diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers.go b/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers.go
index b2a0f331f53..44311f5b247 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers.go
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/noderesources"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/profile"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 )
 
 func (sched *Scheduler) onStorageClassAdd(obj interface{}) {
@@ -288,6 +289,7 @@ func addAllEventHandlers(
 	sched *Scheduler,
 	informerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory,
 	dynInformerFactory dynamicinformer.DynamicSharedInformerFactory,
+	resourceClaimCache *assumecache.AssumeCache,
 	gvkMap map[framework.GVK]framework.ActionType,
 ) error {
 	var (
@@ -456,11 +458,9 @@ func addAllEventHandlers(
 			}
 		case framework.ResourceClaim:
 			if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DynamicResourceAllocation) {
-				if handlerRegistration, err = informerFactory.Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Informer().AddEventHandler(
+				handlerRegistration = resourceClaimCache.AddEventHandler(
 					buildEvtResHandler(at, framework.ResourceClaim, "ResourceClaim"),
-				); err != nil {
-					return err
-				}
+				)
 				handlers = append(handlers, handlerRegistration)
 			}
 		case framework.ResourceClass:
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers_test.go
index f0254df4095..a99146cf567 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/eventhandlers_test.go
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	resourcev1alpha2 "k8s.io/api/resource/v1alpha2"
 	storagev1 "k8s.io/api/storage/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/ktesting"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
@@ -38,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/nodeaffinity"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/nodename"
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/cache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	st "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 )
 
 func TestNodeAllocatableChanged(t *testing.T) {
@@ -362,6 +367,7 @@ func TestAddAllEventHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name                   string
 		gvkMap                 map[framework.GVK]framework.ActionType
+		enableDRA              bool
 		expectStaticInformers  map[reflect.Type]bool
 		expectDynamicInformers map[schema.GroupVersionResource]bool
 	}{
@@ -375,6 +381,44 @@ func TestAddAllEventHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectDynamicInformers: map[schema.GroupVersionResource]bool{},
 		},
+		{
+			name: "DRA events disabled",
+			gvkMap: map[framework.GVK]framework.ActionType{
+				framework.PodSchedulingContext:    framework.Add,
+				framework.ResourceClaim:           framework.Add,
+				framework.ResourceClass:           framework.Add,
+				framework.ResourceClaimParameters: framework.Add,
+				framework.ResourceClassParameters: framework.Add,
+			},
+			expectStaticInformers: map[reflect.Type]bool{
+				reflect.TypeOf(&v1.Pod{}):       true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&v1.Node{}):      true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&v1.Namespace{}): true,
+			},
+			expectDynamicInformers: map[schema.GroupVersionResource]bool{},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "DRA events enabled",
+			gvkMap: map[framework.GVK]framework.ActionType{
+				framework.PodSchedulingContext:    framework.Add,
+				framework.ResourceClaim:           framework.Add,
+				framework.ResourceClass:           framework.Add,
+				framework.ResourceClaimParameters: framework.Add,
+				framework.ResourceClassParameters: framework.Add,
+			},
+			enableDRA: true,
+			expectStaticInformers: map[reflect.Type]bool{
+				reflect.TypeOf(&v1.Pod{}):                                   true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&v1.Node{}):                                  true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&v1.Namespace{}):                             true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&resourcev1alpha2.PodSchedulingContext{}):    true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim{}):           true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaimParameters{}): true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClass{}):           true,
+				reflect.TypeOf(&resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClassParameters{}): true,
+			},
+			expectDynamicInformers: map[schema.GroupVersionResource]bool{},
+		},
 		{
 			name: "add GVKs handlers defined in framework dynamically",
 			gvkMap: map[framework.GVK]framework.ActionType{
@@ -433,6 +477,7 @@ func TestAddAllEventHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.DynamicResourceAllocation, tt.enableDRA)
 			logger, ctx := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 			defer cancel()
@@ -447,8 +492,13 @@ func TestAddAllEventHandlers(t *testing.T) {
 
 			dynclient := dyfake.NewSimpleDynamicClient(scheme)
 			dynInformerFactory := dynamicinformer.NewDynamicSharedInformerFactory(dynclient, 0)
+			var resourceClaimCache *assumecache.AssumeCache
+			if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DynamicResourceAllocation) {
+				resourceClaimInformer := informerFactory.Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Informer()
+				resourceClaimCache = assumecache.NewAssumeCache(logger, resourceClaimInformer, "ResourceClaim", "", nil)
+			}
 
-			if err := addAllEventHandlers(&testSched, informerFactory, dynInformerFactory, tt.gvkMap); err != nil {
+			if err := addAllEventHandlers(&testSched, informerFactory, dynInformerFactory, resourceClaimCache, tt.gvkMap); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Add event handlers failed, error = %v", err)
 			}
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/interface.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/interface.go
index c5b7d89ceed..34fb5ed440a 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/interface.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/interface.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/apis/config"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/parallelize"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 )
 
 // NodeScoreList declares a list of nodes and their scores.
@@ -703,6 +704,11 @@ type Handle interface {
 
