diff --git a/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go b/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
index 2e71fc0a6ff..4eca1f00896 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/replication/conversion.go
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ type conversionEventHandler struct {
 	handler cache.ResourceEventHandler
 }
 
-func (h conversionEventHandler) OnAdd(obj interface{}) {
+func (h conversionEventHandler) OnAdd(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 	rs, err := convertRCtoRS(obj.(*v1.ReplicationController), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("dropping RC OnAdd event: can't convert object %#v to RS: %v", obj, err))
 		return
 	}
-	h.handler.OnAdd(rs)
+	h.handler.OnAdd(rs, isInInitialList)
 }
 
 func (h conversionEventHandler) OnUpdate(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/serviceaccounts_controller.go b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/serviceaccounts_controller.go
index 4ba2741e665..03451cf0c8f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/serviceaccounts_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/serviceaccount/serviceaccounts_controller.go
@@ -68,18 +68,18 @@ func NewServiceAccountsController(saInformer coreinformers.ServiceAccountInforme
 		queue:                   workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.DefaultControllerRateLimiter(), "serviceaccount"),
 	}
 
-	saInformer.Informer().AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	saHandler, _ := saInformer.Informer().AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		DeleteFunc: e.serviceAccountDeleted,
 	}, options.ServiceAccountResync)
 	e.saLister = saInformer.Lister()
-	e.saListerSynced = saInformer.Informer().HasSynced
+	e.saListerSynced = saHandler.HasSynced
 
-	nsInformer.Informer().AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	nsHandler, _ := nsInformer.Informer().AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    e.namespaceAdded,
 		UpdateFunc: e.namespaceUpdated,
 	}, options.NamespaceResync)
 	e.nsLister = nsInformer.Lister()
-	e.nsListerSynced = nsInformer.Informer().HasSynced
+	e.nsListerSynced = nsHandler.HasSynced
 
 	e.syncHandler = e.syncNamespace
 
diff --git a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/graph_populator.go b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/graph_populator.go
index 1eec6afb42e..aff1f80c63c 100644
--- a/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/graph_populator.go
+++ b/plugin/pkg/auth/authorizer/node/graph_populator.go
@@ -44,30 +44,26 @@ func AddGraphEventHandlers(
 		graph: graph,
 	}
 
-	var hasSynced []cache.InformerSynced
-
-	pods.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	podHandler, _ := pods.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    g.addPod,
 		UpdateFunc: g.updatePod,
 		DeleteFunc: g.deletePod,
 	})
-	hasSynced = append(hasSynced, pods.Informer().HasSynced)
 
-	pvs.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	pvsHandler, _ := pvs.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    g.addPV,
 		UpdateFunc: g.updatePV,
 		DeleteFunc: g.deletePV,
 	})
-	hasSynced = append(hasSynced, pvs.Informer().HasSynced)
 
-	attachments.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	attachHandler, _ := attachments.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    g.addVolumeAttachment,
 		UpdateFunc: g.updateVolumeAttachment,
 		DeleteFunc: g.deleteVolumeAttachment,
 	})
-	hasSynced = append(hasSynced, attachments.Informer().HasSynced)
 
-	go cache.WaitForNamedCacheSync("node_authorizer", wait.NeverStop, hasSynced...)
+	go cache.WaitForNamedCacheSync("node_authorizer", wait.NeverStop,
+		podHandler.HasSynced, pvsHandler.HasSynced, attachHandler.HasSynced)
 }
 
 func (g *graphPopulator) addPod(obj interface{}) {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/configuration/mutating_webhook_manager.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/configuration/mutating_webhook_manager.go
index ea58e6c3267..79fb0fc8ff2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/configuration/mutating_webhook_manager.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/configuration/mutating_webhook_manager.go
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ type mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager struct {
 	configuration *atomic.Value
 	lister        admissionregistrationlisters.MutatingWebhookConfigurationLister
 	hasSynced     func() bool
-	// initialConfigurationSynced tracks if
-	// the existing webhook configs have been synced (honored) by the
-	// manager at startup-- the informer has synced and either has no items
-	// or has finished executing updateConfiguration() once.
-	initialConfigurationSynced *atomic.Bool
 }
 
 var _ generic.Source = &mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager{}
@@ -48,23 +43,25 @@ var _ generic.Source = &mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager{}
 func NewMutatingWebhookConfigurationManager(f informers.SharedInformerFactory) generic.Source {
 	informer := f.Admissionregistration().V1().MutatingWebhookConfigurations()
 	manager := &mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager{
-		configuration:              &atomic.Value{},
-		lister:                     informer.Lister(),
-		hasSynced:                  informer.Informer().HasSynced,
-		initialConfigurationSynced: &atomic.Bool{},
+		configuration: &atomic.Value{},
+		lister:        informer.Lister(),
 	}
 
 	// Start with an empty list
 	manager.configuration.Store([]webhook.WebhookAccessor{})
-	manager.initialConfigurationSynced.Store(false)
 
 	// On any change, rebuild the config
-	informer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	// TODO: the initial sync for this is N ^ 2, ideally we should make it N.
+	handler, _ := informer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    func(_ interface{}) { manager.updateConfiguration() },
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, _ interface{}) { manager.updateConfiguration() },
 		DeleteFunc: func(_ interface{}) { manager.updateConfiguration() },
 	})
 
+	// Since our processing is synchronous, this is all we need to do to
+	// see if we have processed everything or not.
+	manager.hasSynced = handler.HasSynced
+
 	return manager
 }
 
@@ -73,28 +70,9 @@ func (m *mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager) Webhooks() []webhook.WebhookAccess
 	return m.configuration.Load().([]webhook.WebhookAccessor)
 }
 
-// HasSynced returns true when the manager is synced with existing webhookconfig
-// objects at startup-- which means the informer is synced and either has no items
-// or updateConfiguration() has completed.
-func (m *mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager) HasSynced() bool {
-	if !m.hasSynced() {
-		return false
-	}
-	if m.initialConfigurationSynced.Load() {
-		// the informer has synced and configuration has been updated
-		return true
-	}
-	if configurations, err := m.lister.List(labels.Everything()); err == nil && len(configurations) == 0 {
-		// the empty list we initially stored is valid to use.
-		// Setting initialConfigurationSynced to true, so subsequent checks
-		// would be able to take the fast path on the atomic boolean in a
-		// cluster without any admission webhooks configured.
-		m.initialConfigurationSynced.Store(true)
-		// the informer has synced and we don't have any items
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-}
+// HasSynced returns true if the initial set of mutating webhook configurations
+// has been loaded.
+func (m *mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager) HasSynced() bool { return m.hasSynced() }
 
 func (m *mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager) updateConfiguration() {
 	configurations, err := m.lister.List(labels.Everything())
@@ -103,7 +81,6 @@ func (m *mutatingWebhookConfigurationManager) updateConfiguration() {
 		return
 	}
 	m.configuration.Store(mergeMutatingWebhookConfigurations(configurations))
-	m.initialConfigurationSynced.Store(true)
 }
 
 func mergeMutatingWebhookConfigurations(configurations []*v1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration) []webhook.WebhookAccessor {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/configuration/validating_webhook_manager.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/configuration/validating_webhook_manager.go
index 00f954251f4..da8035674d8 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/configuration/validating_webhook_manager.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/configuration/validating_webhook_manager.go
@@ -36,11 +36,6 @@ type validatingWebhookConfigurationManager struct {
 	configuration *atomic.Value
 	lister        admissionregistrationlisters.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationLister
 	hasSynced     func() bool
-	// initialConfigurationSynced tracks if
-	// the existing webhook configs have been synced (honored) by the
-	// manager at startup-- the informer has synced and either has no items
-	// or has finished executing updateConfiguration() once.
-	initialConfigurationSynced *atomic.Bool
 }
 
 var _ generic.Source = &validatingWebhookConfigurationManager{}
@@ -48,23 +43,25 @@ var _ generic.Source = &validatingWebhookConfigurationManager{}
 func NewValidatingWebhookConfigurationManager(f informers.SharedInformerFactory) generic.Source {
 	informer := f.Admissionregistration().V1().ValidatingWebhookConfigurations()
 	manager := &validatingWebhookConfigurationManager{
-		configuration:              &atomic.Value{},
-		lister:                     informer.Lister(),
-		hasSynced:                  informer.Informer().HasSynced,
-		initialConfigurationSynced: &atomic.Bool{},
+		configuration: &atomic.Value{},
+		lister:        informer.Lister(),
 	}
 
