diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
index 180f1a7b6ff..e848bd87e10 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
@@ -582,8 +582,9 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) GetAttachState(
 	return AttachStateDetached
 }
 
+// SetVolumeClaimSize sets size of the volume. But this function should not be used from attach_detach controller.
 func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) SetVolumeClaimSize(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, claimSize *resource.Quantity) {
-	klog.V(5).Infof("doing nothing")
+	klog.V(5).Infof("NO-OP")
 }
 
 func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) GetAttachedVolumes() []AttachedVolume {
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
index a6b31f8c56b..0d0164156f9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ type ActualStateOfWorld interface {
 	// volumes, depend on this to update the contents of the volume.
 	// All volume mounting calls should be idempotent so a second mount call for
 	// volumes that do not need to update contents should not fail.
-	PodExistsInVolume(podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, desiredVolumeSize *resource.Quantity) (bool, string, error)
+	PodExistsInVolume(podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, desiredVolumeSize resource.Quantity) (bool, string, error)
 
 	// PodRemovedFromVolume returns true if the given pod does not exist in the list of
 	// mountedPods for the given volume in the cache, indicating that the pod has
@@ -161,11 +161,6 @@ type ActualStateOfWorld interface {
 	// no longer referenced and may be globally unmounted and detached.
 	GetUnmountedVolumes() []AttachedVolume
 
-	// MarkFSResizeRequired marks each volume that is successfully attached and
-	// mounted for the specified pod as requiring file system resize (if the plugin for the
-	// volume indicates it requires file system resize).
-	MarkFSResizeRequired(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName)
-
 	// GetAttachedVolumes returns a list of volumes that is known to be attached
 	// to the node. This list can be used to determine volumes that are either in-use
 	// or have a mount/unmount operation pending.
@@ -329,10 +324,6 @@ type mountedPod struct {
 	// volumeGidValue contains the value of the GID annotation, if present.
 	volumeGidValue string
 
-	// fsResizeRequired indicates the underlying volume has been successfully
-	// mounted to this pod but its size has been expanded after that.
-	fsResizeRequired bool
-
 	// volumeMountStateForPod stores state of volume mount for the pod. if it is:
 	//   - VolumeMounted: means volume for pod has been successfully mounted
 	//   - VolumeMountUncertain: means volume for pod may not be mounted, but it must be unmounted
@@ -552,30 +543,17 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) AddPodToVolume(markVolumeOpts operationexecutor.M
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) MarkVolumeAsResized(
-	podName volumetypes.UniquePodName,
-	volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName) error {
+func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) MarkVolumeAsResized(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, claimSize *resource.Quantity) bool {
 	asw.Lock()
 	defer asw.Unlock()
 
-	volumeObj, volumeExists := asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName]
-	if !volumeExists {
-		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"no volume with the name %q exists in the list of attached volumes",
-			volumeName)
+	volumeObj, ok := asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName]
+	if ok {
+		volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize = claimSize
+		asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName] = volumeObj
+		return true
 	}
-
-	podObj, podExists := volumeObj.mountedPods[podName]
-	if !podExists {
-		return fmt.Errorf(
-			"no pod with the name %q exists in the mounted pods list of volume %s",
-			podName,
-			volumeName)
-	}
-	klog.V(5).InfoS("Pod volume has been resized", "uniquePodName", podName, "volumeName", volumeName, "outerVolumeSpecName", podObj.outerVolumeSpecName)
-	podObj.fsResizeRequired = false
-	asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName].mountedPods[podName] = podObj
-	return nil
+	return false
 }
 
 func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) MarkRemountRequired(
@@ -600,40 +578,6 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) MarkRemountRequired(
 	}
 }
 
-func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) MarkFSResizeRequired(
-	volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName,
-	podName volumetypes.UniquePodName) {
-	asw.Lock()
-	defer asw.Unlock()
-	volumeObj, volumeExists := asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName]
-	if !volumeExists {
-		klog.InfoS("MarkFSResizeRequired for volume failed as volume does not exist", "volumeName", volumeName)
-		return
-	}
-
-	podObj, podExists := volumeObj.mountedPods[podName]
-	if !podExists {
-		klog.InfoS("MarkFSResizeRequired for volume failed because the pod does not exist", "uniquePodName", podName, "volumeName", volumeName)
-		return
-	}
-
-	volumePlugin, err :=
-		asw.volumePluginMgr.FindNodeExpandablePluginBySpec(podObj.volumeSpec)
-	if err != nil || volumePlugin == nil {
-		// Log and continue processing
-		klog.ErrorS(nil, "MarkFSResizeRequired failed to find expandable plugin for volume", "uniquePodName", podObj.podName, "volumeName", volumeObj.volumeName, "volumeSpecName", podObj.volumeSpec.Name())
-		return
-	}
-
-	if volumePlugin.RequiresFSResize() {
-		if !podObj.fsResizeRequired {
-			klog.V(3).InfoS("PVC volume of the pod requires file system resize", "uniquePodName", podName, "volumeName", volumeName, "outerVolumeSpecName", podObj.outerVolumeSpecName)
-			podObj.fsResizeRequired = true
-		}
-		asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName].mountedPods[podName] = podObj
-	}
-}
-
 func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) SetDeviceMountState(
 	volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, deviceMountState operationexecutor.DeviceMountState, devicePath, deviceMountPath string) error {
 	asw.Lock()
@@ -708,10 +652,7 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) DeleteVolume(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) PodExistsInVolume(
-	podName volumetypes.UniquePodName,
-	volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName,
-	desiredVolumeSize *resource.Quantity) (bool, string, error) {
+func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) PodExistsInVolume(podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, desiredVolumeSize resource.Quantity) (bool, string, error) {
 	asw.RLock()
 	defer asw.RUnlock()
 
@@ -729,36 +670,40 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) PodExistsInVolume(
 		if podObj.remountRequired {
 			return true, volumeObj.devicePath, newRemountRequiredError(volumeObj.volumeName, podObj.podName)
 		}
-		if asw.volumeNeedsExpansion(volumeObj, desiredVolumeSize) {
-			return true, volumeObj.devicePath, newFsResizeRequiredError(volumeObj.volumeName, podObj.podName)
+		if currentSize, expandVolume := asw.volumeNeedsExpansion(volumeObj, desiredVolumeSize); expandVolume {
+			return true, volumeObj.devicePath, newFsResizeRequiredError(volumeObj.volumeName, podObj.podName, currentSize)
 		}
 	}
 
 	return podExists, volumeObj.devicePath, nil
 }
 
-func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) volumeNeedsExpansion(volumeObj attachedVolume, desiredVolumeSize *resource.Quantity) bool {
-	if volumeObj.volumeInUseErrorForExpansion {
-		return false
+func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) volumeNeedsExpansion(volumeObj attachedVolume, desiredVolumeSize resource.Quantity) (resource.Quantity, bool) {
+	currentSize := resource.Quantity{}
+	if volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize != nil {
+		currentSize = volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize.DeepCopy()
 	}
-	if volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize == nil || desiredVolumeSize == nil {
-		return false
+	if volumeObj.volumeInUseErrorForExpansion {
+		return currentSize, false
+	}
+	if volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize == nil || desiredVolumeSize.IsZero() {
+		return currentSize, false
 	}
 
 	if desiredVolumeSize.Cmp(*volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize) > 0 {
 		volumePlugin, err := asw.volumePluginMgr.FindNodeExpandablePluginBySpec(volumeObj.spec)
 		if err != nil || volumePlugin == nil {
 			// Log and continue processing
-			klog.Errorf(
-				"PodExistsInVolume failed to find expandable plugin volume: %q (volSpecName: %q)",
-				volumeObj.volumeName, volumeObj.spec.Name())
-			return false
+			klog.InfoS("PodExistsInVolume failed to find expandable plugin",
+				"volume", volumeObj.volumeName,
+				"volumeSpecName", volumeObj.spec.Name())
+			return currentSize, false
 		}
 		if volumePlugin.RequiresFSResize() {
-			return true
+			return currentSize, true
 		}
 	}
-	return false
+	return currentSize, false
 }
 
 func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) PodRemovedFromVolume(
@@ -1005,29 +950,31 @@ func newRemountRequiredError(
 // fsResizeRequiredError is an error returned when PodExistsInVolume() found
 // volume/pod attached/mounted but fsResizeRequired was true, indicating the
 // given volume receives an resize request after attached/mounted.
-type fsResizeRequiredError struct {
-	volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName
-	podName    volumetypes.UniquePodName
+type FsResizeRequiredError struct {
+	CurrentSize resource.Quantity
+	volumeName  v1.UniqueVolumeName
+	podName     volumetypes.UniquePodName
 }
 