 	SharedInformerFactory() informers.SharedInformerFactory
 
+	// ResourceClaimInfos returns an assume cache of ResourceClaim objects
+	// which gets populated by the shared informer factory and the dynamic resources
+	// plugin.
+	ResourceClaimCache() *assumecache.AssumeCache
+
 	// RunFilterPluginsWithNominatedPods runs the set of configured filter plugins for nominated pod on the given node.
 	RunFilterPluginsWithNominatedPods(ctx context.Context, state *CycleState, pod *v1.Pod, info *NodeInfo) *Status
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
index a4da1f7780d..106ce0bdf58 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
@@ -276,7 +276,6 @@ type dynamicResources struct {
 	enabled                    bool
 	fh                         framework.Handle
 	clientset                  kubernetes.Interface
-	claimLister                resourcev1alpha2listers.ResourceClaimLister
 	classLister                resourcev1alpha2listers.ResourceClassLister
 	podSchedulingContextLister resourcev1alpha2listers.PodSchedulingContextLister
 	claimParametersLister      resourcev1alpha2listers.ResourceClaimParametersLister
@@ -354,12 +353,10 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, plArgs runtime.Object, fh framework.Handle, fts fe
 		return &dynamicResources{}, nil
 	}
 
-	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 	pl := &dynamicResources{
 		enabled:                    true,
 		fh:                         fh,
 		clientset:                  fh.ClientSet(),
-		claimLister:                fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Lister(),
 		classLister:                fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClasses().Lister(),
 		podSchedulingContextLister: fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().PodSchedulingContexts().Lister(),
 		claimParametersLister:      fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaimParameters().Lister(),
@@ -368,7 +365,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, plArgs runtime.Object, fh framework.Handle, fts fe
 		classParametersIndexer:     fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClassParameters().Informer().GetIndexer(),
 		resourceSliceLister:        fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceSlices().Lister(),
 		claimNameLookup:            resourceclaim.NewNameLookup(fh.ClientSet()),
-		claimAssumeCache:           assumecache.NewAssumeCache(logger, fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Informer(), "claim", "", nil),
+		claimAssumeCache:           fh.ResourceClaimCache(),
 	}
 
 	if err := pl.claimParametersIndexer.AddIndexers(cache.Indexers{generatedFromIndex: claimParametersGeneratedFromIndexFunc}); err != nil {
@@ -651,21 +648,6 @@ func (pl *dynamicResources) isSchedulableAfterClaimChange(logger klog.Logger, po
 		//
 		// TODO (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/123697):
 		// check that the pending claims depend on structured parameters (depends on refactoring foreachPodResourceClaim, see other TODO).
-		//
-		// There is a small race here:
-		// - The dynamicresources plugin allocates claim A and updates the assume cache.
-		// - A second pod gets marked as unschedulable based on that assume cache.
-		// - Before the informer cache here catches up, the pod runs, terminates and
-		//   the claim gets deallocated without ever sending the claim status with
-		//   allocation to the scheduler.
-		// - The comparison below is for a *very* old claim with no allocation and the
-		//   new claim where the allocation is already removed again, so no
-		//   RemovedClaimAllocation event gets emitted.
-		//
-		// This is extremely unlikely and thus a fix is not needed for alpha in Kubernetes 1.30.
-		// TODO (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/123698): The solution is to somehow integrate the assume cache
-		// into the event mechanism. This can be tackled together with adding autoscaler
-		// support, which also needs to do something with the assume cache.
 		logger.V(6).Info("claim with structured parameters got deallocated", "pod", klog.KObj(pod), "claim", klog.KObj(modifiedClaim))
 		return framework.Queue, nil
 	}
@@ -852,11 +834,16 @@ func (pl *dynamicResources) foreachPodResourceClaim(pod *v1.Pod, cb func(podReso
 		if claimName == nil {
 			continue
 		}
-		claim, err := pl.claimLister.ResourceClaims(pod.Namespace).Get(*claimName)
+		obj, err := pl.claimAssumeCache.Get(pod.Namespace + "/" + *claimName)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
+		claim, ok := obj.(*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("unexpected object type %T for assumed object %s/%s", obj, pod.Namespace, *claimName)
+		}
+
 		if claim.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("resourceclaim %q is being deleted", claim.Name)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources_test.go
index 18b6b832a1b..8b93b7d63cb 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources_test.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/feature"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime"
 	st "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/ktesting"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
@@ -1217,12 +1218,13 @@ func TestPlugin(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 type testContext struct {
-	ctx             context.Context
-	client          *fake.Clientset
-	informerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory
-	p               *dynamicResources
-	nodeInfos       []*framework.NodeInfo
-	state           *framework.CycleState
+	ctx              context.Context
+	client           *fake.Clientset
+	informerFactory  informers.SharedInformerFactory
+	claimAssumeCache *assumecache.AssumeCache
+	p                *dynamicResources
+	nodeInfos        []*framework.NodeInfo
+	state            *framework.CycleState
 }
 
 func (tc *testContext) verify(t *testing.T, expected result, initialObjects []metav1.Object, result interface{}, status *framework.Status) {
@@ -1388,10 +1390,11 @@ func setup(t *testing.T, nodes []*v1.Node, claims []*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceCl
 	tc.client.PrependReactor("list", "resourceclassparameters", createListReactor(tc.client.Tracker(), "ResourceClassParameters"))
 
