diff --git a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
index 34dd47254..da1625c54 100644
--- a/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
+++ b/plugin/kubernetes/kubernetes.go
@@ -351,6 +351,11 @@ func (k *Kubernetes) findPods(r recordRequest, zone string) (pods []msg.Service,
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// exclude pods in the process of termination
+		if !p.ObjectMeta.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// check for matching ip and namespace
 		if ip == p.Status.PodIP && match(namespace, p.Namespace) {
 			s := msg.Service{Key: strings.Join([]string{zonePath, Pod, namespace, podname}, "/"), Host: ip, TTL: k.ttl}