-func (err fsResizeRequiredError) Error() string {
+func (err FsResizeRequiredError) Error() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(
 		"volumeName %q mounted to %q needs to resize file system",
 		err.volumeName, err.podName)
 }
 
 func newFsResizeRequiredError(
-	volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName) error {
-	return fsResizeRequiredError{
-		volumeName: volumeName,
-		podName:    podName,
+	volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, currentSize resource.Quantity) error {
+	return FsResizeRequiredError{
+		CurrentSize: currentSize,
+		volumeName:  volumeName,
+		podName:     podName,
 	}
 }
 
 // IsFSResizeRequiredError returns true if the specified error is a
 // fsResizeRequiredError.
 func IsFSResizeRequiredError(err error) bool {
-	_, ok := err.(fsResizeRequiredError)
+	_, ok := err.(FsResizeRequiredError)
 	return ok
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go
index 6f68cf5574f..cd9fe6c52c8 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cache
 
 import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -676,7 +677,7 @@ func TestUncertainVolumeMounts(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected volume %s to be found in aws.GetPossiblyMountedVolumesForPod", volumeSpec1.Name())
 	}
 
-	volExists, _, _ := asw.PodExistsInVolume(podName1, generatedVolumeName1, nil)
+	volExists, _, _ := asw.PodExistsInVolume(podName1, generatedVolumeName1, resource.Quantity{})
 	if volExists {
 		t.Fatalf("expected volume %s to not exist in asw", generatedVolumeName1)
 	}
@@ -762,7 +763,7 @@ func verifyPodExistsInVolumeAsw(
 	expectedDevicePath string,
 	asw ActualStateOfWorld) {
 	podExistsInVolume, devicePath, err :=
-		asw.PodExistsInVolume(expectedPodName, expectedVolumeName, nil)
+		asw.PodExistsInVolume(expectedPodName, expectedVolumeName, resource.Quantity{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf(
 			"ASW PodExistsInVolume failed. Expected: <no error> Actual: <%v>", err)
@@ -804,7 +805,7 @@ func verifyPodDoesntExistInVolumeAsw(
 	expectVolumeToExist bool,
 	asw ActualStateOfWorld) {
 	podExistsInVolume, devicePath, err :=
-		asw.PodExistsInVolume(podToCheck, volumeToCheck, nil)
+		asw.PodExistsInVolume(podToCheck, volumeToCheck, resource.Quantity{})
 	if !expectVolumeToExist && err == nil {
 		t.Fatalf(
 			"ASW PodExistsInVolume did not return error. Expected: <error indicating volume does not exist> Actual: <%v>", err)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/desired_state_of_world.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/desired_state_of_world.go
index 06b8caf5623..60f1a56852d 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/desired_state_of_world.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/desired_state_of_world.go
@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ type DesiredStateOfWorld interface {
 // be mounted to PodName.
 type VolumeToMount struct {
 	operationexecutor.VolumeToMount
-	PersistentVolumeSize *resource.Quantity
 }
 
 // NewDesiredStateOfWorld returns a new instance of DesiredStateOfWorld.
@@ -435,23 +434,25 @@ func (dsw *desiredStateOfWorld) GetVolumesToMount() []VolumeToMount {
 	volumesToMount := make([]VolumeToMount, 0 /* len */, len(dsw.volumesToMount) /* cap */)
 	for volumeName, volumeObj := range dsw.volumesToMount {
 		for podName, podObj := range volumeObj.podsToMount {
-			volumesToMount = append(
-				volumesToMount,
-				VolumeToMount{
-					VolumeToMount: operationexecutor.VolumeToMount{
-						VolumeName:              volumeName,
-						PodName:                 podName,
-						Pod:                     podObj.pod,
-						VolumeSpec:              podObj.volumeSpec,
-						PluginIsAttachable:      volumeObj.pluginIsAttachable,
-						PluginIsDeviceMountable: volumeObj.pluginIsDeviceMountable,
-						OuterVolumeSpecName:     podObj.outerVolumeSpecName,
-						VolumeGidValue:          volumeObj.volumeGidValue,
-						ReportedInUse:           volumeObj.reportedInUse,
-						MountRequestTime:        podObj.mountRequestTime,
-						DesiredSizeLimit:        volumeObj.desiredSizeLimit},
-					PersistentVolumeSize: volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize,
-				})
+			vmt := VolumeToMount{
+				VolumeToMount: operationexecutor.VolumeToMount{
+					VolumeName:              volumeName,
+					PodName:                 podName,
+					Pod:                     podObj.pod,
+					VolumeSpec:              podObj.volumeSpec,
+					PluginIsAttachable:      volumeObj.pluginIsAttachable,
+					PluginIsDeviceMountable: volumeObj.pluginIsDeviceMountable,
+					OuterVolumeSpecName:     podObj.outerVolumeSpecName,
+					VolumeGidValue:          volumeObj.volumeGidValue,
+					ReportedInUse:           volumeObj.reportedInUse,
+					MountRequestTime:        podObj.mountRequestTime,
+					DesiredSizeLimit:        volumeObj.desiredSizeLimit,
+				},
+			}
+			if volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize != nil {
+				vmt.PersistentVolumeSize = volumeObj.persistentVolumeSize.DeepCopy()
+			}
+			volumesToMount = append(volumesToMount, vmt)
 		}
 	}
 	return volumesToMount
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator_test.go
index aa8d3eb0d68..ccbf21a124c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator_test.go
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ func TestCheckVolumeFSResize(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			verify: func(t *testing.T, vols []v1.UniqueVolumeName, volName v1.UniqueVolumeName) {
 				if len(vols) == 0 {
-					t.Fatalf("Request resize for volume, but volume in ASW hasn't been marked as fsResizeRequired")
+					t.Fatalf("Requested resize for volume, but volume in ASW hasn't been marked as fsResizeRequired")
 				}
 				if len(vols) != 1 {
 					t.Errorf("Some unexpected volumes are marked as fsResizeRequired: %v", vols)
@@ -1053,7 +1053,7 @@ func TestCheckVolumeFSResize(t *testing.T) {
 		func() {
 			tc.resize(t, pv, pvc, dswp)
 
