service.go b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/service.go
index 75f85a85bf..75a35a74a6 100644
--- a/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/service.go
+++ b/test/integration/consul-container/libs/service/service.go
@@ -15,4 +15,5 @@ type Service interface {
 	Start() (err error)
 	Terminate() error
 	Restart() error
+	GetStatus() (string, error)
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/consul-container/test/basic/connect_service_test.go b/test/integration/consul-container/test/basic/connect_service_test.go
index 08eeeb2eec..56c0f28819 100644
--- a/test/integration/consul-container/test/basic/connect_service_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/consul-container/test/basic/connect_service_test.go
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ func TestBasicConnectService(t *testing.T) {
 	libassert.AssertUpstreamEndpointStatus(t, adminPort, "static-server.default", "HEALTHY", 1)
 	libassert.GetEnvoyListenerTCPFilters(t, adminPort)
 
+	libassert.AssertContainerState(t, clientService, "running")
 	libassert.HTTPServiceEchoes(t, "localhost", port, "")
 }