diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/CleanerForReconcilerIT.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/CleanerForReconcilerIT.java
index a3cfde8207..bf5fa243cf 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/CleanerForReconcilerIT.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/CleanerForReconcilerIT.java
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ class CleanerForReconcilerIT {
 
   @Test
   void addsFinalizerAndCallsCleanupIfCleanerImplemented() {
+    CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler reconciler =
+        operator.getReconcilerOfType(CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler.class);
+    reconciler.setReScheduleCleanup(false);
+
     var testResource = createTestResource();
     operator.create(testResource);
 
@@ -34,12 +38,32 @@ void addsFinalizerAndCallsCleanupIfCleanerImplemented() {
     await().until(
         () -> operator.get(CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource.class, TEST_RESOURCE_NAME) == null);
 
-    CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler reconciler =
-        (CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler) operator.getFirstReconciler();
     assertThat(reconciler.getNumberOfExecutions()).isEqualTo(1);
     assertThat(reconciler.getNumberOfCleanupExecutions()).isEqualTo(1);
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void reSchedulesCleanupIfInstructed() {
+    CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler reconciler =
+        operator.getReconcilerOfType(CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler.class);
+    reconciler.setReScheduleCleanup(true);
+
+    var testResource = createTestResource();
+    operator.create(testResource);
+
+    await().until(() -> !operator.get(CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource.class, TEST_RESOURCE_NAME)
+        .getMetadata().getFinalizers().isEmpty());
+
+    operator.delete(testResource);
+
+    await().untilAsserted(
+        () -> assertThat(reconciler.getNumberOfCleanupExecutions()).isGreaterThan(5));
+
+    reconciler.setReScheduleCleanup(false);
+    await().until(
+        () -> operator.get(CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource.class, TEST_RESOURCE_NAME) == null);
+  }
+
   private CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource createTestResource() {
     CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource cr = new CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource();
     cr.setMetadata(new ObjectMeta());
diff --git a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/cleanerforreconciler/CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler.java b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/cleanerforreconciler/CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler.java
index fad1bb7798..a6f404e7f6 100644
--- a/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/cleanerforreconciler/CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler.java
+++ b/operator-framework/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/sample/cleanerforreconciler/CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler.java
@@ -11,9 +11,12 @@ public class CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler
     Cleaner<CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource>,
     TestExecutionInfoProvider {
 
+  public static final int RESCHEDULE_DELAY = 150;
   private final AtomicInteger numberOfExecutions = new AtomicInteger(0);
   private final AtomicInteger numberOfCleanupExecutions = new AtomicInteger(0);
 
+  private volatile boolean reScheduleCleanup = false;
+
   @Override
   public UpdateControl<CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource> reconcile(
       CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource resource,
@@ -33,7 +36,17 @@ public int getNumberOfCleanupExecutions() {
   @Override
   public DeleteControl cleanup(CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource resource,
       Context<CleanerForReconcilerCustomResource> context) {
-    numberOfCleanupExecutions.addAndGet(1);
-    return DeleteControl.defaultDelete();
+    if (reScheduleCleanup) {
+      numberOfCleanupExecutions.addAndGet(1);
+      return DeleteControl.noFinalizerRemoval().rescheduleAfter(RESCHEDULE_DELAY);
+    } else {
+      numberOfCleanupExecutions.addAndGet(1);
+      return DeleteControl.defaultDelete();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public CleanerForReconcilerTestReconciler setReScheduleCleanup(boolean reScheduleCleanup) {
+    this.reScheduleCleanup = reScheduleCleanup;
+    return this;
   }
 }