diff --git a/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/manual/mod.rs b/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/manual/mod.rs
index d34f284..74b2195 100644
--- a/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/manual/mod.rs
+++ b/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/manual/mod.rs
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ impl<E: LocalDeployerEnv> ManualCluster<E> {
     pub async fn wait_network_ready(&self) -> Result<(), ReadinessError> {
         self.nodes.wait_network_ready().await
     }
+
+    pub async fn wait_node_ready(&self, name: &str) -> Result<(), ManualClusterError> {
+        self.nodes.wait_node_ready(name).await?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
 }
 
 impl<E: LocalDeployerEnv> Drop for ManualCluster<E> {
diff --git a/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/node_control/mod.rs b/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/node_control/mod.rs
index 4aab046..dc31d5f 100644
--- a/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/node_control/mod.rs
+++ b/testing-framework/deployers/local/src/node_control/mod.rs
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ pub enum NodeManagerError {
         #[source]
         source: DynError,
     },
+    #[error("failed readiness check: {source}")]
+    Readiness {
+        #[source]
+        source: ReadinessError,
+    },
 }
 
 pub struct NodeManager<E: LocalDeployerEnv> {
@@ -191,6 +196,31 @@ impl<E: LocalDeployerEnv> NodeManager<E> {
         wait_for_http_ports(&ports, E::readiness_endpoint_path()).await
     }
 
+    pub async fn wait_node_ready(&self, name: &str) -> Result<(), NodeManagerError> {
+        let port = {
+            let state = self.lock_state();
+            let index =
+                *state
+                    .indices_by_name
+                    .get(name)
+                    .ok_or_else(|| NodeManagerError::NodeName {
+                        name: name.to_string(),
+                    })?;
+
+            state
+                .nodes
+                .get(index)
+                .map(|node| node.endpoints().api.port())
+                .ok_or_else(|| NodeManagerError::NodeName {
+                    name: name.to_string(),
+                })?
+        };
+
+        wait_for_http_ports(&[port], E::readiness_endpoint_path())
+            .await
+            .map_err(|source| NodeManagerError::Readiness { source })
+    }
+
     pub async fn start_node_with(
         &self,
         name: &str,