diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
index a3c5260752d..9d61a1510e0 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
@@ -4841,7 +4841,7 @@ func printTolerationsMultilineWithIndent(w PrefixWriter, initialIndent, title, i
 		// - operator: "Exists"
 		// is a special case which tolerates everything
 		if toleration.Operator == corev1.TolerationOpExists && len(toleration.Value) == 0 {
-			if len(toleration.Key) != 0 {
+			if len(toleration.Key) != 0 || len(toleration.Effect) != 0 {
 				w.Write(LEVEL_0, " op=Exists")
 			} else {
 				w.Write(LEVEL_0, "op=Exists")
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
index 5a882e3743b..88c6825dda8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe_test.go
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ func TestDescribePodTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 		Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 			Tolerations: []corev1.Toleration{
 				{Operator: corev1.TolerationOpExists},
+				{Effect: corev1.TaintEffectNoSchedule, Operator: corev1.TolerationOpExists},
 				{Key: "key0", Operator: corev1.TolerationOpExists},
 				{Key: "key1", Value: "value1"},
 				{Key: "key2", Operator: corev1.TolerationOpEqual, Value: "value2", Effect: corev1.TaintEffectNoSchedule},
@@ -195,6 +196,7 @@ func TestDescribePodTolerations(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
 	}
 	if !strings.Contains(out, "  op=Exists\n") ||
+		!strings.Contains(out, ":NoSchedule op=Exists\n") ||
 		!strings.Contains(out, "key0 op=Exists\n") ||
 		!strings.Contains(out, "key1=value1\n") ||
 		!strings.Contains(out, "key2=value2:NoSchedule\n") ||