diff --git a/pkg/controller/common/util.go b/pkg/controller/common/util.go
index a59a3f591f..6c377df0bd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/common/util.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/common/util.go
@@ -241,6 +241,9 @@ const (
 	// be dynamically provisioned. Its value is the name of the selected node.
 	AnnSelectedNode = "volume.kubernetes.io/selected-node"
 
+	// AnnGarbageCollected is a PVC annotation indicating that the PVC was garbage collected
+	AnnGarbageCollected = AnnAPIGroup + "/garbageCollected"
+
 	// CloneUniqueID is used as a special label to be used when we search for the pod
 	CloneUniqueID = "cdi.kubevirt.io/storage.clone.cloneUniqeId"
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/datavolume/garbagecollect.go b/pkg/controller/datavolume/garbagecollect.go
index 99016cc7e1..2d6bf3a953 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/datavolume/garbagecollect.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/datavolume/garbagecollect.go
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ func (r *ReconcilerBase) canUpdateFinalizers(ownerRef metav1.OwnerReference) (bo
 func (r *ReconcilerBase) detachPvcDeleteDv(syncState *dvSyncState) error {
 	updatePvcOwnerRefs(syncState.pvc, syncState.dv)
 	delete(syncState.pvc.Annotations, cc.AnnPopulatedFor)
+	cc.AddAnnotation(syncState.pvc, cc.AnnGarbageCollected, "true")
 	if err := r.updatePVC(syncState.pvc); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/datavolume/import-controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/datavolume/import-controller_test.go
index 4f3f359d47..8fc19acd12 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/datavolume/import-controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/datavolume/import-controller_test.go
@@ -1630,6 +1630,34 @@ var _ = Describe("All DataVolume Tests", func() {
 			Expect(pvc.OwnerReferences).To(HaveLen(4))
 			Expect(pvc.OwnerReferences).To(Equal([]metav1.OwnerReference{ref("1"), ref("2"), ref("3"), vmOwnerRef}))
 		})
+
+		It("should update PVC when garbage collecting", func() {
+			dv := NewImportDataVolume("test-dv")
+			AddAnnotation(dv, AnnDeleteAfterCompletion, "true")
+			dv.Status.Phase = cdiv1.Succeeded
+			vmOwnerRef := metav1.OwnerReference{Kind: "VirtualMachine", Name: "test-vm", UID: "test-vm-uid", Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}
+			dv.OwnerReferences = append(dv.OwnerReferences, vmOwnerRef)
+
+			pvc := CreatePvc("test-dv", metav1.NamespaceDefault, nil, nil)
+			dvOwnerRef := metav1.OwnerReference{Kind: "DataVolume", Name: "test-dv", UID: dv.UID, Controller: pointer.Bool(true)}
+			pvc.OwnerReferences = append(pvc.OwnerReferences, dvOwnerRef)
+
+			cdiConfig := MakeEmptyCDIConfigSpec(common.ConfigName)
+			cdiConfig.Status = cdiv1.CDIConfigStatus{
+				ScratchSpaceStorageClass: testStorageClass,
+			}
+			cdiConfig.Spec.FeatureGates = []string{featuregates.HonorWaitForFirstConsumer}
+			cdiConfig.Spec.DataVolumeTTLSeconds = pointer.Int32(int32(0))
+
+			reconciler = createImportReconcilerWithoutConfig(dv, pvc, cdiConfig)
+			_, err := reconciler.Reconcile(context.TODO(), reconcile.Request{NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{Name: "test-dv", Namespace: metav1.NamespaceDefault}})
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			pvc = &corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim{}
+			err = reconciler.client.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: "test-dv", Namespace: metav1.NamespaceDefault}, pvc)
+			Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+			Expect(pvc.OwnerReferences).To(Equal([]metav1.OwnerReference{vmOwnerRef}))
+			Expect(pvc.Annotations[AnnGarbageCollected]).To(Equal("true"))
+		})
 	})
 
 	var _ = Describe("shouldUseCDIPopulator", func() {