 	// Start with an empty list
 	manager.configuration.Store([]webhook.WebhookAccessor{})
-	manager.initialConfigurationSynced.Store(false)
 
 	// On any change, rebuild the config
-	informer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	// TODO: the initial sync for this is N ^ 2, ideally we should make it N.
+	handle, _ := informer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    func(_ interface{}) { manager.updateConfiguration() },
 		UpdateFunc: func(_, _ interface{}) { manager.updateConfiguration() },
 		DeleteFunc: func(_ interface{}) { manager.updateConfiguration() },
 	})
 
+	// Since our processing is synchronous, this is all we need to do to
+	// see if we have processed everything or not.
+	manager.hasSynced = handle.HasSynced
+
 	return manager
 }
 
@@ -73,29 +70,9 @@ func (v *validatingWebhookConfigurationManager) Webhooks() []webhook.WebhookAcce
 	return v.configuration.Load().([]webhook.WebhookAccessor)
 }
 
-// HasSynced returns true when the manager is synced with existing webhookconfig
-// objects at startup-- which means the informer is synced and either has no items
-// or updateConfiguration() has completed.
-func (v *validatingWebhookConfigurationManager) HasSynced() bool {
-	if !v.hasSynced() {
-		return false
-	}
-	if v.initialConfigurationSynced.Load() {
-		// the informer has synced and configuration has been updated
-		return true
-	}
-	if configurations, err := v.lister.List(labels.Everything()); err == nil && len(configurations) == 0 {
-		// the empty list we initially stored is valid to use.
-		// Setting initialConfigurationSynced to true, so subsequent checks
-		// would be able to take the fast path on the atomic boolean in a
-		// cluster without any admission webhooks configured.
-		v.initialConfigurationSynced.Store(true)
-		// the informer has synced and we don't have any items
-		return true
-	}
-	return false
-
-}
+// HasSynced returns true if the initial set of mutating webhook configurations
+// has been loaded.
+func (v *validatingWebhookConfigurationManager) HasSynced() bool { return v.hasSynced() }
 
 func (v *validatingWebhookConfigurationManager) updateConfiguration() {
 	configurations, err := v.lister.List(labels.Everything())
@@ -104,7 +81,6 @@ func (v *validatingWebhookConfigurationManager) updateConfiguration() {
 		return
 	}
 	v.configuration.Store(mergeValidatingWebhookConfigurations(configurations))
-	v.initialConfigurationSynced.Store(true)
 }
 
 func mergeValidatingWebhookConfigurations(configurations []*v1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration) []webhook.WebhookAccessor {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/controller.go
index 4398aa6b133..bdb2a0680ab 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/controller.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/dynamic"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )
 
 var _ CELPolicyEvaluator = &celAdmissionController{}
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ func NewAdmissionController(
 }
 
 func (c *celAdmissionController) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) {
+	// TODO: Doesn't this comparison need a lock?
 	if c.runningContext != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -302,9 +304,10 @@ func (c *celAdmissionController) Validate(
 				// If the param informer for this admission policy has not yet
 				// had time to perform an initial listing, don't attempt to use
 				// it.
-				//!TOOD(alexzielenski): add a wait for a very short amount of
-				// time for the cache to sync
-				if !paramInfo.controller.HasSynced() {
+				//!TODO(alexzielenski): Add a shorter timeout
+				// than "forever" to this wait.
+
+				if !cache.WaitForCacheSync(c.runningContext.Done(), paramInfo.controller.HasSynced) {
 					addConfigError(fmt.Errorf("paramKind kind `%v` not yet synced to use for admission",
 						paramKind.String()), definition, binding)
 					continue
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/controller_reconcile.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/controller_reconcile.go
index cbc89b518d6..17c4a9a6492 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/controller_reconcile.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/controller_reconcile.go
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ func (c *celAdmissionController) reconcilePolicyDefinition(namespace, name strin
 			c.dynamicClient,
 			paramsGVR.Resource,
 			corev1.NamespaceAll,
-			30*time.Second,
+			30*time.Second, // TODO: do we really need to ever resync these?
 			cache.Indexers{cache.NamespaceIndex: cache.MetaNamespaceIndexFunc},
 			nil,
 		)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/internal/generic/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/internal/generic/controller.go
index bd5ea818d67..e1e1b04ebc6 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/internal/generic/controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/internal/generic/controller.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"time"
 
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
@@ -45,6 +47,11 @@ type controller[T runtime.Object] struct {
 	reconciler func(namespace, name string, newObj T) error
 
 	options ControllerOptions
+
+	// must hold a func() bool or nil
+	notificationsDelivered atomic.Value
+
+	hasProcessed synctrack.AsyncTracker[string]
 }
 
 type ControllerOptions struct {
@@ -69,12 +76,20 @@ func NewController[T runtime.Object](
 		options.Name = fmt.Sprintf("%T-controller", *new(T))
 	}
 
-	return &controller[T]{
+	c := &controller[T]{
 		options:    options,
 		informer:   informer,
 		reconciler: reconciler,
 		queue:      nil,
 	}
+	c.hasProcessed.UpstreamHasSynced = func() bool {
+		f := c.notificationsDelivered.Load()
+		if f == nil {
+			return false
+		}
+		return f.(func() bool)()
+	}
+	return c
 }
 
 // Runs the controller and returns an error explaining why running was stopped.
@@ -92,20 +107,22 @@ func (c *controller[T]) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// would never shut down the workqueue
 	defer c.queue.ShutDown()
 
-	enqueue := func(obj interface{}) {
+	enqueue := func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 		var key string
 		var err error
 		if key, err = cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj); err != nil {
 			utilruntime.HandleError(err)
 			return
 		}
+		if isInInitialList {
+			c.hasProcessed.Start(key)
+		}
+
 		c.queue.Add(key)
 	}
 
-	registration, err := c.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-		AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
-			enqueue(obj)
-		},
+	registration, err := c.informer.AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs{
+		AddFunc: enqueue,
 		UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 			oldMeta, err1 := meta.Accessor(oldObj)
 			newMeta, err2 := meta.Accessor(newObj)
@@ -126,13 +143,14 @@ func (c *controller[T]) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 				return
 			}
 
-			enqueue(newObj)
+			enqueue(newObj, false)
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 			// Enqueue
-			enqueue(obj)
+			enqueue(obj, false)
 		},
 	})
+	c.notificationsDelivered.Store(registration.HasSynced)
 