 	tc.informerFactory = informers.NewSharedInformerFactory(tc.client, 0)
-
+	tc.claimAssumeCache = assumecache.NewAssumeCache(tCtx.Logger(), tc.informerFactory.Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Informer(), "resource claim", "", nil)
 	opts := []runtime.Option{
 		runtime.WithClientSet(tc.client),
 		runtime.WithInformerFactory(tc.informerFactory),
+		runtime.WithResourceClaimCache(tc.claimAssumeCache),
 	}
 	fh, err := runtime.NewFramework(tCtx, nil, nil, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1558,6 +1561,7 @@ func Test_isSchedulableAfterClaimChange(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"backoff-wrong-old-object": {
 			pod:         podWithClaimName,
+			claims:      []*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim{pendingDelayedClaim},
 			oldObj:      "not-a-claim",
 			newObj:      pendingImmediateClaim,
 			expectedErr: true,
@@ -1586,15 +1590,10 @@ func Test_isSchedulableAfterClaimChange(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"structured-claim-deallocate": {
 			pod:    podWithClaimName,
-			claims: []*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim{pendingDelayedClaim},
-			oldObj: func() *resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim {
-				claim := structuredAllocatedClaim.DeepCopy()
-				claim.Name += "-other"
-				return claim
-			}(),
+			claims: []*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim{pendingDelayedClaim, otherStructuredAllocatedClaim},
+			oldObj: otherStructuredAllocatedClaim,
 			newObj: func() *resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim {
-				claim := structuredAllocatedClaim.DeepCopy()
-				claim.Name += "-other"
+				claim := otherStructuredAllocatedClaim.DeepCopy()
 				claim.Status.Allocation = nil
 				return claim
 			}(),
@@ -1606,18 +1605,48 @@ func Test_isSchedulableAfterClaimChange(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for name, tc := range testcases {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			logger, _ := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
+			logger, tCtx := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 			testCtx := setup(t, nil, tc.claims, nil, nil, nil)
+			oldObj := tc.oldObj
+			newObj := tc.newObj
 			if claim, ok := tc.newObj.(*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim); ok {
-				// Update the informer because the lister gets called and must have the claim.
-				store := testCtx.informerFactory.Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Informer().GetStore()
+				// Add or update through the client and wait until the event is processed.
+				claimKey := claim.Namespace + "/" + claim.Name
 				if tc.oldObj == nil {
-					require.NoError(t, store.Add(claim))
+					// Some test claims already have it. Clear for create.
+					createClaim := claim.DeepCopy()
+					createClaim.UID = ""
+					storedClaim, err := testCtx.client.ResourceV1alpha2().ResourceClaims(createClaim.Namespace).Create(tCtx, createClaim, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+					require.NoError(t, err, "create claim")
+					claim = storedClaim
 				} else {
-					require.NoError(t, store.Update(claim))
+					cachedClaim, err := testCtx.claimAssumeCache.Get(claimKey)
+					require.NoError(t, err, "retrieve old claim")
+					updateClaim := claim.DeepCopy()
+					// The test claim doesn't have those (generated dynamically), so copy them.
+					updateClaim.UID = cachedClaim.(*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim).UID
+					updateClaim.ResourceVersion = cachedClaim.(*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim).ResourceVersion
+
+					storedClaim, err := testCtx.client.ResourceV1alpha2().ResourceClaims(updateClaim.Namespace).Update(tCtx, updateClaim, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+					require.NoError(t, err, "update claim")
+					claim = storedClaim
 				}
+
+				// Eventually the assume cache will have it, too.
+				require.EventuallyWithT(t, func(t *assert.CollectT) {
+					cachedClaim, err := testCtx.claimAssumeCache.Get(claimKey)
+					require.NoError(t, err, "retrieve claim")
+					if cachedClaim.(*resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim).ResourceVersion != claim.ResourceVersion {
+						t.Errorf("cached claim not updated yet")
+					}
+				}, time.Minute, time.Second, "claim assume cache must have new or updated claim")
+
+				// This has the actual UID and ResourceVersion,
+				// which is relevant for
+				// isSchedulableAfterClaimChange.
+				newObj = claim
 			}
-			actualHint, err := testCtx.p.isSchedulableAfterClaimChange(logger, tc.pod, tc.oldObj, tc.newObj)
+			actualHint, err := testCtx.p.isSchedulableAfterClaimChange(logger, tc.pod, oldObj, newObj)
 			if tc.expectedErr {
 				require.Error(t, err)
 				return
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework.go
index ed1b76a585a..f0c31170119 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/runtime/framework.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/parallelize"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/metrics"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/util/slice"
 )
 
@@ -71,11 +72,12 @@ type frameworkImpl struct {
 	// pluginsMap contains all plugins, by name.
 	pluginsMap map[string]framework.Plugin
 
-	clientSet       clientset.Interface
-	kubeConfig      *restclient.Config
-	eventRecorder   events.EventRecorder
-	informerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory
-	logger          klog.Logger
+	clientSet          clientset.Interface
+	kubeConfig         *restclient.Config
+	eventRecorder      events.EventRecorder
+	informerFactory    informers.SharedInformerFactory
+	resourceClaimCache *assumecache.AssumeCache
+	logger             klog.Logger
 
 	metricsRecorder          *metrics.MetricAsyncRecorder
 	profileName              string
@@ -126,6 +128,7 @@ type frameworkOptions struct {
 	kubeConfig             *restclient.Config
 	eventRecorder          events.EventRecorder
 	informerFactory        informers.SharedInformerFactory
+	resourceClaimCache     *assumecache.AssumeCache
 	snapshotSharedLister   framework.SharedLister
 	metricsRecorder        *metrics.MetricAsyncRecorder
 	podNominator           framework.PodNominator
@@ -177,6 +180,13 @@ func WithInformerFactory(informerFactory informers.SharedInformerFactory) Option
 	}
 }
 
