diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
index 7deb6df910d..40c7d943c7e 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world.go
@@ -196,9 +196,10 @@ func NewActualStateOfWorld(
 	nodeName types.NodeName,
 	volumePluginMgr *volume.VolumePluginMgr) ActualStateOfWorld {
 	return &actualStateOfWorld{
-		nodeName:        nodeName,
-		attachedVolumes: make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]attachedVolume),
-		volumePluginMgr: volumePluginMgr,
+		nodeName:                  nodeName,
+		attachedVolumes:           make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]attachedVolume),
+		foundDuringReconstruction: make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]map[volumetypes.UniquePodName]types.UID),
+		volumePluginMgr:           volumePluginMgr,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -227,6 +228,9 @@ type actualStateOfWorld struct {
 	// The key in this map is the name of the volume and the value is an object
 	// containing more information about the attached volume.
 	attachedVolumes map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]attachedVolume
+	// foundDuringReconstruction is a map of volumes which were discovered
+	// from kubelet root directory when kubelet was restarted.
+	foundDuringReconstruction map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]map[volumetypes.UniquePodName]types.UID
 
 	// volumePluginMgr is the volume plugin manager used to create volume
 	// plugin objects.
@@ -346,6 +350,102 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) MarkVolumeAsDetached(
 	asw.DeleteVolume(volumeName)
 }
 
+func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) IsVolumeReconstructed(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName) bool {
+	volumeState := asw.GetVolumeMountState(volumeName, podName)
+
+	// only uncertain volumes are reconstructed
+	if volumeState != operationexecutor.VolumeMountUncertain {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	asw.RLock()
+	defer asw.RUnlock()
+	podMap, ok := asw.foundDuringReconstruction[volumeName]
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	_, foundPod := podMap[podName]
+	return foundPod
+}
+
+func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) CheckAndMarkVolumeAsUncertainViaReconstruction(opts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) (bool, error) {
+	asw.Lock()
+	defer asw.Unlock()
+
+	volumeObj, volumeExists := asw.attachedVolumes[opts.VolumeName]
+	if !volumeExists {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	podObj, podExists := volumeObj.mountedPods[opts.PodName]
+	if podExists {
+		// if volume mount was uncertain we should keep trying to unmount the volume
+		if podObj.volumeMountStateForPod == operationexecutor.VolumeMountUncertain {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+		if podObj.volumeMountStateForPod == operationexecutor.VolumeMounted {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	podName := opts.PodName
+	podUID := opts.PodUID
+	volumeName := opts.VolumeName
+	mounter := opts.Mounter
+	blockVolumeMapper := opts.BlockVolumeMapper
+	outerVolumeSpecName := opts.OuterVolumeSpecName
+	volumeGidValue := opts.VolumeGidVolume
+	volumeSpec := opts.VolumeSpec
+
+	podObj = mountedPod{
+		podName:                podName,
+		podUID:                 podUID,
+		mounter:                mounter,
+		blockVolumeMapper:      blockVolumeMapper,
+		outerVolumeSpecName:    outerVolumeSpecName,
+		volumeGidValue:         volumeGidValue,
+		volumeSpec:             volumeSpec,
+		remountRequired:        false,
+		volumeMountStateForPod: operationexecutor.VolumeMountUncertain,
+	}
+
+	if mounter != nil {
+		// The mounter stored in the object may have old information,
+		// use the newest one.
+		podObj.mounter = mounter
+	}
+
+	asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName].mountedPods[podName] = podObj
+
+	podMap, ok := asw.foundDuringReconstruction[opts.VolumeName]
+	if !ok {
+		podMap = map[volumetypes.UniquePodName]types.UID{}
+	}
+	podMap[opts.PodName] = opts.PodUID
+	asw.foundDuringReconstruction[opts.VolumeName] = podMap
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) CheckAndMarkDeviceUncertainViaReconstruction(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, deviceMountPath string) bool {
+	asw.Lock()
+	defer asw.Unlock()
+
+	volumeObj, volumeExists := asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName]
+	// CheckAndMarkDeviceUncertainViaReconstruction requires volume to be marked as attached, so if
+	// volume does not exist in ASOW or is in any state other than DeviceNotMounted we should return
+	if !volumeExists || volumeObj.deviceMountState != operationexecutor.DeviceNotMounted {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	volumeObj.deviceMountState = operationexecutor.DeviceMountUncertain
+	// we are only changing deviceMountPath because devicePath at at this stage is
+	// determined from node object.
+	volumeObj.deviceMountPath = deviceMountPath
+	asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName] = volumeObj
+	return true
+
+}
+
 func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) MarkVolumeAsMounted(markVolumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error {
 	return asw.AddPodToVolume(markVolumeOpts)
 }
@@ -535,6 +635,11 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) AddPodToVolume(markVolumeOpts operationexecutor.M
 	// If pod exists, reset remountRequired value
 	podObj.remountRequired = false
 	podObj.volumeMountStateForPod = markVolumeOpts.VolumeMountState
+
+	// if volume is mounted successfully, then it should be removed from foundDuringReconstruction map
+	if markVolumeOpts.VolumeMountState == operationexecutor.VolumeMounted {
+		delete(asw.foundDuringReconstruction[volumeName], podName)
+	}
 	if mounter != nil {
 		// The mounter stored in the object may have old information,
 		// use the newest one.
@@ -641,6 +746,12 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) DeletePodFromVolume(
 		delete(asw.attachedVolumes[volumeName].mountedPods, podName)
 	}
 
