diff --git a/pkg/watch/mux.go b/pkg/watch/mux.go
index 0c87111ee16..5f3bd5b7b66 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/mux.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/mux.go
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ func (m *Mux) Watch() Interface {
 	id := m.nextWatcher
 	m.nextWatcher++
 	w := &muxWatcher{
-		result: make(chan Event),
-		id:     id,
-		m:      m,
+		result:  make(chan Event),
+		stopped: make(chan struct{}),
+		id:      id,
+		m:       m,
 	}
 	m.watchers[id] = w
 	return w
@@ -114,20 +115,28 @@ func (m *Mux) loop() {
 	m.closeAll()
 }
 
+var testHookMuxDistribute = func() {}
+
 // distribute sends event to all watchers. Blocking.
 func (m *Mux) distribute(event Event) {
 	m.lock.Lock()
 	defer m.lock.Unlock()
+	testHookMuxDistribute()
 	for _, w := range m.watchers {
-		w.result <- event
+		select {
+		case w.result <- event:
+		case <-w.stopped:
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 // muxWatcher handles a single watcher of a mux
 type muxWatcher struct {
-	result chan Event
-	id     int64
-	m      *Mux
+	result  chan Event
+	stopped chan struct{}
+	stop    sync.Once
+	id      int64
+	m       *Mux
 }
 
 // ResultChan returns a channel to use for waiting on events.
@@ -137,5 +146,8 @@ func (mw *muxWatcher) ResultChan() <-chan Event {
 
 // Stop stops watching and removes mw from its list.
 func (mw *muxWatcher) Stop() {
-	mw.m.stopWatching(mw.id)
+	mw.stop.Do(func() {
+		close(mw.stopped)
+		mw.m.stopWatching(mw.id)
+	})
 }
diff --git a/pkg/watch/mux_test.go b/pkg/watch/mux_test.go
index a9433a4bea8..679261fc4b2 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/mux_test.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/mux_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 )
 
 type myType struct {
@@ -91,3 +92,24 @@ func TestMuxWatcherClose(t *testing.T) {
 	w.Stop()
 	w2.Stop()
 }
+
+func TestMuxWatcherStopDeadlock(t *testing.T) {
+	defer func(fn func()) { testHookMuxDistribute = fn }(testHookMuxDistribute)
+	sig, done := make(chan bool), make(chan bool)
+	testHookMuxDistribute = func() { sig <- true }
+	m := NewMux(0)
+	go func(w Interface) {
+		// Imagine this goroutine was receiving from w.ResultChan()
+		// until it received some signal and stopped watching.
+		<-sig
+		w.Stop()
+		close(done)
+	}(m.Watch())
+	m.Action(Added, &myType{})
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(5 * time.Second):
+		t.Error("timeout: deadlocked")
+	case <-done:
+	}
+	m.Shutdown()
+}