diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c
index 1ee0aa0d76..6d459f7745 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_common/mesh_kernel.c
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ int k_delayed_work_free(struct k_delayed_work *work)
         return -EINVAL;
     }
 
+    osi_alarm_cancel(alarm);
     hash_map_erase(bm_alarm_hash_map, work);
     return 0;
 }
diff --git a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_models/client/client_common.c b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_models/client/client_common.c
index bd7231ead2..2fe8f01e07 100644
--- a/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_models/client/client_common.c
+++ b/components/bt/esp_ble_mesh/mesh_models/client/client_common.c
@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ bt_mesh_client_node_t *bt_mesh_is_client_recv_publish_msg(
         return NULL;
     }
 
+    if (k_delayed_work_remaining_get(&node->timer) == 0) {
+        BT_DBG("Unexpected status message 0x%x", ctx->recv_op);
+        if (cli->publish_status && need_pub) {
+            cli->publish_status(ctx->recv_op, model, ctx, buf);
+        }
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
     return node;
 }