diff --git a/pkg/storage/cacher/cache_watcher.go b/pkg/storage/cacher/cache_watcher.go
index 595fd5036..e07d00d31 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/cacher/cache_watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/cacher/cache_watcher.go
@@ -454,6 +454,13 @@ func (c *cacheWatcher) processInterval(ctx context.Context, cacheInterval *watch
 	const initProcessThreshold = 500 * time.Millisecond
 	startTime := time.Now()
 
+	// cacheInterval may be created from a version being more fresh than requested
+	// (e.g. for NotOlderThan semantic). In such a case, we need to prevent watch event
+	// with lower resourceVersion from being delivered to ensure watch contract.
+	if cacheInterval.resourceVersion > resourceVersion {
+		resourceVersion = cacheInterval.resourceVersion
+	}
+
 	initEventCount := 0
 	for {
 		event, err := cacheInterval.Next()