diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
index 3937b57139f..82d4640cb44 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager.go
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+
 	// TODO: Migrate kubelet to either use its own internal objects or client library.
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	internalapi "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis"
@@ -122,6 +124,10 @@ type ContainerManager interface {
 	// UnrepareResources unprepares pod resources
 	UnprepareResources(*v1.Pod) error
 
+	// PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources returns true if the pod with the given UID
+	// might need to unprepare resources.
+	PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(UID types.UID) bool
+
 	// Implements the podresources Provider API for CPUs, Memory and Devices
 	podresources.CPUsProvider
 	podresources.DevicesProvider
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
index 3268955911e..332e99e72ee 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_linux.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import (
 	libcontaineruserns "github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/userns"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	utilerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/errors"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
@@ -1038,3 +1039,11 @@ func (cm *containerManagerImpl) PrepareResources(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Cont
 func (cm *containerManagerImpl) UnprepareResources(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 	return cm.draManager.UnprepareResources(pod)
 }
+
+func (cm *containerManagerImpl) PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(UID types.UID) bool {
+	if cm.draManager != nil {
+		return cm.draManager.PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(UID)
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_stub.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_stub.go
index 8441befd626..4b2c1f87e8f 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_stub.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_stub.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	internalapi "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis"
 	podresourcesapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/podresources/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager"
@@ -163,6 +164,10 @@ func (cm *containerManagerStub) UnprepareResources(*v1.Pod) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (cm *containerManagerStub) PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(UID types.UID) bool {
+	return false
+}
+
 func NewStubContainerManager() ContainerManager {
 	return &containerManagerStub{shouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity: false}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_windows.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_windows.go
index fb9df4b721f..c34c8432527 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_windows.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/container_manager_windows.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import (
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	internalapi "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis"
@@ -260,3 +261,7 @@ func (cm *containerManagerImpl) PrepareResources(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Cont
 func (cm *containerManagerImpl) UnprepareResources(*v1.Pod) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (cm *containerManagerImpl) PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(UID types.UID) bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/claiminfo.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/claiminfo.go
index cea774237f4..354f8c8bc43 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/claiminfo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/claiminfo.go
@@ -108,3 +108,20 @@ func (cache *claimInfoCache) delete(claimName, namespace string) {
 
 	delete(cache.claimInfo, claimName+namespace)
 }
+
+// hasPodReference checks if there is at least one claim
+// that is referenced by the pod with the given UID
+// This function is used indirectly by the status manager
+// to check if pod can enter termination status
+func (cache *claimInfoCache) hasPodReference(UID types.UID) bool {
+	cache.RLock()
+	defer cache.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, claimInfo := range cache.claimInfo {
+		if claimInfo.podUIDs.Has(string(UID)) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
index c5d257354df..6e702023516 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
@@ -207,11 +207,9 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) UnprepareResources(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Delete pod UID from the cache
-		claimInfo.deletePodReference(pod.UID)
-
 		// Skip calling NodeUnprepareResource if other pods are still referencing it
-		if len(claimInfo.podUIDs) > 0 {
+		if len(claimInfo.podUIDs) > 1 {
+			claimInfo.deletePodReference(pod.UID)
 			continue
 		}
 
@@ -236,6 +234,12 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) UnprepareResources(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 				claimInfo.cdiDevices, err)
 		}
 
+		// Delete last pod UID only if NodeUnprepareResource call succeeds.
+		// This ensures that status manager doesn't enter termination status
+		// for the pod. This logic is implemented in the m.PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources
+		// and in the claimInfo.hasPodReference.
+		claimInfo.deletePodReference(pod.UID)
+
 		klog.V(3).InfoS("NodeUnprepareResource succeeded", "response", response)
 		// delete resource from the cache
 		m.cache.delete(claimInfo.claimName, pod.Namespace)
@@ -243,3 +247,9 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) UnprepareResources(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources returns true if the pod might need to
+// unprepare resources
+func (m *ManagerImpl) PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(UID types.UID) bool {
+	return m.cache.hasPodReference(UID)
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/types.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/types.go
index 0f1ab678bc1..894b2f30507 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/types.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package dra
 
 import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
 )
 
@@ -30,6 +31,10 @@ type Manager interface {
 
 	// UnprepareResources calls NodeUnprepareResource GRPC from DRA plugin to unprepare pod resources
 	UnprepareResources(pod *v1.Pod) error
+
+	// PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources returns true if the pod with the given UID
+	// might need to unprepare resources.
+	PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(UID types.UID) bool
 }
 
 // ContainerInfo contains information required by the runtime to consume prepared resources.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_container_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_container_manager.go
index 06ba8b872d4..3c3be7bed50 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_container_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_container_manager.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	internalapi "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis"
 	podresourcesapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/podresources/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager"
@@ -245,3 +246,7 @@ func (cm *FakeContainerManager) PrepareResources(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Cont
 func (cm *FakeContainerManager) UnprepareResources(*v1.Pod) error {
 	return nil
 }
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(UID types.UID) bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index 881492a1506..2e309de82c8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -927,7 +927,21 @@ func countRunningContainerStatus(status v1.PodStatus) int {
 // PodCouldHaveRunningContainers returns true if the pod with the given UID could still have running
 // containers. This returns false if the pod has not yet been started or the pod is unknown.
 func (kl *Kubelet) PodCouldHaveRunningContainers(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
-	return kl.podWorkers.CouldHaveRunningContainers(pod.UID)
+	if kl.podWorkers.CouldHaveRunningContainers(pod.UID) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	// Check if pod might need to unprepare resources before termination
+	// NOTE: This is a temporary solution. This call is here to avoid changing
+	// status manager and its tests.
+	// TODO: extend PodDeletionSafetyProvider interface and implement it
+	// in a separate Kubelet method.
+	if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.DynamicResourceAllocation) {
+		if kl.containerManager.PodMightNeedToUnprepareResources(pod.UID) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // PodResourcesAreReclaimed returns true if all required node-level resources that a pod was consuming have