-			resizeRequiredVolumes := reprocess(dswp, uniquePodName, fakeDSW, fakeASW)
+			resizeRequiredVolumes := reprocess(dswp, uniquePodName, fakeDSW, fakeASW, *pv.Spec.Capacity.Storage())
 
 			tc.verify(t, resizeRequiredVolumes, uniqueVolumeName)
 		}()
@@ -1099,16 +1099,16 @@ func clearASW(asw cache.ActualStateOfWorld, dsw cache.DesiredStateOfWorld, t *te
 }
 
 func reprocess(dswp *desiredStateOfWorldPopulator, uniquePodName types.UniquePodName,
-	dsw cache.DesiredStateOfWorld, asw cache.ActualStateOfWorld) []v1.UniqueVolumeName {
+	dsw cache.DesiredStateOfWorld, asw cache.ActualStateOfWorld, newSize resource.Quantity) []v1.UniqueVolumeName {
 	dswp.ReprocessPod(uniquePodName)
 	dswp.findAndAddNewPods()
-	return getResizeRequiredVolumes(dsw, asw)
+	return getResizeRequiredVolumes(dsw, asw, newSize)
 }
 
-func getResizeRequiredVolumes(dsw cache.DesiredStateOfWorld, asw cache.ActualStateOfWorld) []v1.UniqueVolumeName {
+func getResizeRequiredVolumes(dsw cache.DesiredStateOfWorld, asw cache.ActualStateOfWorld, newSize resource.Quantity) []v1.UniqueVolumeName {
 	resizeRequiredVolumes := []v1.UniqueVolumeName{}
 	for _, volumeToMount := range dsw.GetVolumesToMount() {
-		_, _, err := asw.PodExistsInVolume(volumeToMount.PodName, volumeToMount.VolumeName, nil)
+		_, _, err := asw.PodExistsInVolume(volumeToMount.PodName, volumeToMount.VolumeName, newSize)
 		if cache.IsFSResizeRequiredError(err) {
 			resizeRequiredVolumes = append(resizeRequiredVolumes, volumeToMount.VolumeName)
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
index a1b258f10ac..c9af55e62c2 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/mount-utils"
 	utilpath "k8s.io/utils/path"
@@ -203,14 +205,15 @@ func (rc *reconciler) mountOrAttachVolumes() {
 		} else if !volMounted || cache.IsRemountRequiredError(err) {
 			rc.mountAttachedVolumes(volumeToMount, err)
 		} else if cache.IsFSResizeRequiredError(err) {
-			rc.expandVolume(volumeToMount)
+			fsResizeRequiredErr, _ := err.(cache.FsResizeRequiredError)
+			rc.expandVolume(volumeToMount, fsResizeRequiredErr.CurrentSize)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (rc *reconciler) expandVolume(volumeToMount cache.VolumeToMount) {
+func (rc *reconciler) expandVolume(volumeToMount cache.VolumeToMount, currentSize resource.Quantity) {
 	klog.V(4).InfoS(volumeToMount.GenerateMsgDetailed("Starting operationExecutor.ExpandInUseVolume", ""), "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
-	err := rc.operationExecutor.ExpandInUseVolume(volumeToMount.VolumeToMount, rc.actualStateOfWorld)
+	err := rc.operationExecutor.ExpandInUseVolume(volumeToMount.VolumeToMount, rc.actualStateOfWorld, currentSize)
 
 	if err != nil && !isExpectedError(err) {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, volumeToMount.GenerateErrorDetailed("operationExecutor.ExpandInUseVolume failed", err).Error(), "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
index 4b5759f243f..5d3d5480bf1 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
@@ -1284,10 +1284,11 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeFSResizeControllerAttachEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 			pvWithSize.Spec.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage] = tc.newPVSize
 			volumeSpec = &volume.Spec{PersistentVolume: pvWithSize}
 			dsw.AddPodToVolume(podName, pod, volumeSpec, volumeSpec.Name(), "" /* volumeGidValue */)
-			// mark volume as resize required
-			asw.MarkFSResizeRequired(volumeName, podName)
+			t.Logf("Changing size of the volume to %s", tc.newPVSize.String())
+			newSize := tc.newPVSize.DeepCopy()
+			dsw.UpdatePersistentVolumeSize(volumeName, &newSize)
 
-			_, _, podExistErr := asw.PodExistsInVolume(podName, volumeName, nil)
+			_, _, podExistErr := asw.PodExistsInVolume(podName, volumeName, newSize)
 			if tc.expansionFailed {
 				if cache.IsFSResizeRequiredError(podExistErr) {
 					t.Fatalf("volume %s should not throw fsResizeRequired error: %v", volumeName, podExistErr)
@@ -1299,7 +1300,7 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeFSResizeControllerAttachEnabled(t *testing.T) {
 				go reconciler.Run(wait.NeverStop)
 
 				waitErr := retryWithExponentialBackOff(testOperationBackOffDuration, func() (done bool, err error) {
-					mounted, _, err := asw.PodExistsInVolume(podName, volumeName, nil)
+					mounted, _, err := asw.PodExistsInVolume(podName, volumeName, newSize)
 					return mounted && err == nil, nil
 				})
 				if waitErr != nil {
@@ -1791,7 +1792,7 @@ func waitForUncertainPodMount(t *testing.T, volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podN
 	err := retryWithExponentialBackOff(
 		testOperationBackOffDuration,
 		func() (bool, error) {
-			mounted, _, err := asw.PodExistsInVolume(podName, volumeName, nil)
+			mounted, _, err := asw.PodExistsInVolume(podName, volumeName, resource.Quantity{})
 			if mounted || err != nil {
 				return false, nil
 			}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/plugins.go b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
index 47234e99de4..85d5767858d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/plugins.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/plugins.go
@@ -495,7 +495,6 @@ func (spec *Spec) IsKubeletExpandable() bool {
 		return spec.PersistentVolume.Spec.FlexVolume != nil
 	default:
 		return false
-
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/fakegenerator.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/fakegenerator.go
index 6d8e5a1b3d1..88d980e711d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/fakegenerator.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/fakegenerator.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package operationexecutor
 
 import (
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	"time"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (f *fakeOGCounter) GenerateExpandAndRecoverVolumeFunc(*v1.PersistentVolumeC
 	return f.recordFuncCall("GenerateExpandVolumeFunc"), nil
 }
 
