diff --git a/controllers/druid/handler.go b/controllers/druid/handler.go
index 3adb9504..e1acd398 100644
--- a/controllers/druid/handler.go
+++ b/controllers/druid/handler.go
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"regexp"
 	"sort"
+	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	autoscalev2 "k8s.io/api/autoscaling/v2"
 	networkingv1 "k8s.io/api/networking/v1"
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	druidOpResourceHash          = "druidOpResourceHash"
 	defaultCommonConfigMountPath = "/druid/conf/druid/_common"
+	toBeDeletedLabel             = "toBeDeleted"
+	deletionTSLabel              = "deletionTS"
 )
 
 var logger = logf.Log.WithName("druid_operator_handler")
@@ -490,12 +494,34 @@ func deleteOrphanPVC(ctx context.Context, sdk client.Client, drd *v1alpha1.Druid
 		for i, pvc := range pvcList {
 
 			if !ContainsString(mountedPVC, pvc.GetName()) {
-				err := writers.Delete(ctx, sdk, drd, pvcList[i], emitEvents, &client.DeleteAllOfOptions{})
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
+
+				if _, ok := pvc.GetLabels()[toBeDeletedLabel]; ok {
+					err := checkPVCLabelsAndDelete(ctx, sdk, drd, emitEvents, pvcList[i])
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
 				} else {
-					msg := fmt.Sprintf("Deleted orphaned pvc [%s:%s] successfully", pvcList[i].GetName(), drd.Namespace)
-					logger.Info(msg, "name", drd.Name, "namespace", drd.Namespace)
+					// set labels when pvc comes for deletion for the first time
+					getPvcLabels := pvc.GetLabels()
+					getPvcLabels[toBeDeletedLabel] = "yes"
+					getPvcLabels[deletionTSLabel] = strconv.FormatInt(time.Now().Unix(), 10)
+
+					err = setPVCLabels(ctx, sdk, drd, emitEvents, pvcList[i], getPvcLabels, true)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				// do not delete pvc
+				if _, ok := pvc.GetLabels()[toBeDeletedLabel]; ok {
+					getPvcLabels := pvc.GetLabels()
+					delete(getPvcLabels, toBeDeletedLabel)
+					delete(getPvcLabels, deletionTSLabel)
+
+					err = setPVCLabels(ctx, sdk, drd, emitEvents, pvcList[i], getPvcLabels, false)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -503,6 +529,55 @@ func deleteOrphanPVC(ctx context.Context, sdk client.Client, drd *v1alpha1.Druid
 	return nil
 }
 
+func checkPVCLabelsAndDelete(ctx context.Context, sdk client.Client, drd *v1alpha1.Druid, emitEvents EventEmitter, pvc object) error {
+	deletionTS := pvc.GetLabels()[deletionTSLabel]
+
+	parsedDeletionTS, err := strconv.ParseInt(deletionTS, 10, 64)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("Unable to parse label %s [%s:%s]", deletionTSLabel, deletionTS, pvc.GetName())
+		logger.Info(msg, "name", drd.Name, "namespace", drd.Namespace)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	timeNow := time.Now().Unix()
+	timeDiff := timeDifference(parsedDeletionTS, timeNow)
+
+	if timeDiff >= int64(time.Second/time.Second)*60 {
+		// delete pvc
+		err = writers.Delete(ctx, sdk, drd, pvc, emitEvents, &client.DeleteAllOfOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		} else {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("Deleted orphaned pvc [%s:%s] successfully", pvc.GetName(), drd.Namespace)
+			logger.Info(msg, "name", drd.Name, "namespace", drd.Namespace)
+		}
+	} else {
+		// wait for 60s
+		msg := fmt.Sprintf("pvc [%s:%s] marked to be deleted after %ds", pvc.GetName(), drd.Namespace, 60-timeDiff)
+		logger.Info(msg, "name", drd.Name, "namespace", drd.Namespace)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func setPVCLabels(ctx context.Context, sdk client.Client, drd *v1alpha1.Druid, emitEvents EventEmitter, pvc object, labels map[string]string, isSetLabel bool) error {
+
+	pvc.SetLabels(labels)
+	_, err := writers.Update(ctx, sdk, drd, pvc, emitEvents)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else {
+		if isSetLabel {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("marked pvc for deletion , added labels %s and %s successfully [%s]", toBeDeletedLabel, deletionTSLabel, pvc.GetName())
+			logger.Info(msg, "name", drd.Name, "namespace", drd.Namespace)
+		} else {
+			msg := fmt.Sprintf("unmarked pvc for deletion, removed labels %s and %s successfully in pvc [%s]", toBeDeletedLabel, deletionTSLabel, pvc.GetName())
+			logger.Info(msg, "name", drd.Name, "namespace", drd.Namespace)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func executeFinalizers(ctx context.Context, sdk client.Client, m *v1alpha1.Druid, emitEvents EventEmitter) error {
 
 	if ContainsString(m.ObjectMeta.Finalizers, finalizerName) {
diff --git a/controllers/druid/util.go b/controllers/druid/util.go
index b30c2e48..4e779719 100644
--- a/controllers/druid/util.go
+++ b/controllers/druid/util.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 )
 
 func firstNonEmptyStr(s1 string, s2 string) string {
@@ -77,3 +78,12 @@ func Str2Int(s string) int {
 	}
 	return i
 }
+
+// to find the time difference between two epoch times
+func timeDifference(epochTime1, epochTime2 int64) int64 {
+	t1 := time.Unix(epochTime1, 0)
+	t2 := time.Unix(epochTime2, 0)
+
+	diff := time.Duration(t2.Sub(t1))
+	return int64(diff.Seconds())
+}