+	// if there were reconstructed volumes, we should remove them
+	_, podExists = asw.foundDuringReconstruction[volumeName]
+	if podExists {
+		delete(asw.foundDuringReconstruction[volumeName], podName)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -661,6 +772,7 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) DeleteVolume(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName) erro
 	}
 
 	delete(asw.attachedVolumes, volumeName)
+	delete(asw.foundDuringReconstruction, volumeName)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -739,7 +851,6 @@ func (asw *actualStateOfWorld) PodRemovedFromVolume(
 			return false
 		}
 	}
-
 	return true
 }
 
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 cd9fe6c52c8..019cfabf342 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/cache/actual_state_of_world_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ limitations under the License.
 package cache
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
@@ -458,6 +460,151 @@ func Test_AddTwoPodsToVolume_Positive(t *testing.T) {
 	verifyVolumeMountedElsewhere(t, podName2, generatedVolumeName2, true /*expectedMountedElsewhere */, asw)
 }
 
+// Test if volumes that were recorded to be read from disk during reconstruction
+// are handled correctly by the ASOW.
+func TestActualStateOfWorld_FoundDuringReconstruction(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		opCallback     func(asw ActualStateOfWorld, volumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error
+		verifyCallback func(asw ActualStateOfWorld, volumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "marking volume mounted should remove volume from found during reconstruction",
+			opCallback: func(asw ActualStateOfWorld, volumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error {
+				volumeOpts.VolumeMountState = operationexecutor.VolumeMounted
+				return asw.MarkVolumeAsMounted(volumeOpts)
+			},
+			verifyCallback: func(asw ActualStateOfWorld, volumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error {
+				ok := asw.IsVolumeReconstructed(volumeOpts.VolumeName, volumeOpts.PodName)
+				if ok {
+					return fmt.Errorf("found unexpected volume in reconstructed volume list")
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "removing volume from pod should remove volume from found during reconstruction",
+			opCallback: func(asw ActualStateOfWorld, volumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error {
+				return asw.MarkVolumeAsUnmounted(volumeOpts.PodName, volumeOpts.VolumeName)
+			},
+			verifyCallback: func(asw ActualStateOfWorld, volumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error {
+				ok := asw.IsVolumeReconstructed(volumeOpts.VolumeName, volumeOpts.PodName)
+				if ok {
+					return fmt.Errorf("found unexpected volume in reconstructed volume list")
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "removing volume entirely from ASOW should remove volume from found during reconstruction",
+			opCallback: func(asw ActualStateOfWorld, volumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error {
+				err := asw.MarkVolumeAsUnmounted(volumeOpts.PodName, volumeOpts.VolumeName)
+				if err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				asw.MarkVolumeAsDetached(volumeOpts.VolumeName, "")
+				return nil
+			},
+			verifyCallback: func(asw ActualStateOfWorld, volumeOpts operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts) error {
+				ok := asw.IsVolumeReconstructed(volumeOpts.VolumeName, volumeOpts.PodName)
+				if ok {
+					return fmt.Errorf("found unexpected volume in reconstructed volume list")
+				}
+				aswInstance, _ := asw.(*actualStateOfWorld)
+				_, found := aswInstance.foundDuringReconstruction[volumeOpts.VolumeName]
+				if found {
+					return fmt.Errorf("found unexpected volume in reconstructed map")
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			volumePluginMgr, plugin := volumetesting.GetTestKubeletVolumePluginMgr(t)
+			asw := NewActualStateOfWorld("mynode" /* nodeName */, volumePluginMgr)
+			devicePath := "fake/device/path"
+
+			pod1 := getTestPod("pod1", "pod1uid", "volume-name-1", "fake-device1")
+			volumeSpec1 := &volume.Spec{Volume: &pod1.Spec.Volumes[0]}
+			generatedVolumeName1, err := util.GetUniqueVolumeNameFromSpec(
+				plugin, volumeSpec1)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			err = asw.MarkVolumeAsAttached(generatedVolumeName1, volumeSpec1, "" /* nodeName */, devicePath)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("MarkVolumeAsAttached failed. Expected: <no error> Actual: <%v>", err)
+			}
+			podName1 := util.GetUniquePodName(pod1)
+
+			mounter1, err := plugin.NewMounter(volumeSpec1, pod1, volume.VolumeOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("NewMounter failed. Expected: <no error> Actual: <%v>", err)
+			}
+
+			mapper1, err := plugin.NewBlockVolumeMapper(volumeSpec1, pod1, volume.VolumeOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("NewBlockVolumeMapper failed. Expected: <no error> Actual: <%v>", err)
+			}
+
+			markVolumeOpts1 := operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts{
+				PodName:             podName1,
+				PodUID:              pod1.UID,
+				VolumeName:          generatedVolumeName1,
+				Mounter:             mounter1,
+				BlockVolumeMapper:   mapper1,
+				OuterVolumeSpecName: volumeSpec1.Name(),
+				VolumeSpec:          volumeSpec1,
+				VolumeMountState:    operationexecutor.VolumeMountUncertain,
+			}
+			_, err = asw.CheckAndMarkVolumeAsUncertainViaReconstruction(markVolumeOpts1)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("AddPodToVolume failed. Expected: <no error> Actual: <%v>", err)
+			}
+			// make sure state is as we expect it to be
+			verifyVolumeExistsAsw(t, generatedVolumeName1, true /* shouldExist */, asw)
+			verifyVolumeDoesntExistInUnmountedVolumes(t, generatedVolumeName1, asw)
+			verifyVolumeDoesntExistInGloballyMountedVolumes(t, generatedVolumeName1, asw)
+			verifyVolumeExistsWithSpecNameInVolumeAsw(t, podName1, volumeSpec1.Name(), asw)
+			verifyVolumeSpecNameInVolumeAsw(t, podName1, []*volume.Spec{volumeSpec1}, asw)
+			verifyVolumeFoundInReconstruction(t, podName1, generatedVolumeName1, asw)
+
+			if tc.opCallback != nil {
+				err = tc.opCallback(asw, markVolumeOpts1)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("for test %s: %v", tc.name, err)
+				}
+			}
+			err = tc.verifyCallback(asw, markVolumeOpts1)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("for test %s verification failed: %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func getTestPod(podName, podUID, outerVolumeName, pdName string) *v1.Pod {
+	pod := &v1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: podName,
+			UID:  types.UID(podUID),
+		},
+		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+			Volumes: []v1.Volume{
+				{
+					Name: outerVolumeName,
+					VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+						GCEPersistentDisk: &v1.GCEPersistentDiskVolumeSource{
+							PDName: pdName,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	return pod
+}
+
 // Calls AddPodToVolume() to add pod to empty data struct
 // Verifies call fails with "volume does not exist" error.
 func Test_AddPodToVolume_Negative_VolumeDoesntExist(t *testing.T) {
@@ -873,3 +1020,10 @@ func verifyVolumeSpecNameInVolumeAsw(
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func verifyVolumeFoundInReconstruction(t *testing.T, podToCheck volumetypes.UniquePodName, volumeToCheck v1.UniqueVolumeName, asw ActualStateOfWorld) {
+	isRecontructed := asw.IsVolumeReconstructed(volumeToCheck, podToCheck)
+	if !isRecontructed {
+		t.Fatalf("ASW IsVolumeReconstructed result invalid. expected <true> Actual <false>")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator.go
index 386a5bbac5d..d2d82f4a591 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/populator/desired_state_of_world_populator.go
@@ -255,7 +255,6 @@ func (dswp *desiredStateOfWorldPopulator) findAndRemoveDeletedPods() {
 			continue
 		}
 		klog.V(4).InfoS("Removing volume from desired state", "pod", klog.KObj(volumeToMount.Pod), "podUID", volumeToMount.Pod.UID, "volumeName", volumeToMountSpecName)
-
 		dswp.desiredStateOfWorld.DeletePodFromVolume(
 			volumeToMount.PodName, volumeToMount.VolumeName)
 		dswp.deleteProcessedPod(volumeToMount.PodName)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
index dd19defdbdf..4c33fdf636a 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler.go
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ func NewReconciler(
 		operationExecutor:             operationExecutor,
 		mounter:                       mounter,
 		hostutil:                      hostutil,
+		skippedDuringReconstruction:   map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*globalVolumeInfo{},
 		volumePluginMgr:               volumePluginMgr,
 		kubeletPodsDir:                kubeletPodsDir,
 		timeOfLastSync:                time.Time{},
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@ type reconciler struct {
 	mounter                       mount.Interface
 	hostutil                      hostutil.HostUtils
 	volumePluginMgr               *volumepkg.VolumePluginMgr
+	skippedDuringReconstruction   map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*globalVolumeInfo
 	kubeletPodsDir                string
 	timeOfLastSync                time.Time
 }
@@ -185,6 +187,13 @@ func (rc *reconciler) reconcile() {
 
