diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e3fe7c20..9c47af11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ jobs:
           path: ansible_collections/community/kubernetes
 
       - name: Set up KinD cluster
-        uses: engineerd/setup-kind@v0.3.0
+        uses: engineerd/setup-kind@v0.4.0
 
       - name: Set up Python ${{ matrix.python_version }}
         uses: actions/setup-python@v1
diff --git a/molecule/default/converge.yml b/molecule/default/converge.yml
index ebac0811..68dd56b3 100644
--- a/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
         that: (pod_list.resources | count) > 5
 
     - include_tasks: tasks/delete.yml
+    - include_tasks: tasks/scale.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/apply.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/waiter.yml
     - include_tasks: tasks/full.yml
diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/apply.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/apply.yml
index 1dd49e17..ca4fa284 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tasks/apply.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/apply.yml
@@ -403,6 +403,318 @@
         that:
           - deploy_after_serviceaccount_removal is failed
 
+    - name: Insert new service port
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Service
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-svc
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            selector:
+              app: whatever
+            ports:
+              - name: mesh
+                port: 8080
+                targetPort: 8080
+              - name: http
+                port: 8081
+                targetPort: 8081
+        apply: yes
+      register: k8s_service_4
+
+    - name: Check ports are correct
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - k8s_service_4 is changed
+          - k8s_service_4.result.spec.ports | length == 2
+          - k8s_service_4.result.spec.ports[0].port == 8080
+          - k8s_service_4.result.spec.ports[1].port == 8081
+
+    - name: Remove new service port (check mode)
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Service
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-svc
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            selector:
+              app: whatever
+            ports:
+              - name: http
+                port: 8081
+                targetPort: 8081
+        apply: yes
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: k8s_service_check
+
+    - name: Check ports are correct
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - k8s_service_check is changed
+          - k8s_service_check.result.spec.ports | length == 1
+          - k8s_service_check.result.spec.ports[0].port == 8081
+
+    - name: Remove new service port
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Service
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-svc
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            selector:
+              app: whatever
+            ports:
+              - name: http
+                port: 8081
+                targetPort: 8081
+        apply: yes
+      register: k8s_service_5
+
+    - name: Check ports are correct
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - k8s_service_5 is changed
+          - k8s_service_5.result.spec.ports | length == 1
+          - k8s_service_5.result.spec.ports[0].port == 8081
+
+    - name: Add a serviceaccount
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: ServiceAccount
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+
+    - name: Add a deployment
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: apps/v1
+          kind: Deployment
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            replicas: 1
+            selector:
+              matchLabels:
+                app: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+            template: "{{ k8s_pod_template }}"
+        wait: yes
+        apply: yes
+      vars:
+        k8s_pod_name: apply-deploy
+        k8s_pod_image: gcr.io/kuar-demo/kuard-amd64:v0.10.0-green
+        k8s_pod_service_account: apply-deploy
+        k8s_pod_ports:
+          - containerPort: 8080
+            name: http
+            protocol: TCP
+
+    - name: Remove the serviceaccount
+      k8s:
+        state: absent
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: ServiceAccount
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+
+    - name: Update the earlier deployment
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: apps/v1
+          kind: Deployment
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            replicas: 2
+            selector:
+              matchLabels:
+                app: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+            template: "{{ k8s_pod_template }}"
+        wait: yes
+        apply: yes
+      vars:
+        k8s_pod_name: apply-deploy
+        k8s_pod_image: gcr.io/kuar-demo/kuard-amd64:v0.10.0-purple
+        k8s_pod_service_account: apply-deploy
+        k8s_pod_ports:
+          - containerPort: 8080
+            name: http
+            protocol: TCP
+      register: deploy_after_serviceaccount_removal
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: Ensure that updating deployment after service account removal failed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - deploy_after_serviceaccount_removal is failed
+
+    - name: Insert new service port
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Service
