diff --git a/ydb/core/blobstorage/pdisk/blobstorage_pdisk_impl.cpp b/ydb/core/blobstorage/pdisk/blobstorage_pdisk_impl.cpp
index 9fecb8e3d36b..8e54b24fa7ef 100644
--- a/ydb/core/blobstorage/pdisk/blobstorage_pdisk_impl.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/blobstorage/pdisk/blobstorage_pdisk_impl.cpp
@@ -2292,6 +2292,23 @@ void TPDisk::Slay(TSlay &evSlay) {
         TVDiskID vDiskId = evSlay.VDiskId;
         vDiskId.GroupGeneration = -1;
         auto it = VDiskOwners.find(vDiskId);
+        
+        for (auto& pendingInit : PendingYardInits) {
+            if (vDiskId == pendingInit->VDiskIdWOGeneration()) {
+                TStringStream str;
+                str << PCtx->PDiskLogPrefix << "Can't slay VDiskId# " << evSlay.VDiskId
+                    << " as it has pending YardInit Marker# BPD48";
+                P_LOG(PRI_ERROR, BPD48, str.Str());
+                THolder<NPDisk::TEvSlayResult> result(new NPDisk::TEvSlayResult(
+                    NKikimrProto::NOTREADY,
+                    GetStatusFlags(evSlay.Owner, evSlay.OwnerGroupType), evSlay.VDiskId, evSlay.SlayOwnerRound,
+                    evSlay.PDiskId, evSlay.VSlotId, str.Str()));
+                PCtx->ActorSystem->Send(evSlay.Sender, result.Release());
+                Mon.YardSlay.CountResponse();
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
         if (it == VDiskOwners.end()) {
             TStringStream str;
             str << PCtx->PDiskLogPrefix << "Can't slay VDiskId# " << evSlay.VDiskId;
diff --git a/ydb/core/blobstorage/pdisk/blobstorage_pdisk_ut.cpp b/ydb/core/blobstorage/pdisk/blobstorage_pdisk_ut.cpp
index 39be6c85adaf..d9609749ee3c 100644
--- a/ydb/core/blobstorage/pdisk/blobstorage_pdisk_ut.cpp
+++ b/ydb/core/blobstorage/pdisk/blobstorage_pdisk_ut.cpp
@@ -614,6 +614,33 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(TPDiskTest) {
         vdisk.SendEvLogSync();
     }
 
+    Y_UNIT_TEST(PDiskOwnerSlayRace) {
+        TActorTestContext testCtx{{}};
+        testCtx.GetPDisk(); // inits pdisk
+        TVDiskMock vdisk(&testCtx);
+
+        testCtx.TestResponse<NPDisk::TEvYardControlResult>(
+            new NPDisk::TEvYardControl(NPDisk::TEvYardControl::ActionPause, nullptr),
+            NKikimrProto::OK);
+
+        auto* yardInit = new NPDisk::TEvYardInit(TVDiskMock::OwnerRound.fetch_add(1), vdisk.VDiskID, testCtx.TestCtx.PDiskGuid, testCtx.Sender);
+        testCtx.Send(yardInit);
+        auto* slay = new NPDisk::TEvSlay(vdisk.VDiskID, TVDiskMock::OwnerRound.load(), 0, 0);
+        testCtx.Send(slay);
+
+        testCtx.TestResponse<NPDisk::TEvYardControlResult>(
+            new NPDisk::TEvYardControl(NPDisk::TEvYardControl::ActionResume, nullptr),
+            NKikimrProto::OK);
+
+        auto slayResult = testCtx.Recv<NPDisk::TEvSlayResult>();
+
+        UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(NKikimrProto::NOTREADY, slayResult->Status);
+
+        testCtx.TestResponse<NPDisk::TEvSlayResult>(
+            new NPDisk::TEvSlay(vdisk.VDiskID, TVDiskMock::OwnerRound.load(), 0, 0),
+            NKikimrProto::OK);
+    }
+
     Y_UNIT_TEST(PDiskRestartManyLogWrites) {
         TActorTestContext testCtx{{}};