diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
index e39bfa5763652..f54cf0d2beaf8 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/dynamicresources/dynamicresources.go
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/feature"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/names"
-	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding"
 	schedutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 )
 
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ type dynamicResources struct {
 	// When implementing cluster autoscaler support, this assume cache or
 	// something like it (see https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/pull/112202)
 	// might have to be managed by the cluster autoscaler.
-	claimAssumeCache volumebinding.AssumeCache
+	claimAssumeCache *assumecache.AssumeCache
 
 	// inFlightAllocations is map from claim UUIDs to claim objects for those claims
 	// for which allocation was triggered during a scheduling cycle and the
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, plArgs runtime.Object, fh framework.Handle, fts fe
 		classParametersLister:      fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClassParameters().Lister(),
 		resourceSliceLister:        fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceSlices().Lister(),
 		claimNameLookup:            resourceclaim.NewNameLookup(fh.ClientSet()),
-		claimAssumeCache:           volumebinding.NewAssumeCache(logger, fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Informer(), "claim", "", nil),
+		claimAssumeCache:           assumecache.NewAssumeCache(logger, fh.SharedInformerFactory().Resource().V1alpha2().ResourceClaims().Informer(), "claim", "", nil),
 	}
 
 	return pl, nil
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/assume_cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/assume_cache.go
index 945c7a3efff1b..ee5a5d79b58b6 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/assume_cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/assume_cache.go
@@ -18,353 +18,17 @@ package volumebinding
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"strconv"
-	"sync"
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
-	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
-	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 	storagehelpers "k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 )
 
-// AssumeCache is a cache on top of the informer that allows for updating
-// objects outside of informer events and also restoring the informer
-// cache's version of the object.  Objects are assumed to be
-// Kubernetes API objects that implement meta.Interface
-type AssumeCache interface {
-	// Assume updates the object in-memory only
-	Assume(obj interface{}) error
-
-	// Restore the informer cache's version of the object
-	Restore(objName string)
-
-	// Get the object by name
-	Get(objName string) (interface{}, error)
-
-	// GetAPIObj gets the API object by name
-	GetAPIObj(objName string) (interface{}, error)
-
-	// List all the objects in the cache
-	List(indexObj interface{}) []interface{}
-}
-
-type errWrongType struct {
-	typeName string
-	object   interface{}
-}
-
-func (e *errWrongType) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("could not convert object to type %v: %+v", e.typeName, e.object)
-}
-
-type errNotFound struct {
-	typeName   string
-	objectName string
-}
-
-func (e *errNotFound) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("could not find %v %q", e.typeName, e.objectName)
-}
-
-type errObjectName struct {
-	detailedErr error
-}
-
-func (e *errObjectName) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("failed to get object name: %v", e.detailedErr)
-}
-
-// assumeCache stores two pointers to represent a single object:
-//   - The pointer to the informer object.
-//   - The pointer to the latest object, which could be the same as
-//     the informer object, or an in-memory object.
-//
-// An informer update always overrides the latest object pointer.
-//
-// Assume() only updates the latest object pointer.
-// Restore() sets the latest object pointer back to the informer object.
-// Get/List() always returns the latest object pointer.
-type assumeCache struct {
-	// The logger that was chosen when setting up the cache.
-	// Will be used for all operations.
-	logger klog.Logger
-
-	// Synchronizes updates to store
-	rwMutex sync.RWMutex
-
-	// describes the object stored
-	description string
-
-	// Stores objInfo pointers
-	store cache.Indexer
-
-	// Index function for object
-	indexFunc cache.IndexFunc
-	indexName string
-}
-
-type objInfo struct {
-	// name of the object
-	name string
-
-	// Latest version of object could be cached-only or from informer
-	latestObj interface{}
-
-	// Latest object from informer
-	apiObj interface{}
-}
-
-func objInfoKeyFunc(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
-	objInfo, ok := obj.(*objInfo)
-	if !ok {
-		return "", &errWrongType{"objInfo", obj}
-	}
-	return objInfo.name, nil
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) objInfoIndexFunc(obj interface{}) ([]string, error) {
-	objInfo, ok := obj.(*objInfo)
-	if !ok {
-		return []string{""}, &errWrongType{"objInfo", obj}
-	}
-	return c.indexFunc(objInfo.latestObj)
-}
-
-// NewAssumeCache creates an assume cache for general objects.
-func NewAssumeCache(logger klog.Logger, informer cache.SharedIndexInformer, description, indexName string, indexFunc cache.IndexFunc) AssumeCache {
-	c := &assumeCache{
-		logger:      logger,
-		description: description,
-		indexFunc:   indexFunc,
-		indexName:   indexName,
-	}
-	indexers := cache.Indexers{}
-	if indexName != "" && indexFunc != nil {
-		indexers[indexName] = c.objInfoIndexFunc
-	}
-	c.store = cache.NewIndexer(objInfoKeyFunc, indexers)
-
-	// Unit tests don't use informers
-	if informer != nil {
-		informer.AddEventHandler(
-			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
-				AddFunc:    c.add,
-				UpdateFunc: c.update,
-				DeleteFunc: c.delete,
-			},
-		)
-	}
-	return c
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) add(obj interface{}) {
-	if obj == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	name, err := cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.logger.Error(&errObjectName{err}, "Add failed")
-		return
-	}
-
-	c.rwMutex.Lock()
-	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
-
-	if objInfo, _ := c.getObjInfo(name); objInfo != nil {
-		newVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, obj)
-		if err != nil {
-			c.logger.Error(err, "Add failed: couldn't get object version")
-			return
-		}
-
-		storedVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, objInfo.latestObj)
-		if err != nil {
-			c.logger.Error(err, "Add failed: couldn't get stored object version")
-			return
-		}
-
-		// Only update object if version is newer.
-		// This is so we don't override assumed objects due to informer resync.
-		if newVersion <= storedVersion {
-			c.logger.V(10).Info("Skip adding object to assume cache because version is not newer than storedVersion", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "newVersion", newVersion, "storedVersion", storedVersion)
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	objInfo := &objInfo{name: name, latestObj: obj, apiObj: obj}
-	if err = c.store.Update(objInfo); err != nil {
-		c.logger.Info("Error occurred while updating stored object", "err", err)
-	} else {
-		c.logger.V(10).Info("Adding object to assume cache", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "assumeCache", obj)
-	}
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) update(oldObj interface{}, newObj interface{}) {
-	c.add(newObj)
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) delete(obj interface{}) {
-	if obj == nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	name, err := cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.logger.Error(&errObjectName{err}, "Failed to delete")
-		return
-	}
-
-	c.rwMutex.Lock()
-	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
-
-	objInfo := &objInfo{name: name}
-	err = c.store.Delete(objInfo)
-	if err != nil {
-		c.logger.Error(err, "Failed to delete", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name)
-	}
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) getObjVersion(name string, obj interface{}) (int64, error) {
-	objAccessor, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, err
-	}
-
-	objResourceVersion, err := strconv.ParseInt(objAccessor.GetResourceVersion(), 10, 64)
-	if err != nil {
-		return -1, fmt.Errorf("error parsing ResourceVersion %q for %v %q: %s", objAccessor.GetResourceVersion(), c.description, name, err)
-	}
-	return objResourceVersion, nil
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) getObjInfo(name string) (*objInfo, error) {
-	obj, ok, err := c.store.GetByKey(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, &errNotFound{c.description, name}
-	}
-
-	objInfo, ok := obj.(*objInfo)
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, &errWrongType{"objInfo", obj}
-	}
-	return objInfo, nil
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) Get(objName string) (interface{}, error) {
-	c.rwMutex.RLock()
-	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
-
-	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(objName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return objInfo.latestObj, nil
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) GetAPIObj(objName string) (interface{}, error) {
-	c.rwMutex.RLock()
-	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
-
-	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(objName)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	return objInfo.apiObj, nil
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) List(indexObj interface{}) []interface{} {
-	c.rwMutex.RLock()
-	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
-
-	allObjs := []interface{}{}
-	var objs []interface{}
-	if c.indexName != "" {
-		o, err := c.store.Index(c.indexName, &objInfo{latestObj: indexObj})
-		if err != nil {
-			c.logger.Error(err, "List index error")
-			return nil
-		}
-		objs = o
-	} else {
-		objs = c.store.List()
-	}
-
-	for _, obj := range objs {
-		objInfo, ok := obj.(*objInfo)
-		if !ok {
-			c.logger.Error(&errWrongType{"objInfo", obj}, "List error")
-			continue
-		}
-		allObjs = append(allObjs, objInfo.latestObj)
-	}
-	return allObjs
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) Assume(obj interface{}) error {
-	name, err := cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return &errObjectName{err}
-	}
-
-	c.rwMutex.Lock()
-	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
-
-	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(name)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	newVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, obj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	storedVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, objInfo.latestObj)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	if newVersion < storedVersion {
-		return fmt.Errorf("%v %q is out of sync (stored: %d, assume: %d)", c.description, name, storedVersion, newVersion)
-	}
-
-	// Only update the cached object
-	objInfo.latestObj = obj
-	c.logger.V(4).Info("Assumed object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "version", newVersion)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (c *assumeCache) Restore(objName string) {
-	c.rwMutex.Lock()
-	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
-
-	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(objName)
-	if err != nil {
-		// This could be expected if object got deleted
-		c.logger.V(5).Info("Restore object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", objName, "err", err)
-	} else {
-		objInfo.latestObj = objInfo.apiObj
-		c.logger.V(4).Info("Restored object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", objName)
-	}
-}
-
 // PVAssumeCache is a AssumeCache for PersistentVolume objects
-type PVAssumeCache interface {
-	AssumeCache
-
-	GetPV(pvName string) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error)
-	GetAPIPV(pvName string) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error)
-	ListPVs(storageClassName string) []*v1.PersistentVolume
-}
-
-type pvAssumeCache struct {
-	AssumeCache
+type PVAssumeCache struct {
+	*assumecache.AssumeCache
 	logger klog.Logger
 }
 
