diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/consistencydetector/data_consistency_detector_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/consistencydetector/data_consistency_detector_test.go
index f4165fe889b..300e8d9ea09 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/consistencydetector/data_consistency_detector_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/util/consistencydetector/data_consistency_detector_test.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
@@ -62,6 +63,34 @@ func TestDataConsistencyChecker(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 
+		{
+			name:                      "data consistency check works with unstructured data (dynamic client)",
+			lastSyncedResourceVersion: "2",
+			listResponse: &unstructured.UnstructuredList{
+				Object: map[string]interface{}{
+					"apiVersion": "vTest",
+					"kind":       "rTestList",
+				},
+				Items: []unstructured.Unstructured{
+					*makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item1"),
+					*makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item2"),
+				},
+			},
+			requestOptions: metav1.ListOptions{TimeoutSeconds: ptr.To(int64(39))},
+			retrievedItems: []runtime.Object{
+				makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item1"),
+				makeUnstructuredObject("vTest", "rTest", "item2"),
+			},
+			expectedListRequests: 1,
+			expectedRequestOptions: []metav1.ListOptions{
+				{
+					ResourceVersion:      "2",
+					ResourceVersionMatch: metav1.ResourceVersionMatchExact,
+					TimeoutSeconds:       ptr.To(int64(39)),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+
 		{
 			name:                      "legacy, the limit is removed from the list options when it wasn't honored by the watch cache",
 			lastSyncedResourceVersion: "2",
@@ -238,3 +267,15 @@ func (lw *listWrapper) List(_ context.Context, opts metav1.ListOptions) (runtime
 func makePod(name, rv string) *v1.Pod {
 	return &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: name, ResourceVersion: rv, UID: types.UID(name)}}
 }
+
+func makeUnstructuredObject(version, kind, name string) *unstructured.Unstructured {
+	return &unstructured.Unstructured{
+		Object: map[string]interface{}{
+			"apiVersion": version,
+			"kind":       kind,
+			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+				"name": name,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}