diff --git a/DEVELOPMENT.md b/DEVELOPMENT.md
index 455bc4e2..3c551ab3 100644
--- a/DEVELOPMENT.md
+++ b/DEVELOPMENT.md
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ The following targets are provided by the `Makefile`
 * `make kubeconform`: Install vendored `kubeconform` from `./tools` into `./_bin`.
 * `make yq`: Install vendored `yq` from `./tools` into `./_bin`.
 * `make golangci-lint`: Install `golangci-lint` version specified in `Makefile` into `./_bin`.
+* `make deploy`: Deploy `common-instancetypes` to an external cluster.
+* `make functest`: Run functest against an external cluster.
 
 ## Running Makefile targets within a container
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 09f6f0ff..84b71944 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ YQ_PACKAGE ?= github.com/mikefarah/yq/v4
 # Version of golangci-lint to install
 GOLANGCI_LINT_VERSION ?= v1.55.2
 
+# Kubeconfig default value
+KUBECONFIG ?= ~/.kube/config
+
 .PHONY: all
 all: lint validate readme test-lint test
 
@@ -41,6 +44,14 @@ lint: generate
 generate: kustomize yq
 	scripts/generate.sh
 
+.PHONY: deploy
+deploy: generate
+	scripts/deploy-kubevirt-and-cdi.sh && KUBECTL=kubectl scripts/sync.sh
+
+.PHONY: functest
+functest:
+	cd tests && KUBECONFIG=$(KUBECONFIG) go test -v -timeout 0 ./functests/... -ginkgo.v -ginkgo.randomize-all $(FUNCTEST_EXTRA_ARGS)
+
 .PHONY: validate
 validate: generate schema kubeconform
 	scripts/validate.sh
diff --git a/scripts/deploy-kubevirt-and-cdi.sh b/scripts/deploy-kubevirt-and-cdi.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..7367db07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/deploy-kubevirt-and-cdi.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+function latest_version() {
+  local repo="$1"
+  curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/kubevirt/${repo}/releases/latest | \
+    grep '"tag_name":' | \
+    sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/'
+}
+
+
+# Deploying kubevirt
+KUBEVIRT_VERSION=$(curl -L https://storage.googleapis.com/kubevirt-prow/devel/release/kubevirt/kubevirt/stable.txt)
+KUBEVIRT_NAMESPACE=${1:-kubevirt}
+
+kubectl apply -n ${KUBEVIRT_NAMESPACE} -f "https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/${KUBEVIRT_VERSION}/kubevirt-operator.yaml"
+kubectl apply -n ${KUBEVIRT_NAMESPACE} -f "https://github.com/kubevirt/kubevirt/releases/download/${KUBEVIRT_VERSION}/kubevirt-cr.yaml"
+
+kubectl patch -n ${KUBEVIRT_NAMESPACE} kubevirt kubevirt --type='json' -p '[{
+  "op": "add",
+  "path": "/spec/configuration/developerConfiguration/featureGates/-",
+  "value": "NUMA",
+},{
+  "op": "add",
+  "path": "/spec/configuration/developerConfiguration/featureGates/-",
+  "value": "GPU",
+}]'
+
+echo "Waiting for Kubevirt to be ready..."
+kubectl wait --for=condition=Available --timeout=600s -n ${KUBEVIRT_NAMESPACE} kv/kubevirt
+
+
+# Deploying CDI
+CDI_VERSION=$(latest_version "containerized-data-importer")
+CDI_NAMESPACE=cdi
+
+kubectl apply -n ${CDI_NAMESPACE} -f "https://github.com/kubevirt/containerized-data-importer/releases/download/${CDI_VERSION}/cdi-operator.yaml"
+kubectl apply -n ${CDI_NAMESPACE} -f "https://github.com/kubevirt/containerized-data-importer/releases/download/${CDI_VERSION}/cdi-cr.yaml"
+
+echo "Waiting for CDI to be ready..."
+kubectl wait --for=condition=Available --timeout=600s -n ${CDI_NAMESPACE} cdi/cdi