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-svc
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            selector:
+              app: whatever
+            ports:
+              - name: mesh
+                port: 8080
+                targetPort: 8080
+              - name: http
+                port: 8081
+                targetPort: 8081
+        apply: yes
+      register: k8s_service_4
+
+    - name: Check ports are correct
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - k8s_service_4 is changed
+          - k8s_service_4.result.spec.ports | length == 2
+          - k8s_service_4.result.spec.ports[0].port == 8080
+          - k8s_service_4.result.spec.ports[1].port == 8081
+
+    - name: Remove new service port (check mode)
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Service
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-svc
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            selector:
+              app: whatever
+            ports:
+              - name: http
+                port: 8081
+                targetPort: 8081
+        apply: yes
+      check_mode: yes
+      register: k8s_service_check
+
+    - name: Check ports are correct
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - k8s_service_check is changed
+          - k8s_service_check.result.spec.ports | length == 1
+          - k8s_service_check.result.spec.ports[0].port == 8081
+
+    - name: Remove new service port
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Service
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-svc
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            selector:
+              app: whatever
+            ports:
+              - name: http
+                port: 8081
+                targetPort: 8081
+        apply: yes
+      register: k8s_service_5
+
+    - name: Check ports are correct
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - k8s_service_5 is changed
+          - k8s_service_5.result.spec.ports | length == 1
+          - k8s_service_5.result.spec.ports[0].port == 8081
+
+    - name: Add a serviceaccount
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: ServiceAccount
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+
+    - name: Add a deployment
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: apps/v1
+          kind: Deployment
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            replicas: 1
+            selector:
+              matchLabels:
+                app: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+            template: "{{ k8s_pod_template }}"
+        wait: yes
+        apply: yes
+      vars:
+        k8s_pod_name: apply-deploy
+        k8s_pod_image: gcr.io/kuar-demo/kuard-amd64:v0.10.0-green
+        k8s_pod_service_account: apply-deploy
+        k8s_pod_ports:
+          - containerPort: 8080
+            name: http
+            protocol: TCP
+
+    - name: Remove the serviceaccount
+      k8s:
+        state: absent
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: ServiceAccount
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+
+    - name: Update the earlier deployment
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: apps/v1
+          kind: Deployment
+          metadata:
+            name: apply-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ apply_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            replicas: 2
+            selector:
+              matchLabels:
+                app: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+            template: "{{ k8s_pod_template }}"
+        wait: yes
+        apply: yes
+      vars:
+        k8s_pod_name: apply-deploy
+        k8s_pod_image: gcr.io/kuar-demo/kuard-amd64:v0.10.0-purple
+        k8s_pod_service_account: apply-deploy
+        k8s_pod_ports:
+          - containerPort: 8080
+            name: http
+            protocol: TCP
+      register: deploy_after_serviceaccount_removal
+      ignore_errors: yes
+
+    - name: Ensure that updating deployment after service account removal failed
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - deploy_after_serviceaccount_removal is failed
+
   always:
     - name: Remove namespace
       k8s:
diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/scale.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/scale.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32b718df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/scale.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+---
+- block:
+    - set_fact:
+        scale_namespace: scale
+
+    - name: Ensure namespace exists
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: v1
+          kind: Namespace
+          metadata:
+            name: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+
+    - name: Add a deployment
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          apiVersion: apps/v1
+          kind: Deployment
+          metadata:
+            name: scale-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            replicas: 1
+            selector:
+              matchLabels:
+                app: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+            template: "{{ k8s_pod_template }}"
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: 60
+        apply: yes
+      vars:
+        k8s_pod_name: scale-deploy
+        k8s_pod_image: gcr.io/kuar-demo/kuard-amd64:v0.10.0-green
+        k8s_pod_ports:
+          - containerPort: 8080
+            name: http
+            protocol: TCP
