diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ecc21dba..b7b7767c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/minio/minio-go/v7 v7.0.88
 	github.com/nats-io/nats.go v1.43.0
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
+	github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.11.0
 	github.com/sethvargo/go-envconfig v1.3.0
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.10.0
 	go.uber.org/zap v1.27.0
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ require (
 require (
 	filippo.io/edwards25519 v1.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.3 // indirect
+	github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f // indirect
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 // indirect
 	github.com/fxamacker/cbor/v2 v2.7.0 // indirect
 	github.com/go-ini/ini v1.67.0 // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 928efec7..d009a4b4 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.3 h1:Z//5NuZCSW6R4PhQ93hShNbyBbn8BWCmCVCt+Q8Io5k=
 github.com/aws/smithy-go v1.22.3/go.mod h1:t1ufH5HMublsJYulve2RKmHDC15xu1f26kHCp/HgceI=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1 h1:VlbKKnNfV8bJzeqoa4cOKqO6bYr3WgKZxO8Z16+hsOM=
 github.com/beorn7/perks v1.0.1/go.mod h1:G2ZrVWU2WbWT9wwq4/hrbKbnv/1ERSJQ0ibhJ6rlkpw=
+github.com/bsm/ginkgo/v2 v2.12.0 h1:Ny8MWAHyOepLGlLKYmXG4IEkioBysk6GpaRTLC8zwWs=
+github.com/bsm/ginkgo/v2 v2.12.0/go.mod h1:SwYbGRRDovPVboqFv0tPTcG1sN61LM1Z4ARdbAV9g4c=
+github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10 h1:yeMWxP2pV2fG3FgAODIY8EiRE3dy0aeFYt4l7wh6yKA=
+github.com/bsm/gomega v1.27.10/go.mod h1:JyEr/xRbxbtgWNi8tIEVPUYZ5Dzef52k01W3YH0H+O0=
 github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.17.1 h1:Aig+lWMoLsmpGd9TOlTvO4t0Ah3D+/vGB37x/f+ZKt0=
 github.com/cert-manager/cert-manager v1.17.1/go.mod h1:zeG4D+AdzqA7hFMNpYCJgcQ2VOfFNBa+Jzm3kAwiDU4=
 github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.3.0 h1:UL815xU9SqsFlibzuggzjXhog7bL6oX9BbNZnL2UFvs=
@@ -14,6 +18,8 @@ github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.0/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSs
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc h1:U9qPSI2PIWSS1VwoXQT9A3Wy9MM3WgvqSxFWenqJduM=
 github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.2-0.20180830191138-d8f796af33cc/go.mod h1:J7Y8YcW2NihsgmVo/mv3lAwl/skON4iLHjSsI+c5H38=
+github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f h1:lO4WD4F/rVNCu3HqELle0jiPLLBs70cWOduZpkS1E78=
+github.com/dgryski/go-rendezvous v0.0.0-20200823014737-9f7001d12a5f/go.mod h1:cuUVRXasLTGF7a8hSLbxyZXjz+1KgoB3wDUb6vlszIc=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1 h1:GzkhY7T5VNhEkwH0PVJgjz+fX1rhBrR7pRT3mDkpeCY=
 github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1/go.mod h1:Mu1zIs6XwVuF/gI1OepvI0qD18qycQx+mFykh5fBlto=
 github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 v3.12.2 h1:DhwDP0vY3k8ZzE0RunuJy8GhNpPL6zqLkDf9B/a0/xU=
@@ -117,6 +123,8 @@ github.com/prometheus/common v0.62.0 h1:xasJaQlnWAeyHdUBeGjXmutelfJHWMRr+Fg4QszZ
 github.com/prometheus/common v0.62.0/go.mod h1:vyBcEuLSvWos9B1+CyL7JZ2up+uFzXhkqml0W5zIY1I=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1 h1:YagwOFzUgYfKKHX6Dr+sHT7km/hxC76UB0learggepc=
 github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.15.1/go.mod h1:fB45yRUv8NstnjriLhBQLuOUt+WW4BsoGhij/e3PBqk=
+github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.11.0 h1:E3S08Gl/nJNn5vkxd2i78wZxWAPNZgUNTp8WIJUAiIs=
+github.com/redis/go-redis/v9 v9.11.0/go.mod h1:huWgSWd8mW6+m0VPhJjSSQ+d6Nh1VICQ6Q5lHuCH/Iw=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1 h1:KvO1DLK/DRN07sQ1LQKScxyZJuNnedQ5/wKSR38lUII=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1/go.mod h1:uMEvuHeurkdAXX61udpOXGD/AzZDWNMNyH2VO9fmH0o=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.6.0 h1:fV591PaemRlL6JfRxGDEPl69wICngIQ3shQtzfy2gxU=
diff --git a/internal/controller/store_status.go b/internal/controller/store_status.go
index d9b8a249..33a49fde 100644
--- a/internal/controller/store_status.go
+++ b/internal/controller/store_status.go
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ func (r *StoreReconciler) reconcileCRStatus(
 		if !store.Spec.DisableS3Check && store.Spec.S3Storage.AccessKeyRef.Key != "" {
 			store.Status.State = r.checkS3Services(ctx, store)
 		}
+
+		if store.Spec.AppCache.Adapter == "redis" {
+			store.Status.State = r.checkRedisServices(ctx, store)
+		} else if store.Spec.AppCache.Adapter == "builtin" && store.Spec.Container.Replicas > 1 {
+			//confirm if we should fail or just log a warning
+			log.FromContext(ctx).Info("Redis is not configured but the replicas are greater than 1. This can cause problems.")
+		}
 	}
 
 	if store.IsState(v1.StateSetup) {
@@ -261,6 +268,37 @@ func (r *StoreReconciler) checkS3Services(
 	return v1.StateSetup
 }
 
+func (r *StoreReconciler) checkRedisServices(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	store *v1.Store,
+) v1.StatefulAppState {
+	redisSpec := store.Spec.AppCache.RedisSpec
+	con := v1.StoreCondition{
+		Type:               v1.StateWait,
+		LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{},
+		LastUpdateTime:     metav1.Now(),
+		Message:            "Waiting for Redis connection",
+		Reason:             "",
+		Status:             "True",
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		store.Status.AddCondition(con)
+	}()
+
+	// Test Redis connection
+	err := util.TestRedisConnection(ctx, redisSpec.RedisHost, redisSpec.RedisPort, "", redisSpec.RedisIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		con.Reason = err.Error()
+		con.Status = Error
+		return v1.StateWait
+	}
+
+	con.LastTransitionTime = metav1.Now()
+	con.Status = Ready
+	con.Reason = "Redis connection test passed"
+	return v1.StateSetup
+}
+
 func (r *StoreReconciler) stateSetup(ctx context.Context, store *v1.Store) v1.StatefulAppState {
 	con := v1.StoreCondition{
 		Type:               v1.StateSetup,
diff --git a/internal/util/redis.go b/internal/util/redis.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d2eacbfb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/util/redis.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package util
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/redis/go-redis/v9"
+)
+
+func GenerateRedisURL(host string, port int, password string, db int) string {
+	if password != "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf("redis://:%s@%s:%d/%d", password, host, port, db)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf("redis://%s:%d/%d", host, port, db)
+}
+
+func TestRedisConnection(ctx context.Context, host string, port int, password string, db int) error {
+	client := redis.NewClient(&redis.Options{
+		Addr:     fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", host, port),
+		Password: password,
+		DB:       db,
+	})
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	_, err := client.Ping(ctx).Result()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to Redis: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}