diff --git a/pkg/cleanup/cleaner/cleaner.go b/pkg/cleanup/cleaner/cleaner.go
index 3f5cc78f8..457949030 100644
--- a/pkg/cleanup/cleaner/cleaner.go
+++ b/pkg/cleanup/cleaner/cleaner.go
@@ -24,17 +24,19 @@ type Cleaner interface {
 	Run(ctx context.Context) []error
 }
 
-func New(timeout time.Duration, delay *time.Duration) Cleaner {
+func New(timeout time.Duration, delay *time.Duration, propagation metav1.DeletionPropagation) Cleaner {
 	return &cleaner{
-		delay:   delay,
-		timeout: timeout,
+		delay:       delay,
+		timeout:     timeout,
+		propagation: propagation,
 	}
 }
 
 type cleaner struct {
-	delay   *time.Duration
-	timeout time.Duration
-	entries []cleanupEntry
+	delay       *time.Duration
+	timeout     time.Duration
+	propagation metav1.DeletionPropagation
+	entries     []cleanupEntry
 }
 
 func (c *cleaner) Add(client client.Client, object client.Object) {
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ func (c *cleaner) Run(ctx context.Context) []error {
 func (c *cleaner) delete(ctx context.Context, entry cleanupEntry) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, c.timeout)
 	defer cancel()
-	if err := entry.client.Delete(ctx, entry.object, client.PropagationPolicy(metav1.DeletePropagationForeground)); err != nil {
+	if err := entry.client.Delete(ctx, entry.object, client.PropagationPolicy(c.propagation)); err != nil {
 		if !kerrors.IsNotFound(err) {
 			return err
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/cleanup/cleaner/cleaner_test.go b/pkg/cleanup/cleaner/cleaner_test.go
index bfb759498..54e414837 100644
--- a/pkg/cleanup/cleaner/cleaner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cleanup/cleaner/cleaner_test.go
@@ -27,21 +27,23 @@ func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
 		timeout: time.Minute,
 		delay:   nil,
 		want: &cleaner{
-			timeout: time.Minute,
-			delay:   nil,
+			timeout:     time.Minute,
+			delay:       nil,
+			propagation: metav1.DeletePropagationBackground,
 		},
 	}, {
 		name:    "with delay",
 		timeout: time.Minute,
 		delay:   ptr.To(10 * time.Second),
 		want: &cleaner{
-			timeout: time.Minute,
-			delay:   ptr.To(10 * time.Second),
+			timeout:     time.Minute,
+			delay:       ptr.To(10 * time.Second),
+			propagation: metav1.DeletePropagationBackground,
 		},
 	}}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			got := New(tt.timeout, tt.delay)
+			got := New(tt.timeout, tt.delay, metav1.DeletePropagationBackground)
 			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, got)
 		})
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/runner/processors/step.go b/pkg/runner/processors/step.go
index f4015d22d..adf0b1104 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/processors/step.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/processors/step.go
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ func (p *stepProcessor) Run(ctx context.Context, namespacer namespacer.Namespace
 		logging.Log(ctx, logging.Internal, logging.ErrorStatus, color.BoldRed, logging.ErrSection(err))
 		failer.FailNow(ctx)
 	}
-	cleaner := cleaner.New(p.timeouts.Cleanup.Duration, p.delayBeforeCleanup)
+	cleaner := cleaner.New(p.timeouts.Cleanup.Duration, p.delayBeforeCleanup, p.deletionPropagationPolicy)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		if !cleaner.Empty() || len(p.step.Cleanup) != 0 {
 			logger.Log(logging.Cleanup, logging.RunStatus, color.BoldFgCyan)
diff --git a/pkg/runner/processors/test.go b/pkg/runner/processors/test.go
index 4fd9372f8..ce083348f 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/processors/test.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/processors/test.go
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (p *testProcessor) Run(ctx context.Context, nspacer namespacer.Namespacer,
 			}
 		})
 	}
-	mainCleaner := cleaner.New(p.timeouts.Cleanup.Duration, nil)
+	mainCleaner := cleaner.New(p.timeouts.Cleanup.Duration, nil, p.deletionPropagationPolicy)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		if !mainCleaner.Empty() {
 			logging.Log(ctx, logging.Cleanup, logging.RunStatus, color.BoldFgCyan)
diff --git a/pkg/runner/processors/tests.go b/pkg/runner/processors/tests.go
index e2455ee07..d04ac3cb1 100644
--- a/pkg/runner/processors/tests.go
+++ b/pkg/runner/processors/tests.go
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func (p *testsProcessor) Run(ctx context.Context, tc engine.Context, tests ...di
 			p.report.SetEndTime(time.Now())
 		})
 	}
-	mainCleaner := cleaner.New(p.config.Timeouts.Cleanup.Duration, nil)
+	mainCleaner := cleaner.New(p.config.Timeouts.Cleanup.Duration, nil, p.config.Deletion.Propagation)
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		if !mainCleaner.Empty() {
 			logging.Log(ctx, logging.Cleanup, logging.RunStatus, color.BoldFgCyan)