diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
index 65f5124f0ef..2b0796c6ac4 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/reflector_test.go
@@ -572,27 +572,26 @@ func TestReflectorFullListIfExpired(t *testing.T) {
 			for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
 				pods[i] = v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: fmt.Sprintf("pod-%d", i), ResourceVersion: fmt.Sprintf("%d", i)}}
 			}
-			switch options.ResourceVersion {
-			case "0":
+			rvContinueLimit := func(rv, c string, l int64) metav1.ListOptions {
+				return metav1.ListOptions{ResourceVersion: rv, Continue: c, Limit: l}
+			}
+			switch rvContinueLimit(options.ResourceVersion, options.Continue, options.Limit) {
+			// initial limited list
+			case rvContinueLimit("0", "", 4):
 				return &v1.PodList{ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "10"}, Items: pods[0:4]}, nil
-			case "10":
-				switch options.Limit {
-				case 4:
-					switch options.Continue {
-					case "":
-						return &v1.PodList{ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{Continue: "C1", ResourceVersion: "11"}, Items: pods[0:4]}, nil
-					case "C1":
-						return nil, apierrs.NewResourceExpired("The resourceVersion for the provided watch is too old.")
-					default:
-						t.Fatalf("Unrecognized Continue: %s", options.Continue)
-					}
-				case 0:
-					return &v1.PodList{ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "11"}, Items: pods[0:8]}, nil
-				default:
-					t.Fatalf("Unrecognized Limit: %d", options.Limit)
-				}
+			// first page of the rv=10 list
+			case rvContinueLimit("10", "", 4):
+				return &v1.PodList{ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{Continue: "C1", ResourceVersion: "11"}, Items: pods[0:4]}, nil
+			// second page of the above list
+			case rvContinueLimit("", "C1", 4):
+				return nil, apierrs.NewResourceExpired("The resourceVersion for the provided watch is too old.")
+			// rv=10 unlimited list
+			case rvContinueLimit("10", "", 0):
+				return &v1.PodList{ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "11"}, Items: pods[0:8]}, nil
 			default:
-				t.Fatalf("Unrecognized ResourceVersion: %s", options.ResourceVersion)
+				err := fmt.Errorf("unexpected list options: %#v", options)
+				t.Error(err)
+				return nil, err
 			}
 			return nil, nil
 		},
@@ -601,25 +600,29 @@ func TestReflectorFullListIfExpired(t *testing.T) {
 	r.WatchListPageSize = 4
 
 	// Initial list should use RV=0
-	r.ListAndWatch(stopCh)
+	if err := r.ListAndWatch(stopCh); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	results := s.List()
 	if len(results) != 4 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 4 results, got %d", len(results))
 	}
 
-	// relist should use lastSyncResourceVersions (RV=10) and since second page of RV=10 is expired, it should full list with RV=10
+	// relist should use lastSyncResourceVersions (RV=10) and since second page of that expired, it should full list with RV=10
 	stopCh = make(chan struct{})
-	r.ListAndWatch(stopCh)
+	if err := r.ListAndWatch(stopCh); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
 
 	results = s.List()
 	if len(results) != 8 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected 8 results, got %d", len(results))
 	}
 
-	expectedRVs := []string{"0", "10", "10", "10"}
+	expectedRVs := []string{"0", "10", "", "10"}
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(listCallRVs, expectedRVs) {
-		t.Errorf("Expected series of list calls with resource versiosn of %v but got: %v", expectedRVs, listCallRVs)
+		t.Errorf("Expected series of list calls with resource versiosn of %#v but got: %#v", expectedRVs, listCallRVs)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager/pager.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager/pager.go
index 25d190efa68..307808be1e1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager/pager.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager/pager.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func (p *ListPager) List(ctx context.Context, options metav1.ListOptions) (runti
 	if options.Limit == 0 {
 		options.Limit = p.PageSize
 	}
+	requestedResourceVersion := options.ResourceVersion
 	var list *metainternalversion.List
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -94,9 +95,11 @@ func (p *ListPager) List(ctx context.Context, options metav1.ListOptions) (runti
 			if !errors.IsResourceExpired(err) || !p.FullListIfExpired || options.Continue == "" {
 				return nil, err
 			}
-			// the list expired while we were processing, fall back to a full list
+			// the list expired while we were processing, fall back to a full list at
+			// the requested ResourceVersion.
 			options.Limit = 0
 			options.Continue = ""
+			options.ResourceVersion = requestedResourceVersion
 			return p.PageFn(ctx, options)
 		}
 		m, err := meta.ListAccessor(obj)
@@ -129,6 +132,10 @@ func (p *ListPager) List(ctx context.Context, options metav1.ListOptions) (runti
 
 		// set the next loop up
 		options.Continue = m.GetContinue()
+		// Clear the ResourceVersion on the subsequent List calls to avoid the
+		// `specifying resource version is not allowed when using continue` error.
+		// See https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/85221#issuecomment-553748143.
+		options.ResourceVersion = ""
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager/pager_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager/pager_test.go
index 2332b53d78f..35d4449fb40 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager/pager_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/pager/pager_test.go
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ func (p *testPager) PagedList(ctx context.Context, options metav1.ListOptions) (
 		p.t.Errorf("invariant violated, expected limit %d and continue %s, got %#v", p.expectPage, expectedContinue, options)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invariant violated")
 	}
+	if options.Continue != "" && options.ResourceVersion != "" {
+		p.t.Errorf("invariant violated, specifying resource version (%s) is not allowed when using continue (%s).", options.ResourceVersion, options.Continue)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invariant violated")
+	}
 	var list metainternalversion.List
 	total := options.Limit
 	if total == 0 {
@@ -181,6 +185,12 @@ func TestListPager_List(t *testing.T) {
 			args: args{},
 			want: list(21, "rv:20"),
 		},
+		{
+			name:   "two pages with resourceVersion",
+			fields: fields{PageSize: 10, PageFn: (&testPager{t: t, expectPage: 10, remaining: 11, rv: "rv:20"}).PagedList},
+			args:   args{options: metav1.ListOptions{ResourceVersion: "rv:10"}},
+			want:   list(11, "rv:20"),
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {