diff --git a/pkg/controller/expand_and_recover.go b/pkg/controller/expand_and_recover.go
index bb5784c2f..8bc19eb56 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/expand_and_recover.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/expand_and_recover.go
@@ -53,15 +53,23 @@ func (ctrl *resizeController) expandAndRecover(pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, pv
 	if pvSize.Cmp(pvcSpecSize) < 0 {
 		// PV is smaller than user requested size. In general some control-plane volume expansion
 		// is necessary at this point but if we were expanding the PVC before we should let
-		// previous operation finished before starting expansion to new user requested size.
+		// previous operation finish before starting expansion to new user requested size.
 		switch resizeStatus {
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimControllerExpansionInProgress:
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending:
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionInProgress:
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionFailed:
+		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimControllerExpansionInProgress,
+			v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionFailed:
 			if allocatedSize != nil {
 				newSize = *allocatedSize
 			}
+		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending,
+			v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionInProgress:
+			if allocatedSize != nil {
+				newSize = *allocatedSize
+			}
+			// If PV is already greater or equal to whatever newSize is, then we should
+			// let previously issued node expansion finish before starting new one.
+			if pvSize.Cmp(newSize) >= 0 {
+				return pvc, pv, nil, resizeCalled
+			}
 		default:
 			newSize = pvcSpecSize
 		}
@@ -77,8 +85,8 @@ func (ctrl *resizeController) expandAndRecover(pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, pv
 		//      safe to do so.
 		//   4. While expansion was still pending on the node, user reduced the pvc size.
 		switch resizeStatus {
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionInProgress:
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending:
+		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionInProgress,
+			v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending:
 			// we don't need to do any work. We could be here because of a spurious update event.
 			// This is case #1
 			return pvc, pv, nil, resizeCalled
@@ -90,9 +98,9 @@ func (ctrl *resizeController) expandAndRecover(pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, pv
 			} else {
 				newSize = pvcSpecSize
 			}
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimControllerExpansionInProgress:
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimControllerExpansionFailed:
-		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNoExpansionInProgress:
+		case v1.PersistentVolumeClaimControllerExpansionInProgress,
+			v1.PersistentVolumeClaimControllerExpansionFailed,
+			v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNoExpansionInProgress:
 			// This is case#2 or it could also be case#4 when user manually shrunk the PVC
 			// after expanding it.
 			if allocatedSize != nil {
@@ -138,6 +146,7 @@ func (ctrl *resizeController) expandAndRecover(pvc *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, pv
 	if err != nil {
 		// Record an event to indicate that resize operation is failed.
 		ctrl.eventRecorder.Eventf(pvc, v1.EventTypeWarning, util.VolumeResizeFailed, err.Error())
+		return pvc, pv, err, true
 	}
 
 	klog.V(4).Infof("Update capacity of PV %q to %s succeeded", pv.Name, newSize.String())
diff --git a/pkg/controller/expand_and_recover_test.go b/pkg/controller/expand_and_recover_test.go
index dc267b3b7..77b283805 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/expand_and_recover_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/expand_and_recover_test.go
@@ -75,6 +75,24 @@ func TestExpandAndRecover(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedAllocatedSize: resource.MustParse("2G"),
 			expectResizeCall:      true,
 		},
+		{
+			name:                  "pvc.spec.size > pv.spec.size, recover_expansion=on, resize_status-node_expansion_pending",
+			pvc:                   getTestPVC("test-vol0", "10G", "1G", "3G", v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending),
+			pv:                    createPV(3, "claim01", defaultNS, "test-uid", &fsVolumeMode),
+			recoverFeatureGate:    true,
+			expectedResizeStatus:  v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionPending,
+			expectedAllocatedSize: resource.MustParse("3G"),
+			expectResizeCall:      false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                  "pvc.spec.size > pv.spec.size, recover_expansion=on, resize_status-node_expansion_inprogress",
+			pvc:                   getTestPVC("test-vol0", "10G", "1G", "3G", v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionInProgress),
+			pv:                    createPV(3, "claim01", defaultNS, "test-uid", &fsVolumeMode),
+			recoverFeatureGate:    true,
+			expectedResizeStatus:  v1.PersistentVolumeClaimNodeExpansionInProgress,
+			expectedAllocatedSize: resource.MustParse("3G"),
+			expectResizeCall:      false,
+		},
 	}
 	for i := range tests {
 		test := tests[i]