diff --git a/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector.go b/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package consistencydetector
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+)
+
+var dataConsistencyDetectionForListFromCacheEnabled = false
+
+func init() {
+	dataConsistencyDetectionForListFromCacheEnabled, _ = strconv.ParseBool(os.Getenv("KUBE_LIST_FROM_CACHE_INCONSISTENCY_DETECTOR"))
+}
+
+// CheckListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequested performs a data consistency check only when
+// the KUBE_LIST_FROM_CACHE_INCONSISTENCY_DETECTOR environment variable was set during a binary startup
+// for requests that have a high chance of being served from the watch-cache.
+//
+// The consistency check is meant to be enforced only in the CI, not in production.
+// The check ensures that data retrieved by a list api call from the watch-cache
+// is exactly the same as data received by the list api call from etcd.
+//
+// Note that this function will panic when data inconsistency is detected.
+// This is intentional because we want to catch it in the CI.
+//
+// Note that this function doesn't examine the ListOptions to determine
+// if the original request has hit the cache because it would be challenging
+// to maintain consistency with the server-side implementation.
+// For simplicity, we assume that the first request retrieved data from
+// the cache (even though this might not be true for some requests)
+// and issue the second call to get data from etcd for comparison.
+func CheckListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequested[T runtime.Object](ctx context.Context, identity string, listItemsFn ListFunc[T], optionsUsedToReceiveList metav1.ListOptions, receivedList runtime.Object) {
+	if !dataConsistencyDetectionForListFromCacheEnabled {
+		return
+	}
+	checkListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternal(ctx, identity, listItemsFn, optionsUsedToReceiveList, receivedList)
+}
+
+func checkListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternal[T runtime.Object](ctx context.Context, identity string, listItemsFn ListFunc[T], optionsUsedToReceiveList metav1.ListOptions, receivedList runtime.Object) {
+	receivedListMeta, err := meta.ListAccessor(receivedList)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	rawListItems, err := meta.ExtractListWithAlloc(receivedList)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err) // this should never happen
+	}
+	lastSyncedResourceVersion := receivedListMeta.GetResourceVersion()
+	CheckDataConsistency(ctx, identity, lastSyncedResourceVersion, listItemsFn, optionsUsedToReceiveList, func() []runtime.Object { return rawListItems })
+}
diff --git a/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector_test.go b/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector_test.go
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+++ b/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector_test.go
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+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package consistencydetector
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+)
+
+var (
+	emptyListFunc = func(_ context.Context, opts metav1.ListOptions) (*v1.PodList, error) {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	emptyListOptions = metav1.ListOptions{}
+)
+
+func TestDriveCheckListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequested(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+
+	CheckListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequested(ctx, "", emptyListFunc, emptyListOptions, nil)
+}
+
+func TestCheckListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternalPanics(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+	pod := makePod("p1", "1")
+
+	wrappedTarget := func() {
+		checkListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternal(ctx, "", emptyListFunc, emptyListOptions, pod)
+	}
+
+	require.PanicsWithError(t, "object does not implement the List interfaces", wrappedTarget)
+}
+
+func TestCheckListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternalHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.TODO()
+	listOptions := metav1.ListOptions{TimeoutSeconds: ptr.To(int64(39))}
+	expectedRequestOptions := metav1.ListOptions{
+		ResourceVersion:      "2",
+		ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact,
+		TimeoutSeconds:       ptr.To(int64(39)),
+	}
+	listResponse := &v1.PodList{
+		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "2"},
+		Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod("p1", "1"), *makePod("p2", "2")},
+	}
+	retrievedList := &v1.PodList{
+		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "2"},
+		Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod("p1", "1"), *makePod("p2", "2")},
+	}
+	fakeLister := &listWrapper{response: listResponse}
+
+	checkListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternal(ctx, "", fakeLister.List, listOptions, retrievedList)
+
+	require.Equal(t, 1, fakeLister.counter)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, len(fakeLister.requestOptions))
+	require.Equal(t, fakeLister.requestOptions[0], expectedRequestOptions)
+}