diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 1905d34c6ab..68fb78910e0 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 * Fix #6282: Allow annotated types with Pattern, Min, and Max with Lists and Maps and CRD generation
 * Fix #5480: Move `io.fabric8:zjsonpatch` to KubernetesClient project
 * Fix #6240: Support for multiple files listed in the KUBECONFIG env var
+* Fix #6655: Support removing ResourceEventHandler for informers
 
 #### Dependency Upgrade
 * Fix #2632: Bumped OkHttp from 3.12.12 to 4.12.0
diff --git a/kubernetes-client-api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/SharedIndexInformer.java b/kubernetes-client-api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/SharedIndexInformer.java
index 5fa286e4434..73e8a3dbadf 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client-api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/SharedIndexInformer.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client-api/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/SharedIndexInformer.java
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ default SharedIndexInformer<T> removeNamespaceIndex() {
    */
   SharedIndexInformer<T> addEventHandler(ResourceEventHandler<? super T> handler);
 
+  /**
+   * Remove event handler.
+   *
+   * @param handler event handler
+   */
+  SharedIndexInformer<T> removeEventHandler(ResourceEventHandler<? super T> handler);
+
   /**
    * Adds an event handler to the shared informer using the specified resync period.
    * Events to a single handler are delivered sequentially, but there is no
diff --git a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/DefaultSharedIndexInformer.java b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/DefaultSharedIndexInformer.java
index 878cfd1bcfd..2bbad0fe846 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/DefaultSharedIndexInformer.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/DefaultSharedIndexInformer.java
@@ -102,6 +102,19 @@ public DefaultSharedIndexInformer<T, L> addEventHandler(ResourceEventHandler<? s
     return this;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public SharedIndexInformer<T> removeEventHandler(ResourceEventHandler<? super T> handler) {
+    var listener = this.processor.removeProcessorListener(handler);
+    if (!started.get() && listener.isPresent()) {
+      var listenerResyncPeriod = listener.orElseThrow().getResyncPeriodInMillis();
+      if (listenerResyncPeriod != 0 && resyncCheckPeriodMillis == listenerResyncPeriod) {
+        this.processor.getMinimalNonZeroResyncPeriod()
+            .ifPresent(l -> this.resyncCheckPeriodMillis = l);
+      }
+    }
+    return this;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public SharedIndexInformer<T> addEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(ResourceEventHandler<? super T> handler,
       long resyncPeriodMillis) {
diff --git a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/cache/ProcessorListener.java b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/cache/ProcessorListener.java
index d84c2aecee2..66ad24592df 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/cache/ProcessorListener.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/cache/ProcessorListener.java
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ public boolean shouldResync(ZonedDateTime now) {
     return this.resyncPeriodInMillis != 0 && (now.isAfter(this.nextResync) || now.equals(this.nextResync));
   }
 
+  public long getResyncPeriodInMillis() {
+    return resyncPeriodInMillis;
+  }
+
   public abstract static class Notification<T> {
     private final T oldObject;
     private final T newObject;
diff --git a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/cache/SharedProcessor.java b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/cache/SharedProcessor.java
index 55d5ecb0be2..1750b9e849f 100644
--- a/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/cache/SharedProcessor.java
+++ b/kubernetes-client/src/main/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/informers/impl/cache/SharedProcessor.java
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 import java.util.concurrent.RejectedExecutionException;
 import java.util.concurrent.locks.ReadWriteLock;
@@ -175,6 +176,32 @@ public ProcessorListener<T> addProcessorListener(ResourceEventHandler<? super T>
     }
   }
 
+  public Optional<ProcessorListener<T>> removeProcessorListener(ResourceEventHandler<? super T> handler) {
+    lock.writeLock().lock();
+    try {
+      var targetListener = this.listeners.stream().filter(l -> l.getHandler() == handler).findFirst();
+      targetListener.ifPresent(l -> {
+        this.listeners.remove(l);
+        if (l.isReSync()) {
+          this.syncingListeners.remove(l);
+        }
+      });
+      return targetListener;
+    } finally {
+      lock.writeLock().unlock();
+    }
+  }
+
+  public Optional<Long> getMinimalNonZeroResyncPeriod() {
+    lock.readLock().lock();
+    try {
+      return this.listeners.stream().map(ProcessorListener::getResyncPeriodInMillis)
+          .filter(p -> p > 0L).min(Long::compareTo);
+    } finally {
+      lock.readLock().unlock();
+    }
+  }
+
   public void executeIfPossible(Runnable runnable) {
     try {
       this.executor.execute(runnable);
diff --git a/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/DefaultSharedIndexInformerTest.java b/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/DefaultSharedIndexInformerTest.java
index 0878a3273f8..b639400d8b0 100644
--- a/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/DefaultSharedIndexInformerTest.java
+++ b/kubernetes-tests/src/test/java/io/fabric8/kubernetes/client/mock/DefaultSharedIndexInformerTest.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.ResourceEventHandler;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.SharedIndexInformer;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.SharedInformerFactory;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.informers.impl.DefaultSharedIndexInformer;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.mock.crd.Animal;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.mock.crd.AnimalSpec;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.mock.crd.CronTab;
@@ -64,7 +65,10 @@
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
+import java.time.Duration;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.CompletionStage;
 import java.util.concurrent.CountDownLatch;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutionException;
@@ -1159,6 +1163,85 @@ void testGenericKubernetesResourceSharedIndexInformerWithNamespaceConfigured() t
     assertEquals(0, foundExistingAnimal.getCount());
   }
 
