diff --git a/pkg/sync/sync_context.go b/pkg/sync/sync_context.go
index a7b08fa5f..63abc9b51 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/sync_context.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/sync_context.go
@@ -1265,6 +1265,31 @@ func (sc *syncContext) runTasks(tasks syncTasks, dryRun bool) runState {
 			createTasks = append(createTasks, task)
 		}
 	}
+
+	// remove finalizers from previous sync on existing hooks to make sure the operation is idempotent
+	{
+		ss := newStateSync(state)
+		existingHooks := tasks.Filter(func(t *syncTask) bool { return t.isHook() && t.pending() && t.liveObj != nil })
+		for _, task := range existingHooks {
+			t := task
+			ss.Go(func(state runState) runState {
+				logCtx := sc.log.WithValues("dryRun", dryRun, "task", t)
+				logCtx.V(1).Info("Removing finalizers")
+				if !dryRun {
+					if err := sc.removeHookFinalizer(t); err != nil {
+						state = failed
+						sc.setResourceResult(t, t.syncStatus, common.OperationError, fmt.Sprintf("failed to remove hook finalizer: %v", err))
+					}
+				}
+				return state
+			})
+		}
+		state = ss.Wait()
+	}
+	if state != successful {
+		return state
+	}
+
 	// prune first
 	{
 		if !sc.pruneConfirmed {
@@ -1316,15 +1341,19 @@ func (sc *syncContext) runTasks(tasks syncTasks, dryRun bool) runState {
 		for _, task := range hooksPendingDeletion {
 			t := task
 			ss.Go(func(state runState) runState {
-				sc.log.WithValues("dryRun", dryRun, "task", t).V(1).Info("Deleting")
+				log := sc.log.WithValues("dryRun", dryRun, "task", t).V(1)
+				log.Info("Deleting")
 				if !dryRun {
 					err := sc.deleteResource(t)
 					if err != nil {
 						// it is possible to get a race condition here, such that the resource does not exist when
-						// delete is requested, we treat this as a nop
+						// delete is requested, we treat this as a nopand remove the liveObj
 						if !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 							state = failed
-							sc.setResourceResult(t, "", common.OperationError, fmt.Sprintf("failed to delete resource: %v", err))
+							sc.setResourceResult(t, t.syncStatus, common.OperationError, fmt.Sprintf("failed to delete resource: %v", err))
+						} else {
+							log.Info("Resource not found, treating as no-op and removing liveObj")
+							t.liveObj = nil
 						}
 					} else {
 						// if there is anything that needs deleting, we are at best now in pending and
diff --git a/pkg/sync/sync_context_test.go b/pkg/sync/sync_context_test.go
index 5e7bc84b9..1d8c9fbe0 100644
--- a/pkg/sync/sync_context_test.go
+++ b/pkg/sync/sync_context_test.go
@@ -45,15 +45,15 @@ func newTestSyncCtx(getResourceFunc *func(ctx context.Context, config *rest.Conf
 		&metav1.APIResourceList{
 			GroupVersion: "v1",
 			APIResources: []metav1.APIResource{
-				{Kind: "Pod", Group: "", Version: "v1", Namespaced: true, Verbs: standardVerbs},
-				{Kind: "Service", Group: "", Version: "v1", Namespaced: true, Verbs: standardVerbs},
-				{Kind: "Namespace", Group: "", Version: "v1", Namespaced: false, Verbs: standardVerbs},
+				{Name: "pods", Kind: "Pod", Group: "", Version: "v1", Namespaced: true, Verbs: standardVerbs},
+				{Name: "services", Kind: "Service", Group: "", Version: "v1", Namespaced: true, Verbs: standardVerbs},
+				{Name: "namespaces", Kind: "Namespace", Group: "", Version: "v1", Namespaced: false, Verbs: standardVerbs},
 			},
 		},
 		&metav1.APIResourceList{
 			GroupVersion: "apps/v1",
 			APIResources: []metav1.APIResource{
-				{Kind: "Deployment", Group: "apps", Version: "v1", Namespaced: true, Verbs: standardVerbs},
+				{Name: "deployments", Kind: "Deployment", Group: "apps", Version: "v1", Namespaced: true, Verbs: standardVerbs},
 			},
 		})
 	sc := syncContext{
@@ -807,6 +807,39 @@ func withReplaceAndServerSideApplyAnnotations(un *unstructured.Unstructured) *un
 	return un
 }
 
+func TestSync_HookWithReplaceAndBeforeHookCreation_AlreadyDeleted(t *testing.T) {
+	// This test a race condition when Delete is called on an already deleted object
+	// LiveObj is set, but then the resource is deleted asynchronously in kubernetes
+	syncCtx := newTestSyncCtx(nil)
+
+	target := withReplaceAnnotation(testingutils.NewPod())
+	target.SetNamespace(testingutils.FakeArgoCDNamespace)
+	target = testingutils.Annotate(target, synccommon.AnnotationKeyHookDeletePolicy, string(synccommon.HookDeletePolicyBeforeHookCreation))
+	target = testingutils.Annotate(target, synccommon.AnnotationKeyHook, string(synccommon.SyncPhasePreSync))
+	live := target.DeepCopy()
+
+	syncCtx.resources = groupResources(ReconciliationResult{
+		Live:   []*unstructured.Unstructured{live},
+		Target: []*unstructured.Unstructured{target},
+	})
+	syncCtx.hooks = []*unstructured.Unstructured{live}
+
+	client := fake.NewSimpleDynamicClient(runtime.NewScheme())
+	deleted := false
+	client.PrependReactor("delete", "pods", func(_ testcore.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+		deleted = true
+		// simulate the race conditions where liveObj was not null, but is now deleted in k8s
+		return true, nil, apierrors.NewNotFound(corev1.Resource("pods"), live.GetName())
+	})
+	syncCtx.dynamicIf = client
+
+	syncCtx.Sync()
+
+	resourceOps, _ := syncCtx.resourceOps.(*kubetest.MockResourceOps)
+	assert.Equal(t, "create", resourceOps.GetLastResourceCommand(kube.GetResourceKey(target)))
+	assert.True(t, deleted)
+}
+
 func TestSync_ServerSideApply(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []struct {
 		name            string