diff --git a/test/e2e/dra/dra.go b/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
index 2d31f8265c6..2ab9ef65f94 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
+++ b/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
@@ -193,6 +193,24 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-node] DRA [Feature:DynamicResourceAllocation]", fu
 			b.testPod(ctx, f.ClientSet, pod)
 		})
 
+		ginkgo.It("runs a pod without a generated resource claim", func(ctx context.Context) {
+			pod, _ /* template */ := b.podInline(resourcev1alpha2.AllocationModeWaitForFirstConsumer)
+			created := b.create(ctx, pod)
+			pod = created[0].(*v1.Pod)
+
+			// Normally, this pod would be stuck because the
+			// ResourceClaim cannot be created without the
+			// template. We allow it to run by communicating
+			// through the status that the ResourceClaim is not
+			// needed.
+			pod.Status.ResourceClaimStatuses = []v1.PodResourceClaimStatus{
+				{Name: pod.Spec.ResourceClaims[0].Name, ResourceClaimName: nil},
+			}
+			_, err := f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(pod.Namespace).UpdateStatus(ctx, pod, metav1.UpdateOptions{})
+			framework.ExpectNoError(err)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(e2epod.WaitForPodRunningInNamespace(ctx, f.ClientSet, pod))
+		})
+
 		// claimTests tries out several different combinations of pods with
 		// claims, both inline and external.
 		claimTests := func(allocationMode resourcev1alpha2.AllocationMode) {
@@ -832,27 +850,31 @@ func (b *builder) podExternalMultiple() *v1.Pod {
 }
 
 // create takes a bunch of objects and calls their Create function.
-func (b *builder) create(ctx context.Context, objs ...klog.KMetadata) {
+func (b *builder) create(ctx context.Context, objs ...klog.KMetadata) []klog.KMetadata {
+	var createdObjs []klog.KMetadata
 	for _, obj := range objs {
 		ginkgo.By(fmt.Sprintf("creating %T %s", obj, obj.GetName()), func() {
 			var err error
+			var createdObj klog.KMetadata
 			switch obj := obj.(type) {
 			case *resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClass:
-				_, err = b.f.ClientSet.ResourceV1alpha2().ResourceClasses().Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				createdObj, err = b.f.ClientSet.ResourceV1alpha2().ResourceClasses().Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 			case *v1.Pod:
-				_, err = b.f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(b.f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				createdObj, err = b.f.ClientSet.CoreV1().Pods(b.f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 			case *v1.ConfigMap:
 				_, err = b.f.ClientSet.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(b.f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 			case *resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaim:
-				_, err = b.f.ClientSet.ResourceV1alpha2().ResourceClaims(b.f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				createdObj, err = b.f.ClientSet.ResourceV1alpha2().ResourceClaims(b.f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 			case *resourcev1alpha2.ResourceClaimTemplate:
-				_, err = b.f.ClientSet.ResourceV1alpha2().ResourceClaimTemplates(b.f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+				createdObj, err = b.f.ClientSet.ResourceV1alpha2().ResourceClaimTemplates(b.f.Namespace.Name).Create(ctx, obj, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 			default:
 				framework.Fail(fmt.Sprintf("internal error, unsupported type %T", obj), 1)
 			}
 			framework.ExpectNoErrorWithOffset(1, err, "create %T", obj)
+			createdObjs = append(createdObjs, createdObj)
 		})
 	}
+	return createdObjs
 }
 
 // testPod runs pod and checks if container logs contain expected environment variables