 	// Error might be raised if informer was started and stopped already
 	if err != nil {
@@ -142,6 +160,7 @@ func (c *controller[T]) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// Make sure event handler is removed from informer in case return early from
 	// an error
 	defer func() {
+		c.notificationsDelivered.Store(func() bool { return false })
 		// Remove event handler and Handle Error here. Error should only be raised
 		// for improper usage of event handler API.
 		if err := c.informer.RemoveEventHandler(registration); err != nil {
@@ -188,7 +207,7 @@ func (c *controller[T]) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 }
 
 func (c *controller[T]) HasSynced() bool {
-	return c.informer.HasSynced()
+	return c.hasProcessed.HasSynced()
 }
 
 func (c *controller[T]) runWorker() {
@@ -220,6 +239,7 @@ func (c *controller[T]) runWorker() {
 				// but the key is invalid so there is no point in doing that)
 				return fmt.Errorf("expected string in workqueue but got %#v", obj)
 			}
+			defer c.hasProcessed.Finished(key)
 
 			if err := c.reconcile(key); err != nil {
 				// Put the item back on the workqueue to handle any transient errors.
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/internal/generic/controller_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/internal/generic/controller_test.go
index 2d3af72f084..cfd805750c5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/internal/generic/controller_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/admission/plugin/validatingadmissionpolicy/internal/generic/controller_test.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ func setupTest(ctx context.Context, customReconciler func(string, string, runtim
 	controller generic.Controller[*unstructured.Unstructured],
 	informer *testInformer,
 	waitForReconcile func(runtime.Object) error,
+	verifyNoMoreEvents func() bool,
 ) {
 	tracker = clienttesting.NewObjectTracker(scheme, codecs.UniversalDecoder())
 	reconciledObjects := make(chan runtime.Object)
@@ -127,7 +128,11 @@ func setupTest(ctx context.Context, customReconciler func(string, string, runtim
 		if customReconciler != nil {
 			err = customReconciler(namespace, name, newObj)
 		}
-		reconciledObjects <- copied
+		select {
+		case reconciledObjects <- copied:
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			panic("timed out attempting to deliver reconcile event")
+		}
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -149,23 +154,24 @@ func setupTest(ctx context.Context, customReconciler func(string, string, runtim
 		generic.ControllerOptions{},
 	)
 
-	go func() {
-		<-ctx.Done()
-		close(reconciledObjects)
-
+	verifyNoMoreEvents = func() bool {
+		close(reconciledObjects) // closing means that a future attempt to send will crash
 		for leftover := range reconciledObjects {
 			panic(fmt.Errorf("leftover object which was not anticipated by test: %v", leftover))
 		}
-	}()
+		// TODO(alexzielenski): this effectively doesn't test anything since the
+		// controller drops any pending events when it shuts down.
+		return true
+	}
 
-	return tracker, myController, informer, waitForReconcile
+	return tracker, myController, informer, waitForReconcile, verifyNoMoreEvents
 }
 
 func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 	testContext, testCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
 	defer testCancel()
 
-	tracker, myController, informer, waitForReconcile := setupTest(testContext, nil)
+	tracker, myController, informer, waitForReconcile, verifyNoMoreEvents := setupTest(testContext, nil)
 
 	// Add object to informer
 	initialObject := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
@@ -196,11 +202,16 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorIs(t, stopReason, context.Canceled)
 	}()
 
-	require.True(t, cache.WaitForCacheSync(testContext.Done(), myController.HasSynced))
+	// The controller is blocked because the reconcile function sends on an
+	// unbuffered channel.
+	require.False(t, myController.HasSynced())
 
 	// Wait for all enqueued reconciliations
 	require.NoError(t, waitForReconcile(initialObject))
 
+	// Now it is safe to wait for it to Sync
+	require.True(t, cache.WaitForCacheSync(testContext.Done(), myController.HasSynced))
+
 	// Updated object
 	updatedObject := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
 	updatedObject.SetUnstructuredContent(map[string]interface{}{
@@ -220,13 +231,15 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testCancel()
 	wg.Wait()
+
+	verifyNoMoreEvents()
 }
 
 func TestShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 	testContext, testCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
 	defer testCancel()
 
-	_, myController, informer, _ := setupTest(testContext, nil)
+	_, myController, informer, _, verifyNoMoreEvents := setupTest(testContext, nil)
 
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 
@@ -256,6 +269,8 @@ func TestShutdown(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Ensure the event handler was cleaned up
 	require.Empty(t, informer.registrations)
+
+	verifyNoMoreEvents()
 }
 
 // Show an error is thrown informer isn't started when the controller runs
@@ -263,7 +278,7 @@ func TestInformerNeverStarts(t *testing.T) {
 	testContext, testCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 400*time.Millisecond)
 	defer testCancel()
 
-	_, myController, informer, _ := setupTest(testContext, nil)
+	_, myController, informer, _, verifyNoMoreEvents := setupTest(testContext, nil)
 
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 
@@ -283,6 +298,8 @@ func TestInformerNeverStarts(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Ensure there are no event handlers
 	require.Empty(t, informer.registrations)
+
+	verifyNoMoreEvents()
 }
 
 // Shows that if RV does not change, the reconciler does not get called
@@ -290,7 +307,7 @@ func TestIgnoredUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	testContext, testCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
 	defer testCancel()
 
-	tracker, myController, informer, waitForReconcile := setupTest(testContext, nil)
+	tracker, myController, informer, waitForReconcile, verifyNoMoreEvents := setupTest(testContext, nil)
 
 	// Add object to informer
 	initialObject := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
@@ -321,11 +338,16 @@ func TestIgnoredUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorIs(t, stopReason, context.Canceled)
 	}()
 
-	require.True(t, cache.WaitForCacheSync(testContext.Done(), myController.HasSynced))
+	// The controller is blocked because the reconcile function sends on an
+	// unbuffered channel.
+	require.False(t, myController.HasSynced())
 
 	// Wait for all enqueued reconciliations
 	require.NoError(t, waitForReconcile(initialObject))
 
+	// Now it is safe to wait for it to Sync
+	require.True(t, cache.WaitForCacheSync(testContext.Done(), myController.HasSynced))
+
 	// Send update with the same object
 	require.NoError(t, tracker.Update(fakeGVR, initialObject, ""))
 
@@ -334,8 +356,9 @@ func TestIgnoredUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 	testCancel()
 	wg.Wait()
 
-	// Test infrastructure has logic to panic if there are any reconciled objects
-	// that weren't "expected"
+	// TODO(alexzielenski): Find a better way to test this since the
+	// controller drops any pending events when it shuts down.
+	verifyNoMoreEvents()
 }
 
 // Shows that an object which fails reconciliation will retry
@@ -345,7 +368,7 @@ func TestReconcileRetry(t *testing.T) {
 
 	calls := atomic.Uint64{}
 	success := atomic.Bool{}
-	tracker, myController, _, waitForReconcile := setupTest(testContext, func(s1, s2 string, o runtime.Object) error {
+	tracker, myController, _, waitForReconcile, verifyNoMoreEvents := setupTest(testContext, func(s1, s2 string, o runtime.Object) error {
 
 		if calls.Add(1) > 2 {
 			// Suddenly start liking the object
@@ -390,13 +413,14 @@ func TestReconcileRetry(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, success.Load(), "last call to reconcile should return success")
 	testCancel()
 	wg.Wait()
+
+	verifyNoMoreEvents()
 }
 
 func TestInformerList(t *testing.T) {
 	testContext, testCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
-	defer testCancel()
 
