diff --git a/apis/condition_set.go b/apis/condition_set.go
index 7f1917e89..eba01e94b 100644
--- a/apis/condition_set.go
+++ b/apis/condition_set.go
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ type ConditionManager interface {
 	// set to true.
 	IsHappy() bool
 
+	// GetTopLevelCondition finds and returns the top level Condition (happy Condition).
+	GetTopLevelCondition() *Condition
+
 	// GetCondition finds and returns the Condition that matches the ConditionType
 	// previously set on Conditions.
 	GetCondition(t ConditionType) *Condition
@@ -139,13 +142,15 @@ func (r ConditionSet) Manage(status ConditionsAccessor) ConditionManager {
 	}
 }
 
-// IsHappy looks at the happy condition and returns true if that condition is
+// IsHappy looks at the top level Condition (happy Condition) and returns true if that condition is
 // set to true.
 func (r conditionsImpl) IsHappy() bool {
-	if c := r.GetCondition(r.happy); c == nil || !c.IsTrue() {
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
+	return r.GetTopLevelCondition().IsTrue()
+}
+
+// GetTopLevelCondition finds and returns the top level Condition (happy Condition).
+func (r conditionsImpl) GetTopLevelCondition() *Condition {
+	return r.GetCondition(r.happy)
 }
 
 // GetCondition finds and returns the Condition that matches the ConditionType