diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
index c11869b1589..7257f0c00d0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain.go
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/clientset_generated/internalclientset"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/client/restclient"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/fields"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/templates"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/resource"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/types"
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ type DrainOptions struct {
 	nodeInfo           *resource.Info
 	out                io.Writer
 	typer              runtime.ObjectTyper
+	ifPrint            bool
 }
 
 // Takes a pod and returns a bool indicating whether or not to operate on the
@@ -197,6 +198,8 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) SetupDrain(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	o.ifPrint = true
+
 	r := o.factory.NewBuilder().
 		NamespaceParam(cmdNamespace).DefaultNamespace().
 		ResourceNames("node", args[0]).
@@ -400,26 +403,42 @@ func (o *DrainOptions) deletePods(pods []api.Pod) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return wait.PollImmediate(kubectl.Interval, o.Timeout, func() (bool, error) {
-		pendingPodCnt := 0
+	getPodFn := func(namespace, name string) (*api.Pod, error) {
+		return o.client.Core().Pods(namespace).Get(name)
+	}
+	pendingPods, err := o.waitForDelete(pods, kubectl.Interval, o.Timeout, getPodFn)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Fprintf(o.out, "There are pending pods when an error occured:\n")
+		for _, pendindPod := range pendingPods {
+			cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, true, o.out, "pod", pendindPod.Name, false, "")
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (o *DrainOptions) waitForDelete(pods []api.Pod, interval, timeout time.Duration, getPodFn func(namespace, name string) (*api.Pod, error)) ([]api.Pod, error) {
+	err := wait.PollImmediate(interval, timeout, func() (bool, error) {
+		pendingPods := []api.Pod{}
 		for i, pod := range pods {
-			p, err := o.client.Core().Pods(pod.Namespace).Get(pod.Name)
+			p, err := getPodFn(pod.Namespace, pod.Name)
 			if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) || (p != nil && p.ObjectMeta.UID != pod.ObjectMeta.UID) {
-				cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, "pod", pod.Name, false, "deleted")
+				if o.ifPrint {
+					cmdutil.PrintSuccess(o.mapper, false, o.out, "pod", pod.Name, false, "deleted")
+				}
 				continue
 			} else if err != nil {
 				return false, err
 			} else {
-				pods[pendingPodCnt] = pods[i]
-				pendingPodCnt++
+				pendingPods = append(pendingPods, pods[i])
 			}
 		}
-		if pendingPodCnt > 0 {
-			pods = pods[:pendingPodCnt]
+		pods = pendingPods
+		if len(pendingPods) > 0 {
 			return false, nil
 		}
 		return true, nil
 	})
+	return pods, err
 }
 
 // RunCordonOrUncordon runs either Cordon or Uncordon.  The desired value for
diff --git a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain_test.go b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain_test.go
index 431bb3e0e69..5f552761c8a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubectl/cmd/drain_test.go
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/rand"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"os"
@@ -31,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
+	apierrors "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/testapi"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/unversioned"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/batch"
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/conversion"
 	cmdutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubectl/cmd/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/types"
 )
 
 var node *api.Node
@@ -550,6 +555,97 @@ func TestDrain(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDeletePods(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		description       string
+		interval          time.Duration
+		timeout           time.Duration
+		expectPendingPods bool
+		expectError       bool
+		getPodFn          func(namespace, name string) (*api.Pod, error)
+	}{
+		{
+			description:       "Wait for deleting to complete",
+			interval:          100 * time.Millisecond,
+			timeout:           10 * time.Second,
+			expectPendingPods: false,
+			expectError:       false,
+			getPodFn: func(namespace, name string) (*api.Pod, error) {
+				oldPodMap, _ := createPods(false)
+				newPodMap, _ := createPods(true)
+				if newPod, found := newPodMap[name]; found {
+					// randomly return old pod
+					if rand.Float32() < 0.6 {
+						oldPod := oldPodMap[name]
+						return &oldPod, nil
+					} else {
+						// randomly return a new pod or a NotFound error
+						if rand.Float32() < 0.5 {
+							return &newPod, nil
+						} else {
+							return &api.Pod{}, apierrors.NewNotFound(unversioned.GroupResource{Resource: "pods"}, name)
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				return &api.Pod{}, apierrors.NewNotFound(unversioned.GroupResource{Resource: "pods"}, name)
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			description:       "Deleting could timeout",
+			interval:          200 * time.Millisecond,
+			timeout:           3 * time.Second,
+			expectPendingPods: true,
+			expectError:       true,
+			getPodFn: func(namespace, name string) (*api.Pod, error) {
+				oldPodMap, _ := createPods(false)
+				if oldPod, found := oldPodMap[name]; found {
+					return &oldPod, nil
+				}
+				return &api.Pod{}, errors.New(fmt.Sprintf("%q: not found", name))
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	o := DrainOptions{}
+	o.ifPrint = false
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		_, pods := createPods(false)
+		pendingPods, err := o.waitForDelete(pods, test.interval, test.timeout, test.getPodFn)
+
+		if test.expectError && err == nil && test.expectPendingPods && len(pendingPods) > 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected non-error", test.description)
+		}
+		if !test.expectError && err != nil && !test.expectPendingPods && len(pendingPods) == 0 {
+			t.Fatalf("%s: unexpected error", test.description)
+		}
+
+	}
+
+}
+
+func createPods(ifCreateNewPods bool) (map[string]api.Pod, []api.Pod) {
+	podMap := make(map[string]api.Pod)
+	podSlice := []api.Pod{}
+	for i := 0; i < 8; i++ {
+		var uid types.UID
+		if ifCreateNewPods {
+			uid = types.UID(i)
+		} else {
+			uid = types.UID(string(i) + string(i))
+		}
+		pod := api.Pod{
+			ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{
+				Name:      "pod" + string(i),
+				Namespace: "default",
+				UID:       uid,
+			},
+		}
+		podMap[pod.Name] = pod
+		podSlice = append(podSlice, pod)
+	}
+	return podMap, podSlice
+}
+
 type MyReq struct {
 	Request *http.Request
 }