diff --git a/src/ai/backend/manager/scheduler/dispatcher.py b/src/ai/backend/manager/scheduler/dispatcher.py
index 6eedc637f1..6c3768f389 100644
--- a/src/ai/backend/manager/scheduler/dispatcher.py
+++ b/src/ai/backend/manager/scheduler/dispatcher.py
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ async def _schedule_in_sgroup(
         self,
         sched_ctx: SchedulingContext,
         sgroup_name: str,
-    ) -> None:
+    ) -> list[KernelAgentBinding]:
         async def _apply_cancellation(
             db_sess: SASession, session_ids: list[SessionId], reason="pending-timeout"
         ):
@@ -432,7 +432,8 @@ async def _update():
             len(cancelled_sessions),
         )
         zero = ResourceSlot()
-        num_scheduled = 0
+        kernel_agent_bindings_in_sgroup: list[KernelAgentBinding] = []
+
         while len(pending_sessions) > 0:
             async with self.db.begin_readonly_session() as db_sess:
                 candidate_agents = await list_schedulable_agents_by_sgroup(db_sess, sgroup_name)
@@ -446,7 +447,7 @@ async def _update():
             if picked_session_id is None:
                 # no session is picked.
                 # continue to next sgroup.
-                return
+                return kernel_agent_bindings_in_sgroup
             for picked_idx, sess_ctx in enumerate(pending_sessions):
                 if sess_ctx.id == picked_session_id:
                     break
@@ -657,7 +658,7 @@ async def _update_session_status_data() -> None:
             try:
                 match schedulable_sess.cluster_mode:
                     case ClusterMode.SINGLE_NODE:
-                        await self._schedule_single_node_session(
+                        kernel_agent_bindings = await self._schedule_single_node_session(
                             sched_ctx,
                             scheduler,
                             sgroup_name,
@@ -667,7 +668,7 @@ async def _update_session_status_data() -> None:
                             check_results,
                         )
                     case ClusterMode.MULTI_NODE:
-                        await self._schedule_multi_node_session(
+                        kernel_agent_bindings = await self._schedule_multi_node_session(
                             sched_ctx,
                             scheduler,
                             sgroup_name,
@@ -701,9 +702,11 @@ async def _update_session_status_data() -> None:
                 # _schedule_{single,multi}_node_session() already handle general exceptions.
                 # Proceed to the next pending session and come back later
                 continue
-            num_scheduled += 1
-        if num_scheduled > 0:
+            else:
+                kernel_agent_bindings_in_sgroup.extend(kernel_agent_bindings)
+        if kernel_agent_bindings_in_sgroup:
             await self.event_producer.produce_event(DoPrepareEvent())
+        return kernel_agent_bindings_in_sgroup
 
     async def _filter_agent_by_container_limit(
         self, candidate_agents: list[AgentRow]
@@ -736,12 +739,13 @@ async def _schedule_single_node_session(
         sess_ctx: SessionRow,
         agent_selection_resource_priority: list[str],
         check_results: List[Tuple[str, Union[Exception, PredicateResult]]],
-    ) -> None:
+    ) -> list[KernelAgentBinding]:
         """
         Finds and assigns an agent having resources enough to host the entire session.
         """
         log_fmt = _log_fmt.get("")
         log_args = _log_args.get(tuple())
+        kernel_agent_bindings: list[KernelAgentBinding] = []
 
         try:
             requested_architectures = set(k.architecture for k in sess_ctx.kernels)
@@ -892,6 +896,10 @@ async def _schedule_single_node_session(
                     agent_id,
                     sess_ctx.requested_slots,
                 )
+                for kernel_row in sess_ctx.kernels:
+                    kernel_agent_bindings.append(
+                        KernelAgentBinding(kernel_row, agent_alloc_ctx, set())
+                    )
         except InstanceNotAvailable as sched_failure:
             log.debug(log_fmt + "no-available-instances", *log_args)
 
@@ -1001,6 +1009,7 @@ async def _finalize_scheduled() -> None:
         await self.registry.event_producer.produce_event(
             SessionScheduledEvent(sess_ctx.id, sess_ctx.creation_id),
         )
+        return kernel_agent_bindings
 
     async def _schedule_multi_node_session(
         self,
@@ -1011,7 +1020,7 @@ async def _schedule_multi_node_session(
         sess_ctx: SessionRow,
         agent_selection_resource_priority: list[str],
         check_results: List[Tuple[str, Union[Exception, PredicateResult]]],
-    ) -> None:
+    ) -> list[KernelAgentBinding]:
         """
         Finds and assigns agents having resources enough to host each kernel in the session.
         """
@@ -1239,6 +1248,7 @@ async def _finalize_scheduled() -> None:
         await self.registry.event_producer.produce_event(
             SessionScheduledEvent(sess_ctx.id, sess_ctx.creation_id),
         )
+        return kernel_agent_bindings
 
     async def prepare(
         self,