diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector.java
index 48a3fd54..f5f36591 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.client.config.reload;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.kubernetes.client.common.KubernetesObject;
@@ -81,7 +82,12 @@ public class KubernetesClientEventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector extends Configura
 		public void onUpdate(V1ConfigMap oldConfigMap, V1ConfigMap newConfigMap) {
 			LOG.debug(() -> "ConfigMap " + newConfigMap.getMetadata().getName() + " was updated in namespace "
 					+ newConfigMap.getMetadata().getNamespace());
-			onEvent(newConfigMap);
+			if (Objects.equals(oldConfigMap.getData(), newConfigMap.getData())) {
+				LOG.debug(() -> "data in configmap has not changed, will not reload");
+			}
+			else {
+				onEvent(newConfigMap);
+			}
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.java
index bba31d69..2beb30db 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.java
@@ -17,7 +17,10 @@
 package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.client.config.reload;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.kubernetes.client.common.KubernetesObject;
@@ -81,7 +84,13 @@ public class KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector extends Configurati
 		public void onUpdate(V1Secret oldSecret, V1Secret newSecret) {
 			LOG.debug(() -> "Secret " + newSecret.getMetadata().getName() + " was updated in namespace "
 					+ newSecret.getMetadata().getNamespace());
-			onEvent(newSecret);
+
+			if (KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(oldSecret.getData(), newSecret.getData())) {
+				LOG.debug(() -> "data in secret has not changed, will not reload");
+			}
+			else {
+				onEvent(newSecret);
+			}
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -146,4 +155,22 @@ public class KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector extends Configurati
 		}
 	}
 
+	static boolean equals(Map<String, byte[]> left, Map<String, byte[]> right) {
+		Map<String, byte[]> innerLeft = Optional.ofNullable(left).orElse(Map.of());
+		Map<String, byte[]> innerRight = Optional.ofNullable(right).orElse(Map.of());
+
+		if (innerLeft.size() != innerRight.size()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		for (Map.Entry<String, byte[]> entry : innerLeft.entrySet()) {
+			String key = entry.getKey();
+			byte[] value = entry.getValue();
+			if (!Arrays.equals(value, innerRight.get(key))) {
+				return false;
+			}
+		}
+		return true;
+	}
+
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetectorTests.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetectorTests.java
index a71c5689..c4fa1d32 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetectorTests.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-config/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/config/reload/KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetectorTests.java
@@ -16,22 +16,16 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.client.config.reload;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
 import java.time.Duration;
-import java.time.OffsetDateTime;
 import java.util.Base64;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
 
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.WireMockServer;
 import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.client.WireMock;
-import com.google.gson.Gson;
-import com.google.gson.GsonBuilder;
-import com.google.gson.TypeAdapter;
-import com.google.gson.stream.JsonReader;
-import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
+import com.github.tomakehurst.wiremock.matching.StringValuePattern;
 import io.kubernetes.client.informer.EventType;
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiClient;
 import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.JSON;
@@ -45,6 +39,7 @@ import io.kubernetes.client.util.Watch;
 import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
@@ -71,6 +66,12 @@ import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
  */
 class KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetectorTests {
 
+	private static final Map<String, StringValuePattern> WATCH_FALSE = Map.of("watch", equalTo("false"));
+
+	private static final Map<String, StringValuePattern> WATCH_TRUE = Map.of("watch", equalTo("true"));
+
+	private static final String SCENARIO = "watch";
+
 	private static WireMockServer wireMockServer;
 
 	@BeforeAll
@@ -93,43 +94,45 @@ class KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetectorTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void watch() {
-		GsonBuilder builder = new GsonBuilder();
-		builder.excludeFieldsWithModifiers(Modifier.STATIC, Modifier.TRANSIENT, Modifier.VOLATILE)
-				.registerTypeAdapter(OffsetDateTime.class, new GsonOffsetDateTimeAdapter());
-		Gson gson = builder.create();
 
-		V1Secret dbPassword = new V1Secret().kind("Secret").metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("db-password"))
+		V1Secret dbPassword = new V1Secret().metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("db-password"))
 				.putStringDataItem("password", Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("p455w0rd".getBytes()))
-				.putStringDataItem("username", Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("user".getBytes()));
-		V1Secret dbPasswordUpdated = new V1Secret().kind("Secret").metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("db-password"))
-				.putStringDataItem("password", Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("p455w0rd2".getBytes()))
-				.putStringDataItem("username", Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("user".getBytes()));
-		V1SecretList secretList = new V1SecretList().kind("SecretList").metadata(new V1ListMeta().resourceVersion("0"))
+				.putDataItem("password", Base64.getEncoder().encode("p455w0rd".getBytes()))
+				.putStringDataItem("username", Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("user".getBytes()))
+				.putDataItem("username", Base64.getEncoder().encode("user".getBytes()));
+		V1SecretList secretList = new V1SecretList().metadata(new V1ListMeta().resourceVersion("0"))
 				.items(List.of(dbPassword));
 