 	// Ensure devices that should be detached/unmounted are detached/unmounted.
 	rc.unmountDetachDevices()
+
+	// After running the above operations if skippedDuringReconstruction is not empty
+	// then ensure that all volumes which were discovered and skipped during reconstruction
+	// are added to actualStateOfWorld in uncertain state.
+	if len(rc.skippedDuringReconstruction) > 0 {
+		rc.processReconstructedVolumes()
+	}
 }
 
 func (rc *reconciler) unmountVolumes() {
@@ -259,6 +268,69 @@ func (rc *reconciler) mountAttachedVolumes(volumeToMount cache.VolumeToMount, po
 	}
 }
 
+// processReconstructedVolumes checks volumes which were skipped during the reconstruction
+// process because it was assumed that since these volumes were present in DSOW they would get
+// mounted correctly and make it into ASOW.
+// But if mount operation fails for some reason then we still need to mark the volume as uncertain
+// and wait for the next reconciliation loop to deal with it.
+func (rc *reconciler) processReconstructedVolumes() {
+	for volumeName, glblVolumeInfo := range rc.skippedDuringReconstruction {
+		// check if volume is marked as attached to the node
+		// for now lets only process volumes which are at least known as attached to the node
+		// this should help with most volume types (including secret, configmap etc)
+		if !rc.actualStateOfWorld.VolumeExists(volumeName) {
+			klog.V(4).InfoS("Volume is not marked as attached to the node. Skipping processing of the volume", "volumeName", volumeName)
+			continue
+		}
+		uncertainVolumeCount := 0
+		// only delete volumes which were marked as attached here.
+		// This should ensure that  - we will wait for volumes which were not marked as attached
+		// before adding them in uncertain state during reconstruction.
+		delete(rc.skippedDuringReconstruction, volumeName)
+
+		for podName, volume := range glblVolumeInfo.podVolumes {
+			markVolumeOpts := operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts{
+				PodName:             volume.podName,
+				PodUID:              types.UID(podName),
+				VolumeName:          volume.volumeName,
+				Mounter:             volume.mounter,
+				BlockVolumeMapper:   volume.blockVolumeMapper,
+				OuterVolumeSpecName: volume.outerVolumeSpecName,
+				VolumeGidVolume:     volume.volumeGidValue,
+				VolumeSpec:          volume.volumeSpec,
+				VolumeMountState:    operationexecutor.VolumeMountUncertain,
+			}
+
+			volumeAdded, err := rc.actualStateOfWorld.CheckAndMarkVolumeAsUncertainViaReconstruction(markVolumeOpts)
+
+			// if volume is not mounted then lets mark volume mounted in uncertain state in ASOW
+			if volumeAdded {
+				uncertainVolumeCount += 1
+				if err != nil {
+					klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not add pod to volume information to actual state of world", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod))
+					continue
+				}
+				klog.V(4).InfoS("Volume is marked as mounted in uncertain state and added to the actual state", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod), "podName", volume.podName, "volumeName", volume.volumeName)
+			}
+		}
+
+		if uncertainVolumeCount > 0 {
+			// If the volume has device to mount, we mark its device as uncertain
+			if glblVolumeInfo.deviceMounter != nil || glblVolumeInfo.blockVolumeMapper != nil {
+				deviceMountPath, err := getDeviceMountPath(glblVolumeInfo)
+				if err != nil {
+					klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not find device mount path for volume", "volumeName", glblVolumeInfo.volumeName)
+					continue
+				}
+				deviceMounted := rc.actualStateOfWorld.CheckAndMarkDeviceUncertainViaReconstruction(glblVolumeInfo.volumeName, deviceMountPath)
+				if !deviceMounted {
+					klog.V(3).InfoS("Could not mark device as mounted in uncertain state", "volumeName", glblVolumeInfo.volumeName)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func (rc *reconciler) waitForVolumeAttach(volumeToMount cache.VolumeToMount) {
 	if rc.controllerAttachDetachEnabled || !volumeToMount.PluginIsAttachable {
 		//// lets not spin a goroutine and unnecessarily trigger exponential backoff if this happens
@@ -344,7 +416,7 @@ func (rc *reconciler) unmountDetachDevices() {
 // it will try to clean up the mount paths with operation executor.
 func (rc *reconciler) sync() {
 	defer rc.updateLastSyncTime()
-	rc.syncStates()
+	rc.syncStates(rc.kubeletPodsDir)
 }
 
 func (rc *reconciler) updateLastSyncTime() {
@@ -376,19 +448,38 @@ type reconstructedVolume struct {
 	blockVolumeMapper   volumepkg.BlockVolumeMapper
 }
 
+// globalVolumeInfo stores reconstructed volume information
+// for each pod that was using that volume.
+type globalVolumeInfo struct {
+	volumeName        v1.UniqueVolumeName
+	volumeSpec        *volumepkg.Spec
+	devicePath        string
+	mounter           volumepkg.Mounter
+	deviceMounter     volumepkg.DeviceMounter
+	blockVolumeMapper volumepkg.BlockVolumeMapper
+	podVolumes        map[volumetypes.UniquePodName]*reconstructedVolume
+}
+
+func (gvi *globalVolumeInfo) addPodVolume(rcv *reconstructedVolume) {
+	if gvi.podVolumes == nil {
+		gvi.podVolumes = map[volumetypes.UniquePodName]*reconstructedVolume{}
+	}
+	gvi.podVolumes[rcv.podName] = rcv
+}
+
 // syncStates scans the volume directories under the given pod directory.
 // If the volume is not in desired state of world, this function will reconstruct
 // the volume related information and put it in both the actual and desired state of worlds.
 // For some volume plugins that cannot support reconstruction, it will clean up the existing
 // mount points since the volume is no long needed (removed from desired state)
-func (rc *reconciler) syncStates() {
+func (rc *reconciler) syncStates(kubeletPodDir string) {
 	// Get volumes information by reading the pod's directory
-	podVolumes, err := getVolumesFromPodDir(rc.kubeletPodsDir)
+	podVolumes, err := getVolumesFromPodDir(kubeletPodDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(err, "Cannot get volumes from disk, skip sync states for volume reconstruction")
 		return
 	}
-	volumesNeedUpdate := make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*reconstructedVolume)
+	volumesNeedUpdate := make(map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*globalVolumeInfo)
 	volumeNeedReport := []v1.UniqueVolumeName{}
 	for _, volume := range podVolumes {
 		if rc.actualStateOfWorld.VolumeExistsWithSpecName(volume.podName, volume.volumeSpecName) {
@@ -411,6 +502,18 @@ func (rc *reconciler) syncStates() {
 			rc.cleanupMounts(volume)
 			continue
 		}
+		gvl := &globalVolumeInfo{
+			volumeName:        reconstructedVolume.volumeName,
+			volumeSpec:        reconstructedVolume.volumeSpec,
+			devicePath:        reconstructedVolume.devicePath,
+			deviceMounter:     reconstructedVolume.deviceMounter,
+			blockVolumeMapper: reconstructedVolume.blockVolumeMapper,
+			mounter:           reconstructedVolume.mounter,
+		}
+		if cachedInfo, ok := volumesNeedUpdate[reconstructedVolume.volumeName]; ok {
+			gvl = cachedInfo
+		}
+		gvl.addPodVolume(reconstructedVolume)
 		if volumeInDSW {
 			// Some pod needs the volume. And it exists on disk. Some previous
 			// kubelet must have created the directory, therefore it must have
@@ -418,6 +521,7 @@ func (rc *reconciler) syncStates() {
 			// this new kubelet so reconcile() calls SetUp and re-mounts the
 			// volume if it's necessary.
 			volumeNeedReport = append(volumeNeedReport, reconstructedVolume.volumeName)
+			rc.skippedDuringReconstruction[reconstructedVolume.volumeName] = gvl
 			klog.V(4).InfoS("Volume exists in desired state, marking as InUse", "podName", volume.podName, "volumeSpecName", volume.volumeSpecName)
 			continue
 		}
@@ -426,7 +530,7 @@ func (rc *reconciler) syncStates() {
 			klog.InfoS("Volume is in pending operation, skip cleaning up mounts")
 		}
 		klog.V(2).InfoS("Reconciler sync states: could not find pod information in desired state, update it in actual state", "reconstructedVolume", reconstructedVolume)
-		volumesNeedUpdate[reconstructedVolume.volumeName] = reconstructedVolume
+		volumesNeedUpdate[reconstructedVolume.volumeName] = gvl
 	}
 