@@ -376,15 +40,15 @@ func pvStorageClassIndexFunc(obj interface{}) ([]string, error) {
 }
 
 // NewPVAssumeCache creates a PV assume cache.
-func NewPVAssumeCache(logger klog.Logger, informer cache.SharedIndexInformer) PVAssumeCache {
+func NewPVAssumeCache(logger klog.Logger, informer assumecache.Informer) *PVAssumeCache {
 	logger = klog.LoggerWithName(logger, "PV Cache")
-	return &pvAssumeCache{
-		AssumeCache: NewAssumeCache(logger, informer, "v1.PersistentVolume", "storageclass", pvStorageClassIndexFunc),
+	return &PVAssumeCache{
+		AssumeCache: assumecache.NewAssumeCache(logger, informer, "v1.PersistentVolume", "storageclass", pvStorageClassIndexFunc),
 		logger:      logger,
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *pvAssumeCache) GetPV(pvName string) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
+func (c *PVAssumeCache) GetPV(pvName string) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
 	obj, err := c.Get(pvName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -392,24 +56,24 @@ func (c *pvAssumeCache) GetPV(pvName string) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
 
 	pv, ok := obj.(*v1.PersistentVolume)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, &errWrongType{"v1.PersistentVolume", obj}
+		return nil, &assumecache.WrongTypeError{TypeName: "v1.PersistentVolume", Object: obj}
 	}
 	return pv, nil
 }
 
-func (c *pvAssumeCache) GetAPIPV(pvName string) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
+func (c *PVAssumeCache) GetAPIPV(pvName string) (*v1.PersistentVolume, error) {
 	obj, err := c.GetAPIObj(pvName)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	pv, ok := obj.(*v1.PersistentVolume)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, &errWrongType{"v1.PersistentVolume", obj}
+		return nil, &assumecache.WrongTypeError{TypeName: "v1.PersistentVolume", Object: obj}
 	}
 	return pv, nil
 }
 
-func (c *pvAssumeCache) ListPVs(storageClassName string) []*v1.PersistentVolume {
+func (c *PVAssumeCache) ListPVs(storageClassName string) []*v1.PersistentVolume {
 	objs := c.List(&v1.PersistentVolume{
 		Spec: v1.PersistentVolumeSpec{
 			StorageClassName: storageClassName,
@@ -419,7 +83,7 @@ func (c *pvAssumeCache) ListPVs(storageClassName string) []*v1.PersistentVolume
 	for _, obj := range objs {
 		pv, ok := obj.(*v1.PersistentVolume)
 		if !ok {
-			c.logger.Error(&errWrongType{"v1.PersistentVolume", obj}, "ListPVs")
+			c.logger.Error(&assumecache.WrongTypeError{TypeName: "v1.PersistentVolume", Object: obj}, "ListPVs")
 			continue
 		}
 		pvs = append(pvs, pv)
@@ -428,30 +92,21 @@ func (c *pvAssumeCache) ListPVs(storageClassName string) []*v1.PersistentVolume
 }
 
