diff --git a/support/machine.go b/support/machine.go
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+package support
+
+import (
+	"github.com/onsi/gomega"
+
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+
+	machinev1beta1 "github.com/openshift/api/machine/v1beta1"
+)
+
+func GetMachineSets(t Test) ([]machinev1beta1.MachineSet, error) {
+	ms, err := t.Client().Machine().MachineV1beta1().MachineSets("openshift-machine-api").List(t.Ctx(), metav1.ListOptions{})
+	t.Expect(err).NotTo(gomega.HaveOccurred())
+	return ms.Items, err
+}
+
+func Machines(t Test, machineSetName string) func(g gomega.Gomega) []machinev1beta1.Machine {
+	return func(g gomega.Gomega) []machinev1beta1.Machine {
+		machine, err := t.Client().Machine().MachineV1beta1().Machines("openshift-machine-api").List(t.Ctx(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: "machine.openshift.io/cluster-api-machineset=" + machineSetName})
+		g.Expect(err).NotTo(gomega.HaveOccurred())
+		return machine.Items
+	}
+}
+
+func GetMachines(t Test, machineSetName string) []machinev1beta1.Machine {
+	t.T().Helper()
+	return Machines(t, machineSetName)(t)
+}
+
+func MachineSetId(machineSet machinev1beta1.MachineSet) string {
+	return machineSet.Name
+}