diff --git a/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation.go
index 5700cf8911a..f7a33bdaa27 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/apps/validation/validation.go
@@ -99,22 +99,20 @@ func ValidatePetSet(petSet *apps.PetSet) field.ErrorList {
 
 // ValidatePetSetUpdate tests if required fields in the PetSet are set.
 func ValidatePetSetUpdate(petSet, oldPetSet *apps.PetSet) field.ErrorList {
-	allErrs := field.ErrorList{}
+	allErrs := apivalidation.ValidateObjectMetaUpdate(&petSet.ObjectMeta, &oldPetSet.ObjectMeta, field.NewPath("metadata"))
 
 	// TODO: For now we're taking the safe route and disallowing all updates to spec except for Spec.Replicas.
 	// Enable on a case by case basis.
 	restoreReplicas := petSet.Spec.Replicas
 	petSet.Spec.Replicas = oldPetSet.Spec.Replicas
 
-	// The generation changes for this update
-	restoreGeneration := petSet.Generation
-	petSet.Generation = oldPetSet.Generation
-
-	if !reflect.DeepEqual(petSet, oldPetSet) {
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(petSet.Spec, oldPetSet.Spec) {
 		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Forbidden(field.NewPath("spec"), "updates to petset spec for fields other than 'replicas' are forbidden."))
 	}
+	if !reflect.DeepEqual(petSet.Status, oldPetSet.Status) {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, field.Forbidden(field.NewPath("status"), "updates to petset status forbidden."))
+	}
 	petSet.Spec.Replicas = restoreReplicas
-	petSet.Generation = restoreGeneration
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateNonnegativeField(int64(petSet.Spec.Replicas), field.NewPath("spec", "replicas"))...)
 	return allErrs
 }