-		stubFor(get(urlMatching("^/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets.*")).inScenario("watch")
-				.whenScenarioStateIs(STARTED).withQueryParam("watch", equalTo("false"))
-				.willReturn(aResponse().withStatus(200).withBody(gson.toJson(secretList))).willSetStateTo("update"));
-
+		V1Secret dbPasswordUpdated = new V1Secret().metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("db-password"))
+				.putStringDataItem("password", Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("p455w0rd2".getBytes()))
+				.putDataItem("password", Base64.getEncoder().encode("p455w0rd2".getBytes()))
+				.putStringDataItem("username", Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("user".getBytes()))
+				.putDataItem("username", Base64.getEncoder().encode("user".getBytes()));
 		Watch.Response<V1Secret> watchResponse = new Watch.Response<>(EventType.MODIFIED.name(), dbPasswordUpdated);
-		stubFor(get(urlMatching("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets.*")).inScenario("watch")
-				.whenScenarioStateIs("update").withQueryParam("watch", equalTo("true"))
+
+		stubFor(get(urlMatching("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets.*")).inScenario(SCENARIO)
+				.whenScenarioStateIs(STARTED).withQueryParams(WATCH_FALSE)
+				.willReturn(aResponse().withStatus(200).withBody(new JSON().serialize(secretList)))
+				.willSetStateTo("update"));
+
+		stubFor(get(urlMatching("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets.*")).inScenario(SCENARIO)
+				.whenScenarioStateIs("update").withQueryParams(WATCH_TRUE)
 				.willReturn(aResponse().withStatus(200).withBody(new JSON().serialize(watchResponse)))
 				.willSetStateTo("add"));
 
-		stubFor(get(urlMatching("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets.*")).inScenario("watch").whenScenarioStateIs("add")
-				.withQueryParam("watch", equalTo("true"))
+		stubFor(get(urlMatching("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets.*")).inScenario(SCENARIO).whenScenarioStateIs("add")
+				.withQueryParams(WATCH_TRUE)
 				.willReturn(aResponse().withStatus(200)
 						.withBody(new JSON().serialize(new Watch.Response<>(EventType.ADDED.name(),
-								new V1Secret().kind("Secret").metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("rabbit-password"))
+								new V1Secret().metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("rabbit-password"))
 										.putDataItem("rabbit-pw", Base64.getEncoder().encode("password".getBytes()))))))
 				.willSetStateTo("delete"));
 
-		stubFor(get(urlMatching("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets.*")).inScenario("watch")
-				.whenScenarioStateIs("delete").withQueryParam("watch", equalTo("true"))
+		stubFor(get(urlMatching("/api/v1/namespaces/default/secrets.*")).inScenario(SCENARIO)
+				.whenScenarioStateIs("delete").withQueryParams(WATCH_TRUE)
 				.willReturn(aResponse().withStatus(200)
 						.withBody(new JSON().serialize(new Watch.Response<>(EventType.DELETED.name(),
-								new V1Secret().kind("Secret").metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("rabbit-password"))
+								new V1Secret().metadata(new V1ObjectMeta().name("rabbit-password"))
 										.putDataItem("rabbit-pw", Base64.getEncoder().encode("password".getBytes()))))))
 				.willSetStateTo("done"));
 
@@ -167,21 +170,121 @@ class KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetectorTests {
 		await().timeout(Duration.ofSeconds(10)).pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(2)).until(() -> howMany[0] >= 4);
 	}
 
-	// This is needed when using JDK17 because GSON uses reflection to construct an
-	// OffsetDateTime but that constructor
-	// is protected.
-	public final static class GsonOffsetDateTimeAdapter extends TypeAdapter<OffsetDateTime> {
+	/**
+	 * both are null, treat that as no change.
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void equalsOne() {
+		Map<String, byte[]> left = null;
+		Map<String, byte[]> right = null;
 
-		@Override
-		public void write(JsonWriter jsonWriter, OffsetDateTime localDateTime) throws IOException {
-			jsonWriter.value(OffsetDateTime.now().toString());
-		}
+		boolean result = KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(left, right);
+		Assertions.assertTrue(result);
+	}
 
-		@Override
-		public OffsetDateTime read(JsonReader jsonReader) {
-			return OffsetDateTime.now();
-		}
+	/**
+	 * - left is empty map
+	 * - right is null
+	 *
+	 * treat as equal, that is: no change
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void equalsTwo() {
+		Map<String, byte[]> left = Map.of();
+		Map<String, byte[]> right = null;
 
