diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/handler/deletion.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/handler/deletion.go
index e8138f422a..89808a41ed 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/handler/deletion.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/handler/deletion.go
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
 	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/state"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/controller/reconciler"
 	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/api/core/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/api/core/v1alpha2/nodeusbdevicecondition"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -56,7 +59,18 @@ func (h *DeletionHandler) Handle(ctx context.Context, s state.NodeUSBDeviceState
 
 	switch {
 	case current.GetDeletionTimestamp().IsZero():
-		controllerutil.AddFinalizer(changed, v1alpha2.FinalizerNodeUSBDeviceCleanup)
+		if !controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(current, v1alpha2.FinalizerNodeUSBDeviceCleanup) {
+			controllerutil.AddFinalizer(changed, v1alpha2.FinalizerNodeUSBDeviceCleanup)
+			return reconcile.Result{}, nil
+		}
+
+		if shouldAutoDeleteNodeUSBDevice(current) {
+			if err := h.client.Delete(ctx, current); err != nil && !apierrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+				return reconcile.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to delete NodeUSBDevice: %w", err)
+			}
+			return reconcile.Result{}, reconciler.ErrStopHandlerChain
+		}
+
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 
 	default:
@@ -92,3 +106,20 @@ func (h *DeletionHandler) cleanupOwnedUSBDevices(ctx context.Context, owner *v1a
 func (h *DeletionHandler) Name() string {
 	return nameDeletionHandler
 }
+
+func shouldAutoDeleteNodeUSBDevice(nodeUSBDevice *v1alpha2.NodeUSBDevice) bool {
+	if nodeUSBDevice == nil || nodeUSBDevice.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if nodeUSBDevice.Spec.AssignedNamespace != "" {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	readyCondition := meta.FindStatusCondition(nodeUSBDevice.Status.Conditions, string(nodeusbdevicecondition.ReadyType))
+	if readyCondition == nil {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return readyCondition.Status == metav1.ConditionFalse && readyCondition.Reason == string(nodeusbdevicecondition.NotFound)
+}
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/handler/deletion_test.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/handler/deletion_test.go
index ec39f47379..5c83fb0009 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/handler/deletion_test.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/nodeusbdevice/internal/handler/deletion_test.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/controller/reconciler"
 	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/logger"
 	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/api/core/v1alpha2"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization/api/core/v1alpha2/nodeusbdevicecondition"
 )
 
 var _ = Describe("DeletionHandler", func() {
@@ -43,15 +44,27 @@ var _ = Describe("DeletionHandler", func() {
 	})
 
 	DescribeTable("Handle",
-		func(deleting, withOwnedUSB bool, usbNamespace string, expectFinalizerPresent, expectOwnedUSBDeleted bool) {
+		func(deleting, autoDelete, withOwnedUSB, withFinalizer bool, assignedNamespace, usbNamespace string, expectFinalizerPresent, expectOwnedUSBDeleted, expectNodeDeleted, expectStopChain bool) {
 			scheme := apiruntime.NewScheme()
 			Expect(v1alpha2.AddToScheme(scheme)).To(Succeed())
 
-			node := &v1alpha2.NodeUSBDevice{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "usb-device-1", UID: "node-usb-uid"}}
+			node := &v1alpha2.NodeUSBDevice{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "usb-device-1", UID: "node-usb-uid"},
+				Spec:       v1alpha2.NodeUSBDeviceSpec{AssignedNamespace: assignedNamespace},
+			}
+			if autoDelete {
+				node.Status.Conditions = []metav1.Condition{{
+					Type:   string(nodeusbdevicecondition.ReadyType),
+					Status: metav1.ConditionFalse,
+					Reason: string(nodeusbdevicecondition.NotFound),
+				}}
+			}
+			if withFinalizer {
+				node.Finalizers = []string{v1alpha2.FinalizerNodeUSBDeviceCleanup}
+			}
 			if deleting {
 				now := metav1.Now()
 				node.DeletionTimestamp = &now
-				node.Finalizers = []string{v1alpha2.FinalizerNodeUSBDeviceCleanup}
 			}
 
 			objects := []client.Object{node}
@@ -83,7 +96,11 @@ var _ = Describe("DeletionHandler", func() {
 			h := NewDeletionHandler(cl)
 			st := state.New(cl, res)
 			_, err := h.Handle(ctx, st)
-			Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			if expectStopChain {
+				Expect(err).To(MatchError(reconciler.ErrStopHandlerChain))
+			} else {
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			}
 
 			if expectFinalizerPresent {
 				Expect(res.Changed().GetFinalizers()).To(ContainElement(v1alpha2.FinalizerNodeUSBDeviceCleanup))
@@ -100,10 +117,21 @@ var _ = Describe("DeletionHandler", func() {
 					Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
 				}
 			}
+
+			deletedNode := &v1alpha2.NodeUSBDevice{}
+			err = cl.Get(ctx, types.NamespacedName{Name: node.Name}, deletedNode)
+			if expectNodeDeleted {
+				Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
+			} else {
+				Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
+			}
 		},
-		Entry("not deleting adds finalizer", false, false, "", true, false),
-		Entry("deleting removes finalizer and owned USB", true, true, "test-namespace", false, true),
-		Entry("deleting removes finalizer even without owned USB", true, false, "", false, false),
-		Entry("deleting removes owned USB in different namespace", true, true, "previous-namespace", false, true),
+		Entry("not deleting adds finalizer", false, false, false, false, "", "", true, false, false, false),
+		Entry("auto-delete first adds finalizer without deleting node object", false, true, true, false, "", "test-namespace", true, false, false, false),
+		Entry("auto-delete marks node object for deletion when finalizer is already present", false, true, true, true, "", "test-namespace", true, false, false, true),
+		Entry("assigned not found device is not auto-deleted", false, true, false, true, "test-namespace", "", true, false, false, false),
+		Entry("deleting removes finalizer and owned USB", true, false, true, true, "", "test-namespace", false, true, false, false),
+		Entry("deleting removes finalizer even without owned USB", true, false, false, true, "", "", false, false, false, false),
+		Entry("deleting removes owned USB in different namespace", true, false, true, true, "", "previous-namespace", false, true, false, false),
 	)
 })