diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/AbstractContainerReportHandler.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/AbstractContainerReportHandler.java
index f79507e1e66..6028bbfd90e 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/AbstractContainerReportHandler.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/AbstractContainerReportHandler.java
@@ -313,6 +313,11 @@ private boolean updateContainerState(final DatanodeDetails datanode,
         deleteReplica(containerId, datanode, publisher, "DELETED", false, detailsForLogging);
         return false;
       }
+      if (container.getReplicationType().equals(HddsProtos.ReplicationType.EC)) {
+        // In case of EC container, delete its replica to avoid orphan replica
+        deleteReplica(containerId, datanode, publisher, "DELETED", true, detailsForLogging);
+        return false;
+      }
       // HDDS-12421: fall-through to case DELETING
     case DELETING:
       // HDDS-11136: If a DELETING container has a non-empty CLOSED replica, transition the container to CLOSED
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/TestContainerReportHandler.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/TestContainerReportHandler.java
index 0e8eee799bc..264a429960f 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/TestContainerReportHandler.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/TestContainerReportHandler.java
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ static Stream<Arguments> containerAndReplicaStates() {
               containerState.equals(HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.DELETING))) {
             continue;
           }
+          if (replicationType == HddsProtos.ReplicationType.EC &&
+              containerState.equals(HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.DELETED)) {
+            continue;
+          }
           for (ContainerReplicaProto.State invalidState : invalidReplicaStates) {
             combinations.add(Arguments.of(replicationType, containerState, replicaState, invalidState));
           }
diff --git a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/TestContainerStateManager.java b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/TestContainerStateManager.java
index 869b7dd5bb9..dfb4f38deef 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/TestContainerStateManager.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdds/server-scm/src/test/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdds/scm/container/TestContainerStateManager.java
@@ -301,9 +301,8 @@ public void testDeletedContainerWithLowerBcsidStaleReplicaRatis()
   }
 
   /**
-   * DELETED EC container + CLOSED replica with BCSID <= container seqId.
-   * Expected: Should NOT send force delete
-   * Should transition to CLOSED instead
+   * DELETED EC container in SCM.
+   * Expected: Should send force delete to DN
    */
   @Test
   public void testDeletedECContainerWithStaleClosedReplicaShouldNotForceDelete()
@@ -318,11 +317,12 @@ public void testDeletedECContainerWithStaleClosedReplicaShouldNotForceDelete()
         repConfig);
     containerStateManager.addContainer(ecContainer.getProtobuf());
     assertEquals(HddsProtos.ReplicationType.EC, ecContainer.getReplicationType());
-    // Report CLOSED replica with BCSID = container's seqId
+
+    // Verify delete command sent
     sendReportAndCaptureDeleteCommand(ecContainer, datanode,
-        ecContainer.getSequenceId(), false, 1, false);
-    // Container should transition to CLOSED
-    verifyContainerState(ecContainer.containerID(), HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.CLOSED);
+        ecContainer.getSequenceId(), false, 1, true);
+    // Container should remain as DELETED
+    verifyContainerState(ecContainer.containerID(), HddsProtos.LifeCycleState.DELETED);
   }
 
   private DeleteContainerCommand sendReportAndCaptureDeleteCommand(