diff --git a/test/envtest/konnect_entities_target_test.go b/test/envtest/konnect_entities_target_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da59dc637
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/envtest/konnect_entities_target_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+package envtest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	sdkkonnectcomp "github.com/Kong/sdk-konnect-go/models/components"
+	sdkkonnectops "github.com/Kong/sdk-konnect-go/models/operations"
+	"github.com/samber/lo"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/mock"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	k8serrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+
+	"github.com/kong/gateway-operator/controller/konnect"
+	"github.com/kong/gateway-operator/controller/konnect/ops"
+	"github.com/kong/gateway-operator/modules/manager/scheme"
+	"github.com/kong/gateway-operator/test/helpers/deploy"
+
+	configurationv1alpha1 "github.com/kong/kubernetes-configuration/api/configuration/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+func TestKongTarget(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	ctx, cancel := Context(t, context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	cfg, ns := Setup(t, ctx, scheme.Get())
+
+	t.Log("Setting up the manager with reconcilers")
+	mgr, logs := NewManager(t, ctx, cfg, scheme.Get())
+	factory := ops.NewMockSDKFactory(t)
+	sdk := factory.SDK
+	StartReconcilers(ctx, t, mgr, logs,
+		konnect.NewKonnectEntityReconciler(factory, false, mgr.GetClient(),
+			konnect.WithKonnectEntitySyncPeriod[configurationv1alpha1.KongTarget](konnectInfiniteSyncTime),
+		),
+	)
+
+	t.Log("Setting up clients")
+	cl, err := client.NewWithWatch(mgr.GetConfig(), client.Options{
+		Scheme: scheme.Get(),
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	clientNamespaced := client.NewNamespacedClient(mgr.GetClient(), ns.Name)
+
+	t.Log("Creating KonnectAPIAuthConfiguration and KonnectGatewayControlPlane")
+	apiAuth := deploy.KonnectAPIAuthConfigurationWithProgrammed(t, ctx, clientNamespaced)
+	cp := deploy.KonnectGatewayControlPlaneWithID(t, ctx, clientNamespaced, apiAuth)
+
+	t.Run("adding, patching and deleting KongTarget", func(t *testing.T) {
+		const (
+			upstreamID   = "kup-12345"
+			targetID     = "target-12345"
+			targetHost   = "example.com"
+			targetWeight = 100
+		)
+
+		t.Log("Creating a KongUpstream and setting it to programmed")
+		upstream := deploy.KongUpstreamAttachedToCP(t, ctx, clientNamespaced, cp)
+		updateKongUpstreamStatusWithProgrammed(t, ctx, clientNamespaced, upstream, upstreamID, cp.GetKonnectID())
+
+		t.Log("Setting up a watch for KongTarget events")
+		w := setupWatch[configurationv1alpha1.KongTargetList](t, ctx, cl, client.InNamespace(ns.Name))
+
+		t.Log("Setting up SDK expectations on Target creation")
+		sdk.TargetsSDK.EXPECT().CreateTargetWithUpstream(
+			mock.Anything,
+			mock.MatchedBy(func(req sdkkonnectops.CreateTargetWithUpstreamRequest) bool {
+				return *req.TargetWithoutParents.Target == targetHost && *req.TargetWithoutParents.Weight == int64(targetWeight)
+			}),
+		).Return(&sdkkonnectops.CreateTargetWithUpstreamResponse{
+			Target: &sdkkonnectcomp.Target{
+				ID: lo.ToPtr(targetID),
+			},
+		}, nil)
+
+		t.Log("Creating a KongTarget")
+		createdTarget := deploy.KongTargetAttachedToUpstream(t, ctx, clientNamespaced, upstream,
+			func(obj client.Object) {
+				kt := obj.(*configurationv1alpha1.KongTarget)