 // PVCAssumeCache is a AssumeCache for PersistentVolumeClaim objects
-type PVCAssumeCache interface {
-	AssumeCache
-
-	// GetPVC returns the PVC from the cache with given pvcKey.
-	// pvcKey is the result of MetaNamespaceKeyFunc on PVC obj
-	GetPVC(pvcKey string) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error)
-	GetAPIPVC(pvcKey string) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error)
-}
-
-type pvcAssumeCache struct {
-	AssumeCache
+type PVCAssumeCache struct {
+	*assumecache.AssumeCache
 	logger klog.Logger
 }
 
 // NewPVCAssumeCache creates a PVC assume cache.
-func NewPVCAssumeCache(logger klog.Logger, informer cache.SharedIndexInformer) PVCAssumeCache {
+func NewPVCAssumeCache(logger klog.Logger, informer assumecache.Informer) *PVCAssumeCache {
 	logger = klog.LoggerWithName(logger, "PVC Cache")
-	return &pvcAssumeCache{
-		AssumeCache: NewAssumeCache(logger, informer, "v1.PersistentVolumeClaim", "", nil),
+	return &PVCAssumeCache{
+		AssumeCache: assumecache.NewAssumeCache(logger, informer, "v1.PersistentVolumeClaim", "", nil),
 		logger:      logger,
 	}
 }
 
-func (c *pvcAssumeCache) GetPVC(pvcKey string) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
+func (c *PVCAssumeCache) GetPVC(pvcKey string) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
 	obj, err := c.Get(pvcKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -459,19 +114,19 @@ func (c *pvcAssumeCache) GetPVC(pvcKey string) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error
 
 	pvc, ok := obj.(*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, &errWrongType{"v1.PersistentVolumeClaim", obj}
+		return nil, &assumecache.WrongTypeError{TypeName: "v1.PersistentVolumeClaim", Object: obj}
 	}
 	return pvc, nil
 }
 
-func (c *pvcAssumeCache) GetAPIPVC(pvcKey string) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
+func (c *PVCAssumeCache) GetAPIPVC(pvcKey string) (*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, error) {
 	obj, err := c.GetAPIObj(pvcKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	pvc, ok := obj.(*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim)
 	if !ok {
-		return nil, &errWrongType{"v1.PersistentVolumeClaim", obj}
+		return nil, &assumecache.WrongTypeError{TypeName: "v1.PersistentVolumeClaim", Object: obj}
 	}
 	return pvc, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/assume_cache_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/assume_cache_test.go
index 7391a412f8905..4256789a2f047 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/assume_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/assume_cache_test.go
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/component-helpers/storage/volume"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/ktesting"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 )
 
-func verifyListPVs(t *testing.T, cache PVAssumeCache, expectedPVs map[string]*v1.PersistentVolume, storageClassName string) {
+func verifyListPVs(t *testing.T, cache *PVAssumeCache, expectedPVs map[string]*v1.PersistentVolume, storageClassName string) {
 	pvList := cache.ListPVs(storageClassName)
 	if len(pvList) != len(expectedPVs) {
 		t.Errorf("ListPVs() returned %v PVs, expected %v", len(pvList), len(expectedPVs))
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func verifyListPVs(t *testing.T, cache PVAssumeCache, expectedPVs map[string]*v1
 	}
 }
 
-func verifyPV(cache PVAssumeCache, name string, expectedPV *v1.PersistentVolume) error {
+func verifyPV(cache *PVAssumeCache, name string, expectedPV *v1.PersistentVolume) error {
 	pv, err := cache.GetPV(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -99,13 +100,9 @@ func TestAssumePV(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for name, scenario := range scenarios {
 		cache := NewPVAssumeCache(logger, nil)
-		internalCache, ok := cache.(*pvAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-		if !ok {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get internal cache")
-		}
 
 		// Add oldPV to cache
-		internalCache.add(scenario.oldPV)
+		assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, scenario.oldPV)
 		if err := verifyPV(cache, scenario.oldPV.Name, scenario.oldPV); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Failed to GetPV() after initial update: %v", err)
 			continue
@@ -134,10 +131,6 @@ func TestAssumePV(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRestorePV(t *testing.T) {
 	logger, _ := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 	cache := NewPVAssumeCache(logger, nil)
-	internalCache, ok := cache.(*pvAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get internal cache")
-	}
 
 	oldPV := makePV("pv1", "").withVersion("5").PersistentVolume
 	newPV := makePV("pv1", "").withVersion("5").PersistentVolume
@@ -146,7 +139,7 @@ func TestRestorePV(t *testing.T) {
 	cache.Restore("nothing")
 
 	// Add oldPV to cache
-	internalCache.add(oldPV)
+	assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, oldPV)
 	if err := verifyPV(cache, oldPV.Name, oldPV); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to GetPV() after initial update: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -175,10 +168,6 @@ func TestRestorePV(t *testing.T) {
 func TestBasicPVCache(t *testing.T) {
 	logger, _ := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 	cache := NewPVAssumeCache(logger, nil)
-	internalCache, ok := cache.(*pvAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get internal cache")
-	}
 
 	// Get object that doesn't exist
 	pv, err := cache.GetPV("nothere")
@@ -194,7 +183,7 @@ func TestBasicPVCache(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		pv := makePV(fmt.Sprintf("test-pv%v", i), "").withVersion("1").PersistentVolume
 		pvs[pv.Name] = pv
-		internalCache.add(pv)
+		assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, pv)
 	}
 
 	// List them
@@ -203,7 +192,7 @@ func TestBasicPVCache(t *testing.T) {
 	// Update a PV
 	updatedPV := makePV("test-pv3", "").withVersion("2").PersistentVolume
 	pvs[updatedPV.Name] = updatedPV
-	internalCache.update(nil, updatedPV)
+	assumecache.UpdateTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, updatedPV)
 
 	// List them
 	verifyListPVs(t, cache, pvs, "")
@@ -211,7 +200,7 @@ func TestBasicPVCache(t *testing.T) {
 	// Delete a PV
 	deletedPV := pvs["test-pv7"]
 	delete(pvs, deletedPV.Name)
-	internalCache.delete(deletedPV)
+	assumecache.DeleteTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, deletedPV)
 
