diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilder.java b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilder.java
index c9107a4266..0eb176f3aa 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilder.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/main/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilder.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class WorkflowBuilder<P extends HasMetadata> {
 
   public WorkflowBuilder<P> addDependentResource(DependentResource dependentResource) {
     currentNode = new DependentResourceNode<>(dependentResource);
-    isCleaner = dependentResource.isDeletable();
+    isCleaner = isCleaner || dependentResource.isDeletable();
     final var name = currentNode.getName();
     dependentResourceNodes.put(name, currentNode);
     return this;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest.java
index 467820940d..e8b26184c4 100644
--- a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest.java
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public class AbstractWorkflowExecutorTest {
   protected TestDeleterDependent drDeleter = new TestDeleterDependent("DR_DELETER");
   protected TestErrorDependent drError = new TestErrorDependent("ERROR_1");
   protected TestErrorDeleterDependent errorDD = new TestErrorDeleterDependent("ERROR_DELETER");
+  protected GarbageCollectedDeleter gcDeleter = new GarbageCollectedDeleter("GC_DELETER");
 
   @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
   protected final Condition noMetDeletePostCondition = (primary, secondary, context) -> false;
diff --git a/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilderTest.java b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilderTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9a61931a61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/operator-framework-core/src/test/java/io/javaoperatorsdk/operator/processing/dependent/workflow/WorkflowBuilderTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+package io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.processing.dependent.workflow;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.api.reconciler.dependent.DependentResource;
+import io.javaoperatorsdk.operator.sample.simple.TestCustomResource;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
+
+class WorkflowBuilderTest {
+
+  @Test
+  void workflowIsCleanerIfAtLeastOneDRIsCleaner() {
+    var dr = mock(DependentResource.class);
+    var deleter = mock(DependentResource.class);
+    when(deleter.isDeletable()).thenReturn(true);
+
+    var workflow = new WorkflowBuilder<TestCustomResource>()
+        .addDependentResource(deleter)
+        .addDependentResource(dr)
+        .build();
+
+    assertThat(workflow.hasCleaner()).isTrue();
+  }
+
+}