-	tracker, myController, _, _ := setupTest(testContext, nil)
+	tracker, myController, _, _, _ := setupTest(testContext, nil)
 
 	wg := sync.WaitGroup{}
 
@@ -406,7 +430,12 @@ func TestInformerList(t *testing.T) {
 		myController.Informer().Run(testContext.Done())
 	}()
 
-	require.True(t, cache.WaitForCacheSync(testContext.Done(), myController.HasSynced))
+	defer func() {
+		testCancel()
+		wg.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	require.True(t, cache.WaitForCacheSync(testContext.Done(), myController.Informer().HasSynced))
 
 	object1 := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
 	object1.SetUnstructuredContent(map[string]interface{}{
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller.go
index 57b15fea1c9..31b94ea2878 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller.go
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ type Config struct {
 type ShouldResyncFunc func() bool
 
 // ProcessFunc processes a single object.
-type ProcessFunc func(obj interface{}) error
+type ProcessFunc func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error
 
 // `*controller` implements Controller
 type controller struct {
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (c *controller) processLoop() {
 //     happen if the watch is closed and misses the delete event and we don't
 //     notice the deletion until the subsequent re-list.
 type ResourceEventHandler interface {
-	OnAdd(obj interface{})
+	OnAdd(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool)
 	OnUpdate(oldObj, newObj interface{})
 	OnDelete(obj interface{})
 }
@@ -224,6 +224,9 @@ type ResourceEventHandler interface {
 // as few of the notification functions as you want while still implementing
 // ResourceEventHandler.  This adapter does not remove the prohibition against
 // modifying the objects.
+//
+// See ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs if your use needs to propagate
+// HasSynced.
 type ResourceEventHandlerFuncs struct {
 	AddFunc    func(obj interface{})
 	UpdateFunc func(oldObj, newObj interface{})
@@ -231,7 +234,7 @@ type ResourceEventHandlerFuncs struct {
 }
 
 // OnAdd calls AddFunc if it's not nil.
-func (r ResourceEventHandlerFuncs) OnAdd(obj interface{}) {
+func (r ResourceEventHandlerFuncs) OnAdd(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 	if r.AddFunc != nil {
 		r.AddFunc(obj)
 	}
@@ -251,6 +254,36 @@ func (r ResourceEventHandlerFuncs) OnDelete(obj interface{}) {
 	}
 }
 
+// ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs is exactly like ResourceEventHandlerFuncs
+// except its AddFunc accepts the isInInitialList parameter, for propagating
+// HasSynced.
+type ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs struct {
+	AddFunc    func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool)
+	UpdateFunc func(oldObj, newObj interface{})
+	DeleteFunc func(obj interface{})
+}
+
+// OnAdd calls AddFunc if it's not nil.
+func (r ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs) OnAdd(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
+	if r.AddFunc != nil {
+		r.AddFunc(obj, isInInitialList)
+	}
+}
+
+// OnUpdate calls UpdateFunc if it's not nil.
+func (r ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs) OnUpdate(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
+	if r.UpdateFunc != nil {
+		r.UpdateFunc(oldObj, newObj)
+	}
+}
+
+// OnDelete calls DeleteFunc if it's not nil.
+func (r ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs) OnDelete(obj interface{}) {
+	if r.DeleteFunc != nil {
+		r.DeleteFunc(obj)
+	}
+}
+
 // FilteringResourceEventHandler applies the provided filter to all events coming
 // in, ensuring the appropriate nested handler method is invoked. An object
 // that starts passing the filter after an update is considered an add, and an
@@ -262,11 +295,11 @@ type FilteringResourceEventHandler struct {
 }
 
 // OnAdd calls the nested handler only if the filter succeeds
-func (r FilteringResourceEventHandler) OnAdd(obj interface{}) {
+func (r FilteringResourceEventHandler) OnAdd(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 	if !r.FilterFunc(obj) {
 		return
 	}
-	r.Handler.OnAdd(obj)
+	r.Handler.OnAdd(obj, isInInitialList)
 }
 
 // OnUpdate ensures the proper handler is called depending on whether the filter matches
@@ -277,7 +310,7 @@ func (r FilteringResourceEventHandler) OnUpdate(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 	case newer && older:
 		r.Handler.OnUpdate(oldObj, newObj)
 	case newer && !older:
-		r.Handler.OnAdd(newObj)
+		r.Handler.OnAdd(newObj, false)
 	case !newer && older:
 		r.Handler.OnDelete(oldObj)
 	default:
@@ -417,6 +450,7 @@ func processDeltas(
 	clientState Store,
 	transformer TransformFunc,
 	deltas Deltas,
+	isInInitialList bool,
 ) error {
 	// from oldest to newest
 	for _, d := range deltas {
@@ -440,7 +474,7 @@ func processDeltas(
 				if err := clientState.Add(obj); err != nil {
 					return err
 				}
-				handler.OnAdd(obj)
+				handler.OnAdd(obj, isInInitialList)
 			}
 		case Deleted:
 			if err := clientState.Delete(obj); err != nil {
@@ -488,9 +522,9 @@ func newInformer(
 		FullResyncPeriod: resyncPeriod,
 		RetryOnError:     false,
 
-		Process: func(obj interface{}) error {
+		Process: func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 			if deltas, ok := obj.(Deltas); ok {
-				return processDeltas(h, clientState, transformer, deltas)
+				return processDeltas(h, clientState, transformer, deltas, isInInitialList)
 			}
 			return errors.New("object given as Process argument is not Deltas")
 		},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller_test.go
index cf42478e057..e59a5c96650 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/controller_test.go
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func Example() {
 
 		// Let's implement a simple controller that just deletes
 		// everything that comes in.
-		Process: func(obj interface{}) error {
+		Process: func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 			// Obj is from the Pop method of the Queue we make above.
 			newest := obj.(Deltas).Newest()
 
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ func ExampleNewInformer() {
 		source,
 		&v1.Pod{},
 		time.Millisecond*100,
-		ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
+		ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs{
+			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 				source.Delete(obj.(runtime.Object))
 			},
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
@@ -213,8 +213,8 @@ func TestHammerController(t *testing.T) {
 		source,
 		&v1.Pod{},
 		time.Millisecond*100,
-		ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-			AddFunc:    func(obj interface{}) { recordFunc("add", obj) },
+		ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs{
+			AddFunc:    func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) { recordFunc("add", obj) },
 			UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) { recordFunc("update", newObj) },
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) { recordFunc("delete", obj) },
 		},
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ func TestPanicPropagated(t *testing.T) {
 		source,
 		&v1.Pod{},
 		time.Millisecond*100,
-		ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
+		ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs{
+			AddFunc: func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 				// Create a panic.
 				panic("Just panic.")
 			},
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ func TestTransformingInformer(t *testing.T) {
 		source,
 		&v1.Pod{},
 		0,
-		ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-			AddFunc:    func(obj interface{}) { recordEvent(watch.Added, nil, obj) },
+		ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs{
+			AddFunc:    func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) { recordEvent(watch.Added, nil, obj) },
 			UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) { recordEvent(watch.Modified, oldObj, newObj) },
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) { recordEvent(watch.Deleted, obj, nil) },
 		},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/delta_fifo.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/delta_fifo.go
index 0c13a41f065..c4f2de7b251 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/delta_fifo.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/delta_fifo.go
@@ -271,6 +271,10 @@ func (f *DeltaFIFO) KeyOf(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
 func (f *DeltaFIFO) HasSynced() bool {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
+	return f.hasSynced_locked()
+}
+
+func (f *DeltaFIFO) hasSynced_locked() bool {
 	return f.populated && f.initialPopulationCount == 0
 }
 