 	// List them
 	verifyListPVs(t, cache, pvs, "")
@@ -220,17 +209,13 @@ func TestBasicPVCache(t *testing.T) {
 func TestPVCacheWithStorageClasses(t *testing.T) {
 	logger, _ := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 	cache := NewPVAssumeCache(logger, nil)
-	internalCache, ok := cache.(*pvAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get internal cache")
-	}
 
 	// Add a bunch of PVs
 	pvs1 := map[string]*v1.PersistentVolume{}
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		pv := makePV(fmt.Sprintf("test-pv%v", i), "class1").withVersion("1").PersistentVolume
 		pvs1[pv.Name] = pv
-		internalCache.add(pv)
+		assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, pv)
 	}
 
 	// Add a bunch of PVs
@@ -238,7 +223,7 @@ func TestPVCacheWithStorageClasses(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		pv := makePV(fmt.Sprintf("test2-pv%v", i), "class2").withVersion("1").PersistentVolume
 		pvs2[pv.Name] = pv
-		internalCache.add(pv)
+		assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, pv)
 	}
 
 	// List them
@@ -248,7 +233,7 @@ func TestPVCacheWithStorageClasses(t *testing.T) {
 	// Update a PV
 	updatedPV := makePV("test-pv3", "class1").withVersion("2").PersistentVolume
 	pvs1[updatedPV.Name] = updatedPV
-	internalCache.update(nil, updatedPV)
+	assumecache.UpdateTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, updatedPV)
 
 	// List them
 	verifyListPVs(t, cache, pvs1, "class1")
@@ -257,7 +242,7 @@ func TestPVCacheWithStorageClasses(t *testing.T) {
 	// Delete a PV
 	deletedPV := pvs1["test-pv7"]
 	delete(pvs1, deletedPV.Name)
-	internalCache.delete(deletedPV)
+	assumecache.DeleteTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, deletedPV)
 
 	// List them
 	verifyListPVs(t, cache, pvs1, "class1")
@@ -267,16 +252,12 @@ func TestPVCacheWithStorageClasses(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAssumeUpdatePVCache(t *testing.T) {
 	logger, _ := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 	cache := NewPVAssumeCache(logger, nil)
-	internalCache, ok := cache.(*pvAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get internal cache")
-	}
 
 	pvName := "test-pv0"
 
 	// Add a PV
 	pv := makePV(pvName, "").withVersion("1").PersistentVolume
-	internalCache.add(pv)
+	assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, pv)
 	if err := verifyPV(cache, pvName, pv); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get PV: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -292,7 +273,7 @@ func TestAssumeUpdatePVCache(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Add old PV
-	internalCache.add(pv)
+	assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, pv)
 	if err := verifyPV(cache, pvName, newPV); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get PV after old PV added: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -309,7 +290,7 @@ func makeClaim(name, version, namespace string) *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim {
 	}
 }
 
-func verifyPVC(cache PVCAssumeCache, pvcKey string, expectedPVC *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) error {
+func verifyPVC(cache *PVCAssumeCache, pvcKey string, expectedPVC *v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) error {
 	pvc, err := cache.GetPVC(pvcKey)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -361,13 +342,9 @@ func TestAssumePVC(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for name, scenario := range scenarios {
 		cache := NewPVCAssumeCache(logger, nil)
-		internalCache, ok := cache.(*pvcAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-		if !ok {
-			t.Fatalf("Failed to get internal cache")
-		}
 
 		// Add oldPVC to cache
-		internalCache.add(scenario.oldPVC)
+		assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, scenario.oldPVC)
 		if err := verifyPVC(cache, getPVCName(scenario.oldPVC), scenario.oldPVC); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Failed to GetPVC() after initial update: %v", err)
 			continue
@@ -396,10 +373,6 @@ func TestAssumePVC(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRestorePVC(t *testing.T) {
 	logger, _ := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 	cache := NewPVCAssumeCache(logger, nil)
-	internalCache, ok := cache.(*pvcAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get internal cache")
-	}
 
 	oldPVC := makeClaim("pvc1", "5", "ns1")
 	newPVC := makeClaim("pvc1", "5", "ns1")
@@ -408,7 +381,7 @@ func TestRestorePVC(t *testing.T) {
 	cache.Restore("nothing")
 
 	// Add oldPVC to cache
-	internalCache.add(oldPVC)
+	assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, oldPVC)
 	if err := verifyPVC(cache, getPVCName(oldPVC), oldPVC); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to GetPVC() after initial update: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -437,17 +410,13 @@ func TestRestorePVC(t *testing.T) {
 func TestAssumeUpdatePVCCache(t *testing.T) {
 	logger, _ := ktesting.NewTestContext(t)
 	cache := NewPVCAssumeCache(logger, nil)
-	internalCache, ok := cache.(*pvcAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to get internal cache")
-	}
 
 	pvcName := "test-pvc0"
 	pvcNamespace := "test-ns"
 
 	// Add a PVC
 	pvc := makeClaim(pvcName, "1", pvcNamespace)
-	internalCache.add(pvc)
+	assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, pvc)
 	if err := verifyPVC(cache, getPVCName(pvc), pvc); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get PVC: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -463,7 +432,7 @@ func TestAssumeUpdatePVCCache(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Add old PVC
-	internalCache.add(pvc)
+	assumecache.AddTestObject(cache.AssumeCache, pvc)
 	if err := verifyPVC(cache, getPVCName(pvc), newPVC); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to get PVC after old PVC added: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder.go
index f6ce916c6bfe1..4f078ea338537 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package volumebinding
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	v1helper "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/metrics"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/volume/util"
 )
 
@@ -218,8 +220,8 @@ type volumeBinder struct {
 	nodeLister    corelisters.NodeLister
 	csiNodeLister storagelisters.CSINodeLister
 
-	pvcCache PVCAssumeCache
-	pvCache  PVAssumeCache
+	pvcCache *PVCAssumeCache
+	pvCache  *PVAssumeCache
 
