diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/change_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/change_test.go
index 554a1c80691..831db12bae8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/change_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/change_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/test/integration/fixtures"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 )
 
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ func TestChangeCRD(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}()
 
-	// Set up 100 loops creating and reading custom resources
+	// Set up 100 loops creating and reading and watching custom resources
 	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go func(i int) {
@@ -112,6 +114,31 @@ func TestChangeCRD(t *testing.T) {
 				time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
 			}
 		}(i)
+
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(i int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-stopChan:
+					return
+				default:
+					w, err := noxuNamespacedResourceClient.Watch(metav1.ListOptions{})
+					if err != nil {
+						t.Fatalf("unexpected error establishing watch: %v", err)
+					}
+					for event := range w.ResultChan() {
+						switch event.Type {
+						case watch.Added, watch.Modified, watch.Deleted:
+							// all expected
+						default:
+							t.Errorf("unexpected watch event: %#v", event)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+			}
+		}(i)
 	}
 
 	// Let all the established get request loops soak
@@ -121,5 +148,15 @@ func TestChangeCRD(t *testing.T) {
 	close(stopChan)
 
 	// Let loops drain
-	wg.Wait()
+	drained := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(drained)
+		wg.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-drained:
+	case <-time.After(wait.ForeverTestTimeout):
+		t.Error("timed out waiting for clients to complete")
+	}
 }
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
index 51c3d36ca7b..bb9fceca4b9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher.go
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ func NewCacherFromConfig(config Config) *Cacher {
 	cacher.stopWg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer cacher.stopWg.Done()
+		defer cacher.terminateAllWatchers()
 		wait.Until(
 			func() {
 				if !cacher.isStopped() {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
index f2a2326f3f6..103bda5f66e 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/storage/cacher/cacher_whitebox_test.go
@@ -496,6 +496,42 @@ func TestCacheWatcherStoppedInAnotherGoroutine(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestCacheWatcherStoppedOnDestroy(t *testing.T) {
+	backingStorage := &dummyStorage{}
+	cacher, _ := newTestCacher(backingStorage, 1000)
+	defer cacher.Stop()
+
+	// Wait until cacher is initialized.
+	cacher.ready.wait()
+
+	w, err := cacher.Watch(context.Background(), "pods/ns", "0", storage.Everything)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Failed to create watch: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	watchClosed := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(watchClosed)
+		for event := range w.ResultChan() {
+			switch event.Type {
+			case watch.Added, watch.Modified, watch.Deleted:
+				// ok
+			default:
+				t.Errorf("unexpected event %#v", event)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	cacher.Stop()
+
+	select {
+	case <-watchClosed:
+	case <-time.After(wait.ForeverTestTimeout):
+		t.Errorf("timed out waiting for watch to close")
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestTimeBucketWatchersBasic(t *testing.T) {
 	filter := func(_ string, _ labels.Set, _ fields.Set) bool {
 		return true