diff --git a/pkg/node/volumemgr.go b/pkg/node/volumemgr.go
index fac40e58f..d9e36e064 100644
--- a/pkg/node/volumemgr.go
+++ b/pkg/node/volumemgr.go
@@ -1109,6 +1109,11 @@ func (m *VolumeManager) createEventsForDriveUpdates(updates *driveUpdates) {
 		if updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Status != updDrive.PreviousState.Spec.Status {
 			m.createEventForDriveStatusChange(
 				updDrive.CurrentState, updDrive.PreviousState.Spec.Status, updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Status)
+		} else if updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Status == apiV1.DriveStatusOffline {
+			if updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Usage == apiV1.DriveUsageRemoved &&
+				updDrive.PreviousState.Spec.Usage == apiV1.DriveUsageRemoving {
+				m.createEventForMissingDriveRemoved(updDrive.CurrentState)
+			}
 		}
 		currentHealth := updDrive.CurrentState.Spec.Health
 		if currentHealth != updDrive.PreviousState.Spec.Health {
@@ -1168,6 +1173,12 @@ func (m *VolumeManager) createEventForDriveStatusChange(
 		statusMsgTemplate, currentStatus, prevStatus)
 }
 
+func (m *VolumeManager) createEventForMissingDriveRemoved(drive *drivecrd.Drive) {
+	event := eventing.DriveSuccessfullyRemoved
+	msgTemplate := "Drive successfully removed for a missing disk."
+	m.sendEventForDrive(drive, event, msgTemplate)
+}
+
 // createEventForDriveHealthOverridden creates DriveHealthOverridden with Warning type
 func (m *VolumeManager) createEventForDriveHealthOverridden(
 	drive *drivecrd.Drive, realHealth, overriddenHealth string) {
diff --git a/pkg/node/volumemgr_test.go b/pkg/node/volumemgr_test.go
index b6a40fb9d..fede7c388 100644
--- a/pkg/node/volumemgr_test.go
+++ b/pkg/node/volumemgr_test.go
@@ -1215,6 +1215,25 @@ func TestVolumeManager_createEventsForDriveUpdates(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, expectEvent(drive1CR, eventing.DriveSuccessfullyRemoved))
 		assert.True(t, expectEvent(drive1CR, eventing.DriveHealthUnknown))
 	})
+
+	t.Run("Drive removed for missing disk", func(t *testing.T) {
+		init()
+		previousDrive := drive1CR.DeepCopy()
+		modifiedDrive := drive1CR.DeepCopy()
+		previousDrive.Spec.Status = apiV1.DriveStatusOffline
+		previousDrive.Spec.Usage = apiV1.DriveUsageRemoving
+		modifiedDrive.Spec.Status = apiV1.DriveStatusOffline
+		modifiedDrive.Spec.Usage = apiV1.DriveUsageRemoved
+
+		upd := &driveUpdates{
+			Updated: []updatedDrive{{
+				PreviousState: previousDrive,
+				CurrentState:  modifiedDrive}},
+		}
+		mgr.createEventsForDriveUpdates(upd)
+		assert.True(t, expectEvent(drive1CR, eventing.DriveSuccessfullyRemoved))
+	})
+
 }
 
 func TestVolumeManager_isShouldBeReconciled(t *testing.T) {