@@ -526,6 +530,7 @@ func (f *DeltaFIFO) Pop(process PopProcessFunc) (interface{}, error) {
 
 			f.cond.Wait()
 		}
+		isInInitialList := !f.hasSynced_locked()
 		id := f.queue[0]
 		f.queue = f.queue[1:]
 		depth := len(f.queue)
@@ -551,7 +556,7 @@ func (f *DeltaFIFO) Pop(process PopProcessFunc) (interface{}, error) {
 				utiltrace.Field{Key: "Reason", Value: "slow event handlers blocking the queue"})
 			defer trace.LogIfLong(100 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
-		err := process(item)
+		err := process(item, isInInitialList)
 		if e, ok := err.(ErrRequeue); ok {
 			f.addIfNotPresent(id, item)
 			err = e.Err
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/delta_fifo_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/delta_fifo_test.go
index f17240da5c8..902fcaedb1d 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/delta_fifo_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/delta_fifo_test.go
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestDeltaFIFO_requeueOnPop(t *testing.T) {
 	f := NewDeltaFIFOWithOptions(DeltaFIFOOptions{KeyFunction: testFifoObjectKeyFunc})
 
 	f.Add(mkFifoObj("foo", 10))
-	_, err := f.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+	_, err := f.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 		if obj.(Deltas)[0].Object.(testFifoObject).name != "foo" {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %#v", obj)
 		}
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func TestDeltaFIFO_requeueOnPop(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("object should have been requeued: %t %v", ok, err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = f.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+	_, err = f.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 		if obj.(Deltas)[0].Object.(testFifoObject).name != "foo" {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %#v", obj)
 		}
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ func TestDeltaFIFO_requeueOnPop(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("object should have been requeued: %t %v", ok, err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = f.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+	_, err = f.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 		if obj.(Deltas)[0].Object.(testFifoObject).name != "foo" {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %#v", obj)
 		}
@@ -480,6 +480,18 @@ func TestDeltaFIFO_UpdateResyncRace(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// pop2 captures both parameters, unlike Pop().
+func pop2[T any](queue Queue) (T, bool) {
+	var result interface{}
+	var isList bool
+	queue.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
+		result = obj
+		isList = isInInitialList
+		return nil
+	})
+	return result.(T), isList
+}
+
 func TestDeltaFIFO_HasSyncedCorrectOnDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 	f := NewDeltaFIFOWithOptions(DeltaFIFOOptions{
 		KeyFunction: testFifoObjectKeyFunc,
@@ -501,10 +513,13 @@ func TestDeltaFIFO_HasSyncedCorrectOnDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 		if f.HasSynced() {
 			t.Errorf("Expected HasSynced to be false")
 		}
-		cur := Pop(f).(Deltas)
+		cur, initial := pop2[Deltas](f)
 		if e, a := expected, cur; !reflect.DeepEqual(e, a) {
 			t.Errorf("Expected %#v, got %#v", e, a)
 		}
+		if initial != true {
+			t.Error("Expected initial list item")
+		}
 	}
 	if !f.HasSynced() {
 		t.Errorf("Expected HasSynced to be true")
@@ -676,7 +691,7 @@ func TestDeltaFIFO_PopShouldUnblockWhenClosed(t *testing.T) {
 	const jobs = 10
 	for i := 0; i < jobs; i++ {
 		go func() {
-			f.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+			f.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 				return nil
 			})
 			c <- struct{}{}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/fifo.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/fifo.go
index 8f3313783d5..dd13c4ea774 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/fifo.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/fifo.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 // PopProcessFunc is passed to Pop() method of Queue interface.
 // It is supposed to process the accumulator popped from the queue.
-type PopProcessFunc func(interface{}) error
+type PopProcessFunc func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error
 
 // ErrRequeue may be returned by a PopProcessFunc to safely requeue
 // the current item. The value of Err will be returned from Pop.
@@ -82,9 +82,12 @@ type Queue interface {
 // Pop is helper function for popping from Queue.
 // WARNING: Do NOT use this function in non-test code to avoid races
 // unless you really really really really know what you are doing.
+//
+// NOTE: This function is deprecated and may be removed in the future without
+// additional warning.
 func Pop(queue Queue) interface{} {
 	var result interface{}
-	queue.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+	queue.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 		result = obj
 		return nil
 	})
@@ -149,6 +152,10 @@ func (f *FIFO) Close() {
 func (f *FIFO) HasSynced() bool {
 	f.lock.Lock()
 	defer f.lock.Unlock()
+	return f.hasSynced_locked()
+}
+
+func (f *FIFO) hasSynced_locked() bool {
 	return f.populated && f.initialPopulationCount == 0
 }
 
@@ -287,6 +294,7 @@ func (f *FIFO) Pop(process PopProcessFunc) (interface{}, error) {
 
 			f.cond.Wait()
 		}
+		isInInitialList := !f.hasSynced_locked()
 		id := f.queue[0]
 		f.queue = f.queue[1:]
 		if f.initialPopulationCount > 0 {
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@ func (f *FIFO) Pop(process PopProcessFunc) (interface{}, error) {
 			continue
 		}
 		delete(f.items, id)
-		err := process(item)
+		err := process(item, isInInitialList)
 		if e, ok := err.(ErrRequeue); ok {
 			f.addIfNotPresent(id, item)
 			err = e.Err
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/fifo_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/fifo_test.go
index 16b8502f4b3..655f1378539 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/fifo_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/fifo_test.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func TestFIFO_requeueOnPop(t *testing.T) {
 	f := NewFIFO(testFifoObjectKeyFunc)
 
 	f.Add(mkFifoObj("foo", 10))
-	_, err := f.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+	_, err := f.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 		if obj.(testFifoObject).name != "foo" {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %#v", obj)
 		}
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func TestFIFO_requeueOnPop(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("object should have been requeued: %t %v", ok, err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = f.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+	_, err = f.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 		if obj.(testFifoObject).name != "foo" {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %#v", obj)
 		}
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func TestFIFO_requeueOnPop(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("object should have been requeued: %t %v", ok, err)
 	}
 
