diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/conditions.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/conditions.go
index 934790dcb16..343a6f550e9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/conditions.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/conditions.go
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ func SetStatusCondition(conditions *[]metav1.Condition, newCondition metav1.Cond
 
 	existingCondition.Reason = newCondition.Reason
 	existingCondition.Message = newCondition.Message
+	existingCondition.ObservedGeneration = newCondition.ObservedGeneration
 }
 
 // RemoveStatusCondition removes the corresponding conditionType from conditions.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/conditions_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/conditions_test.go
index 3384597b5f6..e51c5bfc5d9 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/conditions_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta/conditions_test.go
@@ -68,10 +68,10 @@ func TestSetStatusCondition(t *testing.T) {
 				{Type: "second", Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{Time: oneHourBefore}},
 				{Type: "third"},
 			},
-			toAdd: metav1.Condition{Type: "second", Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{Time: oneHourAfter}, Reason: "reason", Message: "message"},
+			toAdd: metav1.Condition{Type: "second", Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{Time: oneHourAfter}, Reason: "reason", Message: "message", ObservedGeneration: 3},
 			expected: []metav1.Condition{
 				{Type: "first"},
-				{Type: "second", Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{Time: oneHourBefore}, Reason: "reason", Message: "message"},
+				{Type: "second", Status: metav1.ConditionTrue, LastTransitionTime: metav1.Time{Time: oneHourBefore}, Reason: "reason", Message: "message", ObservedGeneration: 3},
 				{Type: "third"},
 			},
 		},