diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/wait/delete.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/wait/delete.go
index a8ccd2fca7c..aeb8aa4d702 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/wait/delete.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/wait/delete.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func IsDeleted(ctx context.Context, info *resource.Info, o *WaitOptions) (runtim
 
 	// this function is used to refresh the cache to prevent timeout waits on resources that have disappeared
 	preconditionFunc := func(store cache.Store) (bool, error) {
-		_, exists, err := store.Get(&metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: info.Namespace, Name: info.Name})
+		obj, exists, err := store.Get(&metav1.ObjectMeta{Namespace: info.Namespace, Name: info.Name})
 		if err != nil {
 			return true, err
 		}
@@ -98,7 +99,15 @@ func IsDeleted(ctx context.Context, info *resource.Info, o *WaitOptions) (runtim
 			// since we're looking for it to disappear we just return here if it no longer exists
 			return true, nil
 		}
-
+		acc, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, err
+		}
+		if uid, ok := o.UIDMap[resourceLocation]; ok {
+			if acc.GetUID() != uid {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+		}
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/wait/wait_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/wait/wait_test.go
index 0f90129ccfd..0d0087359f5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/wait/wait_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/wait/wait_test.go
@@ -180,6 +180,20 @@ func newUnstructured(apiVersion, kind, namespace, name string) *unstructured.Uns
 	}
 }
 
+func newUnstructuredWithNewID(apiVersion, kind, namespace, name string) *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	return &unstructured.Unstructured{
+		Object: map[string]interface{}{
+			"apiVersion": apiVersion,
+			"kind":       kind,
+			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+				"namespace": namespace,
+				"name":      name,
+				"uid":       "some-UID-value-new",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
 func newUnstructuredWithGeneration(apiVersion, kind, namespace, name string, generation int64) *unstructured.Unstructured {
 	return &unstructured.Unstructured{
 		Object: map[string]interface{}{
@@ -544,6 +558,32 @@ func TestWaitForDeletion(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			timeout: 10 * time.Second,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "when list watch, receives a new pod",
+			infos: []*resource.Info{
+				{
+					Mapping: &meta.RESTMapping{
+						Resource: schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "group", Version: "version", Resource: "theresource"},
+					},
+					Name:      "name-foo",
+					Namespace: "ns-foo",
+				},
+			},
+			fakeClient: func() *dynamicfakeclient.FakeDynamicClient {
+				fakeClient := dynamicfakeclient.NewSimpleDynamicClientWithCustomListKinds(scheme, listMapping)
+				fakeClient.PrependReactor("get", "theresource", func(action clienttesting.Action) (handled bool, ret runtime.Object, err error) {
+					return true, newUnstructured("group/version", "TheKind", "ns-foo", "name-foo"), nil
+				})
+				fakeClient.PrependReactor("list", "theresource", func(action clienttesting.Action) (handled bool, ret runtime.Object, err error) {
+					return true, newUnstructuredList(newUnstructuredWithNewID("group/version", "TheKind", "ns-foo", "name-foo")), nil
+				})
+				return fakeClient
+			},
+			timeout: 10 * time.Second,
+			uidMap: UIDMap{
+				ResourceLocation{GroupResource: schema.GroupResource{Group: "group", Resource: "theresource"}, Namespace: "ns-foo", Name: "name-foo"}: types.UID("some-UID-value"),
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, test := range tests {