+// WithResourceClaimCache sets the resource claim cache for the scheduling frameworkImpl.
+func WithResourceClaimCache(resourceClaimCache *assumecache.AssumeCache) Option {
+	return func(o *frameworkOptions) {
+		o.resourceClaimCache = resourceClaimCache
+	}
+}
+
 // WithSnapshotSharedLister sets the SharedLister of the snapshot.
 func WithSnapshotSharedLister(snapshotSharedLister framework.SharedLister) Option {
 	return func(o *frameworkOptions) {
@@ -267,6 +277,7 @@ func NewFramework(ctx context.Context, r Registry, profile *config.KubeScheduler
 		kubeConfig:           options.kubeConfig,
 		eventRecorder:        options.eventRecorder,
 		informerFactory:      options.informerFactory,
+		resourceClaimCache:   options.resourceClaimCache,
 		metricsRecorder:      options.metricsRecorder,
 		extenders:            options.extenders,
 		PodNominator:         options.podNominator,
@@ -1606,6 +1617,10 @@ func (f *frameworkImpl) SharedInformerFactory() informers.SharedInformerFactory
 	return f.informerFactory
 }
 
+func (f *frameworkImpl) ResourceClaimCache() *assumecache.AssumeCache {
+	return f.resourceClaimCache
+}
+
 func (f *frameworkImpl) pluginsNeeded(plugins *config.Plugins) sets.Set[string] {
 	pgSet := sets.Set[string]{}
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
index ad302067439..22ac5054d9c 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/scheduler.go
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import (
 	internalqueue "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/profile"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -294,11 +295,18 @@ func New(ctx context.Context,
 	// waitingPods holds all the pods that are in the scheduler and waiting in the permit stage
 	waitingPods := frameworkruntime.NewWaitingPodsMap()
 
+	var resourceClaimCache *assumecache.AssumeCache
+	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DynamicResourceAllocation) {
+		resourceClaimInformer := informerFactory.Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Informer()
+		resourceClaimCache = assumecache.NewAssumeCache(logger, resourceClaimInformer, "ResourceClaim", "", nil)
+	}
+
 	profiles, err := profile.NewMap(ctx, options.profiles, registry, recorderFactory,
 		frameworkruntime.WithComponentConfigVersion(options.componentConfigVersion),
 		frameworkruntime.WithClientSet(client),
 		frameworkruntime.WithKubeConfig(options.kubeConfig),
 		frameworkruntime.WithInformerFactory(informerFactory),
+		frameworkruntime.WithResourceClaimCache(resourceClaimCache),
 		frameworkruntime.WithSnapshotSharedLister(snapshot),
 		frameworkruntime.WithCaptureProfile(frameworkruntime.CaptureProfile(options.frameworkCapturer)),
 		frameworkruntime.WithParallelism(int(options.parallelism)),
@@ -358,7 +366,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context,
 	sched.NextPod = podQueue.Pop
 	sched.applyDefaultHandlers()
 
-	if err = addAllEventHandlers(sched, informerFactory, dynInformerFactory, unionedGVKs(queueingHintsPerProfile)); err != nil {
+	if err = addAllEventHandlers(sched, informerFactory, dynInformerFactory, resourceClaimCache, unionedGVKs(queueingHintsPerProfile)); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("adding event handlers: %w", err)
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache.go
index 69ec1175f03..c7392129cbd 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache.go
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/queue"
 )
 
 // Informer is the subset of [cache.SharedInformer] that NewAssumeCache depends upon.
@@ -119,9 +121,34 @@ type AssumeCache struct {
 	// Will be used for all operations.
 	logger klog.Logger
 
-	// Synchronizes updates to store
+	// Synchronizes updates to all fields below.
 	rwMutex sync.RWMutex
 
+	// All registered event handlers.
+	eventHandlers       []cache.ResourceEventHandler
+	handlerRegistration cache.ResourceEventHandlerRegistration
+
+	// The eventQueue contains functions which deliver an event to one
+	// event handler.
+	//
+	// These functions must be invoked while *not locking* rwMutex because
+	// the event handlers are allowed to access the assume cache. Holding
+	// rwMutex then would cause a deadlock.
+	//
+	// New functions get added as part of processing a cache update while
+	// the rwMutex is locked. Each function which adds something to the queue
+	// also drains the queue before returning, therefore it is guaranteed
+	// that all event handlers get notified immediately (useful for unit
+	// testing).
+	//
+	// A channel cannot be used here because it cannot have an unbounded
+	// capacity. This could lead to a deadlock (writer holds rwMutex,
+	// gets blocked because capacity is exhausted, reader is in a handler
+	// which tries to lock the rwMutex). Writing into such a channel
+	// while not holding the rwMutex doesn't work because in-order delivery
+	// of events would no longer be guaranteed.
+	eventQueue queue.FIFO[func()]
+
 	// describes the object stored
 	description string
 
@@ -177,7 +204,7 @@ func NewAssumeCache(logger klog.Logger, informer Informer, description, indexNam
 	// Unit tests don't use informers
 	if informer != nil {
 		// Cannot fail in practice?! No-one bothers checking the error.
-		_, _ = informer.AddEventHandler(
+		c.handlerRegistration, _ = informer.AddEventHandler(
 			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 				AddFunc:    c.add,
 				UpdateFunc: c.update,
@@ -199,9 +226,11 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) add(obj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	defer c.emitEvents()
 	c.rwMutex.Lock()
 	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
+	var oldObj interface{}
 	if objInfo, _ := c.getObjInfo(name); objInfo != nil {
 		newVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, obj)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -221,6 +250,7 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) add(obj interface{}) {
 			c.logger.V(10).Info("Skip adding object to assume cache because version is not newer than storedVersion", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "newVersion", newVersion, "storedVersion", storedVersion)
 			return
 		}
+		oldObj = objInfo.latestObj
 	}
 
