diff --git a/fs_mgr/libdm/dm.cpp b/fs_mgr/libdm/dm.cpp
index d5b8a61..c4874b8 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libdm/dm.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libdm/dm.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@
 
 #include "utility.h"
 
+#ifndef DM_DEFERRED_REMOVE
+#define DM_DEFERRED_REMOVE (1 << 17)
+#endif
+
 namespace android {
 namespace dm {
 
@@ -133,6 +137,25 @@
     return DeleteDevice(name, 0ms);
 }
 
+bool DeviceMapper::DeleteDeviceDeferred(const std::string& name) {
+    struct dm_ioctl io;
+    InitIo(&io, name);
+
+    io.flags |= DM_DEFERRED_REMOVE;
+    if (ioctl(fd_, DM_DEV_REMOVE, &io)) {
+        PLOG(ERROR) << "DM_DEV_REMOVE with DM_DEFERRED_REMOVE failed for [" << name << "]";
+        return false;
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool DeviceMapper::DeleteDeviceIfExistsDeferred(const std::string& name) {
+    if (GetState(name) == DmDeviceState::INVALID) {
+        return true;
+    }
+    return DeleteDeviceDeferred(name);
+}
+
 static std::string GenerateUuid() {
     uuid_t uuid_bytes;
     uuid_generate(uuid_bytes);
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libdm/dm_test.cpp b/fs_mgr/libdm/dm_test.cpp
index 41d3145..8006db2 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libdm/dm_test.cpp
+++ b/fs_mgr/libdm/dm_test.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <libdm/dm.h>
 #include <libdm/loop_control.h>
 #include "test_util.h"
+#include "utility.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace std::chrono_literals;
@@ -617,3 +618,64 @@
     auto sub_block_device = dm.GetParentBlockDeviceByPath(dev.path());
     ASSERT_EQ(loop.device(), *sub_block_device);
 }
+
+TEST(libdm, DeleteDeviceDeferredNoReferences) {
+    unique_fd tmp(CreateTempFile("file_1", 4096));
+    ASSERT_GE(tmp, 0);
+    LoopDevice loop(tmp, 10s);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(loop.valid());
+
+    DmTable table;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(table.Emplace<DmTargetLinear>(0, 1, loop.device(), 0));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(table.valid());
+    TempDevice dev("libdm-test-dm-linear", table);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(dev.valid());
+
+    DeviceMapper& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
+
+    std::string path;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(dm.GetDmDevicePathByName("libdm-test-dm-linear", &path));
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, access(path.c_str(), F_OK));
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(dm.DeleteDeviceDeferred("libdm-test-dm-linear"));
+
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WaitForFileDeleted(path, 5s));
+    ASSERT_EQ(DmDeviceState::INVALID, dm.GetState("libdm-test-dm-linear"));
+    ASSERT_NE(0, access(path.c_str(), F_OK));
+    ASSERT_EQ(ENOENT, errno);
+}
+
+TEST(libdm, DeleteDeviceDeferredWaitsForLastReference) {
+    unique_fd tmp(CreateTempFile("file_1", 4096));
+    ASSERT_GE(tmp, 0);
+    LoopDevice loop(tmp, 10s);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(loop.valid());
+
+    DmTable table;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(table.Emplace<DmTargetLinear>(0, 1, loop.device(), 0));
+    ASSERT_TRUE(table.valid());
+    TempDevice dev("libdm-test-dm-linear", table);
+    ASSERT_TRUE(dev.valid());
+
+    DeviceMapper& dm = DeviceMapper::Instance();
+
+    std::string path;
+    ASSERT_TRUE(dm.GetDmDevicePathByName("libdm-test-dm-linear", &path));
+    ASSERT_EQ(0, access(path.c_str(), F_OK));
+
+    {
+        // Open a reference to block device.
+        unique_fd fd(TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(open(dev.path().c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC)));
+        ASSERT_GE(fd.get(), 0);
+
+        ASSERT_TRUE(dm.DeleteDeviceDeferred("libdm-test-dm-linear"));
+
+        ASSERT_EQ(0, access(path.c_str(), F_OK));
+    }
+
+    // After release device will be removed.
+    ASSERT_TRUE(WaitForFileDeleted(path, 5s));
+    ASSERT_EQ(DmDeviceState::INVALID, dm.GetState("libdm-test-dm-linear"));
+    ASSERT_NE(0, access(path.c_str(), F_OK));
+    ASSERT_EQ(ENOENT, errno);
+}
diff --git a/fs_mgr/libdm/include/libdm/dm.h b/fs_mgr/libdm/include/libdm/dm.h
index 5d6db46..70b14fa 100644
--- a/fs_mgr/libdm/include/libdm/dm.h
+++ b/fs_mgr/libdm/include/libdm/dm.h
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@
     bool DeleteDevice(const std::string& name, const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms);
     bool DeleteDeviceIfExists(const std::string& name, const std::chrono::milliseconds& timeout_ms);
 
+    // Enqueues a deletion of device mapper device with the given name once last reference is
+    // closed.
+    // Returns 'true' on success, false otherwise.
+    bool DeleteDeviceDeferred(const std::string& name);
+    bool DeleteDeviceIfExistsDeferred(const std::string& name);
+
     // Fetches and returns the complete state of the underlying device mapper
     // device with given name.
     std::optional<Info> GetDetailedInfo(const std::string& name) const;