diff --git a/pkg/client/fake/client.go b/pkg/client/fake/client.go
index 910409e2ef..4ace30b7e2 100644
--- a/pkg/client/fake/client.go
+++ b/pkg/client/fake/client.go
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@ import (
 
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client/interceptor"
 
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
+	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
@@ -969,7 +972,15 @@ func (sw *fakeSubResourceClient) Get(ctx context.Context, obj, subResource clien
 }
 
 func (sw *fakeSubResourceClient) Create(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object, subResource client.Object, opts ...client.SubResourceCreateOption) error {
-	panic("fakeSubResourceWriter does not support create")
+	switch subResource.(type) {
+	case *policyv1beta1.Eviction, *policyv1.Eviction:
+		if _, isPod := obj.(*corev1.Pod); !isPod {
+			return apierrors.NewNotFound(schema.GroupResource{}, "")
+		}
+		return sw.client.Delete(ctx, obj)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("fakeSubResourceWriter does not support create for %T", subResource)
+	}
 }
 
 func (sw *fakeSubResourceClient) Update(ctx context.Context, obj client.Object, opts ...client.SubResourceUpdateOption) error {
diff --git a/pkg/client/fake/client_test.go b/pkg/client/fake/client_test.go
index 84711da06d..1aa9553665 100644
--- a/pkg/client/fake/client_test.go
+++ b/pkg/client/fake/client_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	coordinationv1 "k8s.io/api/coordination/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	policyv1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1"
+	policyv1beta1 "k8s.io/api/policy/v1beta1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -1436,6 +1438,40 @@ var _ = Describe("Fake client", func() {
 		err := cl.Status().Update(context.Background(), obj)
 		Expect(apierrors.IsNotFound(err)).To(BeTrue())
 	})
+
+	evictionTypes := []client.Object{
+		&policyv1beta1.Eviction{},
+		&policyv1.Eviction{},
+	}
+	for _, tp := range evictionTypes {
+		It("should delete a pod through the eviction subresource", func() {
+			pod := &corev1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
+
+			cl := NewClientBuilder().WithObjects(pod).Build()
+
+			err := cl.SubResource("eviction").Create(context.Background(), pod, tp)
+			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+
+			err = cl.Get(context.Background(), client.ObjectKeyFromObject(pod), pod)
+			Expect(apierrors.IsNotFound(err)).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+
+		It("should return not found when attempting to evict a pod that doesn't exist", func() {
+			cl := NewClientBuilder().Build()
+
+			pod := &corev1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
+			err := cl.SubResource("eviction").Create(context.Background(), pod, tp)
+			Expect(apierrors.IsNotFound(err)).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+
+		It("should return not found when attempting to evict something other than a pod", func() {
+			ns := &corev1.Namespace{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "foo"}}
+			cl := NewClientBuilder().WithObjects(ns).Build()
+
+			err := cl.SubResource("eviction").Create(context.Background(), ns, tp)
+			Expect(apierrors.IsNotFound(err)).To(BeTrue())
+		})
+	}
 })
 
 var _ = Describe("Fake client builder", func() {