diff --git a/tests/e2e/framework/common.go b/tests/e2e/framework/common.go
index 72b4d97099..d1c37eec12 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/framework/common.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/framework/common.go
@@ -2886,3 +2886,26 @@ func (f *Framework) AssertRuleIsNodeType(ruleName, namespace string) error {
 func (f *Framework) AssertRuleIsPlatformType(ruleName, namespace string) error {
 	return f.assertRuleType(ruleName, namespace, "Platform")
 }
+
+// waitForNamespaceDeletion waits until a namespace is fully deleted from the cluster
+func (f *Framework) waitForNamespaceDeletion(namespace string, retryInterval, timeout time.Duration) error {
+	err := wait.Poll(retryInterval, timeout, func() (bool, error) {
+		_, err := f.KubeClient.CoreV1().Namespaces().Get(context.TODO(), namespace, metav1.GetOptions{})
+		if apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			// Namespace is deleted
+			return true, nil
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error checking namespace %s deletion status: %v, retrying...", namespace, err)
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		log.Printf("Waiting for namespace %s to be fully deleted...", namespace)
+		return false, nil
+	})
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("namespace %s was not deleted within timeout: %w", namespace, err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Namespace %s successfully deleted and cleaned up", namespace)
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/framework/main_entry.go b/tests/e2e/framework/main_entry.go
index 6fada75c3d..46c21c0e6a 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/framework/main_entry.go
+++ b/tests/e2e/framework/main_entry.go
@@ -203,5 +203,16 @@ func (f *Framework) TearDown() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to cleanup namespace %s: %w", f.OperatorNamespace, err)
 	}
+
+	// Verify namespace deletion completes successfully
+	// This ensures that all resources, including those with finalizers, are properly cleaned up
+	// and that the operator can be deleted without resources getting stuck in terminating state
+	log.Printf("Verifying namespace %s deletion \n", f.OperatorNamespace)
+	err = f.waitForNamespaceDeletion(f.OperatorNamespace, time.Second*5, time.Minute*5)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("namespace %s deletion did not complete: %w", f.OperatorNamespace, err)
+	}
+	log.Printf("Namespace %s successfully deleted\n", f.OperatorNamespace)
+
 	return nil
 }