+		boolean result = KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(left, right);
+		Assertions.assertTrue(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * - left is empty map
+	 * - right is null
+	 *
+	 * treat as equal, that is: no change
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void equalsThree() {
+		Map<String, byte[]> left = Map.of();
+		Map<String, byte[]> right = null;
+
+		boolean result = KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(left, right);
+		Assertions.assertTrue(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * - left is null
+	 * - right is empty map
+	 *
+	 * treat as equal, that is: no change
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void equalsFour() {
+		Map<String, byte[]> left = null;
+		Map<String, byte[]> right = Map.of();
+
+		boolean result = KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(left, right);
+		Assertions.assertTrue(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * - left is empty map
+	 * - right is empty map
+	 *
+	 * treat as equal, that is: no change
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void equalsFive() {
+		Map<String, byte[]> left = Map.of();
+		Map<String, byte[]> right = Map.of();
+
+		boolean result = KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(left, right);
+		Assertions.assertTrue(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * - left is empty map
+	 * - right is [1, b]
+	 *
+	 * treat as non-equal, that is change
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void equalsSix() {
+		Map<String, byte[]> left = Map.of();
+		Map<String, byte[]> right = Map.of("1", "b".getBytes());
+
+		boolean result = KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(left, right);
+		Assertions.assertFalse(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * - left is [1, a]
+	 * - right is [1, b]
+	 *
+	 * treat as non-equal, that is change
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void equalsSeven() {
+		Map<String, byte[]> left = Map.of("1", "a".getBytes());
+		Map<String, byte[]> right = Map.of("1", "b".getBytes());
+
+		boolean result = KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(left, right);
+		Assertions.assertFalse(result);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * - left is [1, a, 2 aa]
+	 * - right is [1, b, 2, aa]
+	 *
+	 * treat as non-equal, that is change
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void equalsEight() {
+		Map<String, byte[]> left = Map.of("1", "a".getBytes(), "2", "aa".getBytes());
+		Map<String, byte[]> right = Map.of("1", "b".getBytes(), "2", "aa".getBytes());
+
+		boolean result = KubernetesClientEventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.equals(left, right);
+		Assertions.assertFalse(result);
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/commons/config/reload/ConfigReloadUtil.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/commons/config/reload/ConfigReloadUtil.java
index fe77e472..96590176 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/commons/config/reload/ConfigReloadUtil.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-commons/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/commons/config/reload/ConfigReloadUtil.java
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ public final class ConfigReloadUtil {
 
 		boolean changed = changed(sourceFromK8s, existingSources);
 		if (changed) {
-			LOG.info("Detected change in config maps");
+			LOG.info("Detected change in config maps/secrets");
 			return true;
 		}
 		else {
-			LOG.debug("No change detected in config maps, reload will not happen");
+			LOG.debug("No change detected in config maps/secrets, reload will not happen");
 		}
 
 		return false;
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/config/reload/Fabric8EventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/config/reload/Fabric8EventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector.java
index fdb91e98..fef7de6f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/config/reload/Fabric8EventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/config/reload/Fabric8EventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.config.reload;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMap;
@@ -131,7 +132,12 @@ public class Fabric8EventBasedConfigMapChangeDetector extends ConfigurationChang
 		public void onUpdate(ConfigMap oldConfigMap, ConfigMap newConfigMap) {
 			LOG.debug("ConfigMap " + newConfigMap.getMetadata().getName() + " was updated in namespace "
 					+ newConfigMap.getMetadata().getNamespace());
-			onEvent(newConfigMap);
+			if (Objects.equals(oldConfigMap.getData(), newConfigMap.getData())) {
+				LOG.debug(() -> "data in configmap has not changed, will not reload");
+			}
+			else {
+				onEvent(newConfigMap);
+			}
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/config/reload/Fabric8EventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/config/reload/Fabric8EventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.java
index 74615e57..325b0ba0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/config/reload/Fabric8EventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-config/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/config/reload/Fabric8EventBasedSecretsChangeDetector.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.config.reload;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Secret;
@@ -133,7 +134,12 @@ public class Fabric8EventBasedSecretsChangeDetector extends ConfigurationChangeD
 		public void onUpdate(Secret oldSecret, Secret newSecret) {
 			LOG.debug("Secret " + newSecret.getMetadata().getName() + " was updated in namespace "
 					+ newSecret.getMetadata().getNamespace());
-			onEvent(newSecret);
+			if (Objects.equals(oldSecret.getData(), newSecret.getData())) {
+				LOG.debug(() -> "data in secret has not changed, will not reload");
+			}
+			else {
+				onEvent(newSecret);
+			}
 		}
 