 	objInfo := &objInfo{name: name, latestObj: obj, apiObj: obj}
@@ -228,6 +258,7 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) add(obj interface{}) {
 		c.logger.Info("Error occurred while updating stored object", "err", err)
 	} else {
 		c.logger.V(10).Info("Adding object to assume cache", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "assumeCache", obj)
+		c.pushEvent(oldObj, obj)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -246,14 +277,50 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) delete(obj interface{}) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	defer c.emitEvents()
 	c.rwMutex.Lock()
 	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
+	var oldObj interface{}
+	if len(c.eventHandlers) > 0 {
+		if objInfo, _ := c.getObjInfo(name); objInfo != nil {
+			oldObj = objInfo.latestObj
+		}
+	}
+
 	objInfo := &objInfo{name: name}
 	err = c.store.Delete(objInfo)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.logger.Error(err, "Failed to delete", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name)
 	}
+
+	c.pushEvent(oldObj, nil)
+}
+
+// pushEvent gets called while the mutex is locked for writing.
+// It ensures that all currently registered event handlers get
+// notified about a change when the caller starts delivering
+// those with emitEvents.
+//
+// For a delete event, newObj is nil. For an add, oldObj is nil.
+// An update has both as non-nil.
+func (c *AssumeCache) pushEvent(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
+	for _, handler := range c.eventHandlers {
+		handler := handler
+		if oldObj == nil {
+			c.eventQueue.Push(func() {
+				handler.OnAdd(newObj, false)
+			})
+		} else if newObj == nil {
+			c.eventQueue.Push(func() {
+				handler.OnDelete(oldObj)
+			})
+		} else {
+			c.eventQueue.Push(func() {
+				handler.OnUpdate(oldObj, newObj)
+			})
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *AssumeCache) getObjVersion(name string, obj interface{}) (int64, error) {
@@ -315,6 +382,10 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) List(indexObj interface{}) []interface{} {
 	c.rwMutex.RLock()
 	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
 
+	return c.listLocked(indexObj)
+}
+
+func (c *AssumeCache) listLocked(indexObj interface{}) []interface{} {
 	allObjs := []interface{}{}
 	var objs []interface{}
 	if c.indexName != "" {
@@ -358,6 +429,7 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) Assume(obj interface{}) error {
 		return &ObjectNameError{err}
 	}
 
+	defer c.emitEvents()
 	c.rwMutex.Lock()
 	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -380,6 +452,8 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) Assume(obj interface{}) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("%v %q is out of sync (stored: %d, assume: %d)", c.description, name, storedVersion, newVersion)
 	}
 
+	c.pushEvent(objInfo.latestObj, obj)
+
 	// Only update the cached object
 	objInfo.latestObj = obj
 	c.logger.V(4).Info("Assumed object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "version", newVersion)
@@ -388,6 +462,7 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) Assume(obj interface{}) error {
 
 // Restore the informer cache's version of the object.
 func (c *AssumeCache) Restore(objName string) {
+	defer c.emitEvents()
 	c.rwMutex.Lock()
 	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
 
@@ -396,7 +471,61 @@ func (c *AssumeCache) Restore(objName string) {
 		// This could be expected if object got deleted
 		c.logger.V(5).Info("Restore object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", objName, "err", err)
 	} else {
-		objInfo.latestObj = objInfo.apiObj
+		if objInfo.latestObj != objInfo.apiObj {
+			c.pushEvent(objInfo.latestObj, objInfo.apiObj)
+			objInfo.latestObj = objInfo.apiObj
+		}
 		c.logger.V(4).Info("Restored object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", objName)
 	}
 }
+
+// AddEventHandler adds an event handler to the cache. Events to a
+// single handler are delivered sequentially, but there is no
+// coordination between different handlers. A handler may use the
+// cache.
+//
+// The return value can be used to wait for cache synchronization.
+func (c *AssumeCache) AddEventHandler(handler cache.ResourceEventHandler) cache.ResourceEventHandlerRegistration {
+	defer c.emitEvents()
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
+
+	c.eventHandlers = append(c.eventHandlers, handler)
+	allObjs := c.listLocked(nil)
+	for _, obj := range allObjs {
+		c.eventQueue.Push(func() {
+			handler.OnAdd(obj, true)
+		})
+	}
+
+	if c.handlerRegistration == nil {
+		// No informer, so immediately synced.
+		return syncedHandlerRegistration{}
+	}
+
+	return c.handlerRegistration
+}
+
+// emitEvents delivers all pending events that are in the queue, in the order
+// in which they were stored there (FIFO).
+func (c *AssumeCache) emitEvents() {
+	for {
+		c.rwMutex.Lock()
+		deliver, ok := c.eventQueue.Pop()
+		c.rwMutex.Unlock()
+
+		if !ok {
+			return
+		}
+		func() {
+			defer utilruntime.HandleCrash()
+			deliver()
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
+// syncedHandlerRegistration is an implementation of ResourceEventHandlerRegistration
+// which always returns true.
+type syncedHandlerRegistration struct{}
+
+func (syncedHandlerRegistration) HasSynced() bool { return true }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache_test.go
index 6c11ac275fa..a18d51e0a87 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ package assumecache
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"slices"
+	"sort"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
@@ -118,6 +120,79 @@ func verifyList(tCtx ktesting.TContext, assumeCache *AssumeCache, expectedObjs [
 	}
 }
 
