diff --git a/internal/provider/kubernetes/status_updater.go b/internal/provider/kubernetes/status_updater.go
index 9da708f1b02..fbb5ada36a1 100644
--- a/internal/provider/kubernetes/status_updater.go
+++ b/internal/provider/kubernetes/status_updater.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ package kubernetes
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
@@ -58,14 +59,23 @@ type UpdateHandler struct {
 	client        client.Client
 	sendUpdates   chan struct{}
 	updateChannel chan Update
+	writer        *UpdateWriter
 }
 
 func NewUpdateHandler(log logr.Logger, client client.Client) *UpdateHandler {
+	sendUpdates := make(chan struct{})
+	updateChannel := make(chan Update, 100)
 	return &UpdateHandler{
 		log:           log,
 		client:        client,
-		sendUpdates:   make(chan struct{}),
-		updateChannel: make(chan Update, 100),
+		sendUpdates:   sendUpdates,
+		updateChannel: updateChannel,
+		writer: &UpdateWriter{
+			log:           log,
+			enabled:       sendUpdates,
+			updateChannel: updateChannel,
+			missedEvents:  make(chan Update, 1000),
+		},
 	}
 }
 
@@ -131,6 +141,7 @@ func (u *UpdateHandler) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	// Enable Updaters to start sending updates to this handler.
 	close(u.sendUpdates)
+	u.writer.start()
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -147,10 +158,7 @@ func (u *UpdateHandler) Start(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 // Writer retrieves the interface that should be used to write to the UpdateHandler.
 func (u *UpdateHandler) Writer() Updater {
-	return &UpdateWriter{
-		enabled:       u.sendUpdates,
-		updateChannel: u.updateChannel,
-	}
+	return u.writer
 }
 
 // Updater describes an interface to send status updates somewhere.
@@ -160,8 +168,10 @@ type Updater interface {
 
 // UpdateWriter takes status updates and sends these to the UpdateHandler via a channel.
 type UpdateWriter struct {
+	log           logr.Logger
 	enabled       <-chan struct{}
 	updateChannel chan<- Update
+	missedEvents  chan Update
 }
 
 // Send sends the given Update off to the update channel for writing by the UpdateHandler.
@@ -171,9 +181,26 @@ func (u *UpdateWriter) Send(update Update) {
 	case <-u.enabled:
 		u.updateChannel <- update
 	default:
+		if len(u.missedEvents) < cap(u.missedEvents) {
+			u.log.Info("received a status update while disabled, storing for later", "event", update.NamespacedName)
+			u.missedEvents <- update
+		} else {
+			u.log.Error(errors.New("dropping status update, buffer full"), "event", update.NamespacedName)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
+// start runs the goroutine to send the events received before the Updater was enabled to the update channel.
+func (u *UpdateWriter) start() {
+	go func() {
+		for e := range u.missedEvents {
+			u.log.Info("sending stored status update", "event", e.NamespacedName)
+			u.updateChannel <- e
+		}
+		close(u.missedEvents)
+	}()
+}
+
 // isStatusEqual checks if two objects have equivalent status.
 //
 // Supported objects: