diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a77389402..24b2f5255 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@
     - **Breaking change:** Updated `InstanceSensitiveData` model because of misbehaving API
   - [v0.23.0](services/observability/CHANGELOG.md#v0230)
     - **Feature:** Introduce enums for various attributes
+  - [v0.24.0](services/observability/CHANGELOG.md#v0240)
+    - **Improvement:** Use new WaiterHelper for observability waiters
 - `opensearch`:
   - [v0.26.3](services/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md#v0263) 
     - **Dependencies:** Bump STACKIT SDK core module from `v0.24.0` to `v0.24.1`
diff --git a/services/observability/CHANGELOG.md b/services/observability/CHANGELOG.md
index 80aef797c..dda15772e 100644
--- a/services/observability/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/services/observability/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+## v0.24.0
+- **Improvement:** Use new WaiterHelper for observability waiters
+
 ## v0.23.0
 - **Feature:** Introduce enums for various attributes
 
diff --git a/services/observability/VERSION b/services/observability/VERSION
index 964a04d92..a28372544 100644
--- a/services/observability/VERSION
+++ b/services/observability/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v0.23.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v0.24.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/services/observability/v1api/wait/wait.go b/services/observability/v1api/wait/wait.go
index 75f5d795b..8ae1bceaf 100644
--- a/services/observability/v1api/wait/wait.go
+++ b/services/observability/v1api/wait/wait.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package wait
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -41,22 +42,22 @@ const (
 
 // CreateInstanceWaitHandler will wait for instance creation
 func CreateInstanceWaitHandler(ctx context.Context, a observability.DefaultAPI, instanceId, projectId string) *wait.AsyncActionHandler[observability.GetInstanceResponse] {
-	handler := wait.New(func() (waitFinished bool, response *observability.GetInstanceResponse, err error) {
-		s, err := a.GetInstance(ctx, instanceId, projectId).Execute()
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, nil, err
-		}
-		if s == nil {
-			return false, nil, nil
-		}
-		if s.Id == instanceId && s.Status == observability.STATUS_CREATE_SUCCEEDED {
-			return true, s, nil
-		}
-		if s.Id == instanceId && s.Status == observability.STATUS_CREATE_FAILED {
-			return true, s, fmt.Errorf("create failed for instance with id %s", instanceId)
-		}
-		return false, nil, nil
-	})
+	waitConfig := wait.WaiterHelper[observability.GetInstanceResponse, observability.Status]{
+		FetchInstance: a.GetInstance(ctx, instanceId, projectId).Execute,
+		GetState: func(s *observability.GetInstanceResponse) (observability.Status, error) {
+			if s == nil {
+				return "", errors.New("empty response")
+			}
+			if s.Id != instanceId {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("instance id mismatch: expected %s, got %s", instanceId, s.Id)
+			}
+			return s.Status, nil
+		},
+		ActiveState: []observability.Status{observability.STATUS_CREATE_SUCCEEDED},
+		ErrorState:  []observability.Status{observability.STATUS_CREATE_FAILED},
+	}
+
+	handler := wait.New(waitConfig.Wait())
 	handler.SetTimeout(45 * time.Minute)
 	return handler
 }
@@ -86,22 +87,22 @@ func UpdateInstanceWaitHandler(ctx context.Context, a observability.DefaultAPI,
 
 // DeleteInstanceWaitHandler will wait for instance deletion
 func DeleteInstanceWaitHandler(ctx context.Context, a observability.DefaultAPI, instanceId, projectId string) *wait.AsyncActionHandler[observability.GetInstanceResponse] {
-	handler := wait.New(func() (waitFinished bool, response *observability.GetInstanceResponse, err error) {
-		s, err := a.GetInstance(ctx, instanceId, projectId).Execute()
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, nil, err
-		}
-		if s == nil {
-			return false, nil, nil
-		}
-		if s.Id == instanceId && s.Status == observability.STATUS_DELETE_SUCCEEDED {
-			return true, s, nil
-		}
-		if s.Id == instanceId && s.Status == observability.STATUS_DELETE_FAILED {
-			return true, s, fmt.Errorf("delete failed for instance with id %s", instanceId)
-		}
-		return false, nil, nil
-	})
+	waitConfig := wait.WaiterHelper[observability.GetInstanceResponse, observability.Status]{
+		FetchInstance: a.GetInstance(ctx, instanceId, projectId).Execute,
+		GetState: func(s *observability.GetInstanceResponse) (observability.Status, error) {
+			if s == nil {
+				return "", errors.New("empty response")
+			}
+			if s.Id != instanceId {
+				return "", fmt.Errorf("instance id mismatch: expected %s, got %s", instanceId, s.Id)
+			}
+			return s.Status, nil
+		},
+		ActiveState: []observability.Status{observability.STATUS_DELETE_SUCCEEDED},
+		ErrorState:  []observability.Status{observability.STATUS_DELETE_FAILED},
+	}
+
+	handler := wait.New(waitConfig.Wait())
 	handler.SetTimeout(20 * time.Minute)
 	return handler
 }