-func (f *fakeOGCounter) GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error) {
+func (f *fakeOGCounter) GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater, currentSize resource.Quantity) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error) {
 	return f.recordFuncCall("GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc"), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/node_expander.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/node_expander.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a10f0af030d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/node_expander.go
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 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 operationexecutor
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	kevents "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/events"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
+)
+
+type NodeExpander struct {
+	nodeResizeOperationOpts
+	kubeClient clientset.Interface
+	recorder   record.EventRecorder
+
+	// computed via precheck
+	pvcStatusCap resource.Quantity
+	pvCap        resource.Quantity
+	resizeStatus *v1.PersistentVolumeClaimResizeStatus
+
+	// pvcAlreadyUpdated if true indicates that although we are calling NodeExpandVolume on the kubelet
+	// PVC has already been updated - possibly because expansion already succeeded on different node.
+	// This can happen when a RWX PVC is expanded.
+	pvcAlreadyUpdated bool
+}
+
+func newNodeExpander(resizeOp nodeResizeOperationOpts, client clientset.Interface, recorder record.EventRecorder) *NodeExpander {
+	return &NodeExpander{
+		kubeClient:              client,
+		nodeResizeOperationOpts: resizeOp,
+		recorder:                recorder,
+	}
+}
+
+// testResponseData is merely used for doing sanity checks in unit tests
+type testResponseData struct {
+	// indicates that resize operation was called on underlying volume driver
+	// mainly useful for testing.
+	resizeCalledOnPlugin bool
+
+	// Indicates whether kubelet should assume resize operation as finished.
+	// For kubelet - resize operation could be assumed as finished even if
+	// actual resizing is *not* finished. This can happen, because certain prechecks
+	// are failing and kubelet should not retry expansion, or it could happen
+	// because resize operation is genuinely finished.
+	assumeResizeFinished bool
+}
+
+// runPreCheck performs some sanity checks before expansion can be performed on the PVC.
+func (ne *NodeExpander) runPreCheck() bool {
+	ne.pvcStatusCap = ne.pvc.Status.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
+	ne.pvCap = ne.pv.Spec.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
+
+	ne.resizeStatus = ne.pvc.Status.ResizeStatus
+
+	// PVC is already expanded but we are still trying to expand the volume because
+	// last recorded size in ASOW is older. This can happen for RWX volume types.
+	if ne.pvcStatusCap.Cmp(ne.pluginResizeOpts.NewSize) >= 0 && (ne.resizeStatus == nil || *ne.resizeStatus == v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNoExpansionInProgress) {
+		ne.pvcAlreadyUpdated = true
+	}
+
+	// if resizestatus is nil or NodeExpansionInProgress or NodeExpansionPending then we
+	// should allow volume expansion on the node to proceed. We are making an exception for
+	// resizeStatus being nil because it will support use cases where
+	// resizeStatus may not be set (old control-plane expansion controller etc).
+	if ne.resizeStatus == nil ||
+		ne.pvcAlreadyUpdated ||
+		*ne.resizeStatus == v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending ||
+		*ne.resizeStatus == v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionInProgress {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func (ne *NodeExpander) expandOnPlugin() (bool, error, testResponseData) {
+	allowExpansion := ne.runPreCheck()
+	if !allowExpansion {
+		return false, nil, testResponseData{false, true}
+	}
+
+	var err error
+
+	if !ne.pvcAlreadyUpdated {
+		ne.pvc, err = util.MarkNodeExpansionInProgress(ne.pvc, ne.kubeClient)
+
+		if err != nil {
+			msg := ne.vmt.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume failed to mark node expansion in progress: %v", err)
+			klog.Errorf(msg.Error())
+			return false, err, testResponseData{}
+		}
+	}
+	_, resizeErr := ne.volumePlugin.NodeExpand(ne.pluginResizeOpts)
+	if resizeErr != nil {
+		if volumetypes.IsOperationFinishedError(resizeErr) {
+			var markFailedError error
+			ne.pvc, markFailedError = util.MarkNodeExpansionFailed(ne.pvc, ne.kubeClient)
+			if markFailedError != nil {
+				klog.Errorf(ne.vmt.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountMount.NodeExpandVolume failed to mark node expansion as failed: %v", err).Error())
+			}
+		}
+
+		// if driver returned FailedPrecondition error that means
+		// volume expansion should not be retried on this node but
+		// expansion operation should not block mounting
+		if volumetypes.IsFailedPreconditionError(resizeErr) {
+			ne.actualStateOfWorld.MarkForInUseExpansionError(ne.vmt.VolumeName)
+			klog.Errorf(ne.vmt.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExapndVolume failed with %v", resizeErr).Error())
+			return false, nil, testResponseData{assumeResizeFinished: true, resizeCalledOnPlugin: true}
+		}
+		return false, resizeErr, testResponseData{assumeResizeFinished: true, resizeCalledOnPlugin: true}
+	}
+	simpleMsg, detailedMsg := ne.vmt.GenerateMsg("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume succeeded", "")
+	ne.recorder.Eventf(ne.vmt.Pod, v1.EventTypeNormal, kevents.FileSystemResizeSuccess, simpleMsg)
+	ne.recorder.Eventf(ne.pvc, v1.EventTypeNormal, kevents.FileSystemResizeSuccess, simpleMsg)
+	klog.InfoS(detailedMsg, "pod", klog.KObj(ne.vmt.Pod))
+
+	// no need to update PVC object if we already updated it
+	if ne.pvcAlreadyUpdated {
+		return true, nil, testResponseData{true, true}
+	}
+
+	// File system resize succeeded, now update the PVC's Capacity to match the PV's
+	ne.pvc, err = util.MarkFSResizeFinished(ne.pvc, ne.pluginResizeOpts.NewSize, ne.kubeClient)
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, fmt.Errorf("mountVolume.NodeExpandVolume update pvc status failed: %v", err), testResponseData{true, true}
+	}
+	return true, nil, testResponseData{true, true}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/node_expander_test.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/node_expander_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..135d94a78cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/node_expander_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 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 operationexecutor
+
+import (
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
+	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
+	volumetesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/testing"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+func TestNodeExpander(t *testing.T) {
+	var tests = []struct {
+		name               string
+		pvc                *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim
+		pv                 *v1.PersistentVolume
+		recoverFeatureGate bool
+
+		// expectations of test
+		expectedResizeStatus     v1.PersistentVolumeClaimResizeStatus
+		expectedStatusSize       resource.Quantity
+		expectResizeCall         bool
+		assumeResizeOpAsFinished bool
+		expectError              bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:               "pv.spec.cap > pvc.status.cap, resizeStatus=node_expansion_failed",
+			pvc:                getTestPVC("test-vol0", "2G", "1G", "", v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionFailed),
+			pv:                 getTestPV("test-vol0", "2G"),
+			recoverFeatureGate: true,
+
+			expectedResizeStatus:     v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionFailed,
+			expectResizeCall:         false,
+			assumeResizeOpAsFinished: true,
+			expectedStatusSize:       resource.MustParse("1G"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:                     "pv.spec.cap > pvc.status.cap, resizeStatus=node_expansion_pending",
+			pvc:                      getTestPVC("test-vol0", "2G", "1G", "2G", v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending),
+			pv:                       getTestPV("test-vol0", "2G"),
+			recoverFeatureGate:       true,
+			expectedResizeStatus:     v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNoExpansionInProgress,
+			expectResizeCall:         true,
+			assumeResizeOpAsFinished: true,
+			expectedStatusSize:       resource.MustParse("2G"),
+		},
+		{
+			name:                     "pv.spec.cap > pvc.status.cap, resizeStatus=node_expansion_pending, reize_op=failing",
+			pvc:                      getTestPVC(volumetesting.AlwaysFailNodeExpansion, "2G", "1G", "2G", v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending),
+			pv:                       getTestPV(volumetesting.AlwaysFailNodeExpansion, "2G"),
+			recoverFeatureGate:       true,
+			expectError:              true,
+			expectedResizeStatus:     v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionFailed,
+			expectResizeCall:         true,
+			assumeResizeOpAsFinished: true,
+			expectedStatusSize:       resource.MustParse("1G"),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for i := range tests {
+		test := tests[i]
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RecoverVolumeExpansionFailure, test.recoverFeatureGate)()
+			volumePluginMgr, fakePlugin := volumetesting.GetTestKubeletVolumePluginMgr(t)
+
+			pvc := test.pvc
+			pv := test.pv
+			pod := getTestPod("test-pod", pvc.Name)
+			og := getTestOperationGenerator(volumePluginMgr, pvc, pv)
+
+			vmt := VolumeToMount{
+				Pod:        pod,
+				VolumeName: v1.UniqueVolumeName(pv.Name),
+				VolumeSpec: volume.NewSpecFromPersistentVolume(pv, false),
+			}
+			resizeOp := nodeResizeOperationOpts{
+				pvc:                pvc,
+				pv:                 pv,
+				volumePlugin:       fakePlugin,
+				vmt:                vmt,
+				actualStateOfWorld: nil,
+				pluginResizeOpts: volume.NodeResizeOptions{
+					VolumeSpec: vmt.VolumeSpec,
+					NewSize:    *pv.Spec.Capacity.Storage(),
+					OldSize:    *pvc.Status.Capacity.Storage(),
+				},
+			}
+			ogInstance, _ := og.(*operationGenerator)
+			nodeExpander := newNodeExpander(resizeOp, ogInstance.kubeClient, ogInstance.recorder)
+
+			_, err, expansionResponse := nodeExpander.expandOnPlugin()
+
+			pvc = nodeExpander.pvc
+			pvcStatusCap := pvc.Status.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
+
+			if !test.expectError && err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected no error got: %v", test.name, err)
+			}
+			if test.expectError && err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected error but got none", test.name)
+			}
+
+			if test.expectResizeCall != expansionResponse.resizeCalledOnPlugin {
+				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected resize called %t, got %t", test.name, test.expectResizeCall, expansionResponse.resizeCalledOnPlugin)
+			}
+			if test.assumeResizeOpAsFinished != expansionResponse.assumeResizeFinished {
+				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected assumeResizeOpAsFinished %t, got %t", test.name, test.assumeResizeOpAsFinished, expansionResponse.assumeResizeFinished)
+			}
+			if test.expectedResizeStatus != *pvc.Status.ResizeStatus {
+				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected resizeStatus %v, got %v", test.name, test.expectedResizeStatus, *pvc.Status.ResizeStatus)
+			}
+			if pvcStatusCap.Cmp(test.expectedStatusSize) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected status size %s, got %s", test.name, test.expectedStatusSize.String(), pvcStatusCap.String())
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
index 1f0d713287b..b50314c913c 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ type OperationExecutor interface {
 	// and one of podName or nodeName is pending or in exponential backoff, otherwise it returns true
 	IsOperationSafeToRetry(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, nodeName types.NodeName, operationName string) bool
 	// ExpandInUseVolume will resize volume's file system to expected size without unmounting the volume.
-	ExpandInUseVolume(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater) error
+	ExpandInUseVolume(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater, currentSize resource.Quantity) error
 	// ReconstructVolumeOperation construct a new volumeSpec and returns it created by plugin
 	ReconstructVolumeOperation(volumeMode v1.PersistentVolumeMode, plugin volume.VolumePlugin, mapperPlugin volume.BlockVolumePlugin, uid types.UID, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, volumeSpecName string, volumePath string, pluginName string) (*volume.Spec, error)
 	// CheckVolumeExistenceOperation checks volume existence
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ type ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater interface {
 	MarkDeviceAsUnmounted(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName) error
 
