diff --git a/inc/ocf_err.h b/inc/ocf_err.h
index a8d0563d..eeb867d8 100644
--- a/inc/ocf_err.h
+++ b/inc/ocf_err.h
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright(c) 2012-2021 Intel Corporation
+ * Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
  */
 
@@ -143,6 +144,9 @@ typedef enum {
 	/** Invalid operation for cache in standby state. */
 	OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY,
 
+	/** Invalid operation for cache in standby state. */
+	OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED,
+
 	/** Size of core volume doesn't match the size stored in cache metadata */
 	OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH,
 
diff --git a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
index ed53ea65..49d7381a 100644
--- a/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
+++ b/src/metadata/metadata_superblock.c
@@ -547,6 +547,8 @@ void ocf_metadata_flush_superblock(ocf_cache_t cache,
 
 	OCF_DEBUG_TRACE(cache);
 
+	ENV_BUG_ON(!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache));
+
 	result = ocf_pipeline_create(&pipeline, cache,
 			&ocf_metadata_flush_sb_pipeline_props);
 	if (result)
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
index 3ff94a27..b1978e44 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_cache.c
@@ -3443,6 +3443,13 @@ void ocf_mngt_cache_save(ocf_cache_t cache,
 
 	OCF_CHECK_NULL(cache);
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache)) {
+		ocf_cache_log(cache, log_info, "Cache is in detached state. Any changes"
+				" made to the cache configuration won't persist through cache "
+				"stop unless a caching volume is attached\n");
+		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED);
+	}
+
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		OCF_CMPL_RET(cache, priv, -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY);
 
@@ -3519,6 +3526,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_cache_set_mode(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_cache_mode_t mode)
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		result = -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	if (!ocf_cache_mode_is_valid(mode)) {
 		ocf_cache_log(cache, log_err, "Cache mode %u is invalid\n",
 				mode);
@@ -3544,6 +3554,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_cache_promotion_set_policy(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_promotion_t type)
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		result = -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	ocf_metadata_start_exclusive_access(&cache->metadata.lock);
 
 	result = ocf_promotion_set_policy(cache->promotion_policy, type);
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
index 2b34725d..1c6dc37a 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_core.c
@@ -492,6 +492,16 @@ static void ocf_mngt_cache_add_core_insert(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline,
 	core->conf_meta->seq_no = core_sequence_no;
 
 	/* Update super-block with core device addition */
+
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache)) {
+		if (!cache->metadata.is_volatile) {
+			ocf_cache_log(cache, log_warn, "Cache is in detached state. "
+					"The changes about the new core won't persist cache stop "
+					"unless a cache volume is attached\n");
+		}
+		OCF_PL_NEXT_RET(pipeline);
+	}
+
 	ocf_metadata_flush_superblock(cache,
 			_ocf_mngt_cache_add_core_flush_sb_complete, context);
 }
@@ -694,6 +704,9 @@ static void _ocf_mngt_cache_remove_core(ocf_pipeline_t pipeline, void *priv,
 	cache_mngt_core_remove_from_cache(core);
 	cache_mngt_core_deinit(core);
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		OCF_PL_NEXT_RET(pipeline);
+
 	ocf_metadata_flush_superblock(cache,
 			ocf_mngt_cache_remove_core_flush_superblock_complete,
 			context);
@@ -999,6 +1012,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_core_set_seq_cutoff_threshold(ocf_core_t core, uint32_t thresh)
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	return _cache_mngt_set_core_seq_cutoff_threshold(core, &thresh);
 }
 
@@ -1010,6 +1026,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_core_set_seq_cutoff_threshold_all(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	return ocf_core_visit(cache, _cache_mngt_set_core_seq_cutoff_threshold,
 			&thresh, true);
 }
@@ -1084,6 +1103,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_core_set_seq_cutoff_policy(ocf_core_t core,
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	return _cache_mngt_set_core_seq_cutoff_policy(core, &policy);
 }
 int ocf_mngt_core_set_seq_cutoff_policy_all(ocf_cache_t cache,
@@ -1094,6 +1116,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_core_set_seq_cutoff_policy_all(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	return ocf_core_visit(cache, _cache_mngt_set_core_seq_cutoff_policy,
 						  &policy, true);
 }
@@ -1156,6 +1181,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_core_set_seq_cutoff_promotion_count(ocf_core_t core,
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	return _cache_mngt_set_core_seq_cutoff_promo_count(core, &count);
 }
 
@@ -1167,6 +1195,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_core_set_seq_cutoff_promotion_count_all(ocf_cache_t cache,
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	return ocf_core_visit(cache, _cache_mngt_set_core_seq_cutoff_promo_count,
 						  &count, true);
 }
diff --git a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_flush.c b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_flush.c
index e9d225e2..c5331b1c 100644
--- a/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_flush.c
+++ b/src/mngt/ocf_mngt_flush.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,9 @@ int ocf_mngt_cache_cleaning_set_param(ocf_cache_t cache, ocf_cleaning_t type,
 	if (ocf_cache_is_standby(cache))
 		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY;
 
+	if (!ocf_cache_is_device_attached(cache))
+		return -OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED;
+
 	ocf_metadata_start_exclusive_access(&cache->metadata.lock);
 
 	ret = ocf_cleaning_set_param(cache, type, param_id, param_value);
diff --git a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
index dc23ddab..a4cd19a3 100644
--- a/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
+++ b/tests/functional/pyocf/types/shared.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Copyright(c) 2019-2022 Intel Corporation
+# Copyright(c) 2024 Huawei Technologies
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
 #
 
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ class OcfErrorCode(IntEnum):
     OCF_ERR_CORE_UUID_EXISTS = auto()
     OCF_ERR_CACHE_LINE_SIZE_MISMATCH = auto()
     OCF_ERR_CACHE_STANDBY = auto()
+    OCF_ERR_CACHE_DETACHED = auto()
     OCF_ERR_CORE_SIZE_MISMATCH = auto()
     OCF_ERR_STANDBY_ATTACHED = auto()
     OCF_ERR_CORE_NOT_REMOVED = auto()