-	_, err = f.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+	_, err = f.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 		if obj.(testFifoObject).name != "foo" {
 			t.Fatalf("unexpected object: %#v", obj)
 		}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ func TestFIFO_PopShouldUnblockWhenClosed(t *testing.T) {
 	const jobs = 10
 	for i := 0; i < jobs; i++ {
 		go func() {
-			f.Pop(func(obj interface{}) error {
+			f.Pop(func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 				return nil
 			})
 			c <- struct{}{}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/processor_listener_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/processor_listener_test.go
index 1da73420f05..fd658197d47 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/processor_listener_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/processor_listener_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func BenchmarkListener(b *testing.B) {
 		AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
 			swg.Done()
 		},
-	}, 0, 0, time.Now(), 1024*1024)
+	}, 0, 0, time.Now(), 1024*1024, func() bool { return true })
 	var wg wait.Group
 	defer wg.Wait()       // Wait for .run and .pop to stop
 	defer close(pl.addCh) // Tell .run and .pop to stop
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
index 0e39f2a7eea..2717bde589c 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack"
 	"k8s.io/utils/buffer"
 	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 
@@ -132,11 +133,13 @@ import (
 // state, except that its ResourceVersion is replaced with a
 // ResourceVersion in which the object is actually absent.
 type SharedInformer interface {
-	// AddEventHandler adds an event handler to the shared informer using the shared informer's resync
-	// period.  Events to a single handler are delivered sequentially, but there is no coordination
-	// between different handlers.
-	// It returns a registration handle for the handler that can be used to remove
-	// the handler again.
+	// AddEventHandler adds an event handler to the shared informer using
+	// the shared informer's resync period.  Events to a single handler are
+	// delivered sequentially, but there is no coordination between
+	// different handlers.
+	// It returns a registration handle for the handler that can be used to
+	// remove the handler again, or to tell if the handler is synced (has
+	// seen every item in the initial list).
 	AddEventHandler(handler ResourceEventHandler) (ResourceEventHandlerRegistration, error)
 	// AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod adds an event handler to the
 	// shared informer with the requested resync period; zero means
@@ -169,6 +172,10 @@ type SharedInformer interface {
 	// HasSynced returns true if the shared informer's store has been
 	// informed by at least one full LIST of the authoritative state
 	// of the informer's object collection.  This is unrelated to "resync".
+	//
+	// Note that this doesn't tell you if an individual handler is synced!!
+	// For that, please call HasSynced on the handle returned by
+	// AddEventHandler.
 	HasSynced() bool
 	// LastSyncResourceVersion is the resource version observed when last synced with the underlying
 	// store. The value returned is not synchronized with access to the underlying store and is not
@@ -213,7 +220,14 @@ type SharedInformer interface {
 // Opaque interface representing the registration of ResourceEventHandler for
 // a SharedInformer. Must be supplied back to the same SharedInformer's
 // `RemoveEventHandler` to unregister the handlers.
-type ResourceEventHandlerRegistration interface{}
+//
+// Also used to tell if the handler is synced (has had all items in the initial
+// list delivered).
+type ResourceEventHandlerRegistration interface {
+	// HasSynced reports if both the parent has synced and all pre-sync
+	// events have been delivered.
+	HasSynced() bool
+}
 
 // SharedIndexInformer provides add and get Indexers ability based on SharedInformer.
 type SharedIndexInformer interface {
@@ -409,7 +423,8 @@ type updateNotification struct {
 }
 
 type addNotification struct {
-	newObj interface{}
+	newObj          interface{}
+	isInInitialList bool
 }
 
 type deleteNotification struct {
@@ -588,7 +603,7 @@ func (s *sharedIndexInformer) AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(handler ResourceEv
 		}
 	}
 
-	listener := newProcessListener(handler, resyncPeriod, determineResyncPeriod(resyncPeriod, s.resyncCheckPeriod), s.clock.Now(), initialBufferSize)
+	listener := newProcessListener(handler, resyncPeriod, determineResyncPeriod(resyncPeriod, s.resyncCheckPeriod), s.clock.Now(), initialBufferSize, s.HasSynced)
 
 	if !s.started {
 		return s.processor.addListener(listener), nil
@@ -604,27 +619,35 @@ func (s *sharedIndexInformer) AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(handler ResourceEv
 
 	handle := s.processor.addListener(listener)
 	for _, item := range s.indexer.List() {
-		listener.add(addNotification{newObj: item})
+		// Note that we enqueue these notifications with the lock held
+		// and before returning the handle. That means there is never a
+		// chance for anyone to call the handle's HasSynced method in a
+		// state when it would falsely return true (i.e., when the
+		// shared informer is synced but it has not observed an Add
+		// with isInitialList being true, nor when the thread
+		// processing notifications somehow goes faster than this
+		// thread adding them and the counter is temporarily zero).
+		listener.add(addNotification{newObj: item, isInInitialList: true})
 	}
 	return handle, nil
 }
 
-func (s *sharedIndexInformer) HandleDeltas(obj interface{}) error {
+func (s *sharedIndexInformer) HandleDeltas(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) error {
 	s.blockDeltas.Lock()
 	defer s.blockDeltas.Unlock()
 
 	if deltas, ok := obj.(Deltas); ok {
-		return processDeltas(s, s.indexer, s.transform, deltas)
+		return processDeltas(s, s.indexer, s.transform, deltas, isInInitialList)
 	}
 	return errors.New("object given as Process argument is not Deltas")
 }
 
 // Conforms to ResourceEventHandler
-func (s *sharedIndexInformer) OnAdd(obj interface{}) {
+func (s *sharedIndexInformer) OnAdd(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 	// Invocation of this function is locked under s.blockDeltas, so it is
 	// save to distribute the notification
 	s.cacheMutationDetector.AddObject(obj)
-	s.processor.distribute(addNotification{newObj: obj}, false)
+	s.processor.distribute(addNotification{newObj: obj, isInInitialList: isInInitialList}, false)
 }
 
 // Conforms to ResourceEventHandler
@@ -846,6 +869,8 @@ type processorListener struct {
 
 	handler ResourceEventHandler
 
+	syncTracker *synctrack.SingleFileTracker
+
 	// pendingNotifications is an unbounded ring buffer that holds all notifications not yet distributed.
 	// There is one per listener, but a failing/stalled listener will have infinite pendingNotifications
 	// added until we OOM.
@@ -876,11 +901,18 @@ type processorListener struct {
 	resyncLock sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func newProcessListener(handler ResourceEventHandler, requestedResyncPeriod, resyncPeriod time.Duration, now time.Time, bufferSize int) *processorListener {
+// HasSynced returns true if the source informer has synced, and all
+// corresponding events have been delivered.
+func (p *processorListener) HasSynced() bool {
+	return p.syncTracker.HasSynced()
+}
+
+func newProcessListener(handler ResourceEventHandler, requestedResyncPeriod, resyncPeriod time.Duration, now time.Time, bufferSize int, hasSynced func() bool) *processorListener {
 	ret := &processorListener{
 		nextCh:                make(chan interface{}),
 		addCh:                 make(chan interface{}),
 		handler:               handler,
+		syncTracker:           &synctrack.SingleFileTracker{UpstreamHasSynced: hasSynced},
 		pendingNotifications:  *buffer.NewRingGrowing(bufferSize),
 		requestedResyncPeriod: requestedResyncPeriod,
 		resyncPeriod:          resyncPeriod,
@@ -892,6 +924,9 @@ func newProcessListener(handler ResourceEventHandler, requestedResyncPeriod, res
 }
 
 func (p *processorListener) add(notification interface{}) {
+	if a, ok := notification.(addNotification); ok && a.isInInitialList {
+		p.syncTracker.Start()
+	}
 	p.addCh <- notification
 }
 
@@ -937,7 +972,10 @@ func (p *processorListener) run() {
 			case updateNotification:
 				p.handler.OnUpdate(notification.oldObj, notification.newObj)
 			case addNotification:
-				p.handler.OnAdd(notification.newObj)
+				p.handler.OnAdd(notification.newObj, notification.isInInitialList)
+				if notification.isInInitialList {
+					p.syncTracker.Finished()
+				}
 			case deleteNotification:
 				p.handler.OnDelete(notification.oldObj)
 			default:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
index 2676e8f54c7..71f154b0d49 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/shared_informer_test.go
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func newTestListener(name string, resyncPeriod time.Duration, expected ...string
 	return l
 }
 
-func (l *testListener) OnAdd(obj interface{}) {
+func (l *testListener) OnAdd(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 	l.handle(obj)
 }
 
