diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm/helm.go b/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm/helm.go
index 4199bd38bf0..50d938f1ca6 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm/helm.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm/helm.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"slices"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 	sync2 "sync"
@@ -450,30 +451,63 @@ func (h *Deployer) Cleanup(ctx context.Context, out io.Writer, dryRun bool, _ ma
 		"DeployerType": "helm",
 	})
 
-	var errMsgs []string
+	dependencyGraph, err := NewDependencyGraph(h.Releases)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to create dependency graph: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	levelByLevelReleases, err := dependencyGraph.GetReleasesByLevel()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("unable to get releases by level: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	releaseNameToRelease := make(map[string]latest.HelmRelease)
 	for _, r := range h.Releases {
-		releaseName, err := util.ExpandEnvTemplateOrFail(r.Name, nil)
-		if err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse the release name template: %w", err)
-		}
+		releaseNameToRelease[r.Name] = r
+	}
 
-		namespace, err := helm.ReleaseNamespace(h.namespace, r)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-		args := []string{}
-		if dryRun {
-			args = append(args, "get", "manifest")
+	levels := make([]int, 0, len(levelByLevelReleases))
+	for level := range levelByLevelReleases {
+		levels = append(levels, level)
+	}
+	// Sort levels in ascending order
+	sort.Ints(levels)
+
+	var errMsgs []string
+	for _, level := range slices.Backward(levels) {
+		releases := levelByLevelReleases[level]
+		if len(levelByLevelReleases) > 1 {
+			olog.Entry(ctx).Infof("Cleaning up level %d/%d releases (%d releases)", level+1, len(levelByLevelReleases), len(releases))
 		} else {
-			args = append(args, "delete")
+			olog.Entry(ctx).Infof("Cleaning up releases (%d releases)", len(releases))
 		}
-		args = append(args, releaseName)
 
-		if namespace != "" {
-			args = append(args, "--namespace", namespace)
-		}
-		if err := helm.Exec(ctx, h, out, false, nil, args...); err != nil {
-			errMsgs = append(errMsgs, err.Error())
+		for _, name := range slices.Backward(releases) {
+			olog.Entry(ctx).Infof("Cleaning up release: %s", name)
+			release := releaseNameToRelease[name]
+			releaseName, err := util.ExpandEnvTemplateOrFail(release.Name, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("cannot parse the release name template: %w", err)
+			}
+
+			namespace, err := helm.ReleaseNamespace(h.namespace, release)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			args := []string{}
+			if dryRun {
+				args = append(args, "get", "manifest")
+			} else {
+				args = append(args, "delete")
+			}
+			args = append(args, releaseName)
+
+			if namespace != "" {
+				args = append(args, "--namespace", namespace)
+			}
+			if err := helm.Exec(ctx, h, out, false, nil, args...); err != nil {
+				errMsgs = append(errMsgs, err.Error())
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm/helm_test.go b/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm/helm_test.go
index f7e3bdf6484..aec8c59aa0c 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm/helm_test.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/deploy/helm/helm_test.go
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ var testDeployPreservingOrderWithDependsOnConfig = latest.LegacyHelmDeploy{
 	 * level 1: B, D
 	 * level 2: A, E
 	 */
+	/** Expected order of deletion:
+	 * level 2: E, A
+	 * level 1: D, B
+	 * level 0: F, C
+	 */
 	Releases: []latest.HelmRelease{{
 		Name:      "A",
 		ChartPath: "examples/test",
@@ -1282,6 +1287,20 @@ func TestHelmCleanup(t *testing.T) {
 			namespace: kubectl.TestNamespace,
 			builds:    testBuilds,
 		},
+		{
+			description: "helm3 ordered cleanup success",
+			commands: testutil.
+				CmdRunWithOutput("helm version --client", version31).
+				AndRun("helm --kube-context kubecontext delete E --namespace testNamespace --kubeconfig kubeconfig").
+				AndRun("helm --kube-context kubecontext delete A --namespace testNamespace --kubeconfig kubeconfig").
+				AndRun("helm --kube-context kubecontext delete D --namespace testNamespace --kubeconfig kubeconfig").
+				AndRun("helm --kube-context kubecontext delete B --namespace testNamespace --kubeconfig kubeconfig").
+				AndRun("helm --kube-context kubecontext delete F --namespace testNamespace --kubeconfig kubeconfig").
+				AndRun("helm --kube-context kubecontext delete C --namespace testNamespace --kubeconfig kubeconfig"),
+			helm:      testDeployPreservingOrderWithDependsOnConfig,
+			namespace: kubectl.TestNamespace,
+			builds:    testBuilds,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
 		testutil.Run(t, test.description, func(t *testutil.T) {