diff --git a/apis/components/v1alpha1/kserve_types.go b/apis/components/v1alpha1/kserve_types.go
index ff6c43ac8ad..b69d88aed83 100644
--- a/apis/components/v1alpha1/kserve_types.go
+++ b/apis/components/v1alpha1/kserve_types.go
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ type KserveSpec struct {
 
 // KserveCommonStatus defines the shared observed state of Kserve
 type KserveCommonStatus struct {
+	// DefaultDeploymentMode is the value of the defaultDeploymentMode field
+	// as read from the "deploy" JSON in the inferenceservice-config ConfigMap
+	DefaultDeploymentMode string `json:"defaultDeploymentMode,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // KserveStatus defines the observed state of Kserve
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/components.platform.opendatahub.io_kserves.yaml b/config/crd/bases/components.platform.opendatahub.io_kserves.yaml
index ae49777f844..c64e35fe0ee 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/components.platform.opendatahub.io_kserves.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/components.platform.opendatahub.io_kserves.yaml
@@ -216,6 +216,11 @@ spec:
                 x-kubernetes-list-map-keys:
                 - type
                 x-kubernetes-list-type: map
+              defaultDeploymentMode:
+                description: |-
+                  DefaultDeploymentMode is the value of the defaultDeploymentMode field
+                  as read from the "deploy" JSON in the inferenceservice-config ConfigMap
+                type: string
               observedGeneration:
                 format: int64
                 type: integer
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/datasciencecluster.opendatahub.io_datascienceclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/datasciencecluster.opendatahub.io_datascienceclusters.yaml
index 7c06b2c7ffc..6a1c89dea45 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/datasciencecluster.opendatahub.io_datascienceclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/datasciencecluster.opendatahub.io_datascienceclusters.yaml
@@ -718,6 +718,11 @@ spec:
                   kserve:
                     description: Kserve component status.
                     properties:
+                      defaultDeploymentMode:
+                        description: |-
+                          DefaultDeploymentMode is the value of the defaultDeploymentMode field
+                          as read from the "deploy" JSON in the inferenceservice-config ConfigMap
+                        type: string
                       managementState:
                         description: |-
                           Set to one of the following values:
diff --git a/controllers/components/kserve/config.go b/controllers/components/kserve/config.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b85d813a50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/controllers/components/kserve/config.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+package kserve
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+// ConfigMap Keys
+const (
+	DeployConfigName     = "deploy"
+	IngressConfigKeyName = "ingress"
+)
+
+type DeployConfig struct {
+	DefaultDeploymentMode string `json:"defaultDeploymentMode,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func getDeployConfig(cm *corev1.ConfigMap) (*DeployConfig, error) {
+	deployConfig := DeployConfig{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(cm.Data[DeployConfigName]), &deployConfig); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error retrieving value for key '%s' from ConfigMap %s. %w", DeployConfigName, cm.Name, err)
+	}
+	return &deployConfig, nil
+}
diff --git a/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller.go b/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller.go
index a0d8870ef67..c5a62beed3a 100644
--- a/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller.go
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ func (s *componentHandler) NewComponentReconciler(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.
 		WithAction(deploy.NewAction(
 			deploy.WithCache(),
 		)).
+		WithAction(setStatusFields).
 		WithAction(updatestatus.NewAction()).
 		// must be the final action
 		WithAction(gc.NewAction()).
diff --git a/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller_actions.go b/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller_actions.go
index 132fdf4f931..0920de2b6ba 100644
--- a/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller_actions.go
+++ b/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_controller_actions.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 
 	componentApi "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/apis/components/v1alpha1"
@@ -262,3 +263,23 @@ func customizeKserveConfigMap(ctx context.Context, rr *odhtypes.ReconciliationRe
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+func setStatusFields(ctx context.Context, rr *odhtypes.ReconciliationRequest) error {
+	k, ok := rr.Instance.(*componentApi.Kserve)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource instance %v is not a componentApi.Kserve)", rr.Instance)
+	}
+
+	kserveConfigMap := corev1.ConfigMap{}
+	if err := rr.Client.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKey{Name: kserveConfigMapName, Namespace: rr.DSCI.Spec.ApplicationsNamespace}, &kserveConfigMap); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ddm, err := getDefaultDeploymentMode(&kserveConfigMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	k.Status.DefaultDeploymentMode = ddm
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_support.go b/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_support.go
index 422a27f3103..d548e39d21d 100644
--- a/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_support.go
+++ b/controllers/components/kserve/kserve_support.go
@@ -148,24 +148,32 @@ func removeServerlessFeatures(ctx context.Context, cli client.Client, k *compone
 	return serverlessFeatures.Delete(ctx, cli)
 }
 