+type mockEventHandler struct {
+	mutex  sync.Mutex
+	events []event
+	cache  *AssumeCache
+	block  <-chan struct{}
+}
+
+type event struct {
+	What        string
+	OldObj, Obj interface{}
+	InitialList bool
+}
+
+func (m *mockEventHandler) OnAdd(obj interface{}, initialList bool) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	m.events = append(m.events, event{
+		What:        "add",
+		Obj:         obj,
+		InitialList: initialList,
+	})
+
+	if m.cache != nil {
+		// Must not deadlock!
+		m.cache.List(nil)
+	}
+	if m.block != nil {
+		<-m.block
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockEventHandler) OnUpdate(oldObj, obj interface{}) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	m.events = append(m.events, event{
+		What:   "update",
+		OldObj: oldObj,
+		Obj:    obj,
+	})
+}
+
+func (m *mockEventHandler) OnDelete(obj interface{}) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	m.events = append(m.events, event{
+		What: "delete",
+		Obj:  obj,
+	})
+}
+
+func (m *mockEventHandler) verifyAndFlush(tCtx ktesting.TContext, expectedEvents []event) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	tCtx.Helper()
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(expectedEvents, m.events); diff != "" {
+		tCtx.Fatalf("unexpected events (- expected, + actual):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+	m.events = nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockEventHandler) sortEvents(cmp func(objI, objJ interface{}) bool) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	sort.Slice(m.events, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return cmp(m.events[i].Obj, m.events[j].Obj)
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAssume(t *testing.T) {
 	scenarios := map[string]struct {
 		oldObj    metav1.Object
@@ -162,6 +237,8 @@ func TestAssume(t *testing.T) {
 	for name, scenario := range scenarios {
 		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
+			var events mockEventHandler
+			cache.AddEventHandler(&events)
 
 			// Add old object to cache.
 			informer.add(scenario.oldObj)
@@ -173,18 +250,25 @@ func TestAssume(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Errorf("Assume() returned error: %v\ndiff (- expected, + actual):\n%s", err, diff)
 			}
 
-			// Check that Get returns correct object.
+			// Check that Get returns correct object and
+			// that events were delivered correctly.
+			expectEvents := []event{{What: "add", Obj: scenario.oldObj}}
 			expectedObj := scenario.newObj
 			if scenario.expectErr != nil {
 				expectedObj = scenario.oldObj
+			} else {
+				expectEvents = append(expectEvents, event{What: "update", OldObj: scenario.oldObj, Obj: scenario.newObj})
 			}
 			verify(tCtx, cache, scenario.oldObj.GetName(), expectedObj, scenario.oldObj)
+			events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, expectEvents)
 		})
 	}
 }
 
 func TestRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
+	var events mockEventHandler
+	cache.AddEventHandler(&events)
 
 	// This test assumes an object with the same version as the API object.
 	// The assume cache supports that, but doing so in real code suffers from
@@ -194,25 +278,40 @@ func TestRestore(t *testing.T) {
 	newObj := makeObj("pvc1", "5", "")
 
 	// Restore object that doesn't exist
-	cache.Restore("nothing")
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "empty cache", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		cache.Restore("nothing")
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, nil)
+	})
 
 	// Add old object to cache.
-	informer.add(oldObj)
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after initial update"), cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "initial update", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		informer.add(oldObj)
+		verify(tCtx, cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, []event{{What: "add", Obj: oldObj}})
+	})
 
-	// Restore object.
-	cache.Restore(oldObj.GetName())
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after initial Restore"), cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+	// Restore the same object.
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "initial Restore", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		cache.Restore(oldObj.GetName())
+		verify(tCtx, cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, nil)
+	})
 
 	// Assume new object.
-	if err := cache.Assume(newObj); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("Assume() returned error %v", err)
-	}
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after Assume"), cache, oldObj.GetName(), newObj, oldObj)
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "Assume", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		if err := cache.Assume(newObj); err != nil {
+			tCtx.Fatalf("Assume() returned error %v", err)
+		}
+		verify(tCtx, cache, oldObj.GetName(), newObj, oldObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, []event{{What: "update", OldObj: oldObj, Obj: newObj}})
+	})
 
-	// Restore object.
-	cache.Restore(oldObj.GetName())
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after second Restore"), cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+	// Restore the same object.
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "second Restore", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		cache.Restore(oldObj.GetName())
+		verify(tCtx, cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, []event{{What: "update", OldObj: newObj, Obj: oldObj}})
+	})
 }
 
 func TestEvents(t *testing.T) {
@@ -226,27 +325,162 @@ func TestEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	informer.add(oldObj)
 	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after initial update"), cache, key, oldObj, oldObj)
 
+	// Receive initial list.
+	var events mockEventHandler
+	cache.AddEventHandler(&events)
+	events.verifyAndFlush(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "initial list"), []event{{What: "add", Obj: oldObj, InitialList: true}})
+
 	// Update object.
-	informer.update(newObj)
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after initial update"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "initial update", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		informer.update(newObj)
+		verify(tCtx, cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, []event{{What: "update", OldObj: oldObj, Obj: newObj}})
+	})
 
 	// Some error cases (don't occur in practice).
-	informer.add(1)
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nop add"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
-	informer.add(nil)
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nil add"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
-	informer.update(oldObj)
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nop update"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
-	informer.update(nil)
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nil update"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
-	informer.delete(nil)
-	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nop delete"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "nop add", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		informer.add(1)
+		verify(tCtx, cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, nil)
+	})
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "nil add", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		informer.add(nil)
+		verify(tCtx, cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, nil)
+	})
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "nop update", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		informer.update(oldObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, nil)
+		verify(tCtx, cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+	})
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "nil update", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		informer.update(nil)
+		verify(tCtx, cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, nil)
+	})
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "nop delete", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		informer.delete(nil)
+		verify(tCtx, cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, nil)
+	})
 