 	// Amount of time to wait for the bind operation to succeed
 	bindTimeout time.Duration
@@ -720,7 +722,7 @@ func (b *volumeBinder) checkBindings(logger klog.Logger, pod *v1.Pod, bindings [
 		if pvc.Spec.VolumeName != "" {
 			pv, err := b.pvCache.GetAPIPV(pvc.Spec.VolumeName)
 			if err != nil {
-				if _, ok := err.(*errNotFound); ok {
+				if errors.Is(err, assumecache.ErrNotFound) {
 					// We tolerate NotFound error here, because PV is possibly
 					// not found because of API delay, we can check next time.
 					// And if PV does not exist because it's deleted, PVC will
@@ -873,7 +875,7 @@ func (b *volumeBinder) checkBoundClaims(logger klog.Logger, claims []*v1.Persist
 		pvName := pvc.Spec.VolumeName
 		pv, err := b.pvCache.GetPV(pvName)
 		if err != nil {
-			if _, ok := err.(*errNotFound); ok {
+			if errors.Is(err, assumecache.ErrNotFound) {
 				err = nil
 			}
 			return true, false, err
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder_test.go
index 1746780ce2ebc..60ebdc4598426 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/framework/plugins/volumebinding/binder_test.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import (
 	_ "k8s.io/klog/v2/ktesting/init"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	pvtesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/volume/persistentvolume/testing"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -138,8 +139,6 @@ type testEnv struct {
 	internalPodInformer     coreinformers.PodInformer
 	internalNodeInformer    coreinformers.NodeInformer
 	internalCSINodeInformer storageinformers.CSINodeInformer
-	internalPVCache         *assumeCache
-	internalPVCCache        *assumeCache
 
 	// For CSIStorageCapacity feature testing:
 	internalCSIDriverInformer          storageinformers.CSIDriverInformer
@@ -258,18 +257,6 @@ func newTestBinder(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) *testEnv {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to convert to internal binder")
 	}
 
-	pvCache := internalBinder.pvCache
-	internalPVCache, ok := pvCache.(*pvAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to convert to internal PV cache")
-	}
-
-	pvcCache := internalBinder.pvcCache
-	internalPVCCache, ok := pvcCache.(*pvcAssumeCache).AssumeCache.(*assumeCache)
-	if !ok {
-		t.Fatalf("Failed to convert to internal PVC cache")
-	}
-
 	return &testEnv{
 		client:                  client,
 		reactor:                 reactor,
@@ -278,8 +265,6 @@ func newTestBinder(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context) *testEnv {
 		internalPodInformer:     podInformer,
 		internalNodeInformer:    nodeInformer,
 		internalCSINodeInformer: csiNodeInformer,
-		internalPVCache:         internalPVCache,
-		internalPVCCache:        internalPVCCache,
 
 		internalCSIDriverInformer:          csiDriverInformer,
 		internalCSIStorageCapacityInformer: csiStorageCapacityInformer,
@@ -313,9 +298,8 @@ func (env *testEnv) addCSIStorageCapacities(capacities []*storagev1.CSIStorageCa
 }
 
 func (env *testEnv) initClaims(cachedPVCs []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, apiPVCs []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) {
-	internalPVCCache := env.internalPVCCache
 	for _, pvc := range cachedPVCs {
-		internalPVCCache.add(pvc)
+		assumecache.AddTestObject(env.internalBinder.pvcCache.AssumeCache, pvc)
 		if apiPVCs == nil {
 			env.reactor.AddClaim(pvc)
 		}
@@ -326,9 +310,8 @@ func (env *testEnv) initClaims(cachedPVCs []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim, apiPVCs [
 }
 
 func (env *testEnv) initVolumes(cachedPVs []*v1.PersistentVolume, apiPVs []*v1.PersistentVolume) {
-	internalPVCache := env.internalPVCache
 	for _, pv := range cachedPVs {
-		internalPVCache.add(pv)
+		assumecache.AddTestObject(env.internalBinder.pvCache.AssumeCache, pv)
 		if apiPVs == nil {
 			env.reactor.AddVolume(pv)
 		}
@@ -349,7 +332,7 @@ func (env *testEnv) updateVolumes(ctx context.Context, pvs []*v1.PersistentVolum
 	}
 	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, 100*time.Millisecond, 3*time.Second, false, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		for _, pv := range pvs {
-			obj, err := env.internalPVCache.GetAPIObj(pv.Name)
+			obj, err := env.internalBinder.pvCache.GetAPIObj(pv.Name)
 			if obj == nil || err != nil {
 				return false, nil
 			}
@@ -375,7 +358,7 @@ func (env *testEnv) updateClaims(ctx context.Context, pvcs []*v1.PersistentVolum
 	}
 	return wait.PollUntilContextTimeout(ctx, 100*time.Millisecond, 3*time.Second, false, func(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 		for _, pvc := range pvcs {
-			obj, err := env.internalPVCCache.GetAPIObj(getPVCName(pvc))
+			obj, err := env.internalBinder.pvcCache.GetAPIObj(getPVCName(pvc))
 			if obj == nil || err != nil {
 				return false, nil
 			}
@@ -393,13 +376,13 @@ func (env *testEnv) updateClaims(ctx context.Context, pvcs []*v1.PersistentVolum
 
 func (env *testEnv) deleteVolumes(pvs []*v1.PersistentVolume) {
 	for _, pv := range pvs {
-		env.internalPVCache.delete(pv)
+		assumecache.DeleteTestObject(env.internalBinder.pvCache.AssumeCache, pv)
 	}
 }
 
