diff --git a/providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/operators/pod.py b/providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/operators/pod.py
index 81e0aa318636c..32d4de624cadb 100644
--- a/providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/operators/pod.py
+++ b/providers/cncf/kubernetes/src/airflow/providers/cncf/kubernetes/operators/pod.py
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ class KubernetesPodOperator(BaseOperator):
     :param log_pod_spec_on_failure: Log the pod's specification if a failure occurs
     :param on_finish_action: What to do when the pod reaches its final state, or the execution is interrupted.
         If "delete_pod", the pod will be deleted regardless its state; if "delete_succeeded_pod",
-        only succeeded pod will be deleted. You can set to "keep_pod" to keep the pod. "delete_active_pod" deletes
+        only failed pod will be kept. You can set to "keep_pod" to keep the pod. "delete_active_pod" deletes
         pods that are still active (Pending or Running).
     :param termination_message_policy: The termination message policy of the base container.
         Default value is "File"
@@ -1187,7 +1187,7 @@ def process_pod_deletion(self, pod: k8s.V1Pod, *, reraise=True) -> bool:
                     or (
                         self.on_finish_action == OnFinishAction.DELETE_SUCCEEDED_POD
                         and (
-                            pod.status.phase == PodPhase.SUCCEEDED
+                            pod.status.phase != PodPhase.FAILED
                             or container_is_succeeded(pod, self.base_container_name)
                         )
                     )
diff --git a/providers/cncf/kubernetes/tests/unit/cncf/kubernetes/operators/test_pod.py b/providers/cncf/kubernetes/tests/unit/cncf/kubernetes/operators/test_pod.py
index 33c732196a3d9..ff9c265e9f7a9 100644
--- a/providers/cncf/kubernetes/tests/unit/cncf/kubernetes/operators/test_pod.py
+++ b/providers/cncf/kubernetes/tests/unit/cncf/kubernetes/operators/test_pod.py
@@ -726,8 +726,8 @@ def test_omitted_namespace_no_conn_not_in_k8s(self, mock_find, mock_path):
             (OnFinishAction.DELETE_POD, PodPhase.RUNNING, True),
             (OnFinishAction.DELETE_POD, PodPhase.SUCCEEDED, True),
             (OnFinishAction.DELETE_POD, PodPhase.FAILED, True),
-            (OnFinishAction.DELETE_SUCCEEDED_POD, PodPhase.PENDING, False),
-            (OnFinishAction.DELETE_SUCCEEDED_POD, PodPhase.RUNNING, False),
+            (OnFinishAction.DELETE_SUCCEEDED_POD, PodPhase.PENDING, True),
+            (OnFinishAction.DELETE_SUCCEEDED_POD, PodPhase.RUNNING, True),
             (OnFinishAction.DELETE_SUCCEEDED_POD, PodPhase.SUCCEEDED, True),
             (OnFinishAction.DELETE_SUCCEEDED_POD, PodPhase.FAILED, False),
             (OnFinishAction.DELETE_ACTIVE_POD, PodPhase.PENDING, True),
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ def test_termination_grace_period_default_value_correctly_set(self):
             ({"on_finish_action": "keep_pod"}, False, False),
             ({"on_finish_action": "keep_pod"}, True, False),
             ({"on_finish_action": "delete_succeeded_pod"}, False, True),
-            ({"on_finish_action": "delete_succeeded_pod"}, True, False),
+            ({"on_finish_action": "delete_succeeded_pod"}, True, True),
             ({"on_finish_action": "delete_active_pod"}, True, True),
             ({"on_finish_action": "delete_active_pod"}, False, True),
         ],
@@ -1042,7 +1042,7 @@ def test_pod_with_istio_delete_after_await_container_error(
         [
             pytest.param({}, True, id="default"),  # default values
             pytest.param({"on_finish_action": "delete_pod"}, True, id="delete-pod"),
-            pytest.param({"on_finish_action": "delete_succeeded_pod"}, False, id="delete-succeeded-pod"),
+            pytest.param({"on_finish_action": "delete_succeeded_pod"}, True, id="delete-succeeded-pod"),
             pytest.param({"on_finish_action": "keep_pod"}, False, id="keep-pod"),
             pytest.param({"on_finish_action": "delete_active_pod"}, False, id="delete-active-pod"),
         ],