 	// Delete object.
-	informer.delete(oldObj)
-	_, err := cache.Get(key)
-	if diff := cmp.Diff(ErrNotFound, err, cmpopts.EquateErrors()); diff != "" {
-		t.Errorf("Get did not return expected error: %v\ndiff (- expected, + actual):\n%s", err, diff)
+	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "delete", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+		informer.delete(oldObj)
+		events.verifyAndFlush(tCtx, []event{{What: "delete", Obj: newObj}})
+		_, err := cache.Get(key)
+		if diff := cmp.Diff(ErrNotFound, err, cmpopts.EquateErrors()); diff != "" {
+			tCtx.Errorf("Get did not return expected error: %v\ndiff (- expected, + actual):\n%s", err, diff)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestEventHandlers(t *testing.T) {
+	tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
+	handlers := make([]mockEventHandler, 5)
+
+	var objs []metav1.Object
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		objs = append(objs, makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "1", ""))
+		informer.add(objs[i])
+	}
+
+	// Accessing cache during OnAdd must not deadlock!
+	handlers[0].cache = cache
+
+	// Order of delivered events is random, we must ensure
+	// increasing order by name ourselves.
+	var expectedEvents []event
+	for _, obj := range objs {
+		expectedEvents = append(expectedEvents,
+			event{
+				What:        "add",
+				Obj:         obj,
+				InitialList: true,
+			},
+		)
+	}
+	for i := range handlers {
+		cache.AddEventHandler(&handlers[i])
+		handlers[i].sortEvents(func(objI, objJ interface{}) bool {
+			return objI.(*metav1.ObjectMeta).Name <
+				objJ.(*metav1.ObjectMeta).Name
+		})
+		handlers[i].verifyAndFlush(tCtx, expectedEvents)
+	}
+
+	for i := 5; i < 7; i++ {
+		objs = append(objs, makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "1", ""))
+		informer.add(objs[i])
+		for e := range handlers {
+			handlers[e].verifyAndFlush(tCtx, []event{{What: "add", Obj: objs[i]}})
+		}
+	}
+
+	for i, oldObj := range objs {
+		newObj := makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "2", "")
+		objs[i] = newObj
+		informer.update(newObj)
+		for e := range handlers {
+			handlers[e].verifyAndFlush(tCtx, []event{{What: "update", OldObj: oldObj, Obj: newObj}})
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, obj := range objs {
+		informer.delete(obj)
+		for e := range handlers {
+			handlers[e].verifyAndFlush(tCtx, []event{{What: "delete", Obj: obj}})
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestEventHandlerConcurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
+	handlers := make([]mockEventHandler, 5)
+
+	var objs []metav1.Object
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		objs = append(objs, makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "1", ""))
+	}
+
+	// Accessing cache during OnAdd must not deadlock!
+	handlers[0].cache = cache
+
+	// Each add blocks until this gets cancelled.
+	tCancelCtx := ktesting.WithCancel(tCtx)
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+
+	for i := range handlers {
+		handlers[i].block = tCancelCtx.Done()
+		cache.AddEventHandler(&handlers[i])
+	}
+
+	// Execution of the add calls is random, therefore
+	// we have to sort again.
+	var expectedEvents []event
+	for _, obj := range objs {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			informer.add(obj)
+		}()
+		expectedEvents = append(expectedEvents,
+			event{
+				What: "add",
+				Obj:  obj,
+			},
+		)
+	}
+
+	tCancelCtx.Cancel("proceed")
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	for i := range handlers {
+		handlers[i].sortEvents(func(objI, objJ interface{}) bool {
+			return objI.(*metav1.ObjectMeta).Name <
+				objJ.(*metav1.ObjectMeta).Name
+		})
+		handlers[i].verifyAndFlush(tCtx, expectedEvents)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -254,7 +488,7 @@ func TestListNoIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 	tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
 
