diff --git a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer.go b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer.go
index cae9a528e..83a854f6e 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer.go
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ func (i *Importer) sync(ctx context.Context, syncCtx factory.SyncContext, cluste
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// If the cluster is in terminating state, skip the reconcile
+	if !cluster.DeletionTimestamp.IsZero() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// If the cluster is imported, skip the reconcile
 	if meta.IsStatusConditionTrue(cluster.Status.Conditions, ManagedClusterConditionImported) {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer_test.go b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer_test.go
index 50881899f..6ad234531 100644
--- a/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/registration/hub/importer/importer_test.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestSync(t *testing.T) {
+	now := metav1.Now()
 	cases := []struct {
 		name     string
 		provider *fakeProvider
@@ -62,6 +63,15 @@ func TestSync(t *testing.T) {
 				testingcommon.AssertNoActions(t, actions)
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "cluster in terminating state",
+			provider: &fakeProvider{isOwned: true},
+			key:      "cluster1",
+			cluster:  &clusterv1.ManagedCluster{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "cluster1", DeletionTimestamp: &now}},
+			validate: func(t *testing.T, actions []clienttesting.Action) {
+				testingcommon.AssertNoActions(t, actions)
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:     "not owned by the provider",
 			provider: &fakeProvider{isOwned: false},