diff --git a/pkg/kapp/resourcesmisc/apps_v1_deployment.go b/pkg/kapp/resourcesmisc/apps_v1_deployment.go
index 294fd66d7..b024f916a 100644
--- a/pkg/kapp/resourcesmisc/apps_v1_deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/kapp/resourcesmisc/apps_v1_deployment.go
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@ func (s AppsV1Deployment) IsDoneApplying() DoneApplyState {
 					"Deployment is not progressing: %s (message: %s)", cond.Reason, cond.Message)}
 			}
 
-		case "FailedDelete":
+		case appsv1.DeploymentReplicaFailure:
 			if cond.Status == corev1.ConditionTrue {
-				return DoneApplyState{Done: true, Successful: false, Message: fmt.Sprintf(
-					"Deployment failed to delete pods: %s (message: %s)", cond.Reason, cond.Message)}
+				return DoneApplyState{Done: false, Successful: false, Message: fmt.Sprintf(
+					"Deployment has encountered replica failure: %s (message: %s)", cond.Reason, cond.Message)}
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kapp/resourcesmisc/apps_v1_deployment_test.go b/pkg/kapp/resourcesmisc/apps_v1_deployment_test.go
index 86cdc78c3..67d83c0d4 100644
--- a/pkg/kapp/resourcesmisc/apps_v1_deployment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kapp/resourcesmisc/apps_v1_deployment_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,60 @@ status:
 	require.Equal(t, expectedState, state, "Found incorrect state")
 }
 
+func TestAppsV1DeploymentReplicaFailure(t *testing.T) {
+
+	depYAML := `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: test-deployment
+  generation: 1
+status:
+  observedGeneration: 1
+  conditions:
+  - type: Progressing
+    status: "False"
+    reason: "ProgressDeadlineExceeded"
+    message: "Progress deadline exceeded"
+`
+
+	deployment := buildDep(depYAML, t)
+	state := deployment.IsDoneApplying()
+
+	expectedState := ctlresm.DoneApplyState{
+		Done:       true,
+		Successful: false,
+		Message:    "Deployment is not progressing: ProgressDeadlineExceeded (message: Progress deadline exceeded)",
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, expectedState, state, "Found incorrect state")
+
+	depYAML = `
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: test-deployment
+  generation: 1
+status:
+  observedGeneration: 1
+  conditions:
+  - type: ReplicaFailure
+    status: "True"
+    reason: "FailedCreate"
+    message: "Failed to create pods"
+`
+	deployment = buildDep(depYAML, t)
+	state = deployment.IsDoneApplying()
+
+	expectedState = ctlresm.DoneApplyState{
+		Done:       false,
+		Successful: false,
+		Message:    "Deployment has encountered replica failure: FailedCreate (message: Failed to create pods)",
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, expectedState, state, "Found incorrect state")
+}
+
 func buildDep(resourcesBs string, t *testing.T) *ctlresm.AppsV1Deployment {
 	newResources, err := ctlres.NewFileResource(ctlres.NewBytesSource([]byte(resourcesBs))).Resources()
 	require.NoErrorf(t, err, "Expected resources to parse")