 		@Override
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b3f112de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.client.configmap.event.reload;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiException;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.apis.CoreV1Api;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1ConfigMap;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1ConfigMapBuilder;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Deployment;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1EnvVar;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Ingress;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Service;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.k3s.K3sContainer;
+import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient;
+import reactor.util.retry.Retry;
+import reactor.util.retry.RetryBackoffSpec;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Commons;
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Phase;
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.native_client.Util;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.http.client.reactive.ReactorClientHttpConnector;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
+
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+
+class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT {
+
+	private static final String IMAGE_NAME = "spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-configmap-event-reload";
+
+	private static final String NAMESPACE = "default";
+
+	private static final String LEFT_NAMESPACE = "left";
+
+	private static final K3sContainer K3S = Commons.container();
+
+	private static Util util;
+
+	private static CoreV1Api api;
+
+	@BeforeAll
+	static void beforeAll() throws Exception {
+		K3S.start();
+		Commons.validateImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+		Commons.loadSpringCloudKubernetesImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+
+		util = new Util(K3S);
+		api = new CoreV1Api();
+
+		util.createNamespace(LEFT_NAMESPACE);
+		util.setUpClusterWide(NAMESPACE, Set.of(LEFT_NAMESPACE));
+	}
+
+	@AfterAll
+	static void afterAll() throws Exception {
+		util.deleteNamespace(LEFT_NAMESPACE);
+		Commons.cleanUp(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <pre>
+	 *     - configMap with no labels and data: left.value = left-initial exists in namespace left
+	 *     - we assert that we can read it correctly first, by invoking localhost/left
+	 *
+	 *     - then we change the configmap by adding a label, this in turn does not
+	 *       change the result of localhost/left, because the data has not changed.
+	 *
+	 *     - then we change data inside the config map, and we must see the updated value
+	 * </pre>
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void testSimple() {
+		manifests(Phase.CREATE);
+		Commons.assertReloadLogStatements("added configmap informer for namespace",
+				"added secret informer for namespace", IMAGE_NAME);
+
+		WebClient webClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/" + LEFT_NAMESPACE).build();
+		String result = webClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).retryWhen(retrySpec())
+				.block();
+
+		// we first read the initial value from the left-configmap
+		Assertions.assertEquals("left-initial", result);
+
+		// then deploy a new version of left-configmap, but without changing its data,
+		// only add a label
+		V1ConfigMap configMap = new V1ConfigMapBuilder().withMetadata(new V1ObjectMetaBuilder()
+				.withLabels(Map.of("new-label", "abc")).withNamespace("left").withName("left-configmap").build())
+				.withData(Map.of("left.value", "left-initial")).build();
+
+		replaceConfigMap(configMap, "left-configmap");
+
+		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
+			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/" + LEFT_NAMESPACE).build();
+			String innerResult = innerWebClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class)
+					.retryWhen(retrySpec()).block();
+			return "left-initial".equals(innerResult);
+		});
+
+		String logs = logs();
+		Assertions.assertTrue(logs.contains("ConfigMap left-configmap was updated in namespace left"));
+		Assertions.assertTrue(logs.contains("data in configmap has not changed, will not reload"));
+
+		// change data
+		configMap = new V1ConfigMapBuilder()
+				.withMetadata(new V1ObjectMetaBuilder().withLabels(Map.of("new-label", "abc")).withNamespace("left")
+						.withName("left-configmap").build())
+				.withData(Map.of("left.value", "left-after-change")).build();
+
+		replaceConfigMap(configMap, "left-configmap");
+
+		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
+			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/" + LEFT_NAMESPACE).build();
+			String innerResult = innerWebClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class)
+					.retryWhen(retrySpec()).block();
+			return "left-after-change".equals(innerResult);
+		});
+
+		manifests(Phase.DELETE);
+	}
+
+	private static void manifests(Phase phase) {
+
+		try {
+
+			V1ConfigMap leftConfigMap = (V1ConfigMap) util.yaml("left-configmap.yaml");
+
+			V1Deployment deployment = (V1Deployment) util.yaml("one/deployment.yaml");
+			V1Service service = (V1Service) util.yaml("service.yaml");
+			V1Ingress ingress = (V1Ingress) util.yaml("ingress.yaml");
+
+			List<V1EnvVar> envVars = new ArrayList<>(
+					Optional.ofNullable(deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).getEnv())
+							.orElse(List.of()));
+
+			V1EnvVar secretsDisabledEnvVar = new V1EnvVar().name("SPRING_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_SECRETS_ENABLED")
+					.value("FALSE");
+			envVars.add(secretsDisabledEnvVar);
+			deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).setEnv(envVars);
+
+			if (phase.equals(Phase.CREATE)) {
+				util.createAndWait(LEFT_NAMESPACE, leftConfigMap, null);
+				util.createAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, deployment, service, ingress, true);
+			}
+
+			if (phase.equals(Phase.DELETE)) {
+				util.deleteAndWait(LEFT_NAMESPACE, leftConfigMap, null);
+				util.deleteAndWait(NAMESPACE, deployment, service, ingress);
+			}
+
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private String logs() {
+		try {