 	if len(volumesNeedUpdate) > 0 {
@@ -600,7 +704,7 @@ func (rc *reconciler) reconstructVolume(volume podVolume) (*reconstructedVolume,
 }
 
 // updateDevicePath gets the node status to retrieve volume device path information.
-func (rc *reconciler) updateDevicePath(volumesNeedUpdate map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*reconstructedVolume) {
+func (rc *reconciler) updateDevicePath(volumesNeedUpdate map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*globalVolumeInfo) {
 	node, fetchErr := rc.kubeClient.CoreV1().Nodes().Get(context.TODO(), string(rc.nodeName), metav1.GetOptions{})
 	if fetchErr != nil {
 		klog.ErrorS(fetchErr, "UpdateStates in reconciler: could not get node status with error")
@@ -618,19 +722,19 @@ func (rc *reconciler) updateDevicePath(volumesNeedUpdate map[v1.UniqueVolumeName
 // getDeviceMountPath returns device mount path for block volume which
 // implements BlockVolumeMapper or filesystem volume which implements
 // DeviceMounter
-func getDeviceMountPath(volume *reconstructedVolume) (string, error) {
-	if volume.blockVolumeMapper != nil {
-		// for block volume, we return its global map path
-		return volume.blockVolumeMapper.GetGlobalMapPath(volume.volumeSpec)
-	} else if volume.deviceMounter != nil {
-		// for filesystem volume, we return its device mount path if the plugin implements DeviceMounter
-		return volume.deviceMounter.GetDeviceMountPath(volume.volumeSpec)
+func getDeviceMountPath(gvi *globalVolumeInfo) (string, error) {
+	if gvi.blockVolumeMapper != nil {
+		// for block gvi, we return its global map path
+		return gvi.blockVolumeMapper.GetGlobalMapPath(gvi.volumeSpec)
+	} else if gvi.deviceMounter != nil {
+		// for filesystem gvi, we return its device mount path if the plugin implements DeviceMounter
+		return gvi.deviceMounter.GetDeviceMountPath(gvi.volumeSpec)
 	} else {
 		return "", fmt.Errorf("blockVolumeMapper or deviceMounter required")
 	}
 }
 
-func (rc *reconciler) updateStates(volumesNeedUpdate map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*reconstructedVolume) error {
+func (rc *reconciler) updateStates(volumesNeedUpdate map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*globalVolumeInfo) error {
 	// Get the node status to retrieve volume device path information.
 	// Skip reporting devicePath in node objects if kubeClient is nil.
 	// In standalone mode, kubelet is not expected to mount any attachable volume types or secret, configmaps etc.
@@ -638,49 +742,56 @@ func (rc *reconciler) updateStates(volumesNeedUpdate map[v1.UniqueVolumeName]*re
 		rc.updateDevicePath(volumesNeedUpdate)
 	}
 
