diff --git a/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_cluster_test.yaml b/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_cluster_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c80d6d2cc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_cluster_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+suite: test gcp cluster
+templates:
+  - gcp/cluster.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should be created with default values when provider is gcp
+    set:
+      provider: gcp
+      type: managed
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: GCPManagedCluster
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: plural
+      - isNullOrEmpty:
+          path: spec.project
+      - isNullOrEmpty:
+          path: spec.region
+      - lengthEqual:
+          path: spec.network.subnets
+          count: 1
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.network.subnets[0].name
+          value: plural-subnetwork
+  - it: should not be created when provider is not gcp
+    set:
+      type: managed
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
+
diff --git a/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_control_plane_test.yaml b/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_control_plane_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0b5ff2515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_control_plane_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+suite: test gcp control plane
+templates:
+  - gcp/control-plane.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should be created with default values when provider is gcp
+    set:
+      provider: gcp
+      type: managed
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: GCPManagedControlPlane
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: plural
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.clusterName
+          value: plural
+      - isNullOrEmpty:
+          path: spec.project
+      - isNullOrEmpty:
+          path: spec.location
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.controlPlaneVersion
+          value: "1.24.16"
+  - it: should use custom kubernetes version if provided
+    set:
+      provider: gcp
+      type: managed
+      cluster.kubernetesVersion: 1.24
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: GCPManagedControlPlane
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.controlPlaneVersion
+          value: "1.24"
+  - it: should not contain release channel if set to "unspecified"
+    set:
+      provider: gcp
+      type: managed
+      cluster.gcp.releaseChannel: unspecified
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: GCPManagedControlPlane
+      - notExists:
+          path: spec.releaseChannel
+  - it: should contain release channel if set
+    set:
+      provider: gcp
+      type: managed
+      cluster.gcp.releaseChannel: stable
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 1
+      - isKind:
+          of: GCPManagedControlPlane
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.releaseChannel
+          value: stable
+  - it: should not be created when provider is not gcp
+    set:
+      type: managed
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
+
diff --git a/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_machinepools_test.yaml b/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_machinepools_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..09ad196ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bootstrap/helm/cluster-api-cluster/tests/gcp_machinepools_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+suite: test gcp machine pools
+templates:
+  - gcp/machinepools.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should be created with default values when provider is gcp
+    set:
+      provider: gcp
+      type: managed
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 6
+      - documentIndex: 0
+        isKind:
+          of: GCPManagedMachinePool
+      - documentIndex: 1
+        isKind:
+          of: MachinePool
+      - documentIndex: 0
+        equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: large-burst-on-demand
+      - documentIndex: 0
+        equal:
+          path: spec.nodePoolName
+          value: large-burst-on-demand
+      - documentIndex: 0
+        equal:
+          path: spec.machineType
+          value: e2-standard-8
+      - documentIndex: 2
+        equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: medium-burst-on-demand
+      - documentIndex: 2
+        equal:
+          path: spec.nodePoolName
+          value: medium-burst-on-demand
+      - documentIndex: 2
+        equal:
+          path: spec.machineType
+          value: e2-standard-4
+      - documentIndex: 4
+        equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: small-burst-on-demand
+      - documentIndex: 4
+        equal:
+          path: spec.nodePoolName
+          value: small-burst-on-demand
+      - documentIndex: 4
+        equal:
+          path: spec.machineType
+          value: e2-standard-2
+  - it: should have default kubernetes version set
+    set:
+      provider: gcp
+      type: managed
+    asserts:
+      - documentIndex: 1
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.version
+          value: "1.24.16"
+  - it: should have custom kubernetes version set
+    set:
+      provider: gcp
+      type: managed
+      cluster.kubernetesVersion: 1.24
+    asserts:
+      - documentIndex: 1
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.version
+          value: "1.24"
+  - it: should not be created when provider is not gcp
+    set:
+      type: managed
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
+