+				kt.Spec.KongTargetAPISpec.Target = targetHost
+				kt.Spec.KongTargetAPISpec.Weight = targetWeight
+			},
+		)
+		t.Log("Checking SDK KongTarget operations")
+		require.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
+			assert.True(c, factory.SDK.TargetsSDK.AssertExpectations(t))
+		}, waitTime, tickTime)
+
+		t.Log("Waiting for Target to be programmed and get Konnect ID")
+		watchFor(t, ctx, w, watch.Modified, func(kt *configurationv1alpha1.KongTarget) bool {
+			return kt.GetKonnectID() == targetID && lo.ContainsBy(kt.Status.Conditions,
+				func(c metav1.Condition) bool {
+					return c.Type == "Programmed" && c.Status == metav1.ConditionTrue
+				})
+		}, "KongTarget didn't get Programmed status condition or didn't get the correct (target-12345) Konnect ID assigned")
+
+		t.Log("Setting up SDK expectations on Target update")
+		sdk.TargetsSDK.EXPECT().UpsertTargetWithUpstream(
+			mock.Anything,
+			mock.MatchedBy(func(req sdkkonnectops.UpsertTargetWithUpstreamRequest) bool {
+				return req.TargetID == targetID && *req.TargetWithoutParents.Weight == int64(200)
+			}),
+		).Return(&sdkkonnectops.UpsertTargetWithUpstreamResponse{}, nil)
+
+		t.Log("Patching KongTarget")
+		targetToPatch := createdTarget.DeepCopy()
+		targetToPatch.Spec.Weight = 200
+		require.NoError(t, clientNamespaced.Patch(ctx, targetToPatch, client.MergeFrom(createdTarget)))
+
+		t.Log("Waiting for Target to be updated in the SDK")
+		assert.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
+			assert.True(c, factory.SDK.TargetsSDK.AssertExpectations(t))
+		}, waitTime, tickTime)
+
+		t.Log("Setting up SDK expectations on Target deletion")
+		sdk.TargetsSDK.EXPECT().DeleteTargetWithUpstream(
+			mock.Anything,
+			mock.MatchedBy(func(req sdkkonnectops.DeleteTargetWithUpstreamRequest) bool {
+				return req.TargetID == targetID
+			}),
+		).Return(&sdkkonnectops.DeleteTargetWithUpstreamResponse{}, nil)
+
+		t.Log("Deleting KongTarget")
+		require.NoError(t, clientNamespaced.Delete(ctx, createdTarget))
+
+		t.Log("Waiting for KongTarget to disappear")
+		assert.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
+			err := clientNamespaced.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(createdTarget), createdTarget)
+			assert.True(c, err != nil && k8serrors.IsNotFound(err))
+		}, waitTime, tickTime)
+
+		t.Log("Waiting for Target to be deleted in the SDK")
+		assert.EventuallyWithT(t, func(c *assert.CollectT) {
+			assert.True(c, factory.SDK.TargetsSDK.AssertExpectations(t))
+		}, waitTime, tickTime)
+
+	})
+}
diff --git a/test/envtest/update_status.go b/test/envtest/update_status.go
index 2dbde5af7..083f890a0 100644
--- a/test/envtest/update_status.go
+++ b/test/envtest/update_status.go
@@ -107,6 +107,24 @@ func updateKongKeySetStatusWithProgrammed(
 	require.NoError(t, cl.Status().Update(ctx, obj))
 }
 
+func updateKongUpstreamStatusWithProgrammed(
+	t *testing.T,
+	ctx context.Context,
+	cl client.Client,
+	obj *configurationv1alpha1.KongUpstream,
+	id, cpID string,
+) {
+	obj.Status.Konnect = &konnectv1alpha1.KonnectEntityStatusWithControlPlaneRef{
+		ControlPlaneID:      cpID,
+		KonnectEntityStatus: konnectEntityStatus(id),
+	}
+	obj.Status.Conditions = []metav1.Condition{
+		programmedCondition(obj.GetGeneration()),
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, cl.Status().Update(ctx, obj))
+}
+
 func konnectEntityStatus(id string) konnectv1alpha1.KonnectEntityStatus {
 	return konnectv1alpha1.KonnectEntityStatus{
 		ID:        id,