-	for _, volume := range volumesNeedUpdate {
+	for _, gvl := range volumesNeedUpdate {
 		err := rc.actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsAttached(
 			//TODO: the devicePath might not be correct for some volume plugins: see issue #54108
-			volume.volumeName, volume.volumeSpec, "" /* nodeName */, volume.devicePath)
+			gvl.volumeName, gvl.volumeSpec, "" /* nodeName */, gvl.devicePath)
 		if err != nil {
-			klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not add volume information to actual state of world", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod))
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not add volume information to actual state of world", "volumeName", gvl.volumeName)
 			continue
 		}
-		markVolumeOpts := operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts{
-			PodName:             volume.podName,
-			PodUID:              types.UID(volume.podName),
-			VolumeName:          volume.volumeName,
-			Mounter:             volume.mounter,
-			BlockVolumeMapper:   volume.blockVolumeMapper,
-			OuterVolumeSpecName: volume.outerVolumeSpecName,
-			VolumeGidVolume:     volume.volumeGidValue,
-			VolumeSpec:          volume.volumeSpec,
-			VolumeMountState:    operationexecutor.VolumeMounted,
+		for _, volume := range gvl.podVolumes {
+			err = rc.markVolumeState(volume, operationexecutor.VolumeMounted)
+			if err != nil {
+				klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not add pod to volume information to actual state of world", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod))
+				continue
+			}
+			klog.V(4).InfoS("Volume is marked as mounted and added into the actual state", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod), "podName", volume.podName, "volumeName", volume.volumeName)
 		}
-		err = rc.actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsMounted(markVolumeOpts)
-		if err != nil {
-			klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not add pod to volume information to actual state of world", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod))
-			continue
-		}
-		klog.V(4).InfoS("Volume is marked as mounted and added into the actual state", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod), "podName", volume.podName, "volumeName", volume.volumeName)
 		// If the volume has device to mount, we mark its device as mounted.
-		if volume.deviceMounter != nil || volume.blockVolumeMapper != nil {
-			deviceMountPath, err := getDeviceMountPath(volume)
+		if gvl.deviceMounter != nil || gvl.blockVolumeMapper != nil {
+			deviceMountPath, err := getDeviceMountPath(gvl)
 			if err != nil {
-				klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not find device mount path for volume", "volumeName", volume.volumeName, "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod))
+				klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not find device mount path for volume", "volumeName", gvl.volumeName)
 				continue
 			}
-			err = rc.actualStateOfWorld.MarkDeviceAsMounted(volume.volumeName, volume.devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+			err = rc.actualStateOfWorld.MarkDeviceAsMounted(gvl.volumeName, gvl.devicePath, deviceMountPath)
 			if err != nil {
-				klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not mark device is mounted to actual state of world", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod))
+				klog.ErrorS(err, "Could not mark device is mounted to actual state of world", "volume", gvl.volumeName)
 				continue
 			}
-			klog.V(4).InfoS("Volume is marked device as mounted and added into the actual state", "pod", klog.KObj(volume.pod), "podName", volume.podName, "volumeName", volume.volumeName)
+			klog.V(4).InfoS("Volume is marked device as mounted and added into the actual state", "volumeName", gvl.volumeName)
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (rc *reconciler) markVolumeState(volume *reconstructedVolume, volumeState operationexecutor.VolumeMountState) error {
+	markVolumeOpts := operationexecutor.MarkVolumeOpts{
+		PodName:             volume.podName,
+		PodUID:              types.UID(volume.podName),
+		VolumeName:          volume.volumeName,
+		Mounter:             volume.mounter,
+		BlockVolumeMapper:   volume.blockVolumeMapper,
+		OuterVolumeSpecName: volume.outerVolumeSpecName,
+		VolumeGidVolume:     volume.volumeGidValue,
+		VolumeSpec:          volume.volumeSpec,
+		VolumeMountState:    volumeState,
+	}
+	err := rc.actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsMounted(markVolumeOpts)
+	return err
+}
+
 // getVolumesFromPodDir scans through the volumes directories under the given pod directory.
 // It returns a list of pod volume information including pod's uid, volume's plugin name, mount path,
 // and volume spec name.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
index ddf3a4beee9..c69004e03cc 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/volumemanager/reconciler/reconciler_test.go
@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ package reconciler
 import (
 	"crypto/md5"
 	"fmt"
-	csitrans "k8s.io/csi-translation-lib"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/csimigration"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	csitrans "k8s.io/csi-translation-lib"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/csimigration"
+
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"k8s.io/mount-utils"
 