 	// Marks the specified volume's file system resize request is finished.
-	MarkVolumeAsResized(podName volumetypes.UniquePodName, volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName) error
+	MarkVolumeAsResized(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, claimSize *resource.Quantity) bool
 
 	// GetDeviceMountState returns mount state of the device in global path
 	GetDeviceMountState(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName) DeviceMountState
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@ type VolumeToMount struct {
 
 	// time at which volume was requested to be mounted
 	MountRequestTime time.Time
+
+	// PersistentVolumeSize stores desired size of the volume.
+	// usually this is the size if pv.Spec.Capacity
+	PersistentVolumeSize resource.Quantity
 }
 
 // DeviceMountState represents device mount state in a global path.
@@ -997,8 +1001,8 @@ func (oe *operationExecutor) UnmountDevice(
 		deviceToDetach.VolumeName, podName, "" /* nodeName */, generatedOperations)
 }
 
-func (oe *operationExecutor) ExpandInUseVolume(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater) error {
-	generatedOperations, err := oe.operationGenerator.GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld)
+func (oe *operationExecutor) ExpandInUseVolume(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater, currentSize resource.Quantity) error {
+	generatedOperations, err := oe.operationGenerator.GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld, currentSize)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor_test.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor_test.go
index 521cdf99ac0..59f985de964 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor_test.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package operationexecutor
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
@@ -668,7 +669,7 @@ func (fopg *fakeOperationGenerator) GenerateExpandAndRecoverVolumeFunc(pvc *v1.P
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (fopg *fakeOperationGenerator) GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error) {
+func (fopg *fakeOperationGenerator) GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater, currentSize resource.Quantity) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error) {
 	opFunc := func() volumetypes.OperationContext {
 		startOperationAndBlock(fopg.ch, fopg.quit)
 		return volumetypes.NewOperationContext(nil, nil, false)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
index 4c9637089cb..44925d5e9d5 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ type operationGenerator struct {
 	translator InTreeToCSITranslator
 }
 
+type inTreeResizeResponse struct {
+	pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim
+	pv  *v1.PersistentVolume
+
+	err error
+	// indicates that resize operation was called on underlying volume driver
+	// mainly useful for testing.
+	resizeCalled bool
+}
+
 // NewOperationGenerator is returns instance of operationGenerator
 func NewOperationGenerator(kubeClient clientset.Interface,
 	volumePluginMgr *volume.VolumePluginMgr,
@@ -150,7 +160,7 @@ type OperationGenerator interface {
 	GenerateExpandAndRecoverVolumeFunc(*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, *v1.PersistentVolume, string) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error)
 
 	// Generates the volume file system resize function, which can resize volume's file system to expected size without unmounting the volume.
-	GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error)
+	GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater, currentSize resource.Quantity) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error)
 }
 
 type inTreeResizeOpts struct {
@@ -161,27 +171,6 @@ type inTreeResizeOpts struct {
 	volumePlugin volume.ExpandableVolumePlugin
 }
 
-type inTreeResizeResponse struct {
-	pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim
-	pv  *v1.PersistentVolume
-	err error
-
-	// Indicates whether kubelet should assume resize operation as finished.
-	// For kubelet - resize operation could be assumed as finished even if
-	// actual resizing is *not* finished. This can happen, because certain prechecks
-	// are failing and kubelet should not retry expansion, or it could happen
-	// because resize operation is genuinely finished.
-	assumeResizeOpAsFinished bool
-
-	// indicates that resize operation was called on underlying volume driver
-	// mainly useful for testing.
-	resizeCalled bool
-
-	// indicates whether entire volume expansion is finished or not
-	// only used from nodeExpansion calls. Mainly used for testing.
-	resizeFinished bool
-}
-
 type nodeResizeOperationOpts struct {
 	vmt                VolumeToMount
 	pvc                *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim
@@ -712,7 +701,7 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateMountVolumeFunc(
 		klog.V(verbosity).InfoS(detailedMsg, "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
 		resizeOptions.DeviceMountPath = volumeMounter.GetPath()
 
-		_, resizeError = og.nodeExpandVolume(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld, resizeOptions)
+		_, resizeError = og.expandVolumeDuringMount(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld, resizeOptions)
 		if resizeError != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume failed with %v", resizeError)
 			eventErr, detailedErr := volumeToMount.GenerateError("MountVolume.Setup failed while expanding volume", resizeError)
@@ -1205,7 +1194,7 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateMapVolumeFunc(
 			DevicePath:      devicePath,
 			DeviceStagePath: stagingPath,
 		}
-		_, resizeError := og.nodeExpandVolume(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld, resizeOptions)
+		_, resizeError := og.expandVolumeDuringMount(volumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld, resizeOptions)
 		if resizeError != nil {
 			klog.Errorf("MapVolume.NodeExpandVolume failed with %v", resizeError)
 			eventErr, detailedErr := volumeToMount.GenerateError("MapVolume.MarkVolumeAsMounted failed while expanding volume", resizeError)
@@ -1910,7 +1899,7 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) markForPendingNodeExpansion(pvc *v1.PersistentVolu
 
 func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(
 	volumeToMount VolumeToMount,
-	actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error) {
+	actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater, currentSize resource.Quantity) (volumetypes.GeneratedOperations, error) {
 
 	volumePlugin, err :=
 		og.volumePluginMgr.FindPluginBySpec(volumeToMount.VolumeSpec)
@@ -1923,9 +1912,17 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateExpandInUseVolumeFunc(
 		var eventErr, detailedErr error
 		migrated := false
 