+
+    - name: Get pods in scale-deploy
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        label_selectors:
+          - app=scale-deploy
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+        field_selectors:
+          - status.phase=Running
+
+    - name: Scale the deployment
+      k8s_scale:
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: Deployment
+        name: scale-deploy
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+        replicas: 0
+        wait: yes
+      register: scale_down
+
+    - name: Get pods in scale-deploy
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        label_selectors:
+          - app=scale-deploy
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+        field_selectors:
+          - status.phase=Running
+      register: scale_down_deploy_pods
+      until: "{{ scale_down_deploy_pods.resources | length == 0 }}"
+      retries: 6
+      delay: 5
+
+    - name: Ensure that scale down took effect
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - scale_down is changed
+          - '"duration" in scale_down'
+          - scale_down.diff
+
+    - name: Reapply the earlier deployment
+      k8s:
+        definition:
+          api_version: apps/v1
+          kind: Deployment
+          metadata:
+            name: scale-deploy
+            namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+          spec:
+            replicas: 1
+            selector:
+              matchLabels:
+                app: "{{ k8s_pod_name }}"
+            template: "{{ k8s_pod_template }}"
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: 60
+        apply: yes
+      vars:
+        k8s_pod_name: scale-deploy
+        k8s_pod_image: gcr.io/kuar-demo/kuard-amd64:v0.10.0-green
+        k8s_pod_ports:
+          - containerPort: 8080
+            name: http
+            protocol: TCP
+      register: reapply_after_scale
+
+    - name: Get pods in scale-deploy
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        label_selectors:
+          - app=scale-deploy
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+        field_selectors:
+          - status.phase=Running
+      register: scale_up_deploy_pods
+
+    - name: Ensure that reapply after scale worked
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - reapply_after_scale is changed
+          - scale_up_deploy_pods.resources | length == 1
+
+    - name: Scale the deployment up
+      k8s_scale:
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: Deployment
+        name: scale-deploy
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+        replicas: 2
+        wait: yes
+        wait_timeout: 60
+      register: scale_up
+
+    - name: Get pods in scale-deploy
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        label_selectors:
+          - app=scale-deploy
+        field_selectors:
+          - status.phase=Running
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+      register: scale_up_further_deploy_pods
+
+    - name: Ensure that scale up worked
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - scale_up is changed
+          - '"duration" in scale_up'
+          - scale_up.diff
+          - scale_up_further_deploy_pods.resources | length == 2
+
+    - name: Don't scale the deployment up
+      k8s_scale:
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: Deployment
+        name: scale-deploy
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+        replicas: 2
+        wait: yes
+      register: scale_up_noop
+
+    - name: Get pods in scale-deploy
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        label_selectors:
+          - app=scale-deploy
+        field_selectors:
+          - status.phase=Running
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+      register: scale_up_noop_pods
+
+    - name: Ensure that no-op scale up worked
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - scale_up_noop is not changed
+          - not scale_up_noop.diff
+          - scale_up_noop_pods.resources | length == 2
+          - '"duration" in scale_up_noop'
+
+    - name: Scale deployment down without wait
+      k8s_scale:
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: Deployment
+        name: scale-deploy
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+        replicas: 1
+        wait: no
+      register: scale_down_no_wait
+
+    - name: Ensure that scale down succeeds
+      k8s_info:
+        kind: Pod
+        label_selectors:
+          - app=scale-deploy
+        namespace: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+      register: scale_down_no_wait_pods
+      retries: 6
+      delay: 5
+      until: "{{ scale_down_no_wait_pods.resources | length == 1 }}"
+
+    - name: Ensure that scale down without wait worked
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - scale_down_no_wait is changed
+          - scale_down_no_wait.diff
+          - scale_down_no_wait_pods.resources | length == 1
+
+  always:
+    - name: Remove namespace
+      k8s:
+        kind: Namespace
+        name: "{{ scale_namespace }}"
+        state: absent
diff --git a/molecule/default/tasks/waiter.yml b/molecule/default/tasks/waiter.yml
index 92d1adc7..5434e967 100644
--- a/molecule/default/tasks/waiter.yml
+++ b/molecule/default/tasks/waiter.yml
@@ -119,6 +119,8 @@
         namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
         label_selectors:
           - app=wait-ds
+        field_selectors:
+          - status.phase=Running
       register: updated_ds_pods
 
