diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 50eaafa..bbb1c42 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         "@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin": "^0.14.0",
         "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.1",
         "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
+        "fast-check": "^4.8.0",
         "vite": "^6.4.3",
         "vite-plugin-svgr": "^4.5.0"
       }
@@ -9016,7 +9017,6 @@
           "url": "https://opencollective.com/fast-check"
         }
       ],
-      "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "pure-rand": "^8.0.0"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2ac1671..c5c1529 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "tsc": "headlamp-plugin tsc",
     "storybook": "headlamp-plugin storybook",
     "storybook-build": "headlamp-plugin storybook-build",
-    "test": "headlamp-plugin test",
+    "test": "vitest run -c vitest.config.mts",
     "i18n": "headlamp-plugin i18n"
   },
   "keywords": [
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     "@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin": "^0.14.0",
     "@testing-library/dom": "^10.4.1",
     "@testing-library/react": "^16.3.2",
+    "fast-check": "^4.8.0",
     "vite": "^6.4.3",
     "vite-plugin-svgr": "^4.5.0"
   }
diff --git a/src/__mocks__/kubeObject.ts b/src/__mocks__/kubeObject.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20591f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__mocks__/kubeObject.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Contributors to Agones a Series of LF Projects, LLC.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Minimal stand-in for `KubeObject` from `@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib/k8s/cluster`.
+ *
+ * Headlamp externalises this import at build time (it is provided by the
+ * host app at runtime), so the physical path does not exist inside
+ * `node_modules`. During Vitest runs we redirect the import here via a
+ * `resolve.alias` in `vitest.config.mts`.
+ *
+ * Only the constructor, `metadata`, and `jsonData` are needed for unit and
+ * property tests — methods like `patch`, `delete`, and `useList` are stubs.
+ */
+export class KubeObject {
+  jsonData: any;
+
+  constructor(json: any) {
+    this.jsonData = json;
+  }
+
+  get metadata() {
+    return this.jsonData.metadata;
+  }
+
+  static useList() {
+    return [null];
+  }
+
+  static apiVersion = '';
+  static kind = '';
+  static apiName = '';
+  static isNamespaced = true;
+
+  async patch(body: unknown) {
+    if (body && typeof body === 'object') {
+      this.jsonData = { ...this.jsonData, ...(body as Record<string, unknown>) };
+    }
+    return this.jsonData;
+  }
+}
+
+// Re-export the interface (type-only) so that `import { KubeObjectInterface }` works.
+export interface KubeObjectInterface {
+  apiVersion: string;
+  kind: string;
+  metadata: {
+    name: string;
+    namespace?: string;
+    uid?: string;
+    labels?: Record<string, string>;
+    annotations?: Record<string, string>;
+    ownerReferences?: Array<{ uid: string; kind: string; name: string }>;
+    [key: string]: any;
+  };
+  [key: string]: any;
+}
diff --git a/vitest.config.mts b/vitest.config.mts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ec612d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vitest.config.mts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Contributors to Agones a Series of LF Projects, LLC.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { resolve } from 'path';
+import { defineConfig, mergeConfig } from 'vitest/config';
+import baseConfig from '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/config/vite.config.mjs';
+
+/**
+ * Extend the upstream Headlamp Vitest/Vite config with resolve aliases for
+ * paths that are externalised at build time but need stubs during testing.
+ *
+ * `@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib/k8s/cluster` is the primary case — it is
+ * provided by the host app at runtime but does not physically exist in
+ * `node_modules`. We redirect it to a minimal {@link src/__mocks__/kubeObject.ts}
+ * so that resource-model tests can instantiate `KubeObject` subclasses.
+ */
+export default mergeConfig(
+  baseConfig,
+  defineConfig({
+    resolve: {
+      alias: {
+        '@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/lib/k8s/cluster': resolve(
+          __dirname,
+          'src/__mocks__/kubeObject.ts'
+        ),
+      },
+    },
+    test: {
+      // Override setupFiles because the base config uses `import.meta.dirname`
+      // which resolves to undefined when loaded from an external config file.
+      setupFiles: resolve(
+        __dirname,
+        'node_modules/@kinvolk/headlamp-plugin/config/setupTests.js'
+      ),
+    },
+  })
+);