diff --git a/test/e2e/dra/dra.go b/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
index 59dc3376da3..3d77fd93bd0 100644
--- a/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
+++ b/test/e2e/dra/dra.go
@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-node] DRA [Feature:DynamicResourceAllocation]", fu
 		nodes := NewNodes(f, 1, 1)
 		driver := NewDriver(f, nodes, networkResources) // All tests get their own driver instance.
 		b := newBuilder(f, driver)
+
 		ginkgo.It("registers plugin", func() {
 			ginkgo.By("the driver is running")
 		})
 
-		// This test does not pass at the moment because kubelet doesn't retry.
 		ginkgo.It("must retry NodePrepareResource", func(ctx context.Context) {
 			// We have exactly one host.
 			m := MethodInstance{driver.Nodenames()[0], NodePrepareResourceMethod}
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-node] DRA [Feature:DynamicResourceAllocation]", fu
 				framework.Fail("NodePrepareResource should have been called again")
 			}
 		})
+
 		ginkgo.It("must not run a pod if a claim is not reserved for it", func(ctx context.Context) {
 			parameters := b.parameters()
 			claim := b.externalClaim(resourcev1alpha2.AllocationModeImmediate)
@@ -118,6 +119,7 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-node] DRA [Feature:DynamicResourceAllocation]", fu
 				return nil
 			}, 20*time.Second, 200*time.Millisecond).Should(gomega.BeNil())
 		})
+
 		ginkgo.It("must unprepare resources for force-deleted pod", func(ctx context.Context) {
 			parameters := b.parameters()
 			claim := b.externalClaim(resourcev1alpha2.AllocationModeImmediate)
@@ -140,6 +142,19 @@ var _ = ginkgo.Describe("[sig-node] DRA [Feature:DynamicResourceAllocation]", fu
 				gomega.Eventually(plugin.GetPreparedResources).WithTimeout(time.Minute).Should(gomega.BeEmpty(), "prepared claims on host %s", host)
 			}
 		})
+
+		ginkgo.It("must skip NodePrepareResource if not used by any container", func(ctx context.Context) {
+			parameters := b.parameters()
+			pod, template := b.podInline(resourcev1alpha2.AllocationModeWaitForFirstConsumer)
+			for i := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+				pod.Spec.Containers[i].Resources.Claims = nil
+			}
+			b.create(ctx, parameters, pod, template)
+			framework.ExpectNoError(e2epod.WaitForPodRunningInNamespace(ctx, f.ClientSet, pod), "start pod")
+			for host, plugin := range b.driver.Nodes {
+				gomega.Expect(plugin.GetPreparedResources()).Should(gomega.BeEmpty(), "not claims should be prepared on host %s while pod is running", host)
+			}
+		})
 	})
 
 	ginkgo.Context("driver", func() {