diff --git a/pkg/backup/backup.go b/pkg/backup/backup.go
index 67e20acb0e9..bd79eefed28 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/backup.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/backup.go
@@ -419,6 +419,9 @@ func (kb *kubernetesBackupper) BackupWithResolvers(log logrus.FieldLogger,
 		}
 	}
 
+	processedPVBs := itemBackupper.podVolumeBackupper.WaitAllPodVolumesProcessed(log)
+	backupRequest.PodVolumeBackups = append(backupRequest.PodVolumeBackups, processedPVBs...)
+
 	// do a final update on progress since we may have just added some CRDs and may not have updated
 	// for the last few processed items.
 	updated = backupRequest.Backup.DeepCopy()
diff --git a/pkg/backup/item_backupper.go b/pkg/backup/item_backupper.go
index 7f1d8268578..4b589fae318 100644
--- a/pkg/backup/item_backupper.go
+++ b/pkg/backup/item_backupper.go
@@ -270,7 +270,6 @@ func (ib *itemBackupper) backupItemInternal(logger logrus.FieldLogger, obj runti
 		// even if there are errors.
 		podVolumeBackups, podVolumePVCBackupSummary, errs := ib.backupPodVolumes(log, pod, pvbVolumes)
 
-		ib.backupRequest.PodVolumeBackups = append(ib.backupRequest.PodVolumeBackups, podVolumeBackups...)
 		backupErrs = append(backupErrs, errs...)
 
 		// Mark the volumes that has been processed by pod volume backup as Taken in the tracker.
diff --git a/pkg/podvolume/backupper.go b/pkg/podvolume/backupper.go
index c40a198d206..6929cfa64d7 100644
--- a/pkg/podvolume/backupper.go
+++ b/pkg/podvolume/backupper.go
@@ -45,17 +45,19 @@ import (
 type Backupper interface {
 	// BackupPodVolumes backs up all specified volumes in a pod.
 	BackupPodVolumes(backup *velerov1api.Backup, pod *corev1api.Pod, volumesToBackup []string, resPolicies *resourcepolicies.Policies, log logrus.FieldLogger) ([]*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup, *PVCBackupSummary, []error)
+	WaitAllPodVolumesProcessed(log logrus.FieldLogger) []*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup
 }
 
 type backupper struct {
-	ctx          context.Context
-	repoLocker   *repository.RepoLocker
-	repoEnsurer  *repository.Ensurer
-	crClient     ctrlclient.Client
-	uploaderType string
-
-	results     map[string]chan *velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup
-	resultsLock sync.Mutex
+	ctx                 context.Context
+	repoLocker          *repository.RepoLocker
+	repoEnsurer         *repository.Ensurer
+	crClient            ctrlclient.Client
+	uploaderType        string
+	pvbInformer         ctrlcache.Informer
+	handlerRegistration cache.ResourceEventHandlerRegistration
+	wg                  sync.WaitGroup
+	result              []*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup
 }
 
 type skippedPVC struct {
@@ -113,11 +115,12 @@ func newBackupper(
 		repoEnsurer:  repoEnsurer,
 		crClient:     crClient,
 		uploaderType: uploaderType,
-
-		results: make(map[string]chan *velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup),
+		pvbInformer:  pvbInformer,
+		wg:           sync.WaitGroup{},
+		result:       []*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup{},
 	}
 
-	_, _ = pvbInformer.AddEventHandler(
+	b.handlerRegistration, _ = pvbInformer.AddEventHandler(
 		cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 			UpdateFunc: func(_, obj interface{}) {
 				pvb := obj.(*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup)
@@ -126,17 +129,13 @@ func newBackupper(
 					return
 				}
 
