diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/apis/podresources/server_v1alpha1_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/apis/podresources/server_v1alpha1_test.go
index 1dc289d89b3..adcb2fb2818 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/apis/podresources/server_v1alpha1_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/apis/podresources/server_v1alpha1_test.go
@@ -134,7 +134,6 @@ func TestListPodResourcesV1alpha1(t *testing.T) {
 			mockDevicesProvider.EXPECT().GetDevices(string(podUID), containerName).Return(tc.devices).AnyTimes()
 			mockDevicesProvider.EXPECT().UpdateAllocatedDevices().Return().AnyTimes()
 
-
 			providers := PodResourcesProviders{
 				Pods:    mockPodsProvider,
 				Devices: mockDevicesProvider,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/claiminfo.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/claiminfo.go
index 89f1a68c884..318b0debf27 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/claiminfo.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/claiminfo.go
@@ -57,9 +57,10 @@ type claimInfoCache struct {
 	claimInfo map[string]*claimInfo
 }
 
-func newClaimInfo(driverName string, claimUID types.UID, claimName, namespace string, podUIDs sets.Set[string]) *claimInfo {
+func newClaimInfo(driverName, className string, claimUID types.UID, claimName, namespace string, podUIDs sets.Set[string]) *claimInfo {
 	claimInfoState := state.ClaimInfoState{
 		DriverName: driverName,
+		ClassName:  className,
 		ClaimUID:   claimUID,
 		ClaimName:  claimName,
 		Namespace:  namespace,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ func newClaimInfoCache(stateDir, checkpointName string) (*claimInfoCache, error)
 	for _, entry := range curState {
 		info := newClaimInfo(
 			entry.DriverName,
+			entry.ClassName,
 			entry.ClaimUID,
 			entry.ClaimName,
 			entry.Namespace,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
index 3dfdb9cff75..b85853fc7c9 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/manager.go
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) PrepareResources(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 				// Create a claimInfo object to store the relevant claim info.
 				claimInfo := newClaimInfo(
 					resourceClaim.Status.DriverName,
+					resourceClaim.Spec.ResourceClassName,
 					resourceClaim.UID,
 					resourceClaim.Name,
 					resourceClaim.Namespace,
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint.go
index 78da262bcb9..a3a310a27e0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint.go
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ type ClaimInfoState struct {
 	// Name of the DRA driver
 	DriverName string
 
+	// ClassName is a resource class of the claim
+	ClassName string
+
 	// ClaimUID is an UID of the resource claim
 	ClaimUID types.UID
 
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
index 0ed650d98e5..e21405aba2c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/dra/state/state_checkpoint_test.go
@@ -50,11 +50,12 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"Restore checkpoint - single claim",
-			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":1988120167}`,
+			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":153446146}`,
 			"",
 			[]ClaimInfoState{
 				{
 					DriverName: "test-driver.cdi.k8s.io",
+					ClassName:  "class-name",
 					ClaimUID:   "067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7",
 					ClaimName:  "example",
 					Namespace:  "default",
@@ -67,11 +68,12 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"Restore checkpoint - single claim - multiple devices",
-			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"meta-test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver-1.cdi.k8s.io":["example-1.com/example-1=cdi-example-1"],"test-driver-2.cdi.k8s.io":["example-2.com/example-2=cdi-example-2"]}}],"checksum":2113538068}`,
+			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"meta-test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver-1.cdi.k8s.io":["example-1.com/example-1=cdi-example-1"],"test-driver-2.cdi.k8s.io":["example-2.com/example-2=cdi-example-2"]}}],"checksum":1363630443}`,
 			"",
 			[]ClaimInfoState{
 				{
 					DriverName: "meta-test-driver.cdi.k8s.io",
+					ClassName:  "class-name",
 					ClaimUID:   "067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7",
 					ClaimName:  "example",
 					Namespace:  "default",
@@ -85,11 +87,12 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"Restore checkpoint - multiple claims",
-			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example-1","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example-1"]}},{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClaimUID":"4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c","ClaimName":"example-2","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example-2"]}}],"checksum":666680545}`,
+			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name-1","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example-1","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example-1"]}},{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClaimUID":"4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c","ClassName":"class-name-2","ClaimName":"example-2","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example-2"]}}],"checksum":1978566460}`,
 			"",
 			[]ClaimInfoState{
 				{
 					DriverName: "test-driver.cdi.k8s.io",
+					ClassName:  "class-name-1",
 					ClaimUID:   "067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7",
 					ClaimName:  "example-1",
 					Namespace:  "default",
@@ -100,6 +103,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				{
 					DriverName: "test-driver.cdi.k8s.io",
+					ClassName:  "class-name-2",
 					ClaimUID:   "4cf8db2d-06c0-7d70-1a51-e59b25b2c16c",
 					ClaimName:  "example-2",
 					Namespace:  "default",
@@ -112,7 +116,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			"Restore checkpoint - invalid checksum",
-			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":1988120168}`,
+			`{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":1988120168}`,
 			"checkpoint is corrupted",
 			[]ClaimInfoState{},
 		},
@@ -167,6 +171,7 @@ func TestCheckpointGetOrCreate(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCheckpointStateStore(t *testing.T) {
 	claimInfoState := ClaimInfoState{
 		DriverName: "test-driver.cdi.k8s.io",
+		ClassName:  "class-name",
 		ClaimUID:   "067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7",
 		ClaimName:  "example",
 		Namespace:  "default",
@@ -176,7 +181,7 @@ func TestCheckpointStateStore(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	expectedCheckpoint := `{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":1988120167}`
+	expectedCheckpoint := `{"version":"v1","entries":[{"DriverName":"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io","ClassName":"class-name","ClaimUID":"067798be-454e-4be4-9047-1aa06aea63f7","ClaimName":"example","Namespace":"default","PodUIDs":{"139cdb46-f989-4f17-9561-ca10cfb509a6":{}},"CDIDevices":{"test-driver.cdi.k8s.io":["example.com/example=cdi-example"]}}],"checksum":153446146}`
 
 	// create temp dir
 	testingDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "dramanager_state_test")