diff --git a/test/e2e/dra/dra.go b/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
index cb2324e0a5e..7fa3aab928a 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
+++ b/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
@@ -403,6 +403,73 @@ var _ = framework.SIGDescribe("node")("DRA", feature.DynamicResourceAllocation,
 				return b.f.ClientSet.ResourceV1beta1().ResourceClaims(b.f.Namespace.Name).Get(ctx, claim.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
 			}).WithTimeout(f.Timeouts.PodDelete).Should(gomega.HaveField("Status.Allocation", (*resourceapi.AllocationResult)(nil)))
 		})
+
+		f.It("must be possible for the driver to update the ResourceClaim.Status.Devices once allocated", feature.DRAResourceClaimDeviceStatus, func(ctx context.Context) {
+			pod := b.podExternal()
+			claim := b.externalClaim()
+			b.create(ctx, claim, pod)
+
+			// Waits for the ResourceClaim to be allocated and the pod to be scheduled.
+			var allocatedResourceClaim *resourceapi.ResourceClaim
+			var scheduledPod *v1.Pod
+
+			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) (*resourceapi.ResourceClaim, error) {
+				var err error
+				allocatedResourceClaim, err = b.f.ClientSet.ResourceV1alpha3().ResourceClaims(b.f.Namespace.Name).Get(ctx, claim.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+				return allocatedResourceClaim, err
+			}).WithTimeout(f.Timeouts.PodDelete).ShouldNot(gomega.HaveField("Status.Allocation", (*resourceapi.AllocationResult)(nil)))
+
+			gomega.Eventually(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+				var err error
+				scheduledPod, err = b.f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).Get(ctx, pod.Name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+				if err != nil && scheduledPod.Spec.NodeName != "" {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected the test pod %s to exist and to be scheduled on a node: %w", pod.Name, err)
+				}
+				return nil
+			}).WithTimeout(f.Timeouts.PodDelete).Should(gomega.BeNil())
+
+			gomega.Expect(allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Allocation).ToNot(gomega.BeNil())
+			gomega.Expect(allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Allocation.Devices.Results).To(gomega.HaveLen(1))
+
+			ginkgo.By("Setting the device status a first time")
+			allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Devices = append(allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Devices,
+				resourceapi.AllocatedDeviceStatus{
+					Driver:     allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Allocation.Devices.Results[0].Driver,
+					Pool:       allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Allocation.Devices.Results[0].Pool,
+					Device:     allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Allocation.Devices.Results[0].Device,
+					Conditions: []metav1.Condition{{Type: "a", Status: "b", Message: "c", Reason: "d"}},
+					Data:       &runtime.RawExtension{Raw: []byte(`{"foo":"bar"}`)},
+					NetworkData: &resourceapi.NetworkDeviceData{
+						InterfaceName: ptr.To("inf1"),
+						Addresses:     []string{"10.9.8.0/24", "2001:db8::/64"},
+						HWAddress:     ptr.To("bc:1c:b6:3e:b8:25"),
+					},
+				})
+			// Updates the ResourceClaim from the driver on the same node as the pod.
+			updatedResourceClaim, err := driver.Nodes[scheduledPod.Spec.NodeName].ExamplePlugin.UpdateStatus(ctx, allocatedResourceClaim)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			gomega.Expect(updatedResourceClaim).ToNot(gomega.BeNil())
+			gomega.Expect(updatedResourceClaim.Status.Devices).To(gomega.Equal(allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Devices))
+
+			ginkgo.By("Updating the device status")
+			updatedResourceClaim.Status.Devices[0] = resourceapi.AllocatedDeviceStatus{
+				Driver:     allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Allocation.Devices.Results[0].Driver,
+				Pool:       allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Allocation.Devices.Results[0].Pool,
+				Device:     allocatedResourceClaim.Status.Allocation.Devices.Results[0].Device,
+				Conditions: []metav1.Condition{{Type: "e", Status: "f", Message: "g", Reason: "h"}},
+				Data:       &runtime.RawExtension{Raw: []byte(`{"bar":"foo"}`)},
+				NetworkData: &resourceapi.NetworkDeviceData{
+					InterfaceName: ptr.To("inf2"),
+					Addresses:     []string{"10.9.8.1/24", "2001:db8::1/64"},
+					HWAddress:     ptr.To("bc:1c:b6:3e:b8:26"),
+				},
+			}
+			updatedResourceClaim2, err := driver.Nodes[scheduledPod.Spec.NodeName].ExamplePlugin.UpdateStatus(ctx, updatedResourceClaim)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			gomega.Expect(updatedResourceClaim2).ToNot(gomega.BeNil())
+			gomega.Expect(updatedResourceClaim2.Status.Devices).To(gomega.Equal(updatedResourceClaim.Status.Devices))
+
+		})
 	}
 
 	singleNodeTests := func() {
diff --git a/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/app/kubeletplugin.go b/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/app/kubeletplugin.go
index 242832bc21d..04b6c1cfde5 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/app/kubeletplugin.go
+++ b/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/app/kubeletplugin.go
@@ -560,3 +560,7 @@ func (ex *ExamplePlugin) CountCalls(methodSuffix string) int {
 	}
 	return count
 }
+
+func (ex *ExamplePlugin) UpdateStatus(ctx context.Context, resourceClaim *resourceapi.ResourceClaim) (*resourceapi.ResourceClaim, error) {
+	return ex.kubeClient.ResourceV1alpha3().ResourceClaims(resourceClaim.Namespace).UpdateStatus(ctx, resourceClaim, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+}
diff --git a/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/deploy/example/plugin-permissions.yaml b/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/deploy/example/plugin-permissions.yaml
index 14c897ac08b..0c35cbacfbb 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/deploy/example/plugin-permissions.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/dra/test-driver/deploy/example/plugin-permissions.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ rules:
 - apiGroups: ["resource.k8s.io"]
   resources: ["resourceclaims"]
   verbs: ["get"]
+- apiGroups: ["resource.k8s.io"]
+  resources: ["resourceclaims/status"]
+  verbs: ["update"]
 - apiGroups: [""]
   resources: ["nodes"]
   verbs: ["get"]
diff --git a/test/e2e/feature/feature.go b/test/e2e/feature/feature.go
index 557d0930cee..81d4fa67336 100644
--- a/test/e2e/feature/feature.go
+++ b/test/e2e/feature/feature.go
@@ -91,6 +91,15 @@ var (
 	// TODO: document the feature (owning SIG, when to use this feature for a test)
 	Downgrade = framework.WithFeature(framework.ValidFeatures.Add("Downgrade"))
 
+	// owning-sig: sig-node
+	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/4817
+	// test-infra jobs:
+	// - "dra-alpha" in https://testgrid.k8s.io/sig-node-dynamic-resource-allocation
+	//
+	// This label is used for tests which need:
+	// - the DynamicResourceAllocation *and* DRAResourceClaimDeviceStatus feature gates
+	DRAResourceClaimDeviceStatus = framework.WithFeature(framework.ValidFeatures.Add("DRAResourceClaimDeviceStatus"))
+
 	// owning-sig: sig-node
 	// kep: https://kep.k8s.io/4381
 	// test-infra jobs: