diff --git a/pkg/client/cache/reflector.go b/pkg/client/cache/reflector.go
index b7960417a4..98b2533971 100644
--- a/pkg/client/cache/reflector.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/reflector.go
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ type Reflector struct {
 	// the beginning of the next one.
 	period       time.Duration
 	resyncPeriod time.Duration
+	// lastSyncResourceVersion is the resource version token last
+	// observed when doing a sync with the underlying store
+	// it is not thread safe as it is not synchronized with access to the store
+	lastSyncResourceVersion string
 }
 
 // NewNamespaceKeyedIndexerAndReflector creates an Indexer and a Reflector
@@ -130,6 +134,7 @@ func (r *Reflector) listAndWatch() {
 		glog.Errorf("Unable to sync list result: %v", err)
 		return
 	}
+	r.lastSyncResourceVersion = resourceVersion
 
 	for {
 		w, err := r.listerWatcher.Watch(resourceVersion)
@@ -203,6 +208,7 @@ loop:
 				glog.Errorf("unable to understand watch event %#v", event)
 			}
 			*resourceVersion = meta.ResourceVersion()
+			r.lastSyncResourceVersion = *resourceVersion
 			eventCount++
 		}
 	}
@@ -215,3 +221,9 @@ loop:
 	glog.V(4).Infof("Watch close - %v total %v items received", r.expectedType, eventCount)
 	return nil
 }
+
+// LastSyncResourceVersion is the resource version observed when last sync with the underlying store
+// The value returned is not synchronized with access to the underlying store and is not thread-safe
+func (r *Reflector) LastSyncResourceVersion() string {
+	return r.lastSyncResourceVersion
+}
diff --git a/pkg/client/cache/reflector_test.go b/pkg/client/cache/reflector_test.go
index 5996329bd3..7337a7b1f5 100644
--- a/pkg/client/cache/reflector_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/cache/reflector_test.go
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ func TestReflector_watchHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	if e, a := "32", resumeRV; e != a {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
 	}
+
+	// last sync resource version should be the last version synced with store
+	if e, a := "32", g.LastSyncResourceVersion(); e != a {
+		t.Errorf("expected %v, got %v", e, a)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestReflector_watchHandlerTimeout(t *testing.T) {