diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector_test.go
index 655d9c99829..945e0731025 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/consistencydetector/list_data_consistency_detector_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
@@ -52,26 +54,80 @@ func TestCheckListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternalPanics(t *testing.T
 }
 
 func TestCheckListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternalHappyPath(t *testing.T) {
-	ctx := context.TODO()
-	listOptions := metav1.ListOptions{TimeoutSeconds: ptr.To(int64(39))}
-	expectedRequestOptions := metav1.ListOptions{
-		ResourceVersion:      "2",
-		ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact,
-		TimeoutSeconds:       ptr.To(int64(39)),
-	}
-	listResponse := &v1.PodList{
-		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "2"},
-		Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod("p1", "1"), *makePod("p2", "2")},
-	}
-	retrievedList := &v1.PodList{
-		ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "2"},
-		Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod("p1", "1"), *makePod("p2", "2")},
-	}
-	fakeLister := &listWrapper{response: listResponse}
+	scenarios := []struct {
+		name                 string
+		listResponse         runtime.Object
+		retrievedList        runtime.Object
+		retrievedListOptions metav1.ListOptions
 
-	checkListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternal(ctx, "", fakeLister.List, listOptions, retrievedList)
+		expectedRequestOptions metav1.ListOptions
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "list detector works with a typed list",
+			listResponse: &v1.PodList{
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "2"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod("p1", "1"), *makePod("p2", "2")},
+			},
+			retrievedListOptions: metav1.ListOptions{TimeoutSeconds: ptr.To(int64(39))},
+			retrievedList: &v1.PodList{
+				ListMeta: metav1.ListMeta{ResourceVersion: "2"},
+				Items:    []v1.Pod{*makePod("p1", "1"), *makePod("p2", "2")},
+			},
+			expectedRequestOptions: metav1.ListOptions{
+				ResourceVersion:      "2",
+				ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact,
+				TimeoutSeconds:       ptr.To(int64(39)),
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "list detector works with a unstructured list",
+			listResponse: &unstructured.UnstructuredList{
+				Object: map[string]interface{}{
+					"apiVersion": "vTest",
+					"kind":       "rTestList",
+					"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+						"resourceVersion": "3",
+					},
+				},
+				Items: []unstructured.Unstructured{
+					*makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item1"),
+					*makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item2"),
+					*makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item3"),
+				},
+			},
+			retrievedListOptions: metav1.ListOptions{TimeoutSeconds: ptr.To(int64(39))},
+			retrievedList: &unstructured.UnstructuredList{
+				Object: map[string]interface{}{
+					"apiVersion": "vTest",
+					"kind":       "rTestList",
+					"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+						"resourceVersion": "3",
+					},
+				},
+				Items: []unstructured.Unstructured{
+					*makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item1"),
+					*makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item2"),
+					*makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item3"),
+				},
+			},
+			expectedRequestOptions: metav1.ListOptions{
+				ResourceVersion:      "3",
+				ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact,
+				TimeoutSeconds:       ptr.To(int64(39)),
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, scenario := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(scenario.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			ctx := context.TODO()
+			listOptions := metav1.ListOptions{TimeoutSeconds: ptr.To(int64(39))}
+			fakeLister := &listWrapper{response: scenario.listResponse}
 
-	require.Equal(t, 1, fakeLister.counter)
-	require.Equal(t, 1, len(fakeLister.requestOptions))
-	require.Equal(t, fakeLister.requestOptions[0], expectedRequestOptions)
+			checkListFromCacheDataConsistencyIfRequestedInternal(ctx, "", fakeLister.List, listOptions, scenario.retrievedList)
+
+			require.Equal(t, 1, fakeLister.counter)
+			require.Equal(t, 1, len(fakeLister.requestOptions))
+			require.Equal(t, fakeLister.requestOptions[0], scenario.expectedRequestOptions)
+		})
+	}
 }