diff --git a/apis/status/v1beta1/configpodstatus_types_test.go b/apis/status/v1beta1/configpodstatus_types_test.go
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+package v1beta1_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper/v3/apis/status/v1beta1"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper/v3/pkg/fakes"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper/v3/pkg/operations"
+	"github.com/open-policy-agent/gatekeeper/v3/test/testutils"
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
+)
+
+func TestNewConfigStatusForPod(t *testing.T) {
+	podName := "some-gk-pod"
+	podNS := "a-gk-namespace"
+	configName := "a-config"
+
+	testutils.Setenv(t, "POD_NAMESPACE", podNS)
+
+	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
+	err := v1beta1.AddToScheme(scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	err = corev1.AddToScheme(scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	pod := fakes.Pod(
+		fakes.WithNamespace(podNS),
+		fakes.WithName(podName),
+	)
+
+	expectedStatus := &v1beta1.ConfigPodStatus{}
+	expectedStatus.SetName("some--gk--pod-a--config")
+	expectedStatus.SetNamespace(podNS)
+	expectedStatus.Status.ID = podName
+	expectedStatus.Status.Operations = operations.AssignedStringList()
+	expectedStatus.SetLabels(map[string]string{
+		v1beta1.ConfigNameLabel: configName,
+		v1beta1.PodLabel:        podName,
+	})
+
+	err = controllerutil.SetOwnerReference(pod, expectedStatus, scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	status, err := v1beta1.NewConfigStatusForPod(pod, configName, scheme)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(expectedStatus, status); diff != "" {
+		t.Fatal(diff)
+	}
+	n, err := v1beta1.KeyForConfig(podName, configName)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if status.Name != n {
+		t.Fatal("got status.Name != n, want equal")
+	}
+}