diff --git a/lib/krane/kubernetes_resource/daemon_set.rb b/lib/krane/kubernetes_resource/daemon_set.rb
index 8e87ee9c3..8acf77e7a 100644
--- a/lib/krane/kubernetes_resource/daemon_set.rb
+++ b/lib/krane/kubernetes_resource/daemon_set.rb
@@ -58,8 +58,11 @@ def relevant_pods_ready?
       return true if rollout_data["desiredNumberScheduled"].to_i == rollout_data["numberReady"].to_i # all pods ready
       relevant_node_names = @nodes.map(&:name)
       considered_pods = @pods.select { |p| relevant_node_names.include?(p.node_name) }
-      @logger.debug("Considered #{considered_pods.size} pods out of #{@pods.size} for #{@nodes.size} nodes")
-      considered_pods.present? && considered_pods.all?(&:deploy_succeeded?)
+      @logger.debug("DaemonSet is reporting #{rollout_data['numberReady']} pods ready." \
+        " Considered #{considered_pods.size} pods out of #{@pods.size} for #{@nodes.size} nodes.")
+      considered_pods.present? &&
+        considered_pods.all?(&:deploy_succeeded?) &&
+        rollout_data["numberReady"].to_i >= considered_pods.length
     end
 
     def find_nodes(cache)
diff --git a/test/unit/krane/kubernetes_resource/daemon_set_test.rb b/test/unit/krane/kubernetes_resource/daemon_set_test.rb
index 221990a5f..2dcceee2e 100644
--- a/test/unit/krane/kubernetes_resource/daemon_set_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/krane/kubernetes_resource/daemon_set_test.rb
@@ -107,6 +107,26 @@ def test_deploy_fails_when_not_all_pods_ready
     refute_predicate(ds, :deploy_succeeded?)
   end
 
+  def test_deploy_waits_for_daemonset_status_to_converge_to_pod_states
+    status = {
+      "desiredNumberScheduled": 1,
+      "updatedNumberScheduled": 1,
+      "numberReady": 0,
+    }
+    ds_template = build_ds_template(filename: 'daemon_set.yml', status: status)
+    ready_pod_template = load_fixtures(filenames: ['daemon_set_pods.yml']).first # should be a pod in `Ready` state
+    node_templates = load_fixtures(filenames: ['nodes.yml'])
+    ds = build_synced_ds(ds_template: ds_template, pod_templates: [ready_pod_template], node_templates: node_templates)
+    refute_predicate(ds, :deploy_succeeded?)
+
+    status[:numberReady] = 1
+    ds_template = build_ds_template(filename: 'daemon_set.yml', status: status)
+    stub_kind_get("DaemonSet", items: [ds_template])
+    stub_kind_get("Pod", items: [ready_pod_template])
+    ds.sync(build_resource_cache)
+    assert_predicate(ds, :deploy_succeeded?)
+  end
+
   private
 
   def build_ds_template(filename:, status: {})