 func (env *testEnv) deleteClaims(pvcs []*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim) {
 	for _, pvc := range pvcs {
-		env.internalPVCCache.delete(pvc)
+		assumecache.DeleteTestObject(env.internalBinder.pvcCache.AssumeCache, pvc)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..69ec1175f0344
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache.go
@@ -0,0 +1,402 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package assumecache
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"sync"
+
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+)
+
+// Informer is the subset of [cache.SharedInformer] that NewAssumeCache depends upon.
+type Informer interface {
+	AddEventHandler(handler cache.ResourceEventHandler) (cache.ResourceEventHandlerRegistration, error)
+}
+
+// AddTestObject adds an object to the assume cache.
+// Only use this for unit testing!
+func AddTestObject(cache *AssumeCache, obj interface{}) {
+	cache.add(obj)
+}
+
+// UpdateTestObject updates an object in the assume cache.
+// Only use this for unit testing!
+func UpdateTestObject(cache *AssumeCache, obj interface{}) {
+	cache.update(nil, obj)
+}
+
+// DeleteTestObject deletes object in the assume cache.
+// Only use this for unit testing!
+func DeleteTestObject(cache *AssumeCache, obj interface{}) {
+	cache.delete(obj)
+}
+
+// Sentinel errors that can be checked for with errors.Is.
+var (
+	ErrWrongType  = errors.New("object has wrong type")
+	ErrNotFound   = errors.New("object not found")
+	ErrObjectName = errors.New("cannot determine object name")
+)
+
+type WrongTypeError struct {
+	TypeName string
+	Object   interface{}
+}
+
+func (e WrongTypeError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("could not convert object to type %v: %+v", e.TypeName, e.Object)
+}
+
+func (e WrongTypeError) Is(err error) bool {
+	return err == ErrWrongType
+}
+
+type NotFoundError struct {
+	TypeName  string
+	ObjectKey string
+}
+
+func (e NotFoundError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("could not find %v %q", e.TypeName, e.ObjectKey)
+}
+
+func (e NotFoundError) Is(err error) bool {
+	return err == ErrNotFound
+}
+
+type ObjectNameError struct {
+	DetailedErr error
+}
+
+func (e ObjectNameError) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("failed to get object name: %v", e.DetailedErr)
+}
+
+func (e ObjectNameError) Is(err error) bool {
+	return err == ErrObjectName
+}
+
+// AssumeCache is a cache on top of the informer that allows for updating
+// objects outside of informer events and also restoring the informer
+// cache's version of the object. Objects are assumed to be
+// Kubernetes API objects that are supported by [meta.Accessor].
+//
+// Objects can referenced via their key, with [cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc]
+// as key function.
+//
+// AssumeCache stores two pointers to represent a single object:
+//   - The pointer to the informer object.
+//   - The pointer to the latest object, which could be the same as
+//     the informer object, or an in-memory object.
+//
+// An informer update always overrides the latest object pointer.
+//
+// Assume() only updates the latest object pointer.
+// Restore() sets the latest object pointer back to the informer object.
+// Get/List() always returns the latest object pointer.
+type AssumeCache struct {
+	// The logger that was chosen when setting up the cache.
+	// Will be used for all operations.
+	logger klog.Logger
+
+	// Synchronizes updates to store
+	rwMutex sync.RWMutex
+
+	// describes the object stored
+	description string
+
+	// Stores objInfo pointers
+	store cache.Indexer
+
+	// Index function for object
+	indexFunc cache.IndexFunc
+	indexName string
+}
+
+type objInfo struct {
+	// name of the object
+	name string
+
+	// Latest version of object could be cached-only or from informer
+	latestObj interface{}
+
+	// Latest object from informer
+	apiObj interface{}
+}
+
+func objInfoKeyFunc(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
+	objInfo, ok := obj.(*objInfo)
+	if !ok {
+		return "", &WrongTypeError{TypeName: "objInfo", Object: obj}
+	}
+	return objInfo.name, nil
+}
+
+func (c *AssumeCache) objInfoIndexFunc(obj interface{}) ([]string, error) {
+	objInfo, ok := obj.(*objInfo)
+	if !ok {
+		return []string{""}, &WrongTypeError{TypeName: "objInfo", Object: obj}
+	}
+	return c.indexFunc(objInfo.latestObj)
+}
+
+// NewAssumeCache creates an assume cache for general objects.
+func NewAssumeCache(logger klog.Logger, informer Informer, description, indexName string, indexFunc cache.IndexFunc) *AssumeCache {
+	c := &AssumeCache{
+		logger:      logger,
+		description: description,
+		indexFunc:   indexFunc,
+		indexName:   indexName,
+	}
+	indexers := cache.Indexers{}
+	if indexName != "" && indexFunc != nil {
+		indexers[indexName] = c.objInfoIndexFunc
+	}
+	c.store = cache.NewIndexer(objInfoKeyFunc, indexers)
+
+	// Unit tests don't use informers
+	if informer != nil {
+		// Cannot fail in practice?! No-one bothers checking the error.
+		_, _ = informer.AddEventHandler(
+			cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
+				AddFunc:    c.add,
+				UpdateFunc: c.update,
+				DeleteFunc: c.delete,
+			},
+		)
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+func (c *AssumeCache) add(obj interface{}) {
+	if obj == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	name, err := cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.Error(&ObjectNameError{err}, "Add failed")
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
+
+	if objInfo, _ := c.getObjInfo(name); objInfo != nil {
+		newVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, obj)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.logger.Error(err, "Add failed: couldn't get object version")
+			return
+		}
+
+		storedVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, objInfo.latestObj)
+		if err != nil {
+			c.logger.Error(err, "Add failed: couldn't get stored object version")
+			return
+		}
+
+		// Only update object if version is newer.
+		// This is so we don't override assumed objects due to informer resync.
+		if newVersion <= storedVersion {
+			c.logger.V(10).Info("Skip adding object to assume cache because version is not newer than storedVersion", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "newVersion", newVersion, "storedVersion", storedVersion)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	objInfo := &objInfo{name: name, latestObj: obj, apiObj: obj}
+	if err = c.store.Update(objInfo); err != nil {
+		c.logger.Info("Error occurred while updating stored object", "err", err)
+	} else {
+		c.logger.V(10).Info("Adding object to assume cache", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "assumeCache", obj)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *AssumeCache) update(oldObj interface{}, newObj interface{}) {
+	c.add(newObj)
+}
+
+func (c *AssumeCache) delete(obj interface{}) {
+	if obj == nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	name, err := cache.DeletionHandlingMetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.Error(&ObjectNameError{err}, "Failed to delete")
+		return
+	}
+
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
+
+	objInfo := &objInfo{name: name}
+	err = c.store.Delete(objInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		c.logger.Error(err, "Failed to delete", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *AssumeCache) getObjVersion(name string, obj interface{}) (int64, error) {
