diff --git a/pkg/imported-sidecar/pkg/bucket/bucket_controller.go b/pkg/imported-sidecar/pkg/bucket/bucket_controller.go
index 9b0d672c..01b4e218 100644
--- a/pkg/imported-sidecar/pkg/bucket/bucket_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/imported-sidecar/pkg/bucket/bucket_controller.go
@@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ func (b *BucketListener) Add(ctx context.Context, inputBucket *v1alpha1.Bucket)
 
 	var err error
 
+	if !bucket.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
+		if err = b.handleDeletion(ctx, bucket); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	klog.V(3).InfoS("Add Bucket",
 		"name", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
 
@@ -213,49 +219,14 @@ func (b *BucketListener) Update(ctx context.Context, old, new *v1alpha1.Bucket)
 	var err error
 
 	if !bucket.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
-		if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(bucket, consts.BABucketFinalizer) {
-			bucketClaimNs := bucket.Spec.BucketClaim.Namespace
-			bucketClaimName := bucket.Spec.BucketClaim.Name
-			bucketAccessList, err := b.bucketAccesses(bucketClaimNs).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
-			if err != nil {
-				klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Error fetching BucketAccessList",
-					"bucket", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
-				return err
-			}
-
-			for _, bucketAccess := range bucketAccessList.Items {
-				if strings.EqualFold(bucketAccess.Spec.BucketClaimName, bucketClaimName) {
-					err = b.bucketAccesses(bucketClaimNs).Delete(ctx, bucketAccess.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
-					if err != nil {
-						klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Error deleting BucketAccess",
-							"name", bucketAccess.Name,
-							"bucket", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
-						return err
-					}
-				}
-			}
-
-			klog.V(5).Infof("Successfully deleted dependent bucketAccess of bucket:%s", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
-
-			controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(bucket, consts.BABucketFinalizer)
-			klog.V(5).Infof("Successfully removed finalizer: %s of bucket: %s", consts.BABucketFinalizer, bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
-		}
-
-		if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(bucket, consts.BucketFinalizer) {
-			err = b.deleteBucketOp(ctx, bucket)
-			if err != nil {
-				return b.recordError(bucket, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedDeleteBucket, err)
-			}
-
-			controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(bucket, consts.BucketFinalizer)
-			klog.V(5).Infof("Successfully removed finalizer: %s of bucket: %s", consts.BucketFinalizer, bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
+		if err = b.handleDeletion(ctx, bucket); err != nil {
+			return err
 		}
-
-		_, err = b.buckets().Update(ctx, bucket, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+	} else {
+		// Trigger the Add logic to ensure that the Bucket is properly reconciled
+		err := b.Add(ctx, bucket)
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Error updating bucket after removing finalizers",
-				"bucket", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
-			return err
+			return b.recordError(bucket, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedGrantAccess, err)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -265,7 +236,7 @@ func (b *BucketListener) Update(ctx context.Context, old, new *v1alpha1.Bucket)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Delete attemps to delete a bucket. This function must be idempotent
+// Delete attempts to delete a bucket. This function must be idempotent
 // Delete function is called when the bucket was not able to add finalizers while creation.
 // Hence we will take care of removing the BucketClaim finalizer before deleting the Bucket object.
 // Return values
@@ -297,6 +268,12 @@ func (b *BucketListener) Delete(ctx context.Context, inputBucket *v1alpha1.Bucke
 				return err
 			}
 		}
+	} else {
+		// Trigger the Add logic to ensure that the BucketAccess is properly reconciled
+		err := bal.Add(ctx, bucketAccess)
+		if err != nil {
+			return bal.recordError(bucketAccess, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedGrantAccess, err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
@@ -368,6 +345,55 @@ func (b *BucketListener) deleteBucketOp(ctx context.Context, bucket *v1alpha1.Bu
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (b *BucketListener) handleDeletion(ctx context.Context, bucket *v1alpha1.Bucket) error {
+	var err error
+
+	// Remove BABucketFinalizer and delete associated BucketAccess resources
+	if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(bucket, consts.BABucketFinalizer) {
+		bucketClaimNs := bucket.Spec.BucketClaim.Namespace
+		bucketClaimName := bucket.Spec.BucketClaim.Name
+		bucketAccessList, err := b.bucketAccesses(bucketClaimNs).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Error fetching BucketAccessList", "bucket", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
+			return err
+		}
+
+		for _, bucketAccess := range bucketAccessList.Items {
+			if strings.EqualFold(bucketAccess.Spec.BucketClaimName, bucketClaimName) {
+				err = b.bucketAccesses(bucketClaimNs).Delete(ctx, bucketAccess.Name, metav1.DeleteOptions{})
+				if err != nil {
+					klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Error deleting BucketAccess", "name", bucketAccess.Name, "bucket", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		klog.V(5).Infof("Successfully deleted dependent bucketAccess of bucket:%s", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
+
+		controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(bucket, consts.BABucketFinalizer)
+		klog.V(5).Infof("Successfully removed finalizer: %s of bucket: %s", consts.BABucketFinalizer, bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
+	}
+
+	// Remove BucketFinalizer and delete the bucket
+	if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(bucket, consts.BucketFinalizer) {
+		err = b.deleteBucketOp(ctx, bucket)
+		if err != nil {
+			return b.recordError(bucket, v1.EventTypeWarning, events.FailedDeleteBucket, err)
+		}
+
+		controllerutil.RemoveFinalizer(bucket, consts.BucketFinalizer)
+		klog.V(5).Infof("Successfully removed finalizer: %s of bucket: %s", consts.BucketFinalizer, bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
+
+		_, err = b.buckets().Update(ctx, bucket, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.V(3).ErrorS(err, "Error updating bucket after removing finalizers", "bucket", bucket.ObjectMeta.Name)
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (b *BucketListener) buckets() bucketapi.BucketInterface {
 	if b.bucketClient != nil {
 		return b.bucketClient.ObjectstorageV1alpha1().Buckets()
diff --git a/pkg/imported-sidecar/pkg/bucketaccess/bucketaccess_controller.go b/pkg/imported-sidecar/pkg/bucketaccess/bucketaccess_controller.go
index c441b6b3..64f51771 100644
--- a/pkg/imported-sidecar/pkg/bucketaccess/bucketaccess_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/imported-sidecar/pkg/bucketaccess/bucketaccess_controller.go
@@ -69,6 +69,13 @@ func NewBucketAccessListener(driverName string, client cosi.ProvisionerClient) *
 func (bal *BucketAccessListener) Add(ctx context.Context, inputBucketAccess *v1alpha1.BucketAccess) error {
 	bucketAccess := inputBucketAccess.DeepCopy()
 
+	if !bucketAccess.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero() {
+		// If the bucketAccess has a deletion timestamp, handle it as a deletion
+		klog.V(3).InfoS("BucketAccess has deletion timestamp, handling deletion",
+			"name", bucketAccess.ObjectMeta.Name)
+		return bal.deleteBucketAccessOp(ctx, bucketAccess)
+	}
+
 	if bucketAccess.Status.AccessGranted && bucketAccess.Status.AccountID != "" {
 		klog.V(3).InfoS("BucketAccess already exists", bucketAccess.ObjectMeta.Name)
 		return nil