@@ -2181,3 +2185,249 @@ func Test_Run_Positive_VolumeMountControllerAttachEnabledRace(t *testing.T) {
 	<-finished
 	waitForMount(t, fakePlugin, generatedVolumeName, asw)
 }
+
+func getFakeNode() *v1.Node {
+	return &v1.Node{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: string(nodeName),
+		},
+		Status: v1.NodeStatus{
+			VolumesAttached: []v1.AttachedVolume{
+				{
+					Name:       "fake-plugin/fake-device1",
+					DevicePath: "/fake/path",
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func getInlineFakePod(podName, podUUID, outerName, innerName string) *v1.Pod {
+	pod := &v1.Pod{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: podName,
+			UID:  k8stypes.UID(podUUID),
+		},
+		Spec: v1.PodSpec{
+			Volumes: []v1.Volume{
+				{
+					Name: outerName,
+					VolumeSource: v1.VolumeSource{
+						GCEPersistentDisk: &v1.GCEPersistentDiskVolumeSource{
+							PDName: innerName,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	return pod
+}
+
+func getReconciler(kubeletDir string, t *testing.T, volumePaths []string) (Reconciler, *volumetesting.FakeVolumePlugin) {
+	node := getFakeNode()
+	volumePluginMgr, fakePlugin := volumetesting.GetTestKubeletVolumePluginMgrWithNodeAndRoot(t, node, kubeletDir)
+	tmpKubeletPodDir := filepath.Join(kubeletDir, "pods")
+
+	dsw := cache.NewDesiredStateOfWorld(volumePluginMgr)
+	asw := cache.NewActualStateOfWorld(nodeName, volumePluginMgr)
+	kubeClient := createTestClient()
+	fakeRecorder := &record.FakeRecorder{}
+	fakeHandler := volumetesting.NewBlockVolumePathHandler()
+	oex := operationexecutor.NewOperationExecutor(operationexecutor.NewOperationGenerator(
+		kubeClient,
+		volumePluginMgr,
+		fakeRecorder,
+		fakeHandler))
+	mountPoints := []mount.MountPoint{}
+	for _, volumePath := range volumePaths {
+		mountPoints = append(mountPoints, mount.MountPoint{Path: volumePath})
+	}
+	rc := NewReconciler(
+		kubeClient,
+		true, /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */
+		reconcilerLoopSleepDuration,
+		waitForAttachTimeout,
+		nodeName,
+		dsw,
+		asw,
+		hasAddedPods,
+		oex,
+		mount.NewFakeMounter(mountPoints),
+		hostutil.NewFakeHostUtil(nil),
+		volumePluginMgr,
+		tmpKubeletPodDir)
+	return rc, fakePlugin
+}
+
+func TestSyncStates(t *testing.T) {
+	type podInfo struct {
+		podName         string
+		podUID          string
+		outerVolumeName string
+		innerVolumeName string
+	}
+	defaultPodInfo := podInfo{
+		podName:         "pod1",
+		podUID:          "pod1uid",
+		outerVolumeName: "volume-name",
+		innerVolumeName: "volume-name",
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                 string
+		volumePaths          []string
+		createMountPoint     bool
+		podInfos             []podInfo
+		postSyncStatCallback func(rcInstance *reconciler, fakePlugin *volumetesting.FakeVolumePlugin) error
+		verifyFunc           func(rcInstance *reconciler, fakePlugin *volumetesting.FakeVolumePlugin) error
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "when two pods are using same volume and both are deleted",
+			volumePaths: []string{
+				path.Join("pod1", "volumes", "fake-plugin", "pvc-abcdef"),
+				path.Join("pod2", "volumes", "fake-plugin", "pvc-abcdef"),
+			},
+			createMountPoint: true,
+			podInfos:         []podInfo{},
+			verifyFunc: func(rcInstance *reconciler, fakePlugin *volumetesting.FakeVolumePlugin) error {
+				mountedPods := rcInstance.actualStateOfWorld.GetMountedVolumes()
+				if len(mountedPods) != 2 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected 2 pods to in asw got %d", len(mountedPods))
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "when two pods are using same volume and one of them is deleted",
+			volumePaths: []string{
+				path.Join("pod1uid", "volumes", "fake-plugin", "volume-name"),
+				path.Join("pod2uid", "volumes", "fake-plugin", "volume-name"),
+			},
+			createMountPoint: true,
+			podInfos:         []podInfo{defaultPodInfo},
+			verifyFunc: func(rcInstance *reconciler, fakePlugin *volumetesting.FakeVolumePlugin) error {
+				// for pod that is deleted, volume is considered as mounted
+				mountedPods := rcInstance.actualStateOfWorld.GetMountedVolumes()
+				if len(mountedPods) != 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected 1 pods to in asw got %d", len(mountedPods))
+				}
+				if types.UniquePodName("pod2uid") != mountedPods[0].PodName {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected mounted pod to be %s got %s", "pod2uid", mountedPods[0].PodName)
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "when reconstruction fails for a volume, volumes should be cleaned up",
+			volumePaths: []string{
+				path.Join("pod1", "volumes", "fake-plugin", "pvc-abcdef"),
+			},
+			createMountPoint: false,
+			podInfos:         []podInfo{},