+	objAccessor, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return -1, err
+	}
+
+	objResourceVersion, err := strconv.ParseInt(objAccessor.GetResourceVersion(), 10, 64)
+	if err != nil {
+		//nolint:errorlint // Intentionally not wrapping the error, the underlying error is an implementation detail.
+		return -1, fmt.Errorf("error parsing ResourceVersion %q for %v %q: %v", objAccessor.GetResourceVersion(), c.description, name, err)
+	}
+	return objResourceVersion, nil
+}
+
+func (c *AssumeCache) getObjInfo(key string) (*objInfo, error) {
+	obj, ok, err := c.store.GetByKey(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, &NotFoundError{TypeName: c.description, ObjectKey: key}
+	}
+
+	objInfo, ok := obj.(*objInfo)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, &WrongTypeError{"objInfo", obj}
+	}
+	return objInfo, nil
+}
+
+// Get the object by its key.
+func (c *AssumeCache) Get(key string) (interface{}, error) {
+	c.rwMutex.RLock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
+
+	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return objInfo.latestObj, nil
+}
+
+// GetAPIObj gets the informer cache's version by its key.
+func (c *AssumeCache) GetAPIObj(key string) (interface{}, error) {
+	c.rwMutex.RLock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
+
+	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return objInfo.apiObj, nil
+}
+
+// List all the objects in the cache.
+func (c *AssumeCache) List(indexObj interface{}) []interface{} {
+	c.rwMutex.RLock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.RUnlock()
+
+	allObjs := []interface{}{}
+	var objs []interface{}
+	if c.indexName != "" {
+		o, err := c.store.Index(c.indexName, &objInfo{latestObj: indexObj})
+		if err != nil {
+			c.logger.Error(err, "List index error")
+			return nil
+		}
+		objs = o
+	} else {
+		objs = c.store.List()
+	}
+
+	for _, obj := range objs {
+		objInfo, ok := obj.(*objInfo)
+		if !ok {
+			c.logger.Error(&WrongTypeError{TypeName: "objInfo", Object: obj}, "List error")
+			continue
+		}
+		allObjs = append(allObjs, objInfo.latestObj)
+	}
+	return allObjs
+}
+
+// Assume updates the object in-memory only.
+//
+// The version of the object must be greater or equal to
+// the current object, otherwise an error is returned.
+//
+// Storing an object with the same version is supported
+// by the assume cache, but suffers from a race: if an
+// update is received via the informer while such an
+// object is assumed, it gets dropped in favor of the
+// newer object from the apiserver.
+//
+// Only assuming objects that were returned by an apiserver
+// operation (Update, Patch) is safe.
+func (c *AssumeCache) Assume(obj interface{}) error {
+	name, err := cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return &ObjectNameError{err}
+	}
+
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
+
+	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	newVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, obj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	storedVersion, err := c.getObjVersion(name, objInfo.latestObj)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if newVersion < storedVersion {
+		return fmt.Errorf("%v %q is out of sync (stored: %d, assume: %d)", c.description, name, storedVersion, newVersion)
+	}
+
+	// Only update the cached object
+	objInfo.latestObj = obj
+	c.logger.V(4).Info("Assumed object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", name, "version", newVersion)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Restore the informer cache's version of the object.
+func (c *AssumeCache) Restore(objName string) {
+	c.rwMutex.Lock()
+	defer c.rwMutex.Unlock()
+
+	objInfo, err := c.getObjInfo(objName)
+	if err != nil {
+		// This could be expected if object got deleted
+		c.logger.V(5).Info("Restore object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", objName, "err", err)
+	} else {
+		objInfo.latestObj = objInfo.apiObj
+		c.logger.V(4).Info("Restored object", "description", c.description, "cacheKey", objName)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6c11ac275fa71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/util/assumecache/assume_cache_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2017 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package assumecache
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"slices"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/meta"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/utils/ktesting"
+)
+
+// testInformer implements [Informer] and can be used to feed changes into an assume
+// cache during unit testing. Only a single event handler is supported, which is
+// sufficient for one assume cache.
+type testInformer struct {
+	handler cache.ResourceEventHandler
+}
+
+func (i *testInformer) AddEventHandler(handler cache.ResourceEventHandler) (cache.ResourceEventHandlerRegistration, error) {
+	i.handler = handler
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+func (i *testInformer) add(obj interface{}) {
+	if i.handler == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	i.handler.OnAdd(obj, false)
+}
+
+func (i *testInformer) update(obj interface{}) {
+	if i.handler == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	i.handler.OnUpdate(nil, obj)
+}
+
+func (i *testInformer) delete(obj interface{}) {
+	if i.handler == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	i.handler.OnDelete(obj)
+}
+
+func makeObj(name, version, namespace string) metav1.Object {
+	return &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+		Name:            name,
+		Namespace:       namespace,
+		ResourceVersion: version,
+	}
+}
+
+func newTest(t *testing.T) (ktesting.TContext, *AssumeCache, *testInformer) {
+	return newTestWithIndexer(t, "", nil)
+}
+
+func newTestWithIndexer(t *testing.T, indexName string, indexFunc cache.IndexFunc) (ktesting.TContext, *AssumeCache, *testInformer) {
+	tCtx := ktesting.Init(t)
+	informer := new(testInformer)
+	cache := NewAssumeCache(tCtx.Logger(), informer, "TestObject", indexName, indexFunc)
+	return tCtx, cache, informer
+}
+
+func verify(tCtx ktesting.TContext, cache *AssumeCache, key string, expectedObject, expectedAPIObject interface{}) {
+	tCtx.Helper()
+	actualObject, err := cache.Get(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		tCtx.Fatalf("unexpected error retrieving object for key %s: %v", key, err)
+	}
+	if actualObject != expectedObject {
+		tCtx.Fatalf("Get() returned %v, expected %v", actualObject, expectedObject)
+	}
+	actualAPIObject, err := cache.GetAPIObj(key)
+	if err != nil {
+		tCtx.Fatalf("unexpected error retrieving API object for key %s: %v", key, err)
+	}
+	if actualAPIObject != expectedAPIObject {
+		tCtx.Fatalf("GetAPIObject() returned %v, expected %v", actualAPIObject, expectedAPIObject)
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyList(tCtx ktesting.TContext, assumeCache *AssumeCache, expectedObjs []interface{}, indexObj interface{}) {
+	actualObjs := assumeCache.List(indexObj)
+	diff := cmp.Diff(expectedObjs, actualObjs, cmpopts.SortSlices(func(x, y interface{}) bool {
+		xKey, err := cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(x)
+		if err != nil {
+			tCtx.Fatalf("unexpected error determining key for %v: %v", x, err)
+		}
