diff --git a/pkg/watcher/reconciler/dynamic/dynamic.go b/pkg/watcher/reconciler/dynamic/dynamic.go
index 8f2d133e3..22aeec5e1 100644
--- a/pkg/watcher/reconciler/dynamic/dynamic.go
+++ b/pkg/watcher/reconciler/dynamic/dynamic.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package dynamic
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
@@ -48,6 +49,8 @@ var (
 	clock = clockwork.NewRealClock()
 )
 
+const LogFinalizer = "results.tekton.dev/streaming-logs"
+
 // Reconciler implements common reconciler behavior across different Tekton Run
 // Object types.
 type Reconciler struct {
@@ -81,8 +84,10 @@ func NewDynamicReconciler(rc pb.ResultsClient, lc pb.LogsClient, oc ObjectClient
 		resultsClient: results.NewClient(rc, lc),
 		objectClient:  oc,
 		cfg:           cfg,
-		// Always true predicate.
 		IsReadyForDeletionFunc: func(ctx context.Context, object results.Object) (bool, error) {
+			if LogsFinalizerExist(object, LogFinalizer) {
+				return false, nil
+			}
 			return true, nil
 		},
 	}
@@ -114,6 +119,15 @@ func (r *Reconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, o results.Object) error {
 
 	// Update logs if enabled.
 	if r.resultsClient.LogsClient != nil {
+		// Add finalizer for new object if the object has never been reconciled before
+		// if the object has the results log annotation then the log has been sent/streaming
+		annotations := o.GetAnnotations()
+		if _, exists := annotations[annotation.Log]; !exists {
+			err = r.AddFinalizer(ctx, o)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
 		if err := r.sendLog(ctx, o); err != nil {
 			logger.Errorw("Error sending log",
 				zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
@@ -342,11 +356,6 @@ func (r *Reconciler) sendLog(ctx context.Context, o results.Object) error {
 					zap.Error(err),
 				)
 			}
-			logger.Debugw("Streaming log completed",
-				zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
-				zap.String("kind", o.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind().Kind),
-				zap.String("name", o.GetName()),
-			)
 		}()
 	}
 
@@ -389,18 +398,18 @@ func (r *Reconciler) streamLogs(ctx context.Context, o results.Object, logType,
 	}
 
 	errChanRepeater := make(chan error, 100) //some stuff on the internet says buffered channels are better for GC
-	go func(echan <-chan error, o metav1.Object) {
+
+	// logctx is derived from ctx. Therefore, if ctx is cancelled (either explicitly through a call to its cancel
+	// function or when it reaches its deadline), logctx will be cancelled automatically.
+	logctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 10*time.Minute)
+
+	go func(ctx context.Context, echan <-chan error, o metav1.Object) {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
 			logger.Warnw("Context done streaming log",
 				zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
 				zap.String("name", o.GetName()),
 			)
-		case <-time.After(10 * time.Minute): //TODO could make this time configurable, but let's see how useful it is first
-			logger.Warnw("10 minute timer expired streaming log",
-				zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
-				zap.String("name", o.GetName()),
-			)
 		case writeErr := <-echan:
 			errChanRepeater <- writeErr
 			var gofuncerr error
@@ -420,7 +429,33 @@ func (r *Reconciler) streamLogs(ctx context.Context, o results.Object, logType,
 			zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
 			zap.String("name", o.GetName()),
 		)
-	}(errChan, o)
+
+		err = r.RemoveFinalizer(ctx, o)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Errorw("Error removing finalizer",
+				zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
+				zap.String("name", o.GetName()),
+				zap.Error(err),
+			)
+			return
+		}
+
+		logger.Debugw("Finalizer removed successfully",
+			zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
+			zap.String("name", o.GetName()),
+		)
+
+		if o.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil {
+			err = controller.NewRequeueImmediately()
+			logger.Errorw("Error requing object for deletion",
+				zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
+				zap.String("name", o.GetName()),
+				zap.Error(err),
+			)
+
+		}
+
+	}(logctx, errChan, o)
 
 	// errChanRepeater receives stderr from the TaskRun containers.
 	// This will be forwarded as combined output (stdout and stderr)
@@ -430,10 +465,74 @@ func (r *Reconciler) streamLogs(ctx context.Context, o results.Object, logType,
 		Err: writer,
 	}, logChan, errChanRepeater)
 
-	logger.Debugw("Exiting streamLogs",
-		zap.String("namespace", o.GetNamespace()),
-		zap.String("name", o.GetName()),
-	)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *Reconciler) AddFinalizer(ctx context.Context, o metav1.Object) error {
+	finalizers := o.GetFinalizers()
+	for _, f := range finalizers {
+		if f == LogFinalizer {
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	finalizers = append(finalizers, LogFinalizer)
+
+	patch, err := finalizerPatch(o, finalizers)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error adding results log finalizer: %w", err)
+	}
 
+	if err = r.objectClient.Patch(ctx, o.GetName(), types.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{}); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("error patching object: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *Reconciler) RemoveFinalizer(ctx context.Context, o metav1.Object) error {
+	finalizers := o.GetFinalizers()
+	for i, f := range finalizers {
+		if f == LogFinalizer {
+			finalizers = append(finalizers[:i], finalizers[i+1:]...)
+			patch, err := finalizerPatch(o, finalizers)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error removing results log finalizer: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			if err = r.objectClient.Patch(ctx, o.GetName(), types.MergePatchType, patch, metav1.PatchOptions{}); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("error patching object: %w", err)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
 	return nil
+
+}
+
+func LogsFinalizerExist(o metav1.Object, finalizer string) bool {
+	finalizers := o.GetFinalizers()
+	for _, f := range finalizers {
+		if f == finalizer {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+type mergePatch struct {
+	Metadata metadata `json:"metadata"`
+}
+
+type metadata struct {
+	Finalizer []string `json:"finalizers"`
+}
+
+func finalizerPatch(object metav1.Object, finalizers []string) ([]byte, error) {
+	data := mergePatch{
+		Metadata: metadata{
+			Finalizer: []string{},
+		},
+	}
+	data.Metadata.Finalizer = finalizers
+
+	return json.Marshal(data)
 }