diff --git a/topic-operator/src/test/java/io/strimzi/operator/topic/TopicControllerIT.java b/topic-operator/src/test/java/io/strimzi/operator/topic/TopicControllerIT.java
index 38fe5d697d3..1635e86414f 100644
--- a/topic-operator/src/test/java/io/strimzi/operator/topic/TopicControllerIT.java
+++ b/topic-operator/src/test/java/io/strimzi/operator/topic/TopicControllerIT.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.CreateTopicsResult;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.DeleteTopicsResult;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.NewPartitionReassignment;
+import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.NewTopic;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.admin.TopicDescription;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.Producer;
 import org.apache.kafka.clients.producer.ProducerRecord;
@@ -2346,4 +2347,46 @@ public void shouldUpdateAnUnmanagedTopic(
                 resourceVersionAfterUpdate.equals(kt.getMetadata().getResourceVersion())
         );
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldUpdateTopicIdIfDeletedWhileUnmanaged(
+        @BrokerConfig(name = "auto.create.topics.enable", value = "false")
+        KafkaCluster kafkaCluster
+    ) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        TopicOperatorConfig config = topicOperatorConfig(NAMESPACE, kafkaCluster, true, 500);
+        kafkaAdminClientOp = new Admin[]{Mockito.spy(Admin.create(config.adminClientConfig()))};
+
+        var created = createTopic(kafkaCluster,
+            kafkaTopic(NAMESPACE, "my-topic", SELECTOR, null, true, "my-topic", 1, 1, Map.of()));
+
+        unmanageTopic(NAMESPACE, "my-topic");
+
+        kafkaAdminClientOp[0].deleteTopics(Set.of("my-topic"));
+        kafkaAdminClientOp[0].createTopics(Set.of(new NewTopic("my-topic", 1, (short) 1)));
+
+        var updated = manageTopic(NAMESPACE, "my-topic");
+
+        assertNotEquals(created.getStatus().getTopicId(), updated.getStatus().getTopicId());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void shouldUpdateTopicIdIfDeletedWhilePaused(
+        @BrokerConfig(name = "auto.create.topics.enable", value = "false")
+        KafkaCluster kafkaCluster
+    ) throws ExecutionException, InterruptedException {
+        TopicOperatorConfig config = topicOperatorConfig(NAMESPACE, kafkaCluster, true, 500);
+        kafkaAdminClientOp = new Admin[]{Mockito.spy(Admin.create(config.adminClientConfig()))};
+
+        var created = createTopic(kafkaCluster,
+            kafkaTopic(NAMESPACE, "my-topic", SELECTOR, null, true, "my-topic", 1, 1, Map.of()));
+
+        pauseTopic(NAMESPACE, "my-topic");
+
+        kafkaAdminClientOp[0].deleteTopics(Set.of("my-topic"));
+        kafkaAdminClientOp[0].createTopics(Set.of(new NewTopic("my-topic", 1, (short) 1)));
+
+        var updated = unpauseTopic(NAMESPACE, "my-topic");
+
+        assertNotEquals(created.getStatus().getTopicId(), updated.getStatus().getTopicId());
+    }
 }