+  @Test
+  void removeEventHandlerBeforeStartAdjustsResyncPeriod() {
+    var longResyncPeriod = 3000;
+    var shorterResyncPeriod = 2000;
+    var eventHandlerLongResync = emptyEventHandler();
+    var eventHandlerShorterResync = emptyEventHandler();
+
+    SharedIndexInformer<Pod> podInformer = factory.sharedIndexInformerFor(Pod.class, 4000);
+    podInformer.addEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(eventHandlerLongResync, longResyncPeriod);
+    podInformer.addEventHandlerWithResyncPeriod(eventHandlerShorterResync, shorterResyncPeriod);
+
+    assertThat(((DefaultSharedIndexInformer<?, ?>) podInformer).getFullResyncPeriod())
+        .isEqualTo(shorterResyncPeriod);
+
+    podInformer.removeEventHandler(eventHandlerShorterResync);
+
+    assertThat(((DefaultSharedIndexInformer<?, ?>) podInformer).getFullResyncPeriod())
+        .isEqualTo(longResyncPeriod);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void stopReceivingEventsWhenEventHandlerRemoved() {
+    String startResourceVersion = "1000";
+    var eventEmitTimeWait = 500L;
+
+    server.expect()
+        .withPath("/api/v1/pods?resourceVersion=0")
+        .andReturn(200, new PodListBuilder().withNewMetadata()
+            .withResourceVersion(startResourceVersion)
+            .endMetadata()
+            .withItems(Collections.emptyList())
+            .build())
+        .once();
+    server.expect()
+        .withPath("/api/v1/pods?allowWatchBookmarks=true&resourceVersion=" + startResourceVersion
+            + "&timeoutSeconds=600&watch=true")
+        .andUpgradeToWebSocket()
+        .open()
+        .waitFor(eventEmitTimeWait)
+        .andEmit(new WatchEvent(new PodBuilder().withNewMetadata()
+            .withNamespace("test")
+            .withName("pod1")
+            .withResourceVersion("1001")
+            .endMetadata()
+            .build(), "ADDED"))
+        .waitFor(2 * eventEmitTimeWait)
+        .andEmit(new WatchEvent(new PodBuilder().withNewMetadata()
+            .withNamespace("test")
+            .withName("pod2")
+            .withResourceVersion("1002")
+            .endMetadata()
+            .build(), "ADDED"))
+        .done()
+        .always();
+
+    var handler1 = new AddRecordingEventHandler();
+    var handler2 = new AddRecordingEventHandler();
+
+    try (SharedIndexInformer<Pod> informer = client.pods().inAnyNamespace().runnableInformer(0)) {
+      informer.run();
+      informer.addEventHandler(handler1);
+      informer.addEventHandler(handler2);
+
+      await().pollInterval(Duration.ofMillis(100)).untilAsserted(() -> {
+        assertThat(handler1.getAddedPods()).hasSize(1);
+        assertThat(handler2.getAddedPods()).hasSize(1);
+      });
+
+      informer.removeEventHandler(handler2);
+
+      await().pollDelay(Duration.ofMillis(eventEmitTimeWait))
+          .pollInterval(Duration.ofMillis(100)).untilAsserted(() -> {
+            assertThat(handler1.getAddedPods()).hasSize(2);
+            assertThat(handler2.getAddedPods()).hasSize(1);
+          });
+    }
+
+  }
+
   @Test
   void testGenericKubernetesResourceSharedIndexInformerWithAdditionalDeserializers() throws InterruptedException {
     // Given
@@ -1350,6 +1433,22 @@ public void onDelete(T obj, boolean deletedFinalStateUnknown) {
     }
   }
 
+  private static ResourceEventHandler<Object> emptyEventHandler() {
+    return new ResourceEventHandler<>() {
+      @Override
+      public void onAdd(Object obj) {
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public void onUpdate(Object oldObj, Object newObj) {
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public void onDelete(Object obj, boolean deletedFinalStateUnknown) {
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
   private Star getStar(String name, String resourceVersion) {
     StarSpec starSpec = new StarSpec();
     starSpec.setType("G");
@@ -1372,4 +1471,25 @@ private PodSet getPodSet(String name, String resourceVersion) {
     return podSet;
   }
 
+  private class AddRecordingEventHandler implements ResourceEventHandler<Pod> {
+    private List<Pod> addedPods = new ArrayList<>();
+
+    @Override
+    public void onAdd(Pod obj) {
+      addedPods.add(obj);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onUpdate(Pod oldObj, Pod newObj) {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void onDelete(Pod obj, boolean deletedFinalStateUnknown) {
+    }
+
+    public List<Pod> getAddedPods() {
+      return addedPods;
+    }
+  }
+
 }