 	// Add a bunch of objects.
-	objs := make([]interface{}, 0, 10)
+	var objs []interface{}
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		obj := makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "1", "")
 		objs = append(objs, obj)
@@ -293,7 +527,7 @@ func TestListWithIndexer(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Add a bunch of objects.
 	ns := "ns1"
-	objs := make([]interface{}, 0, 10)
+	var objs []interface{}
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		obj := makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "1", ns)
 		objs = append(objs, obj)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/queue/fifo.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/queue/fifo.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee66733fe43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/queue/fifo.go
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package queue
+
+const (
+	// normalSize limits the size of the buffer that is kept
+	// for reuse.
+	normalSize = 4
+)
+
+// FIFO implements a first-in-first-out queue with unbounded size.
+// The null FIFO is a valid empty queue.
+//
+// Access must be protected by the caller when used concurrently by
+// different goroutines, the queue itself implements no locking.
+type FIFO[T any] struct {
+	// elements contains a buffer for elements which have been
+	// pushed and not popped yet. Two scenarios are possible:
+	// - one chunk in the middle (start <= end)
+	// - one chunk at the end, followed by one chunk at the
+	//   beginning (end <= start)
+	//
+	// start == end can be either an empty queue or a completely
+	// full one (with two chunks).
+	elements []T
+
+	// len counts the number of elements which have been pushed and
+	// not popped yet.
+	len int
+
+	// start is the index of the first valid element.
+	start int
+
+	// end is the index after the last valid element.
+	end int
+}
+
+func (q *FIFO[T]) Len() int {
+	return q.len
+}
+
+func (q *FIFO[T]) Push(element T) {
+	size := len(q.elements)
+	if q.len == size {
+		// Need larger buffer.
+		newSize := size * 2
+		if newSize == 0 {
+			newSize = normalSize
+		}
+		elements := make([]T, newSize)
+		if q.start == 0 {
+			copy(elements, q.elements)
+		} else {
+			copy(elements, q.elements[q.start:])
+			copy(elements[len(q.elements)-q.start:], q.elements[0:q.end])
+		}
+		q.start = 0
+		q.end = q.len
+		q.elements = elements
+		size = newSize
+	}
+	if q.end == size {
+		// Wrap around.
+		q.elements[0] = element
+		q.end = 1
+		q.len++
+		return
+	}
+	q.elements[q.end] = element
+	q.end++
+	q.len++
+}
+
+func (q *FIFO[T]) Pop() (element T, ok bool) {
+	if q.len == 0 {
+		return
+	}
+	element = q.elements[q.start]
+	q.start++
+	if q.start == len(q.elements) {
+		// Wrap around.
+		q.start = 0
+	}
+	q.len--
+
+	// Once it is empty, shrink down to avoid hanging onto
+	// a large buffer forever.
+	if q.len == 0 && len(q.elements) > normalSize {
+		q.elements = make([]T, normalSize)
+		q.start = 0
+		q.end = 0
+	}
+
+	ok = true
+	return
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/queue/fifo_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/queue/fifo_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3d272a90248
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/queue/fifo_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package queue
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func verifyPop(t *testing.T, expectedValue int, expectedOk bool, queue *FIFO[int]) {
+	t.Helper()
+	actual, ok := queue.Pop()
+	require.Equal(t, expectedOk, ok)
+	require.Equal(t, expectedValue, actual)
+}
+
+func verifyEmpty(t *testing.T, queue *FIFO[int]) {
+	t.Helper()
+	require.Equal(t, 0, queue.Len())
+	verifyPop(t, 0, false, queue)
+}
+
+func TestNull(t *testing.T) {
+	var queue FIFO[int]
+	verifyEmpty(t, &queue)
+}
+
+func TestOnePushPop(t *testing.T) {
+	var queue FIFO[int]
+
+	expected := 10
+	queue.Push(10)
+	require.Equal(t, 1, queue.Len())
+	verifyPop(t, expected, true, &queue)
+	verifyEmpty(t, &queue)
+}
+
+// Pushes some elements, pops all of them, then the same again.
+func TestWrapAroundEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	var queue FIFO[int]
+
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		queue.Push(i)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, 5, queue.Len())
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		verifyPop(t, i, true, &queue)
+	}
+	verifyEmpty(t, &queue)
+
+	for i := 5; i < 10; i++ {
+		queue.Push(i)
+	}
+	for i := 5; i < 10; i++ {
+		verifyPop(t, i, true, &queue)
+	}
+	verifyEmpty(t, &queue)
+}
+
+// Pushes some elements, pops one, adds more, then pops all.
+func TestWrapAroundPartial(t *testing.T) {
+	var queue FIFO[int]
+
+	for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
+		queue.Push(i)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, 5, queue.Len())
+	verifyPop(t, 0, true, &queue)
+
+	for i := 5; i < 10; i++ {
+		queue.Push(i)
+	}
+	for i := 1; i < 10; i++ {
+		verifyPop(t, i, true, &queue)
+	}
+	verifyEmpty(t, &queue)
+}
+
+// Push an unusual amount of elements, pop all, and verify that
+// the FIFO shrinks back again.
+func TestShrink(t *testing.T) {
+	var queue FIFO[int]
+
+	for i := 0; i < normalSize*2; i++ {
+		queue.Push(i)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, normalSize*2, queue.Len())
+	require.LessOrEqual(t, 2*normalSize, len(queue.elements))
+
+	// Pop all, should be shrunken when done.
+	for i := 0; i < normalSize*2; i++ {
+		verifyPop(t, i, true, &queue)
+	}
+	require.Equal(t, 0, queue.Len())
+	require.Equal(t, normalSize, len(queue.elements))
+
+	// Still usable after shrinking?
+	queue.Push(42)
+	verifyPop(t, 42, true, &queue)
+	require.Equal(t, 0, queue.Len())
+	require.Equal(t, normalSize, len(queue.elements))
+}
diff --git a/test/utils/ktesting/stepcontext.go b/test/utils/ktesting/stepcontext.go
index 7271f3da789..b9ff6b1fc3d 100644
--- a/test/utils/ktesting/stepcontext.go
+++ b/test/utils/ktesting/stepcontext.go
@@ -41,6 +41,24 @@ func WithStep(tCtx TContext, what string) TContext {
 	return WithLogger(sCtx, klog.LoggerWithName(sCtx.Logger(), what))
 }
 
+// Step is useful when the context with the step information is
+// used more than once:
+//
+//	ktesting.Step(tCtx, "step 1", func(tCtx ktesting.TContext) {
+//	 tCtx.Log(...)
+//	    if (... ) {
+//	       tCtx.Failf(...)
+//	    }
+//	)}
+//
+// Inside the callback, the tCtx variable is the one where the step
+// has been added. This avoids the need to introduce multiple different
+// context variables and risk of using the wrong one.
+func Step(tCtx TContext, what string, cb func(tCtx TContext)) {
+	tCtx.Helper()
+	cb(WithStep(tCtx, what))
+}
+
 type stepContext struct {
 	TContext
 	what string