+		if currentSize.IsZero() || volumeToMount.PersistentVolumeSize.IsZero() {
+			err := fmt.Errorf("current or new size of the volume is not set")
+			eventErr, detailedErr = volumeToMount.GenerateError("NodeExpandvolume.expansion failed", err)
+			return volumetypes.NewOperationContext(eventErr, detailedErr, migrated)
+		}
+
 		resizeOptions := volume.NodeResizeOptions{
 			VolumeSpec: volumeToMount.VolumeSpec,
 			DevicePath: volumeToMount.DevicePath,
+			OldSize:    currentSize,
+			NewSize:    volumeToMount.PersistentVolumeSize,
 		}
 		fsVolume, err := util.CheckVolumeModeFilesystem(volumeToMount.VolumeSpec)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -2027,10 +2024,11 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) doOnlineExpansion(volumeToMount VolumeToMount,
 		return false, e1, e2
 	}
 	if resizeDone {
-		markFSResizedErr := actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsResized(volumeToMount.PodName, volumeToMount.VolumeName)
-		if markFSResizedErr != nil {
+		markingDone := actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsResized(volumeToMount.VolumeName, &resizeOptions.NewSize)
+		if !markingDone {
 			// On failure, return error. Caller will log and retry.
-			e1, e2 := volumeToMount.GenerateError("NodeExpandVolume.MarkVolumeAsResized failed", markFSResizedErr)
+			genericFailureError := fmt.Errorf("unable to mark volume as resized")
+			e1, e2 := volumeToMount.GenerateError("NodeExpandVolume.MarkVolumeAsResized failed", genericFailureError)
 			return false, e1, e2
 		}
 		return true, nil, nil
@@ -2038,25 +2036,9 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) doOnlineExpansion(volumeToMount VolumeToMount,
 	return false, nil, nil
 }
 
-func (og *operationGenerator) nodeExpandVolume(
-	volumeToMount VolumeToMount,
-	actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater,
-	rsOpts volume.NodeResizeOptions) (bool, error) {
-
-	if volumeToMount.VolumeSpec != nil &&
-		volumeToMount.VolumeSpec.InlineVolumeSpecForCSIMigration {
-		klog.V(4).Infof("This volume %s is a migrated inline volume and is not resizable", volumeToMount.VolumeName)
-		return true, nil
-	}
-
-	// Get expander, if possible
-	expandableVolumePlugin, _ :=
-		og.volumePluginMgr.FindNodeExpandablePluginBySpec(volumeToMount.VolumeSpec)
-
-	if expandableVolumePlugin != nil &&
-		expandableVolumePlugin.RequiresFSResize() &&
-		volumeToMount.VolumeSpec.PersistentVolume != nil {
-
+func (og *operationGenerator) expandVolumeDuringMount(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater, rsOpts volume.NodeResizeOptions) (bool, error) {
+	supportsExpansion, expandablePlugin := og.checkIfSupportsNodeExpansion(volumeToMount)
+	if supportsExpansion {
 		pv := volumeToMount.VolumeSpec.PersistentVolume
 		pvc, err := og.kubeClient.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(pv.Spec.ClaimRef.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), pv.Spec.ClaimRef.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -2071,193 +2053,143 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) nodeExpandVolume(
 			og.recorder.Eventf(pvc, v1.EventTypeWarning, kevents.FileSystemResizeFailed, simpleMsg)
 			return true, nil
 		}
-		resizeOp := nodeResizeOperationOpts{
-			vmt:                volumeToMount,
-			pvc:                pvc,
-			pv:                 pv,
-			pluginResizeOpts:   rsOpts,
-			volumePlugin:       expandableVolumePlugin,
-			actualStateOfWorld: actualStateOfWorld,
-		}
-		if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RecoverVolumeExpansionFailure) {
-			resizeResponse := og.callNodeExpandOnPlugin(resizeOp)
-			return resizeResponse.assumeResizeOpAsFinished, resizeResponse.err
-		} else {
-			return og.legacyCallNodeExpandOnPlugin(resizeOp)
+		pvcStatusCap := pvc.Status.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
+		pvSpecCap := pv.Spec.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
+		if pvcStatusCap.Cmp(pvSpecCap) < 0 {
+			rsOpts.NewSize = pvSpecCap
+			rsOpts.OldSize = pvcStatusCap
+			resizeOp := nodeResizeOperationOpts{
+				vmt:                volumeToMount,
+				pvc:                pvc,
+				pv:                 pv,
+				pluginResizeOpts:   rsOpts,
+				volumePlugin:       expandablePlugin,
+				actualStateOfWorld: actualStateOfWorld,
+			}
+			if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RecoverVolumeExpansionFailure) {
+				nodeExpander := newNodeExpander(resizeOp, og.kubeClient, og.recorder)
+				resizeFinished, err, _ := nodeExpander.expandOnPlugin()
+				return resizeFinished, err
+			} else {
+				return og.legacyCallNodeExpandOnPlugin(resizeOp)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-// callNodeExpandOnPlugin is newer version of calling node expansion on plugins, which does support
-// recovery from volume expansion failure.
-func (og *operationGenerator) callNodeExpandOnPlugin(resizeOp nodeResizeOperationOpts) inTreeResizeResponse {
-	pvc := resizeOp.pvc
-	pv := resizeOp.pv
-	volumeToMount := resizeOp.vmt
-	rsOpts := resizeOp.pluginResizeOpts
-	actualStateOfWorld := resizeOp.actualStateOfWorld
-	expandableVolumePlugin := resizeOp.volumePlugin
-
-	var err error
-	pvcStatusCap := pvc.Status.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
-	pvSpecCap := pv.Spec.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
-
-	resizeResponse := inTreeResizeResponse{
-		pvc: pvc,
-		pv:  pv,
+func (og *operationGenerator) checkIfSupportsNodeExpansion(volumeToMount VolumeToMount) (bool, volume.NodeExpandableVolumePlugin) {
+	if volumeToMount.VolumeSpec != nil &&
+		volumeToMount.VolumeSpec.InlineVolumeSpecForCSIMigration {
+		klog.V(4).Infof("This volume %s is a migrated inline volume and is not resizable", volumeToMount.VolumeName)
+		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	if permitNodeExpansion(pvc, pv) {
-		// File system resize was requested, proceed
-		klog.V(4).InfoS(volumeToMount.GenerateMsgDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume entering", fmt.Sprintf("DevicePath %q", volumeToMount.DevicePath)), "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
-
-		rsOpts.VolumeSpec = volumeToMount.VolumeSpec
-		rsOpts.NewSize = pvSpecCap
-		rsOpts.OldSize = pvcStatusCap
-		pvc, err = util.MarkNodeExpansionInProgress(pvc, og.kubeClient)
-
-		if err != nil {
-			msg := volumeToMount.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume failed to mark node expansion in progress: %v", err)
-			klog.Errorf(msg.Error())
-			resizeResponse.err = msg
-			return resizeResponse
-		}
-
-		resizeDone, resizeErr := expandableVolumePlugin.NodeExpand(rsOpts)
-		resizeResponse.resizeCalled = true
-
-		if resizeErr != nil {
-			if volumetypes.IsOperationFinishedError(resizeErr) {
-				var markFailedError error
-				pvc, markFailedError = util.MarkNodeExpansionFailed(pvc, og.kubeClient)
-				// update the pvc with node expansion object
-				resizeResponse.pvc = pvc
-				resizeResponse.assumeResizeOpAsFinished = true
-				if markFailedError != nil {
-					klog.Errorf(volumeToMount.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountMount.NodeExpandVolume failed to mark node expansion as failed: %v", err).Error())
-				}
-			}
-
-			// if driver returned FailedPrecondition error that means
-			// volume expansion should not be retried on this node but
-			// expansion operation should not block mounting
-			if volumetypes.IsFailedPreconditionError(resizeErr) {
-				actualStateOfWorld.MarkForInUseExpansionError(volumeToMount.VolumeName)
-				klog.Errorf(volumeToMount.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExapndVolume failed with %v", resizeErr).Error())
-				resizeResponse.assumeResizeOpAsFinished = true
-				return resizeResponse
-			}
-
-			resizeResponse.err = resizeErr
-			return resizeResponse
-		}
-		resizeResponse.resizeFinished = resizeDone
-
-		// Volume resizing is not done but it did not error out. This could happen if a CSI volume
-		// does not have node stage_unstage capability but was asked to resize the volume before
-		// node publish. In which case - we must retry resizing after node publish.
-		if !resizeDone {
-			return resizeResponse
-		}
-
-		simpleMsg, detailedMsg := volumeToMount.GenerateMsg("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume succeeded", "")
-		og.recorder.Eventf(volumeToMount.Pod, v1.EventTypeNormal, kevents.FileSystemResizeSuccess, simpleMsg)
-		og.recorder.Eventf(pvc, v1.EventTypeNormal, kevents.FileSystemResizeSuccess, simpleMsg)
-		klog.InfoS(detailedMsg, "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
-
-		// File system resize succeeded, now update the PVC's Capacity to match the PV's
-		pvc, err = util.MarkFSResizeFinished(pvc, pvSpecCap, og.kubeClient)
-		resizeResponse.pvc = pvc
-
-		if err != nil {
-			resizeResponse.err = fmt.Errorf("mountVolume.NodeExpandVolume update PVC status failed : %v", err)
-			// On retry, NodeExpandVolume will be called again but do nothing
-			return resizeResponse
-		}
-		resizeResponse.assumeResizeOpAsFinished = true
-		return resizeResponse
+	// Get expander, if possible
+	expandableVolumePlugin, _ :=
+		og.volumePluginMgr.FindNodeExpandablePluginBySpec(volumeToMount.VolumeSpec)
+	if expandableVolumePlugin != nil &&
+		expandableVolumePlugin.RequiresFSResize() &&
+		volumeToMount.VolumeSpec.PersistentVolume != nil {
+		return true, expandableVolumePlugin
 	}
-	// somehow a resize operation was queued, but we can not perform any resizing because
-	// prechecks required for node expansion failed. Kubelet should not retry expanding the volume.
-	resizeResponse.assumeResizeOpAsFinished = true
-	return resizeResponse
+	return false, nil
+}
+
+func (og *operationGenerator) nodeExpandVolume(
+	volumeToMount VolumeToMount,
+	actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater,
+	rsOpts volume.NodeResizeOptions) (bool, error) {
+
+	supportsExpansion, expandableVolumePlugin := og.checkIfSupportsNodeExpansion(volumeToMount)
+
+	if supportsExpansion {
+		// lets use sizes handed over to us by caller for comparison
+		if rsOpts.NewSize.Cmp(rsOpts.OldSize) > 0 {
+			pv := volumeToMount.VolumeSpec.PersistentVolume
+			pvc, err := og.kubeClient.CoreV1().PersistentVolumeClaims(pv.Spec.ClaimRef.Namespace).Get(context.TODO(), pv.Spec.ClaimRef.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				// Return error rather than leave the file system un-resized, caller will log and retry
+				return false, fmt.Errorf("mountVolume.NodeExpandVolume get PVC failed : %v", err)
+			}
+
+			if volumeToMount.VolumeSpec.ReadOnly {
+				simpleMsg, detailedMsg := volumeToMount.GenerateMsg("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume failed", "requested read-only file system")
+				klog.Warningf(detailedMsg)
+				og.recorder.Eventf(volumeToMount.Pod, v1.EventTypeWarning, kevents.FileSystemResizeFailed, simpleMsg)
+				og.recorder.Eventf(pvc, v1.EventTypeWarning, kevents.FileSystemResizeFailed, simpleMsg)
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			resizeOp := nodeResizeOperationOpts{
+				vmt:                volumeToMount,
+				pvc:                pvc,
+				pv:                 pv,
+				pluginResizeOpts:   rsOpts,
+				volumePlugin:       expandableVolumePlugin,
+				actualStateOfWorld: actualStateOfWorld,
+			}
+			if utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.RecoverVolumeExpansionFailure) {
+				nodeExpander := newNodeExpander(resizeOp, og.kubeClient, og.recorder)
+				resizeFinished, err, _ := nodeExpander.expandOnPlugin()
+				return resizeFinished, err
+			} else {
+				return og.legacyCallNodeExpandOnPlugin(resizeOp)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 // legacyCallNodeExpandOnPlugin is old version of calling node expansion on plugin, which does not support
 // recovery from volume expansion failure
 func (og *operationGenerator) legacyCallNodeExpandOnPlugin(resizeOp nodeResizeOperationOpts) (bool, error) {
 	pvc := resizeOp.pvc
-	pv := resizeOp.pv
 	volumeToMount := resizeOp.vmt
 	rsOpts := resizeOp.pluginResizeOpts
 	actualStateOfWorld := resizeOp.actualStateOfWorld
 	expandableVolumePlugin := resizeOp.volumePlugin
 