+		yKey, err := cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc(y)
+		if err != nil {
+			tCtx.Fatalf("unexpected error determining key for %v: %v", y, err)
+		}
+		return xKey < yKey
+	}))
+	if diff != "" {
+		tCtx.Fatalf("List() result differs (- expected, + actual):\n%s", diff)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestAssume(t *testing.T) {
+	scenarios := map[string]struct {
+		oldObj    metav1.Object
+		newObj    interface{}
+		expectErr error
+	}{
+		"success-same-version": {
+			oldObj: makeObj("pvc1", "5", ""),
+			newObj: makeObj("pvc1", "5", ""),
+		},
+		"success-new-higher-version": {
+			oldObj: makeObj("pvc1", "5", ""),
+			newObj: makeObj("pvc1", "6", ""),
+		},
+		"fail-old-not-found": {
+			oldObj:    makeObj("pvc2", "5", ""),
+			newObj:    makeObj("pvc1", "5", ""),
+			expectErr: ErrNotFound,
+		},
+		"fail-new-lower-version": {
+			oldObj:    makeObj("pvc1", "5", ""),
+			newObj:    makeObj("pvc1", "4", ""),
+			expectErr: cmpopts.AnyError,
+		},
+		"fail-new-bad-version": {
+			oldObj:    makeObj("pvc1", "5", ""),
+			newObj:    makeObj("pvc1", "a", ""),
+			expectErr: cmpopts.AnyError,
+		},
+		"fail-old-bad-version": {
+			oldObj:    makeObj("pvc1", "a", ""),
+			newObj:    makeObj("pvc1", "5", ""),
+			expectErr: cmpopts.AnyError,
+		},
+		"fail-new-bad-object": {
+			oldObj:    makeObj("pvc1", "5", ""),
+			newObj:    1,
+			expectErr: ErrObjectName,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for name, scenario := range scenarios {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
+
+			// Add old object to cache.
+			informer.add(scenario.oldObj)
+			verify(tCtx, cache, scenario.oldObj.GetName(), scenario.oldObj, scenario.oldObj)
+
+			// Assume new object.
+			err := cache.Assume(scenario.newObj)
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(scenario.expectErr, err, cmpopts.EquateErrors()); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("Assume() returned error: %v\ndiff (- expected, + actual):\n%s", err, diff)
+			}
+
+			// Check that Get returns correct object.
+			expectedObj := scenario.newObj
+			if scenario.expectErr != nil {
+				expectedObj = scenario.oldObj
+			}
+			verify(tCtx, cache, scenario.oldObj.GetName(), expectedObj, scenario.oldObj)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRestore(t *testing.T) {
+	tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
+
+	// This test assumes an object with the same version as the API object.
+	// The assume cache supports that, but doing so in real code suffers from
+	// a race: if an unrelated update is received from the apiserver while
+	// such an object is assumed, the local modification gets dropped.
+	oldObj := makeObj("pvc1", "5", "")
+	newObj := makeObj("pvc1", "5", "")
+
+	// Restore object that doesn't exist
+	cache.Restore("nothing")
+
+	// Add old object to cache.
+	informer.add(oldObj)
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after initial update"), cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+
+	// Restore object.
+	cache.Restore(oldObj.GetName())
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after initial Restore"), cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+
+	// Assume new object.
+	if err := cache.Assume(newObj); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Assume() returned error %v", err)
+	}
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after Assume"), cache, oldObj.GetName(), newObj, oldObj)
+
+	// Restore object.
+	cache.Restore(oldObj.GetName())
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after second Restore"), cache, oldObj.GetName(), oldObj, oldObj)
+}
+
+func TestEvents(t *testing.T) {
+	tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
+
+	oldObj := makeObj("pvc1", "5", "")
+	newObj := makeObj("pvc1", "6", "")
+	key := oldObj.GetName()
+
+	// Add old object to cache.
+	informer.add(oldObj)
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after initial update"), cache, key, oldObj, oldObj)
+
+	// Update object.
+	informer.update(newObj)
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after initial update"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+
+	// Some error cases (don't occur in practice).
+	informer.add(1)
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nop add"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+	informer.add(nil)
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nil add"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+	informer.update(oldObj)
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nop update"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+	informer.update(nil)
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nil update"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+	informer.delete(nil)
+	verify(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after nop delete"), cache, key, newObj, newObj)
+
+	// Delete object.
+	informer.delete(oldObj)
+	_, err := cache.Get(key)
+	if diff := cmp.Diff(ErrNotFound, err, cmpopts.EquateErrors()); diff != "" {
+		t.Errorf("Get did not return expected error: %v\ndiff (- expected, + actual):\n%s", err, diff)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestListNoIndexer(t *testing.T) {
+	tCtx, cache, informer := newTest(t)
+
+	// Add a bunch of objects.
+	objs := make([]interface{}, 0, 10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		obj := makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "1", "")
+		objs = append(objs, obj)
+		informer.add(obj)
+	}
+
+	// List them
+	verifyList(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after add"), cache, objs, "")
+
+	// Update an object.
+	updatedObj := makeObj("test-pvc3", "2", "")
+	objs[3] = updatedObj
+	informer.update(updatedObj)
+
+	// List them
+	verifyList(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after update"), cache, objs, "")
+
+	// Delete a PV
+	deletedObj := objs[7]
+	objs = slices.Delete(objs, 7, 8)
+	informer.delete(deletedObj)
+
+	// List them
+	verifyList(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after delete"), cache, objs, "")
+}
+
+func TestListWithIndexer(t *testing.T) {
+	namespaceIndexer := func(obj interface{}) ([]string, error) {
+		objAccessor, err := meta.Accessor(obj)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return []string{objAccessor.GetNamespace()}, nil
+	}
+	tCtx, cache, informer := newTestWithIndexer(t, "myNamespace", namespaceIndexer)
+
+	// Add a bunch of objects.
+	ns := "ns1"
+	objs := make([]interface{}, 0, 10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		obj := makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "1", ns)
+		objs = append(objs, obj)
+		informer.add(obj)
+	}
+
+	// Add a bunch of other objects.
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		obj := makeObj(fmt.Sprintf("test-pvc%v", i), "1", "ns2")
+		informer.add(obj)
+	}
+
+	// List them
+	verifyList(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after add"), cache, objs, objs[0])
+
+	// Update an object.
+	updatedObj := makeObj("test-pvc3", "2", ns)
+	objs[3] = updatedObj
+	informer.update(updatedObj)
+
+	// List them
+	verifyList(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after update"), cache, objs, objs[0])
+
+	// Delete a PV
+	deletedObj := objs[7]
+	objs = slices.Delete(objs, 7, 8)
+	informer.delete(deletedObj)
+
+	// List them
+	verifyList(ktesting.WithStep(tCtx, "after delete"), cache, objs, objs[0])
+}