diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
index 05d0666a9ad..bea58726571 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util.go
@@ -841,8 +841,8 @@ func DeploymentComplete(deployment *extensions.Deployment, newStatus *extensions
 
 // DeploymentProgressing reports progress for a deployment. Progress is estimated by comparing the
 // current with the new status of the deployment that the controller is observing. More specifically,
-// when new pods are scaled up or become available, or old pods are scaled down, then we consider the
-// deployment is progressing.
+// when new pods are scaled up or become ready or available, or old pods are scaled down, then we
+// consider the deployment is progressing.
 func DeploymentProgressing(deployment *extensions.Deployment, newStatus *extensions.DeploymentStatus) bool {
 	oldStatus := deployment.Status
 
@@ -852,6 +852,7 @@ func DeploymentProgressing(deployment *extensions.Deployment, newStatus *extensi
 
 	return (newStatus.UpdatedReplicas > oldStatus.UpdatedReplicas) ||
 		(newStatusOldReplicas < oldStatusOldReplicas) ||
+		newStatus.ReadyReplicas > deployment.Status.ReadyReplicas ||
 		newStatus.AvailableReplicas > deployment.Status.AvailableReplicas
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util_test.go b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util_test.go
index af9db84b423..b9e9c10d30f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/deployment/util/deployment_util_test.go
@@ -1002,18 +1002,22 @@ func TestDeploymentComplete(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDeploymentProgressing(t *testing.T) {
-	deployment := func(current, updated int32) *extensions.Deployment {
+	deployment := func(current, updated, ready, available int32) *extensions.Deployment {
 		return &extensions.Deployment{
 			Status: extensions.DeploymentStatus{
-				Replicas:        current,
-				UpdatedReplicas: updated,
+				Replicas:          current,
+				UpdatedReplicas:   updated,
+				ReadyReplicas:     ready,
+				AvailableReplicas: available,
 			},
 		}
 	}
-	newStatus := func(current, updated int32) extensions.DeploymentStatus {
+	newStatus := func(current, updated, ready, available int32) extensions.DeploymentStatus {
 		return extensions.DeploymentStatus{
-			Replicas:        current,
-			UpdatedReplicas: updated,
+			Replicas:          current,
+			UpdatedReplicas:   updated,
+			ReadyReplicas:     ready,
+			AvailableReplicas: available,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -1026,52 +1030,60 @@ func TestDeploymentProgressing(t *testing.T) {
 		expected bool
 	}{
 		{
-			name: "progressing",
+			name: "progressing: updated pods",
 
-			d:         deployment(10, 4),
-			newStatus: newStatus(10, 6),
+			d:         deployment(10, 4, 4, 4),
+			newStatus: newStatus(10, 6, 4, 4),
 
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not progressing",
 
-			d:         deployment(10, 4),
-			newStatus: newStatus(10, 4),
+			d:         deployment(10, 4, 4, 4),
+			newStatus: newStatus(10, 4, 4, 4),
 
 			expected: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "progressing #2",
+			name: "progressing: old pods removed",
 
-			d:         deployment(10, 4),
-			newStatus: newStatus(8, 4),
+			d:         deployment(10, 4, 6, 6),
+			newStatus: newStatus(8, 4, 6, 6),
 
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "not progressing #2",
+			name: "not progressing: less new pods",
 
-			d:         deployment(10, 7),
-			newStatus: newStatus(10, 6),
+			d:         deployment(10, 7, 3, 3),
+			newStatus: newStatus(10, 6, 3, 3),
 
 			expected: false,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "progressing #3",
+			name: "progressing: less overall but more new pods",
 
-			d:         deployment(10, 4),
-			newStatus: newStatus(8, 8),
+			d:         deployment(10, 4, 7, 7),
+			newStatus: newStatus(8, 8, 5, 5),
 
 			expected: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "not progressing #2",
+			name: "progressing: more ready pods",
 
-			d:         deployment(10, 7),
-			newStatus: newStatus(10, 7),
+			d:         deployment(10, 10, 9, 8),
+			newStatus: newStatus(10, 10, 10, 8),
 
-			expected: false,
+			expected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "progressing: more available pods",
+
+			d:         deployment(10, 10, 10, 9),
+			newStatus: newStatus(10, 10, 10, 10),
+
+			expected: true,
 		},
 	}