+	pvcStatusCap := pvc.Status.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
+
 	var err error
 
-	pvcStatusCap := pvc.Status.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
-	pvSpecCap := pv.Spec.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
-	if pvcStatusCap.Cmp(pvSpecCap) < 0 {
-		// File system resize was requested, proceed
-		klog.V(4).InfoS(volumeToMount.GenerateMsgDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume entering", fmt.Sprintf("DevicePath %q", volumeToMount.DevicePath)), "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
+	// File system resize was requested, proceed
+	klog.V(4).InfoS(volumeToMount.GenerateMsgDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume entering", fmt.Sprintf("DevicePath %q", volumeToMount.DevicePath)), "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
 
-		rsOpts.VolumeSpec = volumeToMount.VolumeSpec
-		rsOpts.NewSize = pvSpecCap
-		rsOpts.OldSize = pvcStatusCap
-		resizeDone, resizeErr := expandableVolumePlugin.NodeExpand(rsOpts)
-		if resizeErr != nil {
-			// if driver returned FailedPrecondition error that means
-			// volume expansion should not be retried on this node but
-			// expansion operation should not block mounting
-			if volumetypes.IsFailedPreconditionError(resizeErr) {
-				actualStateOfWorld.MarkForInUseExpansionError(volumeToMount.VolumeName)
-				klog.Errorf(volumeToMount.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExapndVolume failed with %v", resizeErr).Error())
-				return true, nil
-			}
-			return false, resizeErr
-		}
-		// Volume resizing is not done but it did not error out. This could happen if a CSI volume
-		// does not have node stage_unstage capability but was asked to resize the volume before
-		// node publish. In which case - we must retry resizing after node publish.
-		if !resizeDone {
-			return false, nil
-		}
-		simpleMsg, detailedMsg := volumeToMount.GenerateMsg("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume succeeded", "")
-		og.recorder.Eventf(volumeToMount.Pod, v1.EventTypeNormal, kevents.FileSystemResizeSuccess, simpleMsg)
-		og.recorder.Eventf(pvc, v1.EventTypeNormal, kevents.FileSystemResizeSuccess, simpleMsg)
-		klog.InfoS(detailedMsg, "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
-		// File system resize succeeded, now update the PVC's Capacity to match the PV's
-		_, err = util.MarkFSResizeFinished(pvc, pvSpecCap, og.kubeClient)
-		if err != nil {
-			// On retry, NodeExpandVolume will be called again but do nothing
-			return false, fmt.Errorf("mountVolume.NodeExpandVolume update PVC status failed : %v", err)
+	rsOpts.VolumeSpec = volumeToMount.VolumeSpec
+
+	_, resizeErr := expandableVolumePlugin.NodeExpand(rsOpts)
+	if resizeErr != nil {
+		// if driver returned FailedPrecondition error that means
+		// volume expansion should not be retried on this node but
+		// expansion operation should not block mounting
+		if volumetypes.IsFailedPreconditionError(resizeErr) {
+			actualStateOfWorld.MarkForInUseExpansionError(volumeToMount.VolumeName)
+			klog.Errorf(volumeToMount.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountVolume.NodeExapndVolume failed", resizeErr).Error())
+			return true, nil
 		}
+		return false, resizeErr
+	}
+
+	simpleMsg, detailedMsg := volumeToMount.GenerateMsg("MountVolume.NodeExpandVolume succeeded", "")
+	og.recorder.Eventf(volumeToMount.Pod, v1.EventTypeNormal, kevents.FileSystemResizeSuccess, simpleMsg)
+	og.recorder.Eventf(pvc, v1.EventTypeNormal, kevents.FileSystemResizeSuccess, simpleMsg)
+	klog.InfoS(detailedMsg, "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod))
+
+	// if PVC already has new size, there is no need to update it.
+	if pvcStatusCap.Cmp(rsOpts.NewSize) >= 0 {
 		return true, nil
 	}
+
+	// File system resize succeeded, now update the PVC's Capacity to match the PV's
+	_, err = util.MarkFSResizeFinished(pvc, rsOpts.NewSize, og.kubeClient)
+	if err != nil {
+		// On retry, NodeExpandVolume will be called again but do nothing
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("mountVolume.NodeExpandVolume update PVC status failed : %v", err)
+	}
 	return true, nil
 }
 