+			String appPodName = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c",
+					"kubectl get pods -l app=" + IMAGE_NAME + " -o=name --no-headers | tr -d '\n'").getStdout();
+
+			Container.ExecResult execResult = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c", "kubectl logs " + appPodName.trim());
+			return execResult.getStdout();
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private WebClient.Builder builder() {
+		return WebClient.builder().clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector(HttpClient.create()));
+	}
+
+	private RetryBackoffSpec retrySpec() {
+		return Retry.fixedDelay(120, Duration.ofSeconds(2)).filter(Objects::nonNull);
+	}
+
+	private static void replaceConfigMap(V1ConfigMap configMap, String name) {
+		try {
+			api.replaceNamespacedConfigMap(name, LEFT_NAMESPACE, configMap, null, null, null, null);
+		}
+		catch (ApiException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/secrets/event/reload/DataChangesInSecretsReloadIT.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/secrets/event/reload/DataChangesInSecretsReloadIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..24e5b910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/client/secrets/event/reload/DataChangesInSecretsReloadIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,212 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.client.secrets.event.reload;
+
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.ApiException;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.apis.CoreV1Api;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Deployment;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1EnvVar;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Ingress;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Secret;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1SecretBuilder;
+import io.kubernetes.client.openapi.models.V1Service;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.k3s.K3sContainer;
+import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient;
+import reactor.util.retry.Retry;
+import reactor.util.retry.RetryBackoffSpec;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Commons;
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Phase;
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.native_client.Util;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.http.client.reactive.ReactorClientHttpConnector;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
+
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+
+class DataChangesInSecretsReloadIT {
+
+	private static final String IMAGE_NAME = "spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload";
+
+	private static final String NAMESPACE = "default";
+
+	private static final K3sContainer K3S = Commons.container();
+
+	private static Util util;
+
+	private static CoreV1Api api;
+
+	@BeforeAll
+	static void beforeAll() throws Exception {
+		K3S.start();
+		Commons.validateImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+		Commons.loadSpringCloudKubernetesImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+
+		util = new Util(K3S);
+		api = new CoreV1Api();
+
+		util.setUpClusterWide(NAMESPACE, Set.of(NAMESPACE));
+	}
+
+	@AfterAll
+	static void afterAll() throws Exception {
+		Commons.cleanUp(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <pre>
+	 *     - secret with no labels and data: from.properties.key = initial exists in namespace default
+	 *     - we assert that we can read it correctly first, by invoking localhost/key.
+	 *
+	 *     - then we change the secret by adding a label, this in turn does not
+	 *       change the result of localhost/key, because the data has not changed.
+	 *
+	 *     - then we change data inside the secret, and we must see the updated value.
+	 * </pre>
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void testSimple() {
+		manifests(Phase.CREATE);
+		Commons.assertReloadLogStatements("added secret informer for namespace",
+				"added configmap informer for namespace", IMAGE_NAME);
+
+		WebClient webClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/key").build();
+		String result = webClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).retryWhen(retrySpec())
+				.block();
+
+		// we first read the initial value from the secret
+		Assertions.assertEquals("initial", result);
+
+		// then deploy a new version of left-configmap, but without changing its data,
+		// only add a label
+		V1Secret secret = new V1SecretBuilder()
+				.withMetadata(new V1ObjectMetaBuilder().withLabels(Map.of("new-label", "abc")).withNamespace(NAMESPACE)
+						.withName("event-reload").build())
+				.withData(Map.of("application.properties", "from.properties.key=initial".getBytes())).build();
+
+		replaceSecret(secret, "event-reload");
+
+		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
+			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/key").build();
+			String innerResult = innerWebClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class)
+					.retryWhen(retrySpec()).block();
+			return "initial".equals(innerResult);
+		});
+
+		String logs = logs();
+		Assertions.assertTrue(logs.contains("Secret event-reload was updated in namespace default"));
+		Assertions.assertTrue(logs.contains("data in secret has not changed, will not reload"));
+
+		// change data
+		secret = new V1SecretBuilder()
+				.withMetadata(new V1ObjectMetaBuilder().withLabels(Map.of("new-label", "abc")).withNamespace(NAMESPACE)
+						.withName("event-reload").build())
+				.withData(Map.of("application.properties", "from.properties.key=change-initial".getBytes())).build();
+
+		replaceSecret(secret, "event-reload");
+
+		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
+			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/key").build();
+			String innerResult = innerWebClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class)
+					.retryWhen(retrySpec()).block();
+			return "change-initial".equals(innerResult);
+		});
+
+		manifests(Phase.DELETE);
+	}
+
+	private static void manifests(Phase phase) {
+
+		try {
+
+			V1Secret secret = (V1Secret) util.yaml("secret.yaml");
+			V1Deployment deployment = (V1Deployment) util.yaml("deployment.yaml");
+			V1Service service = (V1Service) util.yaml("service.yaml");