+			verifyFunc: func(rcInstance *reconciler, fakePlugin *volumetesting.FakeVolumePlugin) error {
+				return retryWithExponentialBackOff(reconcilerSyncWaitDuration, func() (bool, error) {
+					err := volumetesting.VerifyTearDownCallCount(1, fakePlugin)
+					if err != nil {
+						return false, nil
+					}
+					return true, nil
+				})
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name: "when volume exists in dsow, volume should be recorded in skipped during reconstruction",
+			volumePaths: []string{
+				path.Join("pod1uid", "volumes", "fake-plugin", "volume-name"),
+			},
+			createMountPoint: true,
+			podInfos:         []podInfo{defaultPodInfo},
+			postSyncStatCallback: func(rcInstance *reconciler, fakePlugin *volumetesting.FakeVolumePlugin) error {
+				skippedVolumes := rcInstance.skippedDuringReconstruction
+				if len(skippedVolumes) != 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected 1 pods to in skippedDuringReconstruction got %d", len(skippedVolumes))
+				}
+				rcInstance.processReconstructedVolumes()
+				return nil
+			},
+			verifyFunc: func(rcInstance *reconciler, fakePlugin *volumetesting.FakeVolumePlugin) error {
+				mountedPods := rcInstance.actualStateOfWorld.GetAllMountedVolumes()
+				if len(mountedPods) != 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected 1 pods to in mounted volume list got %d", len(mountedPods))
+				}
+				mountedPodVolume := mountedPods[0]
+				addedViaReconstruction := rcInstance.actualStateOfWorld.IsVolumeReconstructed(mountedPodVolume.VolumeName, mountedPodVolume.PodName)
+				if !addedViaReconstruction {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected volume %s to be marked as added via reconstruction", mountedPodVolume.VolumeName)
+				}
+
+				// check device mount state
+				attachedVolumes := rcInstance.actualStateOfWorld.GetAttachedVolumes()
+				if len(attachedVolumes) != 1 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected 1 volume to be unmounted, got %d", len(attachedVolumes))
+				}
+				firstAttachedVolume := attachedVolumes[0]
+				if !firstAttachedVolume.DeviceMayBeMounted() {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected %s volume to be mounted in uncertain state", firstAttachedVolume.VolumeName)
+				}
+
+				// also skippedVolumes map should be empty
+				skippedVolumes := rcInstance.skippedDuringReconstruction
+				if len(skippedVolumes) > 0 {
+					return fmt.Errorf("expected 0 pods in skipped volumes found %d", len(skippedVolumes))
+				}
+				return nil
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tmpKubeletDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "")
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("can't make a temp directory for kubeletPods: %v", err)
+			}
+			defer os.RemoveAll(tmpKubeletDir)
+
+			// create kubelet pod directory
+			tmpKubeletPodDir := filepath.Join(tmpKubeletDir, "pods")
+			os.MkdirAll(tmpKubeletPodDir, 0755)
+
+			mountPaths := []string{}
+
+			// create pod and volume directories so as reconciler can find them.
+			for _, volumePath := range tc.volumePaths {
+				vp := filepath.Join(tmpKubeletPodDir, volumePath)
+				if tc.createMountPoint {
+					mountPaths = append(mountPaths, vp)
+				}
+				os.MkdirAll(vp, 0755)
+			}
+
+			rc, fakePlugin := getReconciler(tmpKubeletDir, t, mountPaths)
+			rcInstance, _ := rc.(*reconciler)
+
+			for _, tpodInfo := range tc.podInfos {
+				pod := getInlineFakePod(tpodInfo.podName, tpodInfo.podUID, tpodInfo.outerVolumeName, tpodInfo.innerVolumeName)
+				volumeSpec := &volume.Spec{Volume: &pod.Spec.Volumes[0]}
+				podName := util.GetUniquePodName(pod)
+				volumeName, err := rcInstance.desiredStateOfWorld.AddPodToVolume(
+					podName, pod, volumeSpec, volumeSpec.Name(), "" /* volumeGidValue */)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("error adding volume %s to dsow: %v", volumeSpec.Name(), err)
+				}
+				rcInstance.actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsAttached(volumeName, volumeSpec, nodeName, "")
+			}
+
+			rcInstance.syncStates(tmpKubeletPodDir)
+			if tc.postSyncStatCallback != nil {
+				err := tc.postSyncStatCallback(rcInstance, fakePlugin)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("test %s, postSyncStatCallback failed: %v", tc.name, err)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if err := tc.verifyFunc(rcInstance, fakePlugin); err != nil {
+				t.Errorf("test %s failed: %v", tc.name, err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go b/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
index 4d5e3468203..4f5d1c2f0c1 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
@@ -1661,6 +1661,19 @@ func GetTestKubeletVolumePluginMgrWithNode(t *testing.T, node *v1.Node) (*volume
 	return v.GetPluginMgr(), plugins[0].(*FakeVolumePlugin)
 }
 
