diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-xds/package.json b/packages/grpc-js-xds/package.json
index a55c631cf..606bd9faf 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-xds/package.json
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-xds/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@grpc/grpc-js-xds",
-  "version": "1.9.0",
+  "version": "1.9.1",
   "description": "Plugin for @grpc/grpc-js. Adds the xds:// URL scheme and associated features.",
   "main": "build/src/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-xds/src/resolver-xds.ts b/packages/grpc-js-xds/src/resolver-xds.ts
index a934e7285..17d3c6305 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-xds/src/resolver-xds.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-xds/src/resolver-xds.ts
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ function getPredicateForMatcher(routeMatch: RouteMatch__Output): Matcher {
  * the ServiceConfig definition. The difference is that the protobuf message
  * defines seconds as a long, which is represented as a string in JavaScript,
  * and the one used in the service config defines it as a number.
- * @param duration 
+ * @param duration
  */
 function protoDurationToDuration(duration: Duration__Output): Duration {
   return {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ function getDefaultRetryMaxInterval(baseInterval: string): string {
 /**
  * Encode a text string as a valid path of a URI, as specified in RFC-3986 section 3.3
  * @param uriPath A value representing an unencoded URI path
- * @returns 
+ * @returns
  */
 function encodeURIPath(uriPath: string): string {
   return uriPath.replace(/[^A-Za-z0-9._~!$&^()*+,;=/-]/g, substring => encodeURIComponent(substring));
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ class XdsResolver implements Resolver {
           }
         }
       }
-      let retryPolicy: RetryPolicy | undefined = undefined; 
+      let retryPolicy: RetryPolicy | undefined = undefined;
       if (EXPERIMENTAL_RETRY) {
         const retryConfig = route.route!.retry_policy ?? virtualHost.retry_policy;
         if (retryConfig) {
@@ -458,10 +458,10 @@ class XdsResolver implements Resolver {
             }
           }
           if (retryableStatusCodes.length > 0) {
-            const baseInterval = retryConfig.retry_back_off?.base_interval ? 
-              protoDurationToSecondsString(retryConfig.retry_back_off.base_interval) : 
+            const baseInterval = retryConfig.retry_back_off?.base_interval ?
+              protoDurationToSecondsString(retryConfig.retry_back_off.base_interval) :
               DEFAULT_RETRY_BASE_INTERVAL;
-            const maxInterval = retryConfig.retry_back_off?.max_interval ? 
+            const maxInterval = retryConfig.retry_back_off?.max_interval ?
               protoDurationToSecondsString(retryConfig.retry_back_off.max_interval) :
               getDefaultRetryMaxInterval(baseInterval);
             retryPolicy = {
@@ -664,9 +664,11 @@ class XdsResolver implements Resolver {
   destroy() {
     if (this.listenerResourceName) {
       ListenerResourceType.cancelWatch(this.xdsClient, this.listenerResourceName, this.ldsWatcher);
+      this.isLdsWatcherActive = false;
     }
     if (this.latestRouteConfigName) {
       RouteConfigurationResourceType.cancelWatch(this.xdsClient, this.latestRouteConfigName, this.rdsWatcher);
+      this.latestRouteConfigName = null;
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-xds/test/client.ts b/packages/grpc-js-xds/test/client.ts
index 6d346f918..0779702bb 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-xds/test/client.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-xds/test/client.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
  *
  */
 
-import { credentials, loadPackageDefinition, ServiceError } from "@grpc/grpc-js";
+import { ChannelOptions, credentials, loadPackageDefinition, ServiceError } from "@grpc/grpc-js";
 import { loadSync } from "@grpc/proto-loader";
 import { ProtoGrpcType } from "./generated/echo";
 import { EchoTestServiceClient } from "./generated/grpc/testing/EchoTestService";
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ export class XdsTestClient {
   private client: EchoTestServiceClient;
   private callInterval: NodeJS.Timer;
 
-  constructor(target: string, bootstrapInfo: string) {
-    this.client = new loadedProtos.grpc.testing.EchoTestService(target, credentials.createInsecure(), {[BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG_KEY]: bootstrapInfo});
+  constructor(target: string, bootstrapInfo: string, options?: ChannelOptions) {
+    this.client = new loadedProtos.grpc.testing.EchoTestService(target, credentials.createInsecure(), {...options, [BOOTSTRAP_CONFIG_KEY]: bootstrapInfo});
     this.callInterval = setInterval(() => {}, 0);
     clearInterval(this.callInterval);
   }
 
-  static createFromServer(targetName: string, xdsServer: XdsServer) {
-    return new XdsTestClient(`xds:///${targetName}`, xdsServer.getBootstrapInfoString());
+  static createFromServer(targetName: string, xdsServer: XdsServer, options?: ChannelOptions) {
+    return new XdsTestClient(`xds:///${targetName}`, xdsServer.getBootstrapInfoString(), options);
   }
 
   startCalls(interval: number) {
@@ -98,4 +98,8 @@ export class XdsTestClient {
     }
     sendInner(count, callback);
   }
+
+  getConnectivityState() {
+    return this.client.getChannel().getConnectivityState(false);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/grpc-js-xds/test/test-core.ts b/packages/grpc-js-xds/test/test-core.ts
index cb145eb81..f48ab6c11 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-js-xds/test/test-core.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-js-xds/test/test-core.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import { XdsServer } from "./xds-server";
 
 import { register } from "../src";
 import assert = require("assert");
+import { connectivityState } from "@grpc/grpc-js";
 
 register();
 
@@ -60,4 +61,34 @@ describe('core xDS functionality', () => {
       }, reason => done(reason));
     }, reason => done(reason));
   });
+  it('should be able to enter and exit idle', function(done) {
+    this.timeout(5000);
+    const cluster = new FakeEdsCluster('cluster1', 'endpoint1', [{backends: [new Backend()], locality:{region: 'region1'}}]);
+    const routeGroup = new FakeRouteGroup('listener1', 'route1', [{cluster: cluster}]);
+    routeGroup.startAllBackends().then(() => {
+      xdsServer.setEdsResource(cluster.getEndpointConfig());
+      xdsServer.setCdsResource(cluster.getClusterConfig());
+      xdsServer.setRdsResource(routeGroup.getRouteConfiguration());
+      xdsServer.setLdsResource(routeGroup.getListener());
+      xdsServer.addResponseListener((typeUrl, responseState) => {
+        if (responseState.state === 'NACKED') {
+          client.stopCalls();
+          assert.fail(`Client NACKED ${typeUrl} resource with message ${responseState.errorMessage}`);
+        }
+      })
+      client = XdsTestClient.createFromServer('listener1', xdsServer, {
+        'grpc.client_idle_timeout_ms': 1000,
+      });
+      client.sendOneCall(error => {
+        assert.ifError(error);
+        assert.strictEqual(client.getConnectivityState(), connectivityState.READY);
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          assert.strictEqual(client.getConnectivityState(), connectivityState.IDLE);
+          client.sendOneCall(error => {
+            done(error);
+          })
+        }, 1100);
+      });
+    }, reason => done(reason));
+  });
 });