diff --git a/cache/src/main/java/io/envoyproxy/controlplane/cache/SimpleCache.java b/cache/src/main/java/io/envoyproxy/controlplane/cache/SimpleCache.java
index 7f0a445ac..6ab7ac580 100644
--- a/cache/src/main/java/io/envoyproxy/controlplane/cache/SimpleCache.java
+++ b/cache/src/main/java/io/envoyproxy/controlplane/cache/SimpleCache.java
@@ -526,10 +526,12 @@ private boolean respond(Watch watch, U snapshot, T group) {
   }
 
   private List<String> findRemovedResources(DeltaWatch watch, Map<String, VersionedResource<?>> snapshotResources) {
-    // remove resources for which client has a tracked version but do not exist in snapshot
-    return watch.trackedResources().keySet()
-        .stream()
+    // remove resources for which client has a tracked version or is pending a response but do not exist in snapshot.
+    // when reconnections occur, envoy sends a request subscribing to resources that could no longer exist,
+    // and we don't count those as trackedResources because we don't know the version.
+    return Stream.concat(watch.trackedResources().keySet().stream(), watch.pendingResources().stream())
         .filter(s -> !snapshotResources.containsKey(s))
+        .distinct()
         .collect(Collectors.toList());
   }
 
diff --git a/cache/src/test/java/io/envoyproxy/controlplane/cache/v3/SimpleCacheTest.java b/cache/src/test/java/io/envoyproxy/controlplane/cache/v3/SimpleCacheTest.java
index b8654f6ba..1ae3364f5 100644
--- a/cache/src/test/java/io/envoyproxy/controlplane/cache/v3/SimpleCacheTest.java
+++ b/cache/src/test/java/io/envoyproxy/controlplane/cache/v3/SimpleCacheTest.java
@@ -5,8 +5,12 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import com.google.protobuf.Message;
+import io.envoyproxy.controlplane.cache.DeltaResponse;
+import io.envoyproxy.controlplane.cache.DeltaWatch;
+import io.envoyproxy.controlplane.cache.DeltaXdsRequest;
 import io.envoyproxy.controlplane.cache.NodeGroup;
 import io.envoyproxy.controlplane.cache.Resources;
 import io.envoyproxy.controlplane.cache.Response;
@@ -20,6 +24,7 @@
 import io.envoyproxy.envoy.config.listener.v3.Listener;
 import io.envoyproxy.envoy.config.route.v3.RouteConfiguration;
 import io.envoyproxy.envoy.extensions.transport_sockets.tls.v3.Secret;
+import io.envoyproxy.envoy.service.discovery.v3.DeltaDiscoveryRequest;
 import io.envoyproxy.envoy.service.discovery.v3.DiscoveryRequest;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -543,6 +548,35 @@ public void groups() {
     assertThat(cache.groups()).containsExactly(SingleNodeGroup.GROUP);
   }
 
+
+  @Test
+  public void respondRemovedResourcesWhenPendingResourceButNotTracked() {
+    SimpleCache<String> cache = new SimpleCache<>(new SingleNodeGroup());
+
+    cache.setSnapshot(SingleNodeGroup.GROUP, SNAPSHOT1);
+
+    DeltaResponseTracker responseTracker = new DeltaResponseTracker();
+
+    DeltaWatch watch = cache.createDeltaWatch(
+        DeltaXdsRequest.create(DeltaDiscoveryRequest.newBuilder()
+            .setNode(Node.getDefaultInstance())
+            .setTypeUrl(CLUSTER_TYPE_URL)
+            .addResourceNamesSubscribe("non_existant")
+            .addResourceNamesSubscribe("cluster0")
+            .build()),
+        "",
+        Collections.emptyMap(),
+        ImmutableSet.of("non_existant"),
+        true,
+        responseTracker, false);
+
+    assertThat(watch.isCancelled()).isFalse();
+    Assertions.assertThat(responseTracker.responses).isNotEmpty();
+
+    Assertions.assertThat(responseTracker.responses.get(0).removedResources()).isNotEmpty();
+    Assertions.assertThat(responseTracker.responses.get(0).removedResources()).containsOnly("non_existant");
+  }
+
   private static class ResponseTracker implements Consumer<Response> {
 
     private final LinkedList<Response> responses = new LinkedList<>();
@@ -564,6 +598,17 @@ public void accept(Response response) {
     }
   }
 
+  private static class DeltaResponseTracker implements Consumer<DeltaResponse> {
+
+    private final LinkedList<DeltaResponse> responses = new LinkedList<>();
+
+    @Override
+    public void accept(DeltaResponse response) {
+      responses.add(response);
+    }
+
+  }
+
   private static class SingleNodeGroup implements NodeGroup<String> {
 
     private static final String GROUP = "node";