+func GetTestKubeletVolumePluginMgrWithNodeAndRoot(t *testing.T, node *v1.Node, rootDir string) (*volume.VolumePluginMgr, *FakeVolumePlugin) {
+	plugins := ProbeVolumePlugins(volume.VolumeConfig{})
+	v := NewFakeKubeletVolumeHost(
+		t,
+		rootDir, /* rootDir */
+		nil,     /* kubeClient */
+		plugins, /* plugins */
+	)
+	v.WithNode(node)
+
+	return v.GetPluginMgr(), plugins[0].(*FakeVolumePlugin)
+}
+
 // CreateTestPVC returns a provisionable PVC for tests
 func CreateTestPVC(capacity string, accessModes []v1.PersistentVolumeAccessMode) *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
 	claim := v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
index 3cbc4e61a57..13079bf1581 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_executor.go
@@ -215,6 +215,23 @@ type ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater interface {
 	// MarkForInUseExpansionError marks the volume to have in-use error during expansion.
 	// volume expansion must not be retried for this volume
 	MarkForInUseExpansionError(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName)
+
+	// CheckAndMarkVolumeAsUncertainViaReconstruction only adds volume to actual state of the world
+	// if volume was not already there. This avoid overwriting in any previously stored
+	// state. It returns error if there was an error adding the volume to ASOW.
+	// It returns true, if this operation resulted in volume being added to ASOW
+	// otherwise it returns false.
+	CheckAndMarkVolumeAsUncertainViaReconstruction(opts MarkVolumeOpts) (bool, error)
+
+	// CheckAndMarkDeviceUncertainViaReconstruction only adds device to actual state of the world
+	// if device was not already there. This avoids overwriting in any previously stored
+	// state. We only supply deviceMountPath because devicePath is already determined from
+	// VerifyControllerAttachedVolume function.
+	CheckAndMarkDeviceUncertainViaReconstruction(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, deviceMountPath string) bool
+
+	// IsVolumeReconstructed returns true if volume currently added to actual state of the world
+	// was found during reconstruction.
+	IsVolumeReconstructed(volumeName v1.UniqueVolumeName, podName volumetypes.UniquePodName) bool
 }
 
 // ActualStateOfWorldAttacherUpdater defines a set of operations updating the
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
index 636aa4176d8..fe04932c4dd 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
@@ -785,11 +785,19 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) markDeviceErrorState(volumeToMount VolumeToMount,
 func (og *operationGenerator) markVolumeErrorState(volumeToMount VolumeToMount, markOpts MarkVolumeOpts, mountError error, actualStateOfWorld ActualStateOfWorldMounterUpdater) {
 	if volumetypes.IsOperationFinishedError(mountError) &&
 		actualStateOfWorld.GetVolumeMountState(volumeToMount.VolumeName, markOpts.PodName) == VolumeMountUncertain {
+		// if volume was previously reconstructed we are not going to change its state as unmounted even
+		// if mount operation fails.
+		if actualStateOfWorld.IsVolumeReconstructed(volumeToMount.VolumeName, volumeToMount.PodName) {
+			klog.V(3).InfoS("MountVolume.markVolumeErrorState leaving volume uncertain", "volumeName", volumeToMount.VolumeName)
+			return
+		}
+
 		t := actualStateOfWorld.MarkVolumeAsUnmounted(volumeToMount.PodName, volumeToMount.VolumeName)
 		if t != nil {
 			klog.Errorf(volumeToMount.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountVolume.MarkVolumeAsUnmounted failed", t).Error())
 		}
 		return
+
 	}
 
 	if volumetypes.IsUncertainProgressError(mountError) &&
@@ -799,7 +807,6 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) markVolumeErrorState(volumeToMount VolumeToMount,
 			klog.Errorf(volumeToMount.GenerateErrorDetailed("MountVolume.MarkVolumeMountAsUncertain failed", t).Error())
 		}
 	}
-
 }
 
 func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateUnmountVolumeFunc(