diff --git a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing/testvolumespec.go b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing/testvolumespec.go
index 86b66f8f244..183d7dd7e14 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing/testvolumespec.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/volume/attachdetach/testing/testvolumespec.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 )
 
 const TestPluginName = "kubernetes.io/testPlugin"
@@ -445,6 +446,11 @@ func (attacher *testPluginAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath st
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (attacher *testPluginAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 // Detacher
 type testPluginDetacher struct {
 	detachedVolumeMap map[string][]string
diff --git a/pkg/volume/awsebs/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/awsebs/attacher.go
index 35bf55df8fe..aa22034e091 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/awsebs/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/awsebs/attacher.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 	"k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/aws"
 )
 
@@ -250,6 +251,11 @@ func (attacher *awsElasticBlockStoreAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, dev
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (attacher *awsElasticBlockStoreAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 type awsElasticBlockStoreDetacher struct {
 	mounter    mount.Interface
 	awsVolumes aws.Volumes
diff --git a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
index 42296172f0d..c5c4705ca18 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/azure_dd/attacher.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	cloudprovider "k8s.io/cloud-provider"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 	"k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/azure"
 )
 
@@ -259,6 +260,11 @@ func (attacher *azureDiskAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath str
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (d *azureDiskAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := d.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 // Detach detaches disk from Azure VM.
 func (d *azureDiskDetacher) Detach(diskURI string, nodeName types.NodeName) error {
 	if diskURI == "" {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/cinder/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/cinder/attacher.go
index ebf84d31d0f..3340d2d53c2 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/cinder/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/cinder/attacher.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 )
 
 type cinderDiskAttacher struct {
@@ -303,6 +304,11 @@ func (attacher *cinderDiskAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath st
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (attacher *cinderDiskAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 type cinderDiskDetacher struct {
 	mounter        mount.Interface
 	cinderProvider BlockStorageProvider
diff --git a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
index b25aba98068..bd7b7a3e4f0 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/csi/csi_attacher.go
@@ -341,6 +341,11 @@ func (c *csiAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMo
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (c *csiAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := c.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 var _ volume.Detacher = &csiAttacher{}
 
 var _ volume.DeviceUnmounter = &csiAttacher{}
diff --git a/pkg/volume/fc/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/fc/attacher.go
index 4a431fd9928..385a916eca1 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/fc/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/fc/attacher.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 )
 
 type fcAttacher struct {
@@ -131,6 +132,11 @@ func (attacher *fcAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, de
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (attacher *fcAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 type fcDetacher struct {
 	mounter mount.Interface
 	manager diskManager
diff --git a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/attacher.go
index 3b98eefa079..e83da3ff2d3 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/flexvolume/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/flexvolume/attacher.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 )
 
 type flexVolumeAttacher struct {
@@ -97,6 +98,11 @@ func (a *flexVolumeAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, d
 	return err
 }
 
+func (attacher *flexVolumeAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 func (a *flexVolumeAttacher) VolumesAreAttached(specs []*volume.Spec, nodeName types.NodeName) (map[*volume.Spec]bool, error) {
 	volumesAttachedCheck := make(map[*volume.Spec]bool)
 	for _, spec := range specs {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/gcepd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/gcepd/attacher.go
index 43c03564c59..e9aa83e980d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/gcepd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/gcepd/attacher.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 	"k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/gce"
 )
 
@@ -328,6 +329,11 @@ func (attacher *gcePersistentDiskAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, device
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (attacher *gcePersistentDiskAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 type gcePersistentDiskDetacher struct {
 	host     volume.VolumeHost
 	gceDisks gce.Disks
diff --git a/pkg/volume/iscsi/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/iscsi/attacher.go
index 7b3d439077e..00d64cf21e4 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/iscsi/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/iscsi/attacher.go
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/keymutex"
 )
 
 type iscsiAttacher struct {
@@ -134,6 +136,11 @@ func (attacher *iscsiAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string,
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (attacher *iscsiAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 type iscsiDetacher struct {
 	host    volume.VolumeHost
 	mounter mount.Interface
diff --git a/pkg/volume/local/local.go b/pkg/volume/local/local.go
index b79180a6c87..53de686dacf 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/local/local.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/local/local.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/hostutil"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/validation"
 	"k8s.io/utils/keymutex"
 	"k8s.io/utils/mount"
@@ -370,6 +371,11 @@ func (dm *deviceMounter) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, devic
 	}
 }
 
+func (dm *deviceMounter) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := dm.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 func getVolumeSourceFSType(spec *volume.Spec) (string, error) {
 	if spec.PersistentVolume != nil &&
 		spec.PersistentVolume.Spec.Local != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/rbd/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/rbd/attacher.go
index 12c2e77c935..7bfa3fa3a8a 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/rbd/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/rbd/attacher.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 )
 
 // NewAttacher implements AttachableVolumePlugin.NewAttacher.
@@ -184,6 +185,11 @@ func (attacher *rbdAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, d
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (attacher *rbdAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 // rbdDetacher implements volume.Detacher interface.
 type rbdDetacher struct {
 	plugin  *rbdPlugin
diff --git a/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go b/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
index e74750cb067..0810d83c231 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/testing/testing.go
@@ -1054,6 +1054,11 @@ func (fv *FakeVolume) MountDevice(spec *Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (fv *FakeVolume) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := fv.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 func (fv *FakeVolume) GetMountDeviceCallCount() int {
 	fv.RLock()
 	defer fv.RUnlock()
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
index 2956ada9e66..5d530d4472f 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/operationexecutor/operation_generator.go
@@ -575,12 +575,12 @@ func (og *operationGenerator) GenerateMountVolumeFunc(
 			}
 
 			// Mount device to global mount path
-			err = volumeDeviceMounter.MountDevice(
+			operationState, err := volumeDeviceMounter.MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(
 				volumeToMount.VolumeSpec,
 				devicePath,
 				deviceMountPath)
 			if err != nil {
-				if volumetypes.IsOperationTimeOutError(err) {
+				if operationState == volumetypes.OperationInProgress {
 					markDeviceUncertainError := actualStateOfWorld.MarkDeviceAsUncertain(volumeToMount.VolumeName, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
 					if markDeviceUncertainError != nil {
 						klog.Infof("MountVolume.MarkDeviceAsUncertain failed with %v", markDeviceUncertainError)
diff --git a/pkg/volume/util/types/types.go b/pkg/volume/util/types/types.go
index 425e5b47f6d..baaa488137d 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/util/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/util/types/types.go
@@ -51,6 +51,23 @@ func (o *GeneratedOperations) Run() (eventErr, detailedErr error) {
 	return o.OperationFunc()
 }
 
+type OperationStatus string
+
+const (
+	// OperationFinished means volume operation has been finished
+	OperationFinished OperationStatus = "Finished"
+
+	// OperationInProgress means volume operation has been started and
+	// is in-progress. This state does not indicate if operation will succeed or fail but
+	// merely it has been started and in in-progress.
+	OperationInProgress OperationStatus = "InProgress"
+
+	// OperationStateNoChange indicates it is unchanged from previous state.
+	// This can be used to indicate transient failures for an operation which
+	// was in-progress previously.
+	OperationStateNoChange OperationStatus = "NoChange"
+)
+
 // OperationTimedOutError indicates a particular volume operation has timed out.
 type OperationTimedOutError struct {
 	msg string
diff --git a/pkg/volume/volume.go b/pkg/volume/volume.go
index 31fa8216e3e..83a79623694 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/volume.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/volume.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 )
 
 // Volume represents a directory used by pods or hosts on a node. All method
@@ -248,6 +249,9 @@ type DeviceMounter interface {
 	// individual pods can then bind mount
 	// Note that devicePath can be empty if the volume plugin does not implement any of Attach and WaitForAttach methods.
 	MountDevice(spec *Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) error
+
+	// MountDeviceWithStatusTracking is same as MountDevice except status of mount operation is also returned
+	MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error)
 }
 
 type BulkVolumeVerifier interface {
diff --git a/pkg/volume/vsphere_volume/attacher.go b/pkg/volume/vsphere_volume/attacher.go
index 8c247167858..947fc57d2cf 100644
--- a/pkg/volume/vsphere_volume/attacher.go
+++ b/pkg/volume/vsphere_volume/attacher.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume"
 	volumeutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
+	volumetypes "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util/types"
 	"k8s.io/legacy-cloud-providers/vsphere"
 )
 
@@ -248,6 +249,11 @@ func (attacher *vsphereVMDKAttacher) MountDevice(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath s
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (attacher *vsphereVMDKAttacher) MountDeviceWithStatusTracking(spec *volume.Spec, devicePath string, deviceMountPath string) (volumetypes.OperationStatus, error) {
+	err := attacher.MountDevice(spec, devicePath, deviceMountPath)
+	return volumetypes.OperationFinished, err
+}
+
 type vsphereVMDKDetacher struct {
 	mounter        mount.Interface
 	vsphereVolumes vsphere.Volumes