     - name: Check that daemonset wait worked
@@ -242,13 +244,17 @@
         namespace: "{{ wait_namespace }}"
         label_selectors:
           - app=wait-deploy
+        field_selectors:
+          - status.phase=Running
       register: updated_deploy_pods
+      until: "{{ updated_deploy_pods.resources[0].spec.containers[0].image.endswith(':2') }}"
+      retries: 6
+      delay: 5
 
     - name: Check that deployment wait worked
       assert:
         that:
           - deploy.result.status.availableReplicas == deploy.result.status.replicas
-          - updated_deploy_pods.resources[0].spec.containers[0].image.endswith(":2")
 
     - name: Pause a deployment
       k8s:
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/common.py b/plugins/module_utils/common.py
index 7c88f5be..f9562011 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/common.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/common.py
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 import copy
-import json
+from datetime import datetime
+import time
 import os
 import traceback
 
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@
     import kubernetes
     import openshift
     from openshift.dynamic import DynamicClient
-    from openshift.dynamic.exceptions import ResourceNotFoundError, ResourceNotUniqueError
+    from openshift.dynamic.exceptions import ResourceNotFoundError, ResourceNotUniqueError, NotFoundError
     HAS_K8S_MODULE_HELPER = True
     k8s_import_exception = None
 except ImportError as e:
@@ -291,3 +292,90 @@ def execute_module(self):
 
     def fail(self, msg=None):
         self.fail_json(msg=msg)
+
+    def _wait_for(self, resource, name, namespace, predicate, sleep, timeout, state):
+        start = datetime.now()
+
+        def _wait_for_elapsed():
+            return (datetime.now() - start).seconds
+
+        response = None
+        while _wait_for_elapsed() < timeout:
+            try:
+                response = resource.get(name=name, namespace=namespace)
+                if predicate(response):
+                    if response:
+                        return True, response.to_dict(), _wait_for_elapsed()
+                    else:
+                        return True, {}, _wait_for_elapsed()
+                time.sleep(sleep)
+            except NotFoundError:
+                if state == 'absent':
+                    return True, {}, _wait_for_elapsed()
+        if response:
+            response = response.to_dict()
+        return False, response, _wait_for_elapsed()
+
+    def wait(self, resource, definition, sleep, timeout, state='present', condition=None):
+
+        def _deployment_ready(deployment):
+            # FIXME: frustratingly bool(deployment.status) is True even if status is empty
+            # Furthermore deployment.status.availableReplicas == deployment.status.replicas == None if status is empty
+            # deployment.status.replicas is None is perfectly ok if desired replicas == 0
+            # Scaling up means that we also need to check that we're not in a
+            # situation where status.replicas == status.availableReplicas
+            # but spec.replicas != status.replicas
+            return (deployment.status and
+                    deployment.spec.replicas == (deployment.status.replicas or 0) and
+                    deployment.status.availableReplicas == deployment.status.replicas and
+                    deployment.status.observedGeneration == deployment.metadata.generation and
+                    not deployment.status.unavailableReplicas)
+
+        def _pod_ready(pod):
+            return (pod.status and pod.status.containerStatuses is not None and
+                    all([container.ready for container in pod.status.containerStatuses]))
+
+        def _daemonset_ready(daemonset):
+            return (daemonset.status and daemonset.status.desiredNumberScheduled is not None and
+                    daemonset.status.numberReady == daemonset.status.desiredNumberScheduled and
+                    daemonset.status.observedGeneration == daemonset.metadata.generation and
+                    not daemonset.status.unavailableReplicas)
+
+        def _custom_condition(resource):
+            if not resource.status or not resource.status.conditions:
+                return False
+            match = [x for x in resource.status.conditions if x.type == condition['type']]
+            if not match:
+                return False
+            # There should never be more than one condition of a specific type
+            match = match[0]
+            if match.status == 'Unknown':
+                if match.status == condition['status']:
+                    if 'reason' not in condition:
+                        return True
+                    if condition['reason']:
+                        return match.reason == condition['reason']
+                return False
+            status = True if match.status == 'True' else False
+            if status == condition['status']:
+                if condition.get('reason'):
+                    return match.reason == condition['reason']
+                return True
+            return False
+
+        def _resource_absent(resource):
+            return not resource
+
+        waiter = dict(
+            Deployment=_deployment_ready,
+            DaemonSet=_daemonset_ready,
+            Pod=_pod_ready
+        )
+        kind = definition['kind']
+        if state == 'present' and not condition:
+            predicate = waiter.get(kind, lambda x: x)
+        elif state == 'present' and condition:
+            predicate = _custom_condition
+        else:
+            predicate = _resource_absent
+        return self._wait_for(resource, definition['metadata']['name'], definition['metadata'].get('namespace'), predicate, sleep, timeout, state)
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/raw.py b/plugins/module_utils/raw.py
index 16dafaab..775deef7 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/raw.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/raw.py
@@ -20,9 +20,7 @@
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 import copy
-from datetime import datetime
 from distutils.version import LooseVersion
-import time
 import sys
 import traceback
 
