diff --git a/pkg/util/wait/wait.go b/pkg/util/wait/wait.go
index 0005b00ecf9..31c81b6c27c 100644
--- a/pkg/util/wait/wait.go
+++ b/pkg/util/wait/wait.go
@@ -42,10 +42,18 @@ func Forever(f func(), period time.Duration) {
 }
 
 // Until loops until stop channel is closed, running f every period.
+// Until is syntactic sugar on top of JitterUntil with zero jitter factor
+func Until(f func(), period time.Duration, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
+	JitterUntil(f, period, 0.0, stopCh)
+}
+
+// JitterUntil loops until stop channel is closed, running f every period.
+// If jitterFactor is positive, the period is jittered before every run of f.
+// If jitterFactor is not positive, the period is unchanged.
 // Catches any panics, and keeps going. f may not be invoked if
 // stop channel is already closed. Pass NeverStop to Until if you
 // don't want it stop.
-func Until(f func(), period time.Duration, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
+func JitterUntil(f func(), period time.Duration, jitterFactor float64, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 	select {
 	case <-stopCh:
 		return
@@ -57,10 +65,16 @@ func Until(f func(), period time.Duration, stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
 			defer runtime.HandleCrash()
 			f()
 		}()
+
+		jitteredPeriod := period
+		if jitterFactor > 0.0 {
+			jitteredPeriod = Jitter(period, jitterFactor)
+		}
+
 		select {
 		case <-stopCh:
 			return
-		case <-time.After(period):
+		case <-time.After(jitteredPeriod):
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/util/wait/wait_test.go b/pkg/util/wait/wait_test.go
index cd647892091..28de7e01ba6 100644
--- a/pkg/util/wait/wait_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/wait/wait_test.go
@@ -56,6 +56,65 @@ func TestUntilReturnsImmediately(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestJitterUntil(t *testing.T) {
+	ch := make(chan struct{})
+	// if a channel is closed JitterUntil never calls function f
+	// and returns imidiatelly
+	close(ch)
+	JitterUntil(func() {
+		t.Fatal("should not have been invoked")
+	}, 0, 1.0, ch)
+
+	ch = make(chan struct{})
+	called := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		JitterUntil(func() {
+			called <- struct{}{}
+		}, 0, 1.0, ch)
+		close(called)
+	}()
+	<-called
+	close(ch)
+	<-called
+}
+
+func TestJitterUntilReturnsImmediately(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	ch := make(chan struct{})
+	JitterUntil(func() {
+		close(ch)
+	}, 30*time.Second, 1.0, ch)
+	if now.Add(25 * time.Second).Before(time.Now()) {
+		t.Errorf("JitterUntil did not return immediately when the stop chan was closed inside the func")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestJitterUntilNegativeFactor(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now()
+	ch := make(chan struct{})
+	called := make(chan struct{})
+	received := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		JitterUntil(func() {
+			called <- struct{}{}
+			<-received
+		}, time.Second, -30.0, ch)
+	}()
+	// first loop
+	<-called
+	received <- struct{}{}
+	// second loop
+	<-called
+	close(ch)
+	received <- struct{}{}
+
+	// it should take at most 2 seconds + some overhead, not 3
+	if now.Add(3 * time.Second).Before(time.Now()) {
+		t.Errorf("JitterUntil did not returned after predefined period with negative jitter factor when the stop chan was closed inside the func")
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
 	opts := Backoff{Factor: 1.0, Steps: 3}