diff --git a/libraries/onos.robot b/libraries/onos.robot
index 4fe9c57..98b24ef 100644
--- a/libraries/onos.robot
+++ b/libraries/onos.robot
@@ -82,6 +82,13 @@
     ...    flows -s -f ADDED | grep eapol | grep IN_PORT | wc -l
     Should Contain    ${eapol_flows_added}    ${expected_flows}
 
+Verify No Pending Flows For ONU
+    [Arguments]    ${ip}    ${port}    ${onu_port}
+    [Documentation]    Verifies that there are no flows "PENDING" state for the ONU in ONOS
+    ${pending_flows}=    Execute ONOS CLI Command    ${ip}    ${port}
+    ...    flows -s | grep IN_PORT:${onu_port} | grep PENDING
+    Should Be Empty    ${pending_flows}
+
 Verify Eapol Flows Added For ONU
     [Arguments]    ${ip}    ${port}    ${onu_port}
     [Documentation]    Verifies if the Eapol Flows are added in ONOS for the ONU
diff --git a/libraries/utils.robot b/libraries/utils.robot
index 59a75cd..908bfbc 100644
--- a/libraries/utils.robot
+++ b/libraries/utils.robot
@@ -177,6 +177,9 @@
         Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2
         ...    Execute ONOS CLI Command    ${ONOS_SSH_IP}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}
         ...    volt-add-subscriber-access ${of_id} ${onu_port}
+        # Verify that no pending flows exist for the ONU port
+        Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s
+        ...    Verify No Pending Flows For ONU    ${ONOS_SSH_IP}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
         Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Validate DHCP and Ping    True
         ...    True    ${src['dp_iface_name']}    ${src['s_tag']}    ${src['c_tag']}    ${dst['dp_iface_ip_qinq']}
         ...    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}
diff --git a/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot b/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
index 486d3e3..bcf59bf 100644
--- a/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
+++ b/tests/functional/Voltha_PODTests.robot
@@ -173,6 +173,8 @@
         Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Execute ONOS CLI Command    ${ONOS_SSH_IP}
         ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    volt-remove-subscriber-access ${of_id} ${onu_port}
         Sleep    10s
+        Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s
+        ...    Verify No Pending Flows For ONU    ${ONOS_SSH_IP}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
         Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure
         ...    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    60s    2s
         ...    Check Ping    False    ${dst['dp_iface_ip_qinq']}    ${src['dp_iface_name']}
@@ -181,6 +183,8 @@
         ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    volt-add-subscriber-access ${of_id} ${onu_port}
         Sleep    10s
         Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s
+        ...    Verify No Pending Flows For ONU    ${ONOS_SSH_IP}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
+        Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s
         ...    Validate Subscriber DHCP Allocation    ${ONOS_SSH_IP}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
         Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure
         ...    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    60s    2s
@@ -228,6 +232,8 @@
         ...    ${dst['container_name']}
         Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s    Execute ONOS CLI Command    ${ONOS_SSH_IP}
         ...    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    volt-add-subscriber-access ${of_id} ${onu_port}
+        Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    ${timeout}    2s
+        ...    Verify No Pending Flows For ONU    ${ONOS_SSH_IP}    ${ONOS_SSH_PORT}    ${onu_port}
         Run Keyword If    ${has_dataplane}    Run Keyword And Continue On Failure    Validate DHCP and Ping    True
         ...    True    ${src['dp_iface_name']}    ${src['s_tag']}    ${src['c_tag']}    ${dst['dp_iface_ip_qinq']}
         ...    ${src['ip']}    ${src['user']}    ${src['pass']}    ${src['container_type']}    ${src['container_name']}