+			V1Ingress ingress = (V1Ingress) util.yaml("ingress.yaml");
+
+			List<V1EnvVar> envVars = new ArrayList<>(
+					Optional.ofNullable(deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).getEnv())
+							.orElse(List.of()));
+
+			V1EnvVar configDisabledEnvVar = new V1EnvVar().name("SPRING_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_CONFIG_ENABLED")
+					.value("FALSE");
+			envVars.add(configDisabledEnvVar);
+			deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).setEnv(envVars);
+
+			if (phase.equals(Phase.CREATE)) {
+				util.createAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, secret);
+				util.createAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, deployment, service, ingress, true);
+			}
+
+			if (phase.equals(Phase.DELETE)) {
+				util.deleteAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, secret);
+				util.deleteAndWait(NAMESPACE, deployment, service, ingress);
+			}
+
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private String logs() {
+		try {
+			String appPodName = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c",
+					"kubectl get pods -l app=" + IMAGE_NAME + " -o=name --no-headers | tr -d '\n'").getStdout();
+
+			Container.ExecResult execResult = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c", "kubectl logs " + appPodName.trim());
+			return execResult.getStdout();
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private WebClient.Builder builder() {
+		return WebClient.builder().clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector(HttpClient.create()));
+	}
+
+	private RetryBackoffSpec retrySpec() {
+		return Retry.fixedDelay(120, Duration.ofSeconds(2)).filter(Objects::nonNull);
+	}
+
+	private static void replaceSecret(V1Secret secret, String name) {
+		try {
+			api.replaceNamespacedSecret(name, NAMESPACE, secret, null, null, null, null);
+		}
+		catch (ApiException e) {
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/resources/secret.yaml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/resources/secret.yaml
index bf3e730d..9ad19aad 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/resources/secret.yaml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/resources/secret.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ metadata:
 data:
   # from.properties.key=initial
   application.properties: |
-    ZnJvbS5wcm9wZXJ0aWVzLmtleT1pbml0aWFsCg==
+    ZnJvbS5wcm9wZXJ0aWVzLmtleT1pbml0aWFs
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fe6a2d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/configmap/event/reload/DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.configmap.event.reload;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMap;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ConfigMapBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.EnvVar;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.EnvVarBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Service;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.apps.Deployment;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.networking.v1.Ingress;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.k3s.K3sContainer;
+import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient;
+import reactor.util.retry.Retry;
+import reactor.util.retry.RetryBackoffSpec;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Commons;
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Phase;
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.fabric8_client.Util;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.http.client.reactive.ReactorClientHttpConnector;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
+
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+
+class DataChangesInConfigMapReloadIT {
+
+	private static final String IMAGE_NAME = "spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-configmap-event-reload";
+
+	private static final String NAMESPACE = "default";
+
+	private static final String LEFT_NAMESPACE = "left";
+
+	private static final K3sContainer K3S = Commons.container();
+
+	private static Util util;
+
+	private static KubernetesClient client;
+
+	@BeforeAll
+	static void beforeAll() throws Exception {
+		K3S.start();
+		Commons.validateImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+		Commons.loadSpringCloudKubernetesImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+
+		util = new Util(K3S);
+		client = util.client();
+
+		util.createNamespace(LEFT_NAMESPACE);
+		util.setUpClusterWide(NAMESPACE, Set.of(LEFT_NAMESPACE));
+	}
+
+	@AfterAll
+	static void afterAll() throws Exception {
+		util.deleteNamespace(LEFT_NAMESPACE);
+		Commons.cleanUp(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <pre>
+	 *     - configMap with no labels and data: left.value = left-initial exists in namespace left
+	 *     - we assert that we can read it correctly first, by invoking localhost/left
+	 *
+	 *     - then we change the configmap by adding a label, this in turn does not
+	 *       change the result of localhost/left, because the data has not changed.
+	 *
+	 *     - then we change data inside the config map, and we must see the updated value
+	 * </pre>
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void testSimple() {
+		manifests(Phase.CREATE);
+		Commons.assertReloadLogStatements("added configmap informer for namespace",
+				"added secret informer for namespace", IMAGE_NAME);
+
+		WebClient webClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/" + LEFT_NAMESPACE).build();
+		String result = webClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).retryWhen(retrySpec())
+				.block();
+
+		// we first read the initial value from the left-configmap
+		Assertions.assertEquals("left-initial", result);
+
+		// then deploy a new version of left-configmap, but without changing its data,
+		// only add a label
+		ConfigMap configMap = new ConfigMapBuilder().withMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder()
+				.withLabels(Map.of("new-label", "abc")).withNamespace("left").withName("left-configmap").build())
+				.withData(Map.of("left.value", "left-initial")).build();
+
+		replaceConfigMap(configMap);
+
+		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
+			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/" + LEFT_NAMESPACE).build();
