diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/BUILD
index 4bf6c7a7550..5d847199f2c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/BUILD
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ go_library(
         "pleg.go",
     ],
     deps = [
+        "//pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/container:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/kubelet/metrics:go_default_library",
         "//vendor/github.com/golang/glog:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic.go b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic.go
index e12509f4b54..2d8a9a0c13d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/clock"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
+	runtimeapi "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/apis/cri/v1alpha1/runtime"
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/metrics"
 )
@@ -329,6 +330,41 @@ func (g *GenericPLEG) cacheEnabled() bool {
 	return g.cache != nil
 }
 
+// Preserve an older cached status' pod IP if the new status has no pod IP
+// and its sandboxes have exited
+func (g *GenericPLEG) getPodIP(pid types.UID, status *kubecontainer.PodStatus) string {
+	if status.IP != "" {
+		return status.IP
+	}
+
+	oldStatus, err := g.cache.Get(pid)
+	if err != nil || oldStatus.IP == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+
+	for _, sandboxStatus := range status.SandboxStatuses {
+		// If at least one sandbox is ready, then use this status update's pod IP
+		if sandboxStatus.State == runtimeapi.PodSandboxState_SANDBOX_READY {
+			return status.IP
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(status.SandboxStatuses) == 0 {
+		// Without sandboxes (which built-in runtimes like rkt don't report)
+		// look at all the container statuses, and if any containers are
+		// running then use the new pod IP
+		for _, containerStatus := range status.ContainerStatuses {
+			if containerStatus.State == kubecontainer.ContainerStateCreated || containerStatus.State == kubecontainer.ContainerStateRunning {
+				return status.IP
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// For pods with no ready containers or sandboxes (like exited pods)
+	// use the old status' pod IP
+	return oldStatus.IP
+}
+
 func (g *GenericPLEG) updateCache(pod *kubecontainer.Pod, pid types.UID) error {
 	if pod == nil {
 		// The pod is missing in the current relist. This means that
@@ -343,6 +379,14 @@ func (g *GenericPLEG) updateCache(pod *kubecontainer.Pod, pid types.UID) error {
 	// all containers again.
 	status, err := g.runtime.GetPodStatus(pod.ID, pod.Name, pod.Namespace)
 	glog.V(4).Infof("PLEG: Write status for %s/%s: %#v (err: %v)", pod.Name, pod.Namespace, status, err)
+	if err == nil {
+		// Preserve the pod IP across cache updates if the new IP is empty.
+		// When a pod is torn down, kubelet may race with PLEG and retrieve
+		// a pod status after network teardown, but the kubernetes API expects
+		// the completed pod's IP to be available after the pod is dead.
+		status.IP = g.getPodIP(pid, status)
+	}
+
 	g.cache.Set(pod.ID, status, err, timestamp)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go
index f5fd5635ca2..468f98bffae 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/pleg/generic_test.go
@@ -496,3 +496,58 @@ func TestRelistingWithSandboxes(t *testing.T) {
 	actual = getEventsFromChannel(ch)
 	verifyEvents(t, expected, actual)
 }
+
+func TestRelistIPChange(t *testing.T) {
+	pleg, runtimeMock := newTestGenericPLEGWithRuntimeMock()
+	ch := pleg.Watch()
+
+	id := types.UID("test-pod-0")
+	cState := kubecontainer.ContainerStateRunning
+	container := createTestContainer("c0", cState)
+	pod := &kubecontainer.Pod{
+		ID:         id,
+		Containers: []*kubecontainer.Container{container},
+	}
+	ipAddr := "192.168.1.5/24"
+	status := &kubecontainer.PodStatus{
+		ID:                id,
+		IP:                ipAddr,
+		ContainerStatuses: []*kubecontainer.ContainerStatus{{ID: container.ID, State: cState}},
+	}
+	event := &PodLifecycleEvent{ID: pod.ID, Type: ContainerStarted, Data: container.ID.ID}
+
+	runtimeMock.On("GetPods", true).Return([]*kubecontainer.Pod{pod}, nil).Once()
+	runtimeMock.On("GetPodStatus", pod.ID, "", "").Return(status, nil).Once()
+
+	pleg.relist()
+	actualEvents := getEventsFromChannel(ch)
+	actualStatus, actualErr := pleg.cache.Get(pod.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, status, actualStatus, "test0")
+	assert.Nil(t, actualErr, "test0")
+	assert.Exactly(t, []*PodLifecycleEvent{event}, actualEvents)
+
+	// Clear the IP address and mark the container terminated
+	container = createTestContainer("c0", kubecontainer.ContainerStateExited)
+	pod = &kubecontainer.Pod{
+		ID:         id,
+		Containers: []*kubecontainer.Container{container},
+	}
+	status = &kubecontainer.PodStatus{
+		ID:                id,
+		ContainerStatuses: []*kubecontainer.ContainerStatus{{ID: container.ID, State: kubecontainer.ContainerStateExited}},
+	}
+	event = &PodLifecycleEvent{ID: pod.ID, Type: ContainerDied, Data: container.ID.ID}
+	runtimeMock.On("GetPods", true).Return([]*kubecontainer.Pod{pod}, nil).Once()
+	runtimeMock.On("GetPodStatus", pod.ID, "", "").Return(status, nil).Once()
+
+	pleg.relist()
+	actualEvents = getEventsFromChannel(ch)
+	actualStatus, actualErr = pleg.cache.Get(pod.ID)
+	// Must copy status to compare since its pointer gets passed through all
+	// the way to the event
+	statusCopy := *status
+	statusCopy.IP = ipAddr
+	assert.Equal(t, &statusCopy, actualStatus, "test0")
+	assert.Nil(t, actualErr, "test0")
+	assert.Exactly(t, []*PodLifecycleEvent{event}, actualEvents)
+}