diff --git a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_updater.go b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_updater.go
index 53044001f90..21bb51221ee 100644
--- a/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_updater.go
+++ b/federation/pkg/federation-controller/util/federated_updater.go
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type FederatedUpdater interface {
 	// stopped when it is reached. However the function will return after the timeout
 	// with a non-nil error.
 	Update([]FederatedOperation, time.Duration) error
+
+	UpdateWithOnError([]FederatedOperation, time.Duration, func(FederatedOperation, error)) error
 }
 
 // A function that executes some operation using the passed client and object.
@@ -70,6 +72,10 @@ func NewFederatedUpdater(federation FederationView, add, update, del FederatedOp
 }
 
 func (fu *federatedUpdaterImpl) Update(ops []FederatedOperation, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	return fu.UpdateWithOnError(ops, timeout, nil)
+}
+
+func (fu *federatedUpdaterImpl) UpdateWithOnError(ops []FederatedOperation, timeout time.Duration, onError func(FederatedOperation, error)) error {
 	done := make(chan error, len(ops))
 	for _, op := range ops {
 		go func(op FederatedOperation) {
@@ -90,6 +96,9 @@ func (fu *federatedUpdaterImpl) Update(ops []FederatedOperation, timeout time.Du
 			case OperationTypeDelete:
 				err = fu.deleteFunction(clientset, op.Obj)
 			}
+			if err != nil && onError != nil {
+				onError(op, err)
+			}
 			done <- err
 		}(op)
 	}