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func (l *testListener) handle(obj interface{}) {
 	fmt.Printf("%s: handle: %v\n", l.name, key)
 	l.lock.Lock()
 	defer l.lock.Unlock()
-
 	objectMeta, _ := meta.Accessor(obj)
 	l.receivedItemNames = append(l.receivedItemNames, objectMeta.GetName())
 }
@@ -649,8 +648,8 @@ func TestSharedInformerHandlerAbuse(t *testing.T) {
 	worker := func() {
 		// Keep adding and removing handler
 		// Make sure no duplicate events?
-		funcs := ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-			AddFunc:    func(obj interface{}) {},
+		funcs := ResourceEventHandlerDetailedFuncs{
+			AddFunc:    func(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {},
 			UpdateFunc: func(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {},
 			DeleteFunc: func(obj interface{}) {},
 		}
@@ -902,9 +901,13 @@ func TestAddWhileActive(t *testing.T) {
 	// create the shared informer and resync every 12 hours
 	informer := NewSharedInformer(source, &v1.Pod{}, 0).(*sharedIndexInformer)
 	listener1 := newTestListener("originalListener", 0, "pod1")
-	listener2 := newTestListener("originalListener", 0, "pod1", "pod2")
+	listener2 := newTestListener("listener2", 0, "pod1", "pod2")
 	handle1, _ := informer.AddEventHandler(listener1)
 
+	if handle1.HasSynced() {
+		t.Error("Synced before Run??")
+	}
+
 	stop := make(chan struct{})
 	defer close(stop)
 
@@ -916,7 +919,17 @@ func TestAddWhileActive(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !handle1.HasSynced() {
+		t.Error("Not synced after Run??")
+	}
+
+	listener2.lock.Lock() // ensure we observe it before it has synced
 	handle2, _ := informer.AddEventHandler(listener2)
+	if handle2.HasSynced() {
+		t.Error("Synced before processing anything?")
+	}
+	listener2.lock.Unlock() // permit it to proceed and sync
+
 	source.Add(&v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "pod2"}})
 
 	if !listener2.ok() {
@@ -924,6 +937,10 @@ func TestAddWhileActive(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if !handle2.HasSynced() {
+		t.Error("Not synced even after processing?")
+	}
+
 	if !isRegistered(informer, handle1) {
 		t.Errorf("handle1 is not active")
 		return
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack/synctrack.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack/synctrack.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c488b497ff1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack/synctrack.go
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+// Package synctrack contains utilities for helping controllers track whether
+// they are "synced" or not, that is, whether they have processed all items
+// from the informer's initial list.
+package synctrack
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+)
+
+// AsyncTracker helps propagate HasSynced in the face of multiple worker threads.
+type AsyncTracker[T comparable] struct {
+	UpstreamHasSynced func() bool
+
+	lock    sync.Mutex
+	waiting sets.Set[T]
+}
+
+// Start should be called prior to processing each key which is part of the
+// initial list.
+func (t *AsyncTracker[T]) Start(key T) {
+	t.lock.Lock()
+	defer t.lock.Unlock()
+	if t.waiting == nil {
+		t.waiting = sets.New[T](key)
+	} else {
+		t.waiting.Insert(key)
+	}
+}
+
+// Finished should be called when finished processing a key which was part of
+// the initial list. Since keys are tracked individually, nothing bad happens
+// if you call Finished without a corresponding call to Start. This makes it
+// easier to use this in combination with e.g. queues which don't make it easy
+// to plumb through the isInInitialList boolean.
+func (t *AsyncTracker[T]) Finished(key T) {
+	t.lock.Lock()
+	defer t.lock.Unlock()
+	if t.waiting != nil {
+		t.waiting.Delete(key)
+	}
+}
+
+// HasSynced returns true if the source is synced and every key present in the
+// initial list has been processed. This relies on the source not considering
+// itself synced until *after* it has delivered the notification for the last
+// key, and that notification handler must have called Start.
+func (t *AsyncTracker[T]) HasSynced() bool {
+	// Call UpstreamHasSynced first: it might take a lock, which might take
+	// a significant amount of time, and we can't hold our lock while
+	// waiting on that or a user is likely to get a deadlock.
+	if !t.UpstreamHasSynced() {
+		return false
+	}
+	t.lock.Lock()
+	defer t.lock.Unlock()
+	return t.waiting.Len() == 0
+}
+
+// SingleFileTracker helps propagate HasSynced when events are processed in
+// order (i.e. via a queue).
+type SingleFileTracker struct {
+	UpstreamHasSynced func() bool
+
+	count int64
+}
+
+// Start should be called prior to processing each key which is part of the
+// initial list.
+func (t *SingleFileTracker) Start() {
+	atomic.AddInt64(&t.count, 1)
+}
+
+// Finished should be called when finished processing a key which was part of
+// the initial list. You must never call Finished() before (or without) its
+// corresponding Start(), that is a logic error that could cause HasSynced to
+// return a wrong value. To help you notice this should it happen, Finished()
+// will panic if the internal counter goes negative.
+func (t *SingleFileTracker) Finished() {
+	result := atomic.AddInt64(&t.count, -1)
+	if result < 0 {
+		panic("synctrack: negative counter; this logic error means HasSynced may return incorrect value")
+	}
+}
+
+// HasSynced returns true if the source is synced and every key present in the
+// initial list has been processed. This relies on the source not considering
+// itself synced until *after* it has delivered the notification for the last
+// key, and that notification handler must have called Start.
+func (t *SingleFileTracker) HasSynced() bool {
+	// Call UpstreamHasSynced first: it might take a lock, which might take
+	// a significant amount of time, and we don't want to then act on a
+	// stale count value.
+	if !t.UpstreamHasSynced() {
+		return false
+	}
+	return atomic.LoadInt64(&t.count) <= 0
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack/synctrack_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack/synctrack_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4cf089e225c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack/synctrack_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package synctrack
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func testSingleFileFuncs(upstreamHasSynced func() bool) (start func(), finished func(), hasSynced func() bool) {
+	tracker := SingleFileTracker{
+		UpstreamHasSynced: upstreamHasSynced,
+	}
+	return tracker.Start, tracker.Finished, tracker.HasSynced
+}
+
+func testAsyncFuncs(upstreamHasSynced func() bool) (start func(), finished func(), hasSynced func() bool) {
+	tracker := AsyncTracker[string]{
+		UpstreamHasSynced: upstreamHasSynced,
+	}
+	return func() { tracker.Start("key") }, func() { tracker.Finished("key") }, tracker.HasSynced
+}
+
+func TestBasicLogic(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		name      string
+		construct func(func() bool) (func(), func(), func() bool)
+	}{
+		{"SingleFile", testSingleFileFuncs},
+		{"Async", testAsyncFuncs},
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range table {
+		t.Run(entry.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			table := []struct {
+				synced       bool
+				start        bool
+				finish       bool
+				expectSynced bool
+			}{
+				{false, true, true, false},
+				{true, true, false, false},
+				{false, true, false, false},
+				{true, true, true, true},
+			}
+			for _, tt := range table {
+				Start, Finished, HasSynced := entry.construct(func() bool { return tt.synced })
+				if tt.start {
+					Start()
+				}
+				if tt.finish {
+					Finished()
+				}
+				got := HasSynced()
+				if e, a := tt.expectSynced, got; e != a {
+					t.Errorf("for %#v got %v (wanted %v)", tt, a, e)
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAsyncLocking(t *testing.T) {
+	aft := AsyncTracker[int]{UpstreamHasSynced: func() bool { return true }}
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for _, i := range []int{0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10} {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(i int) {
+			aft.Start(i)
+			go func() {
+				aft.Finished(i)
+				wg.Done()
+			}()
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	if !aft.HasSynced() {
+		t.Errorf("async tracker must have made a threading error?")
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestSingleFileCounting(t *testing.T) {
+	sft := SingleFileTracker{UpstreamHasSynced: func() bool { return true }}
+
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		sft.Start()
+	}
+	if sft.HasSynced() {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpectedly synced?")
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < 99; i++ {
+		sft.Finished()
+	}
+	if sft.HasSynced() {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpectedly synced?")
+	}
+
+	sft.Finished()
+	if !sft.HasSynced() {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpectedly not synced?")
+	}
+
+	// Calling an extra time will panic.
+	func() {
+		defer func() {
+			x := recover()
+			if x == nil {
+				t.Error("no panic?")
+				return
+			}
+			msg, ok := x.(string)
+			if !ok {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected panic value: %v", x)
+				return
+			}
+			if !strings.Contains(msg, "negative counter") {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected panic message: %v", msg)
+				return
+			}
+		}()
+		sft.Finished()
+	}()
+
+	// Negative counter still means it is synced
+	if !sft.HasSynced() {
+		t.Fatal("Unexpectedly not synced?")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSingleFile(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		synced       bool
+		starts       int
+		stops        int
+		expectSynced bool
+	}{
+		{false, 1, 1, false},
+		{true, 1, 0, false},
+		{false, 1, 0, false},
+		{true, 1, 1, true},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range table {
+		sft := SingleFileTracker{UpstreamHasSynced: func() bool { return tt.synced }}
+		for i := 0; i < tt.starts; i++ {
+			sft.Start()
+		}
+		for i := 0; i < tt.stops; i++ {
+			sft.Finished()
+		}
+		got := sft.HasSynced()
+		if e, a := tt.expectSynced, got; e != a {
+			t.Errorf("for %#v got %v (wanted %v)", tt, a, e)
+		}
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestNoStaleValue(t *testing.T) {
+	table := []struct {
+		name      string
+		construct func(func() bool) (func(), func(), func() bool)
+	}{
+		{"SingleFile", testSingleFileFuncs},
+		{"Async", testAsyncFuncs},
+	}
+
+	for _, entry := range table {
+		t.Run(entry.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var lock sync.Mutex
+			upstreamHasSynced := func() bool {
+				lock.Lock()
+				defer lock.Unlock()
+				return true
+			}
+
+			Start, Finished, HasSynced := entry.construct(upstreamHasSynced)
+
+			// Ordinarily the corresponding lock would be held and you wouldn't be
+			// able to call this function at this point.
+			if !HasSynced() {
+				t.Fatal("Unexpectedly not synced??")
+			}
+
+			Start()
+			if HasSynced() {
+				t.Fatal("Unexpectedly synced??")
+			}
+			Finished()
+			if !HasSynced() {
+				t.Fatal("Unexpectedly not synced??")
+			}
+
+			// Now we will prove that if the lock is held, you can't get a false
+			// HasSynced return.
+			lock.Lock()
+
+			// This goroutine calls HasSynced
+			var wg sync.WaitGroup
+			wg.Add(1)
+			go func() {
+				defer wg.Done()
+				if HasSynced() {
+					t.Error("Unexpectedly synced??")
+				}
+			}()
+
+			// This goroutine increments + unlocks. The sleep is to bias the
+			// runtime such that the other goroutine usually wins (it needs to work
+			// in both orderings, this one is more likely to be buggy).
+			go func() {
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
+				Start()
+				lock.Unlock()
+			}()
+
+			wg.Wait()
+		})
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/controllers/status/available_controller.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/controllers/status/available_controller.go
index ba69c4dc369..7b84df3fb85 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/controllers/status/available_controller.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kube-aggregator/pkg/controllers/status/available_controller.go
@@ -156,11 +156,8 @@ func NewAvailableConditionController(
 	c := &AvailableConditionController{
 		apiServiceClient: apiServiceClient,
 		apiServiceLister: apiServiceInformer.Lister(),
-		apiServiceSynced: apiServiceInformer.Informer().HasSynced,
 		serviceLister:    serviceInformer.Lister(),
-		servicesSynced:   serviceInformer.Informer().HasSynced,
 		endpointsLister:  endpointsInformer.Lister(),
-		endpointsSynced:  endpointsInformer.Informer().HasSynced,
 		serviceResolver:  serviceResolver,
 		queue: workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(
 			// We want a fairly tight requeue time.  The controller listens to the API, but because it relies on the routability of the
@@ -189,25 +186,28 @@ func NewAvailableConditionController(
 	// allows us to detect health in a more timely fashion when network connectivity to
 	// nodes is snipped, but the network still attempts to route there.  See
 	// https://github.com/openshift/origin/issues/17159#issuecomment-341798063
-	apiServiceInformer.Informer().AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(
+	apiServiceHandler, _ := apiServiceInformer.Informer().AddEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(
 		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			AddFunc:    c.addAPIService,
 			UpdateFunc: c.updateAPIService,
 			DeleteFunc: c.deleteAPIService,
 		},
 		30*time.Second)
+	c.apiServiceSynced = apiServiceHandler.HasSynced
 
