diff --git a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
index 8ae79dfae..d47ee34f8 100644
--- a/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/common-controller/snapshot_controller.go
@@ -961,7 +961,12 @@ func (ctrl *csiSnapshotCommonController) isPVCBeingUsed(pvc *v1.PersistentVolume
 			klog.V(4).Infof("Skipping static bound snapshot %s when checking PVC %s/%s", snap.Name, pvc.Namespace, pvc.Name)
 			continue
 		}
-		if snap.Spec.Source.PersistentVolumeClaimName != nil && pvc.Name == *snap.Spec.Source.PersistentVolumeClaimName && !utils.IsSnapshotReady(snap) {
+
+		if snap.Spec.Source.PersistentVolumeClaimName != nil &&
+			pvc.Name == *snap.Spec.Source.PersistentVolumeClaimName &&
+			!utils.IsSnapshotReady(snap) &&
+			utils.HasSnapshotFinalizer(snap, utils.PVCFinalizer) {
+
 			klog.V(2).Infof("Keeping PVC %s/%s, it is used by snapshot %s/%s", pvc.Namespace, pvc.Name, snap.Namespace, snap.Name)
 			return true
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/util.go b/pkg/utils/util.go
index 9c89d16c7..6c07170f8 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/util.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/util.go
@@ -484,6 +484,15 @@ func IsBoundVolumeSnapshotContentNameSet(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
+func HasSnapshotFinalizer(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot, finalizer string) bool {
+	for _, f := range snapshot.ObjectMeta.Finalizers {
+		if f == finalizer {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func IsSnapshotReady(snapshot *crdv1.VolumeSnapshot) bool {
 	if snapshot.Status == nil || snapshot.Status.ReadyToUse == nil || *snapshot.Status.ReadyToUse == false {
 		return false