-				if pvb.Status.Phase == velerov1api.PodVolumeBackupPhaseCompleted || pvb.Status.Phase == velerov1api.PodVolumeBackupPhaseFailed {
-					b.resultsLock.Lock()
-					defer b.resultsLock.Unlock()
-
-					resChan, ok := b.results[resultsKey(pvb.Spec.Pod.Namespace, pvb.Spec.Pod.Name)]
-					if !ok {
-						log.Errorf("No results channel found for pod %s/%s to send pod volume backup %s/%s on", pvb.Spec.Pod.Namespace, pvb.Spec.Pod.Name, pvb.Namespace, pvb.Name)
-						return
-					}
-					resChan <- pvb
+				if pvb.Status.Phase != velerov1api.PodVolumeBackupPhaseCompleted &&
+					pvb.Status.Phase != velerov1api.PodVolumeBackupPhaseFailed {
+					return
 				}
+
+				b.wg.Done()
+				b.result = append(b.result, pvb)
 			},
 		},
 	)
@@ -217,12 +216,6 @@ func (b *backupper) BackupPodVolumes(backup *velerov1api.Backup, pod *corev1api.
 	b.repoLocker.Lock(repo.Name)
 	defer b.repoLocker.Unlock(repo.Name)
 
-	resultsChan := make(chan *velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup)
-
-	b.resultsLock.Lock()
-	b.results[resultsKey(pod.Namespace, pod.Name)] = resultsChan
-	b.resultsLock.Unlock()
-
 	var (
 		podVolumeBackups   []*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup
 		mountedPodVolumes  = sets.Set[string]{}
@@ -243,7 +236,6 @@ func (b *backupper) BackupPodVolumes(backup *velerov1api.Backup, pod *corev1api.
 		repoIdentifier = repo.Spec.ResticIdentifier
 	}
 
-	var numVolumeSnapshots int
 	for _, volumeName := range volumesToBackup {
 		volume, ok := podVolumes[volumeName]
 		if !ok {
@@ -305,32 +297,36 @@ func (b *backupper) BackupPodVolumes(backup *velerov1api.Backup, pod *corev1api.
 			errs = append(errs, err)
 			continue
 		}
+		b.wg.Add(1)
+		podVolumeBackups = append(podVolumeBackups, volumeBackup)
 		pvcSummary.addBackedup(volumeName)
-		numVolumeSnapshots++
 	}
 
-ForEachVolume:
-	for i, count := 0, numVolumeSnapshots; i < count; i++ {
-		select {
-		case <-b.ctx.Done():
-			errs = append(errs, errors.New("timed out waiting for all PodVolumeBackups to complete"))
-			break ForEachVolume
-		case res := <-resultsChan:
-			switch res.Status.Phase {
-			case velerov1api.PodVolumeBackupPhaseCompleted:
-				podVolumeBackups = append(podVolumeBackups, res)
-			case velerov1api.PodVolumeBackupPhaseFailed:
-				errs = append(errs, errors.Errorf("pod volume backup failed: %s", res.Status.Message))
-				podVolumeBackups = append(podVolumeBackups, res)
+	return podVolumeBackups, pvcSummary, errs
+}
+
+func (b *backupper) WaitAllPodVolumesProcessed(log logrus.FieldLogger) []*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup {
+	defer b.pvbInformer.RemoveEventHandler(b.handlerRegistration)
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		defer close(done)
+		b.wg.Wait()
+	}()
+
+	var podVolumeBackups []*velerov1api.PodVolumeBackup
+	select {
+	case <-b.ctx.Done():
+		log.Error("timed out waiting for all PodVolumeBackups to complete")
+	case <-done:
+		for _, pvb := range b.result {
+			podVolumeBackups = append(podVolumeBackups, pvb)
+			if pvb.Status.Phase == velerov1api.PodVolumeBackupPhaseFailed {
+				log.Errorf("pod volume backup failed: %s", pvb.Status.Message)
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	b.resultsLock.Lock()
-	delete(b.results, resultsKey(pod.Namespace, pod.Name))
-	b.resultsLock.Unlock()
-
-	return podVolumeBackups, pvcSummary, errs
+	return podVolumeBackups
 }
 
 func skipAllPodVolumes(pod *corev1api.Pod, volumesToBackup []string, err error, pvcSummary *PVCBackupSummary, log logrus.FieldLogger) {