diff --git a/pkg/config/resource.go b/pkg/config/resource.go
index aa050b95..ef21a82b 100644
--- a/pkg/config/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/config/resource.go
@@ -152,6 +152,8 @@ type SyncedCondition struct {
 	Path *string `json:"path"`
 	// In contains a list of possible values `Path` should be equal to.
 	In []string `json:"in"`
+	// RequeueError custom SyncPeriod in seconds
+	RequeueTime *int `json:"requeueTime,omitempty`
 }
 
 // HooksConfig instructs the code generator how to inject custom callback hooks
diff --git a/pkg/generate/code/synced.go b/pkg/generate/code/synced.go
index 9a2f3194..0d346ebf 100644
--- a/pkg/generate/code/synced.go
+++ b/pkg/generate/code/synced.go
@@ -75,11 +75,17 @@ func ResourceIsSynced(
 			msg := fmt.Sprintf("cannot find top level field of path '%s': %v", *condCfg.Path, err)
 			panic(msg)
 		}
+		notSyncedErr := ""
+		if condCfg.RequeueTime != nil {
+			notSyncedErr = fmt.Sprintf("ackrequeue.NeededAfter(fmt.Errorf(\"requeing until %s is %v\"), time.Duration(%d)*time.Second)", *condCfg.Path, condCfg.In, *condCfg.RequeueTime)
+		} else {
+			notSyncedErr = fmt.Sprintf("ackrequeue.Needed(fmt.Errorf(\"requeing until %s is %v\"))", *condCfg.Path, condCfg.In)
+		}
 		candidatesVarName := fmt.Sprintf("%sCandidates", field.Names.CamelLower)
 		if fp.Size() == 2 {
-			out += scalarFieldEqual(resVarName, candidatesVarName, field.ShapeRef.GoTypeElem(), condCfg)
+			out += scalarFieldEqual(resVarName, candidatesVarName, field.ShapeRef.GoTypeElem(), condCfg, notSyncedErr)
 		} else {
-			out += fieldPathSafeEqual(resVarName, candidatesVarName, field, condCfg)
+			out += fieldPathSafeEqual(resVarName, candidatesVarName, field, condCfg, notSyncedErr)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -118,6 +124,7 @@ func scalarFieldEqual(
 	candidatesVarName string,
 	goType string,
 	condCfg ackgenconfig.SyncedCondition,
+	notSyncedErr string,
 ) string {
 	out := ""
 	fieldPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", resVarName, *condCfg.Path)
@@ -156,7 +163,7 @@ func scalarFieldEqual(
 	)
 
 	// return false, nil
-	out += "\t\treturn false, nil\n"
+	out += fmt.Sprintf("\t\treturn false, %s\n", notSyncedErr)
 	// }
 	out += "\t}\n"
 	return out
@@ -168,6 +175,7 @@ func fieldPathSafeEqual(
 	candidatesVarName string,
 	field *model.Field,
 	condCfg ackgenconfig.SyncedCondition,
+	notSyncedErr string,
 ) string {
 	out := ""
 	rootPath := fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s", resVarName, strings.Split(*condCfg.Path, ".")[0])
@@ -191,7 +199,7 @@ func fieldPathSafeEqual(
 		// }
 		out += "\t}\n"
 	}
-	out += scalarFieldEqual(resVarName, candidatesVarName, shapes[len(shapes)-1].GoTypeElem(), condCfg)
+	out += scalarFieldEqual(resVarName, candidatesVarName, shapes[len(shapes)-1].GoTypeElem(), condCfg, notSyncedErr)
 	return out
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/generate/code/synced_test.go b/pkg/generate/code/synced_test.go
index 853658f0..18da32fe 100644
--- a/pkg/generate/code/synced_test.go
+++ b/pkg/generate/code/synced_test.go
@@ -38,21 +38,21 @@ func TestSyncedLambdaFunction(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	stateCandidates := []string{"AVAILABLE", "ACTIVE"}
 	if !ackutil.InStrings(*r.ko.Status.State, stateCandidates) {
-		return false, nil
+		return false, ackrequeue.Needed(fmt.Errorf("requeing until Status.State is [AVAILABLE ACTIVE]"))
 	}
 	if r.ko.Status.LastUpdateStatus == nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	lastUpdateStatusCandidates := []string{"AVAILABLE", "ACTIVE"}
 	if !ackutil.InStrings(*r.ko.Status.LastUpdateStatus, lastUpdateStatusCandidates) {
-		return false, nil
+		return false, ackrequeue.NeededAfter(fmt.Errorf("requeing until Status.LastUpdateStatus is [AVAILABLE ACTIVE]"), time.Duration(0)*time.Second)
 	}
 	if r.ko.Status.CodeSize == nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	codeSizeCandidates := []int{1, 2}
 	if !ackutil.InStrings(*r.ko.Status.CodeSize, codeSizeCandidates) {
-		return false, nil
+		return false, ackrequeue.NeededAfter(fmt.Errorf("requeing until Status.CodeSize is [1 2]"), time.Duration(100)*time.Second)
 	}
 `
 	assert.Equal(
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestSyncedDynamodbTable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	tableStatusCandidates := []string{"AVAILABLE", "ACTIVE"}
 	if !ackutil.InStrings(*r.ko.Status.TableStatus, tableStatusCandidates) {
-		return false, nil
+		return false, ackrequeue.Needed(fmt.Errorf("requeing until Status.TableStatus is [AVAILABLE ACTIVE]"))
 	}
 	if r.ko.Spec.ProvisionedThroughput == nil {
 		return false, nil
@@ -88,14 +88,14 @@ func TestSyncedDynamodbTable(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	provisionedThroughputCandidates := []int{0, 10}
 	if !ackutil.InStrings(*r.ko.Spec.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits, provisionedThroughputCandidates) {
-		return false, nil
+		return false, ackrequeue.Needed(fmt.Errorf("requeing until Spec.ProvisionedThroughput.ReadCapacityUnits is [0 10]"))
 	}
 	if r.ko.Status.ItemCount == nil {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 	itemCountCandidates := []int{0}
 	if !ackutil.InStrings(*r.ko.Status.ItemCount, itemCountCandidates) {
-		return false, nil
+		return false, ackrequeue.Needed(fmt.Errorf("requeing until Status.ItemCount is [0]"))
 	}
 `
 	assert.Equal(
diff --git a/pkg/testdata/models/apis/lambda/0000-00-00/generator.yaml b/pkg/testdata/models/apis/lambda/0000-00-00/generator.yaml
index 20b3aaf7..709487eb 100644
--- a/pkg/testdata/models/apis/lambda/0000-00-00/generator.yaml
+++ b/pkg/testdata/models/apis/lambda/0000-00-00/generator.yaml
@@ -21,10 +21,12 @@ resources:
           in:
             - AVAILABLE
             - ACTIVE
+          requeueTime: 0
         - path: Status.CodeSize
           in:
             - 1
             - 2
+          requeueTime: 100
   CodeSigningConfig:
     fields:
       Tags: