diff --git a/api/v1beta1/solrcloud_types.go b/api/v1beta1/solrcloud_types.go
index 995a9acd..8b83eb04 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/solrcloud_types.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/solrcloud_types.go
@@ -1160,6 +1160,9 @@ type SolrCloudStatus struct {
 	// BackupRepositoriesAvailable lists the backupRepositories specified in the SolrCloud and whether they are available across all Pods.
 	// +optional
 	BackupRepositoriesAvailable map[string]bool `json:"backupRepositoriesAvailable,omitempty"`
+
+	// ObservedGeneration represents the most recent generation observed for this SolrCloud.
+	ObservedGeneration *int64 `json:"observedGeneration,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // SolrNodeStatus is the status of a solrNode in the cloud, with readiness status
diff --git a/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 87e030ff..73e1fa03 100644
--- a/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -972,6 +972,11 @@ func (in *SolrCloudStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *SolrCloudStatus) {
 			(*out)[key] = val
 		}
 	}
+	if in.ObservedGeneration != nil {
+		in, out := &in.ObservedGeneration, &out.ObservedGeneration
+		*out = new(int64)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new SolrCloudStatus.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/solr.apache.org_solrclouds.yaml b/config/crd/bases/solr.apache.org_solrclouds.yaml
index 31733228..9dbd911e 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/solr.apache.org_solrclouds.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/solr.apache.org_solrclouds.yaml
@@ -15873,6 +15873,11 @@ spec:
                 description: InternalCommonAddress is the internal common http address
                   for all solr nodes
                 type: string
+              observedGeneration:
+                description: ObservedGeneration represents the most recent generation
+                  observed for this SolrCloud.
+                format: int64
+                type: integer
               podSelector:
                 description: PodSelector for SolrCloud pods, required by the HPA
                 type: string
diff --git a/controllers/solrcloud_controller.go b/controllers/solrcloud_controller.go
index 9940ff9e..e81a2ac0 100644
--- a/controllers/solrcloud_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/solrcloud_controller.go
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ func (r *SolrCloudReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
 
+	reconcileGeneration := instance.ObjectMeta.Generation
+
 	changed := instance.WithDefaults(logger)
 	if changed {
 		logger.Info("Setting default settings for SolrCloud")
@@ -114,6 +116,27 @@ func (r *SolrCloudReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (
 	requeueOrNot := reconcile.Result{}
 
 	newStatus := solrv1beta1.SolrCloudStatus{}
+	var updateObservedGeneration bool
+
+	// Update the observed generation if reconcile exits early due to an error, indicating no further progress can be made.
+	// It simply indicates that the operator has tried all possible actions.
+	defer func() {
+		if instance.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil || reflect.DeepEqual(instance.Status, solrv1beta1.SolrCloudStatus{}) {
+			logger.Info("Skipping ObservedGeneration update due to empty status or instance deletion")
+			return
+		}
+		if instance.Status.ObservedGeneration == nil || *instance.Status.ObservedGeneration != reconcileGeneration {
+			if updateObservedGeneration == true {
+				logger.Info("Updating Solrcloud Observed Generation")
+				oldinstance := instance.DeepCopy()
+				instance.Status.ObservedGeneration = &reconcileGeneration
+				err := r.Status().Patch(ctx, instance, client.MergeFrom(oldinstance))
+				if err != nil {
+					logger.Error(err, "Failed to patch ObservedGeneration")
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
 
 	blockReconciliationOfStatefulSet := false
 	if err = r.reconcileZk(ctx, logger, instance, &newStatus); err != nil {
@@ -638,8 +661,11 @@ func (r *SolrCloudReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (
 		}
 	}
 
+	updateObservedGeneration = false
+	newStatus.ObservedGeneration = instance.Status.ObservedGeneration
 	if !reflect.DeepEqual(instance.Status, newStatus) {
 		logger.Info("Updating SolrCloud Status", "status", newStatus)
+		newStatus.ObservedGeneration = &reconcileGeneration
 		oldInstance := instance.DeepCopy()
 		instance.Status = newStatus
 		err = r.Status().Patch(ctx, instance, client.MergeFrom(oldInstance))
diff --git a/helm/solr-operator/crds/crds.yaml b/helm/solr-operator/crds/crds.yaml
index 14f285ca..4a9ab56c 100644
--- a/helm/solr-operator/crds/crds.yaml
+++ b/helm/solr-operator/crds/crds.yaml
@@ -16134,6 +16134,11 @@ spec:
                 description: InternalCommonAddress is the internal common http address
                   for all solr nodes
                 type: string
+              observedGeneration:
+                description: ObservedGeneration represents the most recent generation
+                  observed for this SolrCloud.
+                format: int64
+                type: integer
               podSelector:
                 description: PodSelector for SolrCloud pods, required by the HPA
                 type: string