diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer.go
index 7057c83432..ddc051dfbf 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package v1alpha1
 
 import (
 	"strconv"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/siderolabs/go-pointer"
 	"github.com/siderolabs/go-procfs/procfs"
@@ -176,6 +177,7 @@ func (*Sequencer) Install(r runtime.Runtime) []runtime.Phase {
 			).Append(
 				"saveConfig",
 				SaveConfig,
+				Sleep(time.Second),
 			).Append(
 				"unmountState",
 				UnmountStatePartition,
diff --git a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer_tasks.go b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer_tasks.go
index ebd628f0c0..b84cb07325 100644
--- a/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer_tasks.go
+++ b/internal/app/machined/pkg/runtime/v1alpha1/v1alpha1_sequencer_tasks.go
@@ -162,6 +162,21 @@ func SaveConfig(runtime.Sequence, any) (runtime.TaskExecutionFunc, string) {
 	}, "saveConfig"
 }
 
+// Sleep represents the Sleep task.
+func Sleep(d time.Duration) func(runtime.Sequence, any) (runtime.TaskExecutionFunc, string) {
+	return func(_ runtime.Sequence, _ any) (runtime.TaskExecutionFunc, string) {
+		return func(ctx context.Context, logger *log.Logger, r runtime.Runtime) error {
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(d):
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return ctx.Err()
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}, "sleep"
+	}
+}
+
 // MemorySizeCheck represents the MemorySizeCheck task.
 func MemorySizeCheck(runtime.Sequence, any) (runtime.TaskExecutionFunc, string) {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, logger *log.Logger, r runtime.Runtime) error {
@@ -1646,7 +1661,7 @@ func MountStatePartition(required bool) func(seq runtime.Sequence, _ any) (runti
 				}
 			}
 
-			return mount.SystemPartitionMount(ctx, r, logger, constants.StatePartitionLabel)
+			return mount.SystemPartitionMount(ctx, r, logger, constants.StatePartitionLabel, !required)
 		}, "mountStatePartition"
 	}
 }
@@ -1665,7 +1680,7 @@ func MountEphemeralPartition(runtime.Sequence, any) (runtime.TaskExecutionFunc,
 			return err
 		}
 
-		return mount.SystemPartitionMount(ctx, r, logger, constants.EphemeralPartitionLabel,
+		return mount.SystemPartitionMount(ctx, r, logger, constants.EphemeralPartitionLabel, false,
 			mountv2.WithProjectQuota(r.Config().Machine().Features().DiskQuotaSupportEnabled()))
 	}, "mountEphemeralPartition"
 }
diff --git a/internal/pkg/mount/system.go b/internal/pkg/mount/system.go
index dd1eb7890e..3d39f5fd0f 100644
--- a/internal/pkg/mount/system.go
+++ b/internal/pkg/mount/system.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func IdempotentSystemPartitionMounter(r runtime.Runtime) func(label string, opts
 			return nil
 		}
 
-		return SystemPartitionMount(context.Background(), r, log.Default(), label, opts...)
+		return SystemPartitionMount(context.Background(), r, log.Default(), label, false, opts...)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func IsSystemPartitionMounted(label string) bool {
 }
 
 // SystemPartitionMount mounts a system partition by the label.
-func SystemPartitionMount(ctx context.Context, r runtime.Runtime, logger *log.Logger, label string, opts ...mountv2.NewPointOption) (err error) {
+func SystemPartitionMount(ctx context.Context, r runtime.Runtime, logger *log.Logger, label string, silent bool, opts ...mountv2.NewPointOption) (err error) {
 	volumeStatus, err := safe.StateGetByID[*block.VolumeStatus](ctx, r.State().V1Alpha2().Resources(), label)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error getting volume status %q: %w", label, err)
@@ -77,26 +77,29 @@ func SystemPartitionMount(ctx context.Context, r runtime.Runtime, logger *log.Lo
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// record mount as the resource
-	mountStatus := runtimeres.NewMountStatus(v1alpha1.NamespaceName, label)
-	mountStatus.TypedSpec().Source = volumeStatus.TypedSpec().MountLocation
-	mountStatus.TypedSpec().Target = volumeConfig.TypedSpec().Mount.TargetPath
-	mountStatus.TypedSpec().FilesystemType = volumeStatus.TypedSpec().Filesystem.String()
-	mountStatus.TypedSpec().Encrypted = volumeStatus.TypedSpec().EncryptionProvider != block.EncryptionProviderNone
+	// silent mounts skip resource notification to other components
+	if !silent {
+		// record mount as the resource
+		mountStatus := runtimeres.NewMountStatus(v1alpha1.NamespaceName, label)
+		mountStatus.TypedSpec().Source = volumeStatus.TypedSpec().MountLocation
+		mountStatus.TypedSpec().Target = volumeConfig.TypedSpec().Mount.TargetPath
+		mountStatus.TypedSpec().FilesystemType = volumeStatus.TypedSpec().Filesystem.String()
+		mountStatus.TypedSpec().Encrypted = volumeStatus.TypedSpec().EncryptionProvider != block.EncryptionProviderNone
 
-	if mountStatus.TypedSpec().Encrypted {
-		encryptionProviders := make(map[string]struct{})
+		if mountStatus.TypedSpec().Encrypted {
+			encryptionProviders := make(map[string]struct{})
 
-		for _, cfg := range volumeConfig.TypedSpec().Encryption.Keys {
-			encryptionProviders[cfg.Type.String()] = struct{}{}
-		}
+			for _, cfg := range volumeConfig.TypedSpec().Encryption.Keys {
+				encryptionProviders[cfg.Type.String()] = struct{}{}
+			}
 
-		mountStatus.TypedSpec().EncryptionProviders = maps.Keys(encryptionProviders)
-	}
+			mountStatus.TypedSpec().EncryptionProviders = maps.Keys(encryptionProviders)
+		}
 
-	// ignore the error if the MountStatus already exists, as many mounts are silently skipped with the flag SkipIfMounted
-	if err = r.State().V1Alpha2().Resources().Create(context.Background(), mountStatus); err != nil && !state.IsConflictError(err) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error creating mount status resource: %w", err)
+		// ignore the error if the MountStatus already exists, as many mounts are silently skipped with the flag SkipIfMounted
+		if err = r.State().V1Alpha2().Resources().Create(context.Background(), mountStatus); err != nil && !state.IsConflictError(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error creating mount status resource: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	mountpointsMutex.Lock()
@@ -127,7 +130,9 @@ func SystemPartitionUnmount(r runtime.Runtime, logger *log.Logger, label string)
 	}
 
 	if err = r.State().V1Alpha2().Resources().Destroy(context.Background(), runtimeres.NewMountStatus(v1alpha1.NamespaceName, label).Metadata()); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("error destroying mount status resource: %w", err)
+		if !state.IsNotFoundError(err) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error destroying mount status resource: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
 	mountpointsMutex.Lock()