diff --git a/app/services/clusters/gcp/kubernetes/fetch_kubernetes_token_service.rb b/app/services/clusters/gcp/kubernetes/fetch_kubernetes_token_service.rb
index 4ad04ab801e..5d9bdc52d37 100644
--- a/app/services/clusters/gcp/kubernetes/fetch_kubernetes_token_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/clusters/gcp/kubernetes/fetch_kubernetes_token_service.rb
@@ -4,17 +4,30 @@ module Clusters
   module Gcp
     module Kubernetes
       class FetchKubernetesTokenService
+        DEFAULT_TOKEN_RETRY_DELAY = 5.seconds
+        TOKEN_RETRY_LIMIT = 5
+
         attr_reader :kubeclient, :service_account_token_name, :namespace
 
-        def initialize(kubeclient, service_account_token_name, namespace)
+        def initialize(kubeclient, service_account_token_name, namespace, token_retry_delay: DEFAULT_TOKEN_RETRY_DELAY)
           @kubeclient = kubeclient
           @service_account_token_name = service_account_token_name
           @namespace = namespace
+          @token_retry_delay = token_retry_delay
         end
 
         def execute
-          token_base64 = get_secret&.dig('data', 'token')
-          Base64.decode64(token_base64) if token_base64
+          # Kubernetes will create the Secret and set the token asynchronously
+          # so it is necessary to retry
+          # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/access-authn-authz/service-accounts-admin/#token-controller
+          TOKEN_RETRY_LIMIT.times do
+            token_base64 = get_secret&.dig('data', 'token')
+            return Base64.decode64(token_base64) if token_base64
+
+            sleep @token_retry_delay
+          end
+
+          nil
         end
 
         private
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/63507-fix-race-condition-fetching-token.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/63507-fix-race-condition-fetching-token.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7f2b59fc9eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/63507-fix-race-condition-fetching-token.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Retry fetching Kubernetes Secret#token (#63507)
+merge_request: 29922
+author:
+type: fixed
diff --git a/spec/services/clusters/gcp/kubernetes/fetch_kubernetes_token_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/clusters/gcp/kubernetes/fetch_kubernetes_token_service_spec.rb
index a5806559b14..93c0dc37ade 100644
--- a/spec/services/clusters/gcp/kubernetes/fetch_kubernetes_token_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/clusters/gcp/kubernetes/fetch_kubernetes_token_service_spec.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe Clusters::Gcp::Kubernetes::FetchKubernetesTokenService do
       )
     end
 
-    subject { described_class.new(kubeclient, service_account_token_name, namespace).execute }
+    subject { described_class.new(kubeclient, service_account_token_name, namespace, token_retry_delay: 0).execute }
 
     before do
       stub_kubeclient_discover(api_url)
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@ describe Clusters::Gcp::Kubernetes::FetchKubernetesTokenService do
     context 'when params correct' do
       let(:decoded_token) { 'xxx.token.xxx' }
       let(:token) { Base64.encode64(decoded_token) }
-
-      context 'when gitlab-token exists' do
+      context 'when the secret exists' do
         before do
           stub_kubeclient_get_secret(
             api_url,
@@ -50,13 +49,62 @@ describe Clusters::Gcp::Kubernetes::FetchKubernetesTokenService do
         it { expect { subject }.to raise_error(Kubeclient::HttpError) }
       end
 
-      context 'when gitlab-token does not exist' do
+      context 'when the secret does not exist on the first try' do
+        before do
+          stub_kubeclient_get_secret_not_found_then_found(
+            api_url,
+            {
+              metadata_name: service_account_token_name,
+              namespace: namespace,
+              token: token
+            }
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'retries and finds the token' do
+          expect(subject).to eq(decoded_token)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when the secret permanently does not exist' do
         before do
           stub_kubeclient_get_secret_error(api_url, service_account_token_name, namespace: namespace, status: 404)
         end
 
         it { is_expected.to be_nil }
       end
+
+      context 'when the secret is missing a token on the first try' do
+        before do
+          stub_kubeclient_get_secret_missing_token_then_with_token(
+            api_url,
+            {
+              metadata_name: service_account_token_name,
+              namespace: namespace,
+              token: token
+            }
+          )
+        end
+
+        it 'retries and finds the token' do
+          expect(subject).to eq(decoded_token)
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when the secret is permanently missing a token' do
+        before do
+          stub_kubeclient_get_secret(
+            api_url,
+            {
+              metadata_name: service_account_token_name,
+              namespace: namespace,
+              token: nil
+            }
+          )
+        end
+
+        it { is_expected.to be_nil }
+      end
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/support/helpers/kubernetes_helpers.rb b/spec/support/helpers/kubernetes_helpers.rb
index 011c4df0fe5..3c7bcba2b42 100644
--- a/spec/support/helpers/kubernetes_helpers.rb
+++ b/spec/support/helpers/kubernetes_helpers.rb
@@ -104,6 +104,26 @@ module KubernetesHelpers
       .to_return(status: [status, "Internal Server Error"])
   end
 
+  def stub_kubeclient_get_secret_not_found_then_found(api_url, **options)
+    options[:metadata_name] ||= "default-token-1"
+    options[:namespace] ||= "default"
+
+    WebMock.stub_request(:get, api_url + "/api/v1/namespaces/#{options[:namespace]}/secrets/#{options[:metadata_name]}")
+      .to_return(status: [404, "Not Found"])
+      .then
+      .to_return(kube_response(kube_v1_secret_body(options)))
+  end
+
+  def stub_kubeclient_get_secret_missing_token_then_with_token(api_url, **options)
+    options[:metadata_name] ||= "default-token-1"
+    options[:namespace] ||= "default"
+
+    WebMock.stub_request(:get, api_url + "/api/v1/namespaces/#{options[:namespace]}/secrets/#{options[:metadata_name]}")
+      .to_return(kube_response(kube_v1_secret_body(options.merge(token: nil))))
+      .then
+      .to_return(kube_response(kube_v1_secret_body(options)))
+  end
+
   def stub_kubeclient_get_service_account(api_url, name, namespace: 'default')
     WebMock.stub_request(:get, api_url + "/api/v1/namespaces/#{namespace}/serviceaccounts/#{name}")
       .to_return(kube_response({}))
@@ -184,11 +204,11 @@ module KubernetesHelpers
       "kind" => "SecretList",
       "apiVersion": "v1",
       "metadata": {
-        "name": options[:metadata_name] || "default-token-1",
+        "name": options.fetch(:metadata_name, "default-token-1"),
         "namespace": "kube-system"
       },
       "data": {
-        "token": options[:token] || Base64.encode64('token-sample-123')
+        "token": options.fetch(:token, Base64.encode64('token-sample-123'))
       }
     }
   end