diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pod/mirror_client.go b/pkg/kubelet/pod/mirror_client.go
index f2133d3c28f..b29867bfd83 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pod/mirror_client.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pod/mirror_client.go
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ func (mc *basicMirrorClient) DeleteMirrorPod(podFullName string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	glog.V(4).Infof("Deleting a mirror pod %q", podFullName)
+	// TODO(random-liu): Delete the mirror pod with uid precondition in mirror pod manager
 	if err := mc.apiserverClient.Core().Pods(namespace).Delete(name, api.NewDeleteOptions(0)); err != nil && !errors.IsNotFound(err) {
 		glog.Errorf("Failed deleting a mirror pod %q: %v", podFullName, err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/status/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/status/manager.go
index 934360c37e5..815cc78091e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/status/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/status/manager.go
@@ -396,7 +396,10 @@ func (m *manager) syncPod(uid types.UID, status versionedPodStatus) {
 				glog.V(3).Infof("Pod %q is terminated, but some containers are still running", format.Pod(pod))
 				return
 			}
-			if err := m.kubeClient.Core().Pods(pod.Namespace).Delete(pod.Name, api.NewDeleteOptions(0)); err == nil {
+			deleteOptions := api.NewDeleteOptions(0)
+			// Use the pod UID as the precondition for deletion to prevent deleting a newly created pod with the same name and namespace.
+			deleteOptions.Preconditions = api.NewUIDPreconditions(string(pod.UID))
+			if err := m.kubeClient.Core().Pods(pod.Namespace).Delete(pod.Name, deleteOptions); err == nil {
 				glog.V(3).Infof("Pod %q fully terminated and removed from etcd", format.Pod(pod))
 				m.deletePodStatus(uid)
 				return