diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ac5cb2847c..e70079d8c2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 - Fix DiffConfig issue when when provider's kubeconfig is set to file path (https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/pull/2771)
+- Fix for replacement having incorrect status messages (https://github.com/pulumi/pulumi-kubernetes/pull/2810)
 
 ## 4.7.1 (January 17, 2024)
 
diff --git a/provider/pkg/await/await.go b/provider/pkg/await/await.go
index 479161b685..a4a520a322 100644
--- a/provider/pkg/await/await.go
+++ b/provider/pkg/await/await.go
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ func Creation(c CreateConfig) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
 				if waitErr != nil {
 					return nil, waitErr
 				}
+				_ = clearStatus(c.Context, c.Host, c.URN)
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -333,13 +334,14 @@ func Read(c ReadConfig) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
 				if waitErr != nil {
 					return nil, waitErr
 				}
+				_ = clearStatus(c.Context, c.Host, c.URN)
 			}
 		}
+	} else {
+		logger.V(1).Infof(
+			"No read logic found for object of type %q; falling back to retrieving object", id)
 	}
 
-	logger.V(1).Infof(
-		"No read logic found for object of type %q; falling back to retrieving object", id)
-
 	// If the client fails to get the live object for some reason, DO NOT return the error. This
 	// will leak the fact that the object was successfully created. Instead, fall back to the
 	// last-seen live object.
@@ -415,6 +417,7 @@ func Update(c UpdateConfig) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
 				if waitErr != nil {
 					return nil, waitErr
 				}
+				_ = clearStatus(c.Context, c.Host, c.URN)
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -773,6 +776,10 @@ func Deletion(c DeleteConfig) error {
 				},
 				clientForResource: client,
 			})
+			if waitErr != nil {
+				return waitErr
+			}
+			_ = clearStatus(c.Context, c.Host, c.URN)
 		}
 	} else {
 		for {
@@ -824,7 +831,7 @@ func Deletion(c DeleteConfig) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return waitErr
+	return nil
 }
 
 // deleteResource deletes the specified resource using foreground cascading delete.