diff --git a/internal/controllers/securitygroup/actuator.go b/internal/controllers/securitygroup/actuator.go
index 703f25c7c..6468f1d4e 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/securitygroup/actuator.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/securitygroup/actuator.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"iter"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/v2/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/groups"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/v2/openstack/networking/v2/extensions/security/rules"
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ type (
 	securityGroupIterator     = iter.Seq2[*osResourceT, error]
 )
 
+const (
+	// The frequency to poll when waiting for the resource to become available
+	securityGroupAvailablePollingPeriod = 15 * time.Second
+)
+
 type securityGroupActuator struct {
 	osClient  osclients.NetworkClient
 	k8sClient client.Client
diff --git a/internal/controllers/securitygroup/status.go b/internal/controllers/securitygroup/status.go
index 94a83c8f7..90e172d45 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/securitygroup/status.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/securitygroup/status.go
@@ -45,7 +45,24 @@ func (securityGroupStatusWriter) ResourceAvailableStatus(orcObject orcObjectPT,
 		}
 	}
 
-	// SecurityGroup is available as soon as it exists
+	resourceSpec := orcObject.Spec.Resource
+	if resourceSpec != nil && resourceSpec.Rules != nil {
+		// Make sure specified security group rules exist in resource
+
+		resourceStatus := orcObject.Status.Resource
+		if resourceStatus == nil || resourceStatus.Rules == nil {
+			return metav1.ConditionFalse, progress.WaitingOnOpenStack(progress.WaitingOnReady, securityGroupAvailablePollingPeriod)
+		}
+
+		if len(resourceSpec.Rules) != len(resourceStatus.Rules) {
+			return metav1.ConditionFalse, progress.WaitingOnOpenStack(progress.WaitingOnReady, securityGroupAvailablePollingPeriod)
+		}
+
+		if len(resourceSpec.Rules) != len(osResource.Rules) {
+			return metav1.ConditionFalse, progress.WaitingOnOpenStack(progress.WaitingOnReady, securityGroupAvailablePollingPeriod)
+		}
+	}
+
 	return metav1.ConditionTrue, nil
 }