+func getDefaultDeploymentMode(inferenceServiceConfigMap *corev1.ConfigMap) (string, error) {
+	deployConfig, err := getDeployConfig(inferenceServiceConfigMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+
+	return deployConfig.DefaultDeploymentMode, nil
+}
+
 func setDefaultDeploymentMode(inferenceServiceConfigMap *corev1.ConfigMap, defaultmode componentApi.DefaultDeploymentMode) error {
-	// set data.deploy.defaultDeploymentMode to the model specified in the Kserve spec
-	var deployData map[string]interface{}
-	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(inferenceServiceConfigMap.Data["deploy"]), &deployData); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error retrieving value for key 'deploy' from configmap %s. %w", kserveConfigMapName, err)
+	deployData, err := getDeployConfig(inferenceServiceConfigMap)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
-	modeFound := deployData["defaultDeploymentMode"]
-	if modeFound != string(defaultmode) {
-		deployData["defaultDeploymentMode"] = defaultmode
+
+	if deployData.DefaultDeploymentMode != string(defaultmode) {
+		deployData.DefaultDeploymentMode = string(defaultmode)
 		deployDataBytes, err := json.MarshalIndent(deployData, "", " ")
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not set values in configmap %s. %w", kserveConfigMapName, err)
 		}
-		inferenceServiceConfigMap.Data["deploy"] = string(deployDataBytes)
+		inferenceServiceConfigMap.Data[DeployConfigName] = string(deployDataBytes)
 
 		var ingressData map[string]interface{}
-		if err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(inferenceServiceConfigMap.Data["ingress"]), &ingressData); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("error retrieving value for key 'ingress' from configmap %s. %w", kserveConfigMapName, err)
+		if err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(inferenceServiceConfigMap.Data[IngressConfigKeyName]), &ingressData); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error retrieving value for key '%s' from configmap %s. %w", IngressConfigKeyName, kserveConfigMapName, err)
 		}
 		if defaultmode == componentApi.RawDeployment {
 			ingressData["disableIngressCreation"] = true
@@ -176,7 +184,7 @@ func setDefaultDeploymentMode(inferenceServiceConfigMap *corev1.ConfigMap, defau
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("could not set values in configmap %s. %w", kserveConfigMapName, err)
 		}
-		inferenceServiceConfigMap.Data["ingress"] = string(ingressDataBytes)
+		inferenceServiceConfigMap.Data[IngressConfigKeyName] = string(ingressDataBytes)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/docs/api-overview.md b/docs/api-overview.md
index cc5445e6a7a..926028e7d10 100644
--- a/docs/api-overview.md
+++ b/docs/api-overview.md
@@ -805,6 +805,9 @@ _Appears in:_
 - [DSCKserveStatus](#dsckservestatus)
 - [KserveStatus](#kservestatus)
 
+| Field | Description | Default | Validation |
+| --- | --- | --- | --- |
+| `defaultDeploymentMode` _string_ | DefaultDeploymentMode is the value of the defaultDeploymentMode field<br />as read from the "deploy" JSON in the inferenceservice-config ConfigMap |  |  |
 
 
 #### KserveList
@@ -862,6 +865,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `phase` _string_ |  |  |  |
 | `observedGeneration` _integer_ |  |  |  |
 | `conditions` _[Condition](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.25/#condition-v1-meta) array_ |  |  |  |
+| `defaultDeploymentMode` _string_ | DefaultDeploymentMode is the value of the defaultDeploymentMode field<br />as read from the "deploy" JSON in the inferenceservice-config ConfigMap |  |  |
 
 
 #### Kueue
diff --git a/tests/e2e/helper_test.go b/tests/e2e/helper_test.go
index 8f3a2a8bc45..e46b7b1f0c3 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/helper_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/helper_test.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func setupDSCInstance(name string) *dscv1.DataScienceCluster {
 						ManagementState: operatorv1.Removed,
 					},
 					KserveCommonSpec: componentApi.KserveCommonSpec{
+						DefaultDeploymentMode: componentApi.Serverless,
 						Serving: infrav1.ServingSpec{
 							ManagementState: operatorv1.Managed,
 							Name:            "knative-serving",
diff --git a/tests/e2e/kserve_test.go b/tests/e2e/kserve_test.go
index 2ee44672577..70398ab1ebd 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/kserve_test.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/kserve_test.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func (k *KserveTestCtx) validateKserveInstance(t *testing.T) {
 				k.testDsc.Spec.Components.Kserve.Serving.IngressGateway.Certificate.Type),
 
 			jq.Match(`.status.phase == "%s"`, readyStatus),
+			jq.Match(`.status.defaultDeploymentMode == "%s"`, k.testDsc.Spec.Components.Kserve.DefaultDeploymentMode),
 		)),
 	))
 
@@ -86,6 +87,7 @@ func (k *KserveTestCtx) validateKserveInstance(t *testing.T) {
 			jq.Match(`.status.conditions[] | select(.type == "%s") | .status == "%s"`, modelcontroller.ReadyConditionType, metav1.ConditionTrue),
 			jq.Match(`.status.installedComponents."%s" == true`, kserve.LegacyComponentName),
 			jq.Match(`.status.components.%s.managementState == "%s"`, componentApi.KserveComponentName, operatorv1.Managed),
+			jq.Match(`.status.components.%s.defaultDeploymentMode == "%s"`, componentApi.KserveComponentName, k.testDsc.Spec.Components.Kserve.DefaultDeploymentMode),
 		)),
 	))