diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index f66e05ce..d625d8af 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,8 +8,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Fixed
 - Crash when calling NodePublishVolume on non-existent volume ([#96])
+- Fix an issue where newly created volumes would not be placed on any nodes, leaving them unusable ([#99])
 
 [#96]: https://github.com/piraeusdatastore/linstor-csi/issues/96
+[#99]: https://github.com/piraeusdatastore/linstor-csi/issues/99
 
 ## [0.10.1] - 2020-11-19
 
diff --git a/pkg/client/linstor.go b/pkg/client/linstor.go
index ded58b0d..1f21934d 100644
--- a/pkg/client/linstor.go
+++ b/pkg/client/linstor.go
@@ -300,17 +300,22 @@ func (s *Linstor) Create(ctx context.Context, vol *volume.Info, req *csi.CreateV
 		return err
 	}
 
+	logger.Debug("reconcile volume placement")
+	err = s.reconcileResourcePlacement(ctx, vol, &params, rDef.Name, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Debugf("reconcile volume placement failed: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// saveVolume() makes the volume eligible for further use, i.e. this method will not be called again once saveVolume
+	// was used.
 	logger.Debug("update volume information with resource definition information")
 	vol.ID = rDef.Name
 	if err := s.saveVolume(ctx, vol); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	volumeScheduler, err := s.schedulerByPlacementPolicy(vol)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	return volumeScheduler.Create(ctx, vol, req)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // Delete removes a resource, all of its volumes, and snapshots from LINSTOR.
@@ -774,6 +779,39 @@ func (s *Linstor) reconcileVolumeDefinition(ctx context.Context, info *volume.In
 	return &vDef, nil
 }
 
+func (s