-func permitNodeExpansion(pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, pv *v1.PersistentVolume) bool {
-	pvcStatusCap := pvc.Status.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
-	pvSpecCap := pv.Spec.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
-	// if pvc.Status.Cap is >= pv.Spec.Cap then volume is already expanded
-	if pvcStatusCap.Cmp(pvSpecCap) >= 0 {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	resizeStatus := pvc.Status.ResizeStatus
-	// if resizestatus is nil or NodeExpansionInProgress or NodeExpansionPending then we should allow volume expansion on
-	// the node to proceed. We are making an exception for resizeStatus being nil because it will support use cases where
-	// resizeStatus may not be set (old control-plane expansion controller etc).
-	if resizeStatus == nil || *resizeStatus == v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending || *resizeStatus == v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionInProgress {
-		return true
-	} else {
-		klog.Infof("volume %s/%s can not be expanded because resizeStaus is: %s", pvc.Namespace, pvc.Name, *resizeStatus)
-		return false
-	}
-}
-
 func checkMountOptionSupport(og *operationGenerator, volumeToMount VolumeToMount, plugin volume.VolumePlugin) error {
 	mountOptions := util.MountOptionFromSpec(volumeToMount.VolumeSpec)
 
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator_test.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator_test.go
index c86613d54c5..78bc5bc6deb 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator_test.go
@@ -209,106 +209,6 @@ func TestOperationGenerator_GenerateExpandAndRecoverVolumeFunc(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestOperationGenerator_callNodeExpansionOnPlugin(t *testing.T) {
-	var tests = []struct {
-		name               string
-		pvc                *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim
-		pv                 *v1.PersistentVolume
-		recoverFeatureGate bool
-
-		// expectations of test
-		expectedResizeStatus     v1.PersistentVolumeClaimResizeStatus
-		expectedStatusSize       resource.Quantity
-		expectResizeCall         bool
-		assumeResizeOpAsFinished bool
-		expectError              bool
-	}{
-		{
-			name:               "pv.spec.cap > pvc.status.cap, resizeStatus=node_expansion_failed",
-			pvc:                getTestPVC("test-vol0", "2G", "1G", "", v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionFailed),
-			pv:                 getTestPV("test-vol0", "2G"),
-			recoverFeatureGate: true,
-
-			expectedResizeStatus:     v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionFailed,
-			expectResizeCall:         false,
-			assumeResizeOpAsFinished: true,
-			expectedStatusSize:       resource.MustParse("1G"),
-		},
-		{
-			name:                     "pv.spec.cap > pvc.status.cap, resizeStatus=node_expansion_pending",
-			pvc:                      getTestPVC("test-vol0", "2G", "1G", "2G", v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending),
-			pv:                       getTestPV("test-vol0", "2G"),
-			recoverFeatureGate:       true,
-			expectedResizeStatus:     v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNoExpansionInProgress,
-			expectResizeCall:         true,
-			assumeResizeOpAsFinished: true,
-			expectedStatusSize:       resource.MustParse("2G"),
-		},
-		{
-			name:                     "pv.spec.cap > pvc.status.cap, resizeStatus=node_expansion_pending, reize_op=failing",
-			pvc:                      getTestPVC(volumetesting.AlwaysFailNodeExpansion, "2G", "1G", "2G", v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending),
-			pv:                       getTestPV(volumetesting.AlwaysFailNodeExpansion, "2G"),
-			recoverFeatureGate:       true,
-			expectError:              true,
-			expectedResizeStatus:     v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionFailed,
-			expectResizeCall:         true,
-			assumeResizeOpAsFinished: true,
-			expectedStatusSize:       resource.MustParse("1G"),
-		},
-	}
-
-	for i := range tests {
-		test := tests[i]
-		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
-			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, utilfeature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.RecoverVolumeExpansionFailure, test.recoverFeatureGate)()
-			volumePluginMgr, fakePlugin := volumetesting.GetTestKubeletVolumePluginMgr(t)
-
-			pvc := test.pvc
-			pv := test.pv
-			pod := getTestPod("test-pod", pvc.Name)
-			og := getTestOperationGenerator(volumePluginMgr, pvc, pv)
-
-			vmt := VolumeToMount{
-				Pod:        pod,
-				VolumeName: v1.UniqueVolumeName(pv.Name),
-				VolumeSpec: volume.NewSpecFromPersistentVolume(pv, false),
-			}
-			resizeOp := nodeResizeOperationOpts{
-				pvc:                pvc,
-				pv:                 pv,
-				volumePlugin:       fakePlugin,
-				vmt:                vmt,
-				actualStateOfWorld: nil,
-			}
-			ogInstance, _ := og.(*operationGenerator)
-			expansionResponse := ogInstance.callNodeExpandOnPlugin(resizeOp)
-
-			pvc = expansionResponse.pvc
-			pvcStatusCap := pvc.Status.Capacity[v1.ResourceStorage]
-
-			if !test.expectError && expansionResponse.err != nil {
-				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected no error got: %v", test.name, expansionResponse.err)
-			}
-			if test.expectError && expansionResponse.err == nil {
-				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected error but got none", test.name)
-			}
-
-			if test.expectResizeCall != expansionResponse.resizeCalled {
-				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected resize called %t, got %t", test.name, test.expectResizeCall, expansionResponse.resizeCalled)
-			}
-			if test.assumeResizeOpAsFinished != expansionResponse.assumeResizeOpAsFinished {
-				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected assumeResizeOpAsFinished %t, got %t", test.name, test.assumeResizeOpAsFinished, expansionResponse.assumeResizeOpAsFinished)
-			}
-			if test.expectedResizeStatus != *pvc.Status.ResizeStatus {
-				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected resizeStatus %v, got %v", test.name, test.expectedResizeStatus, *pvc.Status.ResizeStatus)
-			}
-			if pvcStatusCap.Cmp(test.expectedStatusSize) != 0 {
-				t.Errorf("For test %s, expected status size %s, got %s", test.name, test.expectedStatusSize.String(), pvcStatusCap.String())
-			}
-		})
-	}
-}
-
 func getTestPod(podName, pvcName string) *v1.Pod {
 	return &v1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{