diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
index 3925a3fd6e6..424aacfc224 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ type ManagerImpl struct {
 	// devicesToReuse contains devices that can be reused as they have been allocated to
 	// init containers.
 	devicesToReuse PodReusableDevices
+
+	// pendingAdmissionPod contain the pod during the admission phase
+	pendingAdmissionPod *v1.Pod
 }
 
 type endpointInfo struct {
@@ -367,6 +370,10 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) isVersionCompatibleWithPlugin(versions []string) bool {
 // Allocate is the call that you can use to allocate a set of devices
 // from the registered device plugins.
 func (m *ManagerImpl) Allocate(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) error {
+	// The pod is during the admission phase. We need to save the pod to avoid it
+	// being cleaned before the admission ended
+	m.setPodPendingAdmission(pod)
+
 	if _, ok := m.devicesToReuse[string(pod.UID)]; !ok {
 		m.devicesToReuse[string(pod.UID)] = make(map[string]sets.String)
 	}
@@ -619,14 +626,20 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) readCheckpoint() error {
 
 // UpdateAllocatedDevices frees any Devices that are bound to terminated pods.
 func (m *ManagerImpl) UpdateAllocatedDevices() {
-	activePods := m.activePods()
 	if !m.sourcesReady.AllReady() {
 		return
 	}
+
 	m.mutex.Lock()
 	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	activeAndAdmittedPods := m.activePods()
+	if m.pendingAdmissionPod != nil {
+		activeAndAdmittedPods = append(activeAndAdmittedPods, m.pendingAdmissionPod)
+	}
+
 	podsToBeRemoved := m.podDevices.pods()
-	for _, pod := range activePods {
+	for _, pod := range activeAndAdmittedPods {
 		podsToBeRemoved.Delete(string(pod.UID))
 	}
 	if len(podsToBeRemoved) <= 0 {
@@ -1117,3 +1130,10 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) ShouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity() bool {
 	}
 	return false
 }
+
+func (m *ManagerImpl) setPodPendingAdmission(pod *v1.Pod) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	m.pendingAdmissionPod = pod
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/topology_hints.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/topology_hints.go
index 32f26f139a8..4b094c7adbf 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/topology_hints.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/topology_hints.go
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ import (
 // ensures the Device Manager is consulted when Topology Aware Hints for each
 // container are created.
 func (m *ManagerImpl) GetTopologyHints(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) map[string][]topologymanager.TopologyHint {
+	// The pod is during the admission phase. We need to save the pod to avoid it
+	// being cleaned before the admission ended
+	m.setPodPendingAdmission(pod)
+
 	// Garbage collect any stranded device resources before providing TopologyHints
 	m.UpdateAllocatedDevices()
 
@@ -83,6 +87,10 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) GetTopologyHints(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) map
 // GetPodTopologyHints implements the topologymanager.HintProvider Interface which
 // ensures the Device Manager is consulted when Topology Aware Hints for Pod are created.
 func (m *ManagerImpl) GetPodTopologyHints(pod *v1.Pod) map[string][]topologymanager.TopologyHint {
+	// The pod is during the admission phase. We need to save the pod to avoid it
+	// being cleaned before the admission ended
+	m.setPodPendingAdmission(pod)
+
 	// Garbage collect any stranded device resources before providing TopologyHints
 	m.UpdateAllocatedDevices()