+			String innerResult = innerWebClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class)
+					.retryWhen(retrySpec()).block();
+			return "left-initial".equals(innerResult);
+		});
+
+		String logs = logs();
+		Assertions.assertTrue(logs.contains("ConfigMap left-configmap was updated in namespace left"));
+		Assertions.assertTrue(logs.contains("data in configmap has not changed, will not reload"));
+
+		// change data
+		configMap = new ConfigMapBuilder()
+				.withMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder().withLabels(Map.of("new-label", "abc")).withNamespace("left")
+						.withName("left-configmap").build())
+				.withData(Map.of("left.value", "left-after-change")).build();
+
+		replaceConfigMap(configMap);
+
+		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
+			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/" + LEFT_NAMESPACE).build();
+			String innerResult = innerWebClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class)
+					.retryWhen(retrySpec()).block();
+			return "left-after-change".equals(innerResult);
+		});
+
+		manifests(Phase.DELETE);
+	}
+
+	private static void manifests(Phase phase) {
+
+		InputStream deploymentStream = util.inputStream("deployment.yaml");
+		InputStream serviceStream = util.inputStream("service.yaml");
+		InputStream ingressStream = util.inputStream("ingress.yaml");
+		InputStream configmapAsStream = util.inputStream("left-configmap.yaml");
+
+		Deployment deployment = client.apps().deployments().load(deploymentStream).get();
+
+		List<EnvVar> envVars = new ArrayList<>(
+				deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).getEnv());
+		EnvVar activeProfileProperty = new EnvVarBuilder().withName("SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE").withValue("one").build();
+		envVars.add(activeProfileProperty);
+
+		EnvVar secretsDisabledEnvVar = new EnvVarBuilder().withName("SPRING_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_SECRETS_ENABLED")
+				.withValue("FALSE").build();
+
+		EnvVar debugLevel = new EnvVarBuilder()
+				.withName("LOGGING_LEVEL_ORG_SPRINGFRAMEWORK_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_CLIENT_CONFIG_RELOAD").withName("DEBUG")
+				.build();
+		envVars.add(debugLevel);
+
+		envVars.add(secretsDisabledEnvVar);
+		deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).setEnv(envVars);
+
+		Service service = client.services().load(serviceStream).get();
+		Ingress ingress = client.network().v1().ingresses().load(ingressStream).get();
+		ConfigMap configMap = client.configMaps().load(configmapAsStream).get();
+
+		if (phase.equals(Phase.CREATE)) {
+			util.createAndWait(LEFT_NAMESPACE, configMap, null);
+			util.createAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, deployment, service, ingress, true);
+		}
+		else {
+			util.deleteAndWait(LEFT_NAMESPACE, configMap, null);
+			util.deleteAndWait(NAMESPACE, deployment, service, ingress);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private String logs() {
+		try {
+			String appPodName = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c",
+					"kubectl get pods -l app=" + IMAGE_NAME + " -o=name --no-headers | tr -d '\n'").getStdout();
+
+			Container.ExecResult execResult = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c", "kubectl logs " + appPodName.trim());
+			return execResult.getStdout();
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private WebClient.Builder builder() {
+		return WebClient.builder().clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector(HttpClient.create()));
+	}
+
+	private RetryBackoffSpec retrySpec() {
+		return Retry.fixedDelay(120, Duration.ofSeconds(2)).filter(Objects::nonNull);
+	}
+
+	private static void replaceConfigMap(ConfigMap configMap) {
+		client.configMaps().inNamespace(LEFT_NAMESPACE).resource(configMap).createOrReplace();
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/secrets/event/reload/DataChangesInSecretsReloadIT.java b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/secrets/event/reload/DataChangesInSecretsReloadIT.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f81aa25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/java/org/springframework/cloud/kubernetes/fabric8/secrets/event/reload/DataChangesInSecretsReloadIT.java
@@ -0,0 +1,208 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2013-2023 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.fabric8.secrets.event.reload;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Base64;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.EnvVar;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.EnvVarBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.ObjectMetaBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Secret;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.SecretBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.Service;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.apps.Deployment;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.networking.v1.Ingress;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.KubernetesClient;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeAll;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.testcontainers.containers.Container;
+import org.testcontainers.k3s.K3sContainer;
+import reactor.netty.http.client.HttpClient;
+import reactor.util.retry.Retry;
+import reactor.util.retry.RetryBackoffSpec;
+
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Commons;
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.Phase;
+import org.springframework.cloud.kubernetes.integration.tests.commons.fabric8_client.Util;
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod;
+import org.springframework.http.client.reactive.ReactorClientHttpConnector;
+import org.springframework.web.reactive.function.client.WebClient;
+
+import static org.awaitility.Awaitility.await;
+
+/**
+ * @author wind57
+ */
+class DataChangesInSecretsReloadIT {
+
+	private static final String IMAGE_NAME = "spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-secrets-event-reload";
+
+	private static final String NAMESPACE = "default";
+
+	private static KubernetesClient client;
+
+	private static Util util;
+
+	private static final K3sContainer K3S = Commons.container();
+
+	@BeforeAll