-	serviceInformer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	serviceHandler, _ := serviceInformer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    c.addService,
 		UpdateFunc: c.updateService,
 		DeleteFunc: c.deleteService,
 	})
+	c.servicesSynced = serviceHandler.HasSynced
 
-	endpointsInformer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+	endpointsHandler, _ := endpointsInformer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc:    c.addEndpoints,
 		UpdateFunc: c.updateEndpoints,
 		DeleteFunc: c.deleteEndpoints,
 	})
+	c.endpointsSynced = endpointsHandler.HasSynced
 
 	c.syncFn = c.sync
 
@@ -494,6 +494,10 @@ func (c *AvailableConditionController) Run(workers int, stopCh <-chan struct{})
 	klog.Info("Starting AvailableConditionController")
 	defer klog.Info("Shutting down AvailableConditionController")
 
+	// This waits not just for the informers to sync, but for our handlers
+	// to be called; since the handlers are three different ways of
+	// enqueueing the same thing, waiting for this permits the queue to
+	// maximally de-duplicate the entries.
 	if !controllers.WaitForCacheSync("AvailableConditionController", stopCh, c.apiServiceSynced, c.servicesSynced, c.endpointsSynced) {
 		return
 	}
diff --git a/test/integration/client/exec_test.go b/test/integration/client/exec_test.go
index dda8cf37b4d..45faf5ce902 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/exec_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/client/exec_test.go
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ type informerSpy struct {
 	deletes []interface{}
 }
 
-func (is *informerSpy) OnAdd(obj interface{}) {
+func (is *informerSpy) OnAdd(obj interface{}, isInInitialList bool) {
 	is.mu.Lock()
 	defer is.mu.Unlock()
 	is.adds = append(is.adds, obj)
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index e9a85c0c571..b47c4dc859f 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -1906,6 +1906,7 @@ k8s.io/client-go/testing
 k8s.io/client-go/third_party/forked/golang/template
 k8s.io/client-go/tools/auth
 k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache
+k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache/synctrack
 k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd
 k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api
 k8s.io/client-go/tools/clientcmd/api/latest