diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
index abff8a50061..1e13d59b584 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher.go
@@ -322,7 +322,11 @@ func prepareObjs(ctx context.Context, e *event, client *clientv3.Client, codec r
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
-		oldObj, err = decodeObj(codec, versioner, getResp.Kvs[0].Value, getResp.Kvs[0].ModRevision)
+		// Note that this sends the *old* object with the etcd revision for the time at
+		// which it gets deleted.
+		// We assume old object is returned only in Deleted event. Users (e.g. cacher) need
+		// to have larger than previous rev to tell the ordering.
+		oldObj, err = decodeObj(codec, versioner, getResp.Kvs[0].Value, e.rev)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher_test.go b/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher_test.go
index 3288c6047b1..330048cf060 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher_test.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/etcd3/watcher_test.go
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"reflect"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"sync"
-
+	"github.com/coreos/etcd/clientv3"
 	"github.com/coreos/etcd/integration"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api"
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestDeleteTriggerWatch(t *testing.T) {
 	if err := store.Delete(ctx, key, &api.Pod{}, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Delete failed: %v", err)
 	}
-	testCheckResult(t, 0, watch.Deleted, w, storedObj)
+	testCheckResult(t, 0, watch.Deleted, w, nil)
 }
 
 // TestWatchSync tests that
@@ -213,6 +213,36 @@ func TestWatchErrResultNotBlockAfterCancel(t *testing.T) {
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
+func TestWatchDeleteEventObjectShouldHaveLatestRV(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, store, cluster := testSetup(t)
+	defer cluster.Terminate(t)
+	key, storedObj := testPropogateStore(t, store, ctx, &api.Pod{ObjectMeta: api.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}})
+
+	w, err := store.Watch(ctx, key, storedObj.ResourceVersion, storage.Everything)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Watch failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	etcdW := cluster.RandClient().Watch(ctx, "/", clientv3.WithPrefix())
+
+	if err := store.Delete(ctx, key, &api.Pod{}, &storage.Preconditions{}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Delete failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	e := <-w.ResultChan()
+	watchedDeleteObj := e.Object.(*api.Pod)
+	var wres clientv3.WatchResponse
+	wres = <-etcdW
+
+	watchedDeleteRev, err := storage.ParseWatchResourceVersion(watchedDeleteObj.ResourceVersion)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ParseWatchResourceVersion failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if int64(watchedDeleteRev) != wres.Events[0].Kv.ModRevision {
+		t.Errorf("Object from delete event have version: %v, should be the same as etcd delete's mod rev: %d",
+			watchedDeleteRev, wres.Events[0].Kv.ModRevision)
+	}
+}
+
 type testWatchStruct struct {
 	obj         *api.Pod
 	expectEvent bool