diff --git a/inc/ocf_debug.h b/inc/ocf_debug.h
index 5b8ec52..1c0b144 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_debug.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_debug.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2012-2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
@@ -18,4 +19,6 @@ struct ocf_dbg_seq_cutoff_status {
 void ocf_dbg_get_seq_cutoff_status(ocf_core_t core,
 		struct ocf_dbg_seq_cutoff_status *status);
 
+bool ocf_dbg_cache_is_settled(ocf_cache_t cache);
+
 #endif /* __OCF_DEBUG_H__ */
diff --git a/src/ocf_cache.c b/src/ocf_cache.c
index bafadba..00c6cee 100644
--- a/src/ocf_cache.c
+++ b/src/ocf_cache.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include "ocf_cache_priv.h"
 #include "ocf_queue_priv.h"
 #include "utils/utils_stats.h"
+#include "ocf/ocf_debug.h"
 
 ocf_volume_t ocf_cache_get_volume(ocf_cache_t cache)
 {
@@ -559,3 +560,9 @@ int ocf_cache_volume_type_init(ocf_ctx_t ctx)
 	return ocf_ctx_register_volume_type_internal(ctx, OCF_VOLUME_TYPE_CACHE,
 			&ocf_cache_volume_properties, NULL);
 }
+
+bool ocf_dbg_cache_is_settled(ocf_cache_t cache)
+{
+	return ocf_refcnt_zeroed(&cache->refcnt.metadata) &&
+			ocf_refcnt_zeroed(&cache->refcnt.d2c);
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_refcnt.c b/src/utils/utils_refcnt.c
index ced88ad..54d0379 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_refcnt.c
+++ b/src/utils/utils_refcnt.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2019-2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
@@ -68,3 +69,8 @@ bool ocf_refcnt_frozen(struct ocf_refcnt *rc)
 {
 	return !!env_atomic_read(&rc->freeze);
 }
+
+bool ocf_refcnt_zeroed(struct ocf_refcnt *rc)
+{
+	return (env_atomic_read(&rc->counter) == 0);
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/utils_refcnt.h b/src/utils/utils_refcnt.h
index eca22cc..0871854 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils_refcnt.h
+++ b/src/utils/utils_refcnt.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2019-2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
@@ -40,6 +41,8 @@ void ocf_refcnt_unfreeze(struct ocf_refcnt *rc);
 
 bool ocf_refcnt_frozen(struct ocf_refcnt *rc);
 
+bool ocf_refcnt_zeroed(struct ocf_refcnt *rc);
+
 /* Register callback to be called when reference counter drops to 0.
  * Must be called after counter is frozen.
  * Cannot be called until previously regsitered callback had fired. */
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/cache.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/cache.py
index ee02344..4c6dd94 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/cache.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/cache.py
@@ -1010,7 +1010,8 @@ class Cache:
 
     # settle all queues accociated with this cache (mngt and I/O)
     def settle(self):
-        Queue.settle_many(self.io_queues + [self.mngt_queue])
+        while not self.owner.lib.ocf_dbg_cache_is_settled(self.cache_handle):
+            pass
 
     @staticmethod
     def get_by_name(cache_name, owner=None):