diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/backend/cache/podgroupstate.go b/pkg/scheduler/backend/cache/podgroupstate.go
index dc908b99863..3c6efb831a4 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/backend/cache/podgroupstate.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/backend/cache/podgroupstate.go
@@ -232,12 +232,56 @@ func (pgs *podGroupState) snapshot() *podGroupStateSnapshot {
 // empty returns true when the group contains no pods.
 // It must be called under the cache lock.
 func (pgs *podGroupState) empty() bool {
+	pgs.lock.RLock()
+	defer pgs.lock.RUnlock()
+
 	return pgs.podGroupStateData.empty()
 }
 
-// forgetPod moves a pod back from the assumed state to unscheduled.
+// addPod adds the pod to this group.
+// Depending on the NodeName, it can insert the pod into either assignedPods or unscheduledPods.
+// It must be called under the cache lock.
+func (pgs *podGroupState) addPod(pod *v1.Pod) {
+	pgs.lock.Lock()
+	defer pgs.lock.Unlock()
+
+	pgs.podGroupStateData.addPod(pod)
+}
+
+// updatePod updates the pod in this group.
+// In case of binding, it moves the pod to assignedPods.
+// It must be called under the cache lock.
+func (pgs *podGroupState) updatePod(oldPod, newPod *v1.Pod) {
+	pgs.lock.Lock()
+	defer pgs.lock.Unlock()
+
+	pgs.podGroupStateData.updatePod(oldPod, newPod)
+}
+
+// deletePod removes the pod from this pod group state.
+// It must be called under the cache lock.
+func (pgs *podGroupState) deletePod(podUID types.UID) {
+	pgs.lock.Lock()
+	defer pgs.lock.Unlock()
+
+	pgs.podGroupStateData.deletePod(podUID)
+}
+
+// assumePod marks a pod as assumed within the pod group state.
+// It must be called under the cache lock.
+func (pgs *podGroupState) assumePod(pod *v1.Pod) {
+	pgs.lock.Lock()
+	defer pgs.lock.Unlock()
+
+	pgs.podGroupStateData.assumePod(pod)
+}
+
+// forgetPod moves a pod back from the assumed state to unscheduled within the pod group state.
 // It must be called under the cache lock.
 func (pgs *podGroupState) forgetPod(podUID types.UID) {
+	pgs.lock.Lock()
+	defer pgs.lock.Unlock()
+
 	pgs.podGroupStateData.forgetPod(podUID)
 }
 
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler/plugins/plugins_test.go b/test/integration/scheduler/plugins/plugins_test.go
index 6d250d818e9..d5a4cfbfa57 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler/plugins/plugins_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler/plugins/plugins_test.go
@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@ var _ fwk.PostBindPlugin = &PostBindPlugin{}
 
 type JobPlugin struct {
 	podLister     listersv1.PodLister
-	podsActivated bool
+	podsActivated chan struct{}
 }
 
 func (j *JobPlugin) Name() string {
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ func (j *JobPlugin) PostBind(_ context.Context, state fwk.CycleState, p *v1.Pod,
 					s.Map[namespacedName] = pod
 				}
 				s.Unlock()
-				j.podsActivated = true
+				j.podsActivated <- struct{}{}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -2710,7 +2710,10 @@ func TestActivatePods(t *testing.T) {
 	var jobPlugin *JobPlugin
 	// Create a plugin registry for testing. Register a Job plugin.
 	registry := frameworkruntime.Registry{jobPluginName: func(_ context.Context, _ runtime.Object, fh fwk.Handle) (fwk.Plugin, error) {
-		jobPlugin = &JobPlugin{podLister: fh.SharedInformerFactory().Core().V1().Pods().Lister()}
+		jobPlugin = &JobPlugin{
+			podLister:     fh.SharedInformerFactory().Core().V1().Pods().Lister(),
+			podsActivated: make(chan struct{}, 10),
+		}
 		return jobPlugin, nil
 	}}
 
@@ -2775,8 +2778,10 @@ func TestActivatePods(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Lastly verify the pods activation logic is really called.
-	if jobPlugin.podsActivated == false {
-		t.Errorf("JobPlugin's pods activation logic is not called")
+	select {
+	case <-jobPlugin.podsActivated:
+	case <-time.After(wait.ForeverTestTimeout):
+		t.Errorf("JobPlugin's pods activation logic wasn't called")
 	}
 }