+	static void beforeAll() throws Exception {
+		K3S.start();
+		Commons.validateImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+		Commons.loadSpringCloudKubernetesImage(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+
+		util = new Util(K3S);
+		client = util.client();
+		util.setUp(NAMESPACE);
+	}
+
+	@AfterAll
+	static void after() throws Exception {
+		Commons.cleanUp(IMAGE_NAME, K3S);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * <pre>
+	 *     - secret with no labels and data: from.properties.key = initial exists in namespace default
+	 *     - we assert that we can read it correctly first, by invoking localhost/key.
+	 *
+	 *     - then we change the secret by adding a label, this in turn does not
+	 *       change the result of localhost/key, because the data has not changed.
+	 *
+	 *     - then we change data inside the secret, and we must see the updated value.
+	 * </pre>
+	 */
+	@Test
+	void testSimple() {
+		manifests(Phase.CREATE);
+		Commons.assertReloadLogStatements("added secret informer for namespace",
+				"added configmap informer for namespace", IMAGE_NAME);
+
+		WebClient webClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/key").build();
+		String result = webClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class).retryWhen(retrySpec())
+				.block();
+		Assertions.assertEquals("initial", result);
+
+		Secret secret = new SecretBuilder()
+				.withMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder().withLabels(Map.of("letter", "a")).withNamespace(NAMESPACE)
+						.withName("event-reload").build())
+				.withData(Map.of("application.properties",
+						Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("from.properties.key=initial".getBytes())))
+				.build();
+		client.secrets().inNamespace(NAMESPACE).resource(secret).createOrReplace();
+
+		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
+			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/key").build();
+			String innerResult = innerWebClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class)
+					.retryWhen(retrySpec()).block();
+			return "initial".equals(innerResult);
+		});
+
+		String logs = logs();
+		Assertions.assertTrue(logs.contains("Secret event-reload was updated in namespace default"));
+		Assertions.assertTrue(logs.contains("data in secret has not changed, will not reload"));
+
+		// change data
+		secret = new SecretBuilder()
+				.withMetadata(new ObjectMetaBuilder().withNamespace(NAMESPACE).withName("event-reload").build())
+				.withData(Map.of("application.properties",
+						Base64.getEncoder().encodeToString("from.properties.key=initial-changed".getBytes())))
+				.build();
+
+		client.secrets().inNamespace(NAMESPACE).resource(secret).createOrReplace();
+
+		await().pollInterval(Duration.ofSeconds(3)).atMost(Duration.ofSeconds(90)).until(() -> {
+			WebClient innerWebClient = builder().baseUrl("http://localhost/key").build();
+			String innerResult = innerWebClient.method(HttpMethod.GET).retrieve().bodyToMono(String.class)
+					.retryWhen(retrySpec()).block();
+			return "initial-changed".equals(innerResult);
+		});
+
+		manifests(Phase.DELETE);
+	}
+
+	private static void manifests(Phase phase) {
+
+		InputStream deploymentStream = util.inputStream("deployment.yaml");
+		InputStream serviceStream = util.inputStream("service.yaml");
+		InputStream ingressStream = util.inputStream("ingress.yaml");
+		InputStream secretAsStream = util.inputStream("secret.yaml");
+
+		Deployment deployment = client.apps().deployments().load(deploymentStream).get();
+
+		List<EnvVar> envVars = new ArrayList<>(
+				deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).getEnv());
+		EnvVar activeProfileProperty = new EnvVarBuilder().withName("SPRING_PROFILES_ACTIVE").withValue("one").build();
+		envVars.add(activeProfileProperty);
+
+		EnvVar configMapsDisabledEnvVar = new EnvVarBuilder().withName("SPRING_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_CONFIG_ENABLED")
+				.withValue("FALSE").build();
+
+		EnvVar debugLevel = new EnvVarBuilder()
+				.withName("LOGGING_LEVEL_ORG_SPRINGFRAMEWORK_CLOUD_KUBERNETES_CLIENT_CONFIG_RELOAD").withName("DEBUG")
+				.build();
+		envVars.add(debugLevel);
+
+		envVars.add(configMapsDisabledEnvVar);
+		deployment.getSpec().getTemplate().getSpec().getContainers().get(0).setEnv(envVars);
+
+		Service service = client.services().load(serviceStream).get();
+		Ingress ingress = client.network().v1().ingresses().load(ingressStream).get();
+		Secret secret = client.secrets().load(secretAsStream).get();
+
+		if (phase.equals(Phase.CREATE)) {
+			util.createAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, secret);
+			util.createAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, deployment, service, ingress, true);
+		}
+		else {
+			util.deleteAndWait(NAMESPACE, null, secret);
+			util.deleteAndWait(NAMESPACE, deployment, service, ingress);
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	private String logs() {
+		try {
+			String appPodName = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c",
+					"kubectl get pods -l app=" + IMAGE_NAME + " -o=name --no-headers | tr -d '\n'").getStdout();
+
+			Container.ExecResult execResult = K3S.execInContainer("sh", "-c", "kubectl logs " + appPodName.trim());
+			return execResult.getStdout();
+		}
+		catch (Exception e) {
+			e.printStackTrace();
+			throw new RuntimeException(e);
+		}
+	}
+
+	private WebClient.Builder builder() {
+		return WebClient.builder().clientConnector(new ReactorClientHttpConnector(HttpClient.create()));
+	}
+
+	private RetryBackoffSpec retrySpec() {
+		return Retry.fixedDelay(120, Duration.ofSeconds(2)).filter(Objects::nonNull);
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/resources/secret.yaml b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/resources/secret.yaml
index bf3e730d..9ad19aad 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/resources/secret.yaml
+++ b/spring-cloud-kubernetes-integration-tests/spring-cloud-kubernetes-fabric8-client-secrets-event-reload/src/test/resources/secret.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@ metadata:
 data:
   # from.properties.key=initial
   application.properties: |
-    ZnJvbS5wcm9wZXJ0aWVzLmtleT1pbml0aWFsCg==
+    ZnJvbS5wcm9wZXJ0aWVzLmtleT1pbml0aWFs