@@ -442,85 +440,3 @@ def create_project_request(self, definition):
         result['changed'] = True
         result['method'] = 'create'
         return result
-
-    def _wait_for(self, resource, name, namespace, predicate, sleep, timeout, state):
-        start = datetime.now()
-
-        def _wait_for_elapsed():
-            return (datetime.now() - start).seconds
-
-        response = None
-        while _wait_for_elapsed() < timeout:
-            try:
-                response = resource.get(name=name, namespace=namespace)
-                if predicate(response):
-                    if response:
-                        return True, response.to_dict(), _wait_for_elapsed()
-                    else:
-                        return True, {}, _wait_for_elapsed()
-                time.sleep(sleep)
-            except NotFoundError:
-                if state == 'absent':
-                    return True, {}, _wait_for_elapsed()
-        if response:
-            response = response.to_dict()
-        return False, response, _wait_for_elapsed()
-
-    def wait(self, resource, definition, sleep, timeout, state='present', condition=None):
-
-        def _deployment_ready(deployment):
-            # FIXME: frustratingly bool(deployment.status) is True even if status is empty
-            # Furthermore deployment.status.availableReplicas == deployment.status.replicas == None if status is empty
-            return (deployment.status and deployment.status.replicas is not None and
-                    deployment.status.availableReplicas == deployment.status.replicas and
-                    deployment.status.observedGeneration == deployment.metadata.generation and
-                    not deployment.status.unavailableReplicas)
-
-        def _pod_ready(pod):
-            return (pod.status and pod.status.containerStatuses is not None and
-                    all([container.ready for container in pod.status.containerStatuses]))
-
-        def _daemonset_ready(daemonset):
-            return (daemonset.status and daemonset.status.desiredNumberScheduled is not None and
-                    daemonset.status.numberReady == daemonset.status.desiredNumberScheduled and
-                    daemonset.status.observedGeneration == daemonset.metadata.generation and
-                    not daemonset.status.unavailableReplicas)
-
-        def _custom_condition(resource):
-            if not resource.status or not resource.status.conditions:
-                return False
-            match = [x for x in resource.status.conditions if x.type == condition['type']]
-            if not match:
-                return False
-            # There should never be more than one condition of a specific type
-            match = match[0]
-            if match.status == 'Unknown':
-                if match.status == condition['status']:
-                    if 'reason' not in condition:
-                        return True
-                    if condition['reason']:
-                        return match.reason == condition['reason']
-                return False
-            status = True if match.status == 'True' else False
-            if status == condition['status']:
-                if condition.get('reason'):
-                    return match.reason == condition['reason']
-                return True
-            return False
-
-        def _resource_absent(resource):
-            return not resource
-
-        waiter = dict(
-            Deployment=_deployment_ready,
-            DaemonSet=_daemonset_ready,
-            Pod=_pod_ready
-        )
-        kind = definition['kind']
-        if state == 'present' and not condition:
-            predicate = waiter.get(kind, lambda x: x)
-        elif state == 'present' and condition:
-            predicate = _custom_condition
-        else:
-            predicate = _resource_absent
-        return self._wait_for(resource, definition['metadata']['name'], definition['metadata'].get('namespace'), predicate, sleep, timeout, state)
diff --git a/plugins/module_utils/scale.py b/plugins/module_utils/scale.py
index 1c153952..27f1abe0 100644
--- a/plugins/module_utils/scale.py
+++ b/plugins/module_utils/scale.py
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 __metaclass__ = type
 
 import copy
-import math
-import time
 
 from ansible_collections.community.kubernetes.plugins.module_utils.common import AUTH_ARG_SPEC, COMMON_ARG_SPEC
 from ansible_collections.community.kubernetes.plugins.module_utils.common import KubernetesAnsibleModule
@@ -29,17 +27,9 @@
 
 try:
     import yaml
-    from openshift.dynamic.client import ResourceInstance
     from openshift.dynamic.exceptions import NotFoundError
 except ImportError:
     pass
-try:
-    from openshift import watch
-except ImportError:
-    try:
-        from openshift.dynamic.client import watch
-    except ImportError:
-        pass
 
 
 SCALE_ARG_SPEC = {
@@ -112,7 +102,9 @@ def execute_module(self):
         wait_time = self.params.get('wait_timeout')
         existing = None
         existing_count = None
-        return_attributes = dict(changed=False, result=dict())
+        return_attributes = dict(changed=False, result=dict(), diff=dict())
+        if wait:
+            return_attributes['duration'] = 0
 
         resource = self.find_resource(kind, api_version, fail=True)
 
@@ -142,10 +134,9 @@ def execute_module(self):
             if not self.check_mode:
                 if self.kind == 'job':
                     existing.spec.parallelism = replicas
-                    k8s_obj = resource.patch(existing.to_dict())
+                    return_attributes['result'] = resource.patch(existing.to_dict()).to_dict()
                 else:
-                    k8s_obj = self.scale(resource, existing, replicas, wait, wait_time)
-                return_attributes['result'] = k8s_obj.to_dict()
+                    return_attributes = self.scale(resource, existing, replicas, wait, wait_time)
 
         self.exit_json(**return_attributes)
 
@@ -161,86 +152,31 @@ def argspec(self):
     def scale(self, resource, existing_object, replicas, wait, wait_time):
         name = existing_object.metadata.name
         namespace = existing_object.metadata.namespace
+        kind = existing_object.kind
 
         if not hasattr(resource, 'scale'):
             self.fail_json(
                 msg="Cannot perform scale on resource of kind {0}".format(resource.kind)
             )
 
-        scale_obj = {'metadata': {'name': name, 'namespace': namespace}, 'spec': {'replicas': replicas}}
+        scale_obj = {'kind': kind, 'metadata': {'name': name, 'namespace': namespace}, 'spec': {'replicas': replicas}}
 
-        return_obj = None
-        stream = None
-
-        if wait:
-            w, stream = self._create_stream(resource, namespace, wait_time)
+        existing = resource.get(name=name, namespace=namespace)
 
         try:
             resource.scale.patch(body=scale_obj)
         except Exception as exc:
-            self.fail_json(
-                msg="Scale request failed: {0}".format(exc)
-            )
+            self.fail_json(msg="Scale request failed: {0}".format(exc))
 
-        if wait and stream is not None:
-            return_obj = self._read_stream(resource, w, stream, name, replicas)
-
-        if not return_obj:
-            return_obj = self._wait_for_response(resource, name, namespace)
-
-        return return_obj
-
-    def _create_stream(self, resource, namespace, wait_time):
-        """ Create a stream of events for the object """
-        w = None
-        stream = None
-        w = watch.Watch()
-        w._api_client = self.client.client
-        if namespace:
-            stream = w.stream(resource.get, serialize=False, namespace=namespace, timeout_seconds=wait_time)
-        else:
-            stream = w.stream(resource.get, serialize=False, namespace=namespace, timeout_seconds=wait_time)
-        return w, stream
-
-    def _read_stream(self, resource, watcher, stream, name, replicas):
-        """ Wait for ready_replicas to equal the requested number of replicas. """
-        return_obj = None
-        try:
-            for event in stream:
-                if event.get('object'):
-                    obj = ResourceInstance(resource, event['object'])
-                    if obj.metadata.name == name and hasattr(obj, 'status'):
-                        if replicas == 0:
-                            if not hasattr(obj.status, 'readyReplicas') or not obj.status.readyReplicas:
-                                return_obj = obj
-                                watcher.stop()
-                                break
-                        if hasattr(obj.status, 'readyReplicas') and obj.status.readyReplicas == replicas:
-                            return_obj = obj
-                            watcher.stop()
-                            break
-        except Exception as exc:
-            self.fail_json(msg="Exception reading event stream: {0}".format(exc))
-
-        if not return_obj:
-            self.fail_json(msg="Error fetching the patched object. Try a higher wait_timeout value.")
-        if replicas and return_obj.status.readyReplicas is None:
-            self.fail_json(msg="Failed to fetch the number of ready replicas. Try a higher wait_timeout value.")
-        if replicas and return_obj.status.readyReplicas != replicas:
-            self.fail_json(msg="Number of ready replicas is {0}. Failed to reach {1} ready replicas within "
-                               "the wait_timeout period.".format(return_obj.status.ready_replicas, replicas))
-        return return_obj
-
-    def _wait_for_response(self, resource, name, namespace):
-        """ Wait for an API response """
-        tries = 0
-        half = math.ceil(20 / 2)
-        obj = None
-
-        while tries <= half:
-            obj = resource.get(name=name, namespace=namespace)
-            if obj:
-                break
-            tries += 2
-            time.sleep(2)
-        return obj
+        k8s_obj = resource.get(name=name, namespace=namespace).to_dict()
+        match, diffs = self.diff_objects(existing.to_dict(), k8s_obj)
+        result = dict()
+        result['result'] = k8s_obj
+        result['changed'] = not match
+        result['diff'] = diffs
+
+        if wait:
+            success, result['result'], result['duration'] = self.wait(resource, scale_obj, 5, wait_time)
+            if not success:
+                self.fail_json(msg="Resource scaling timed out", **result)
+        return result
diff --git a/plugins/modules/k8s_scale.py b/plugins/modules/k8s_scale.py
index 600ce3cc..cf3a0c39 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/k8s_scale.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/k8s_scale.py
@@ -111,6 +111,11 @@
        description: Current status details for the object.
        returned: success
        type: complex
+     duration:
+       description: elapsed time of task in seconds
+       returned: when C(wait) is true
+       type: int
+       sample: 48
 '''
 
 from ansible_collections.community.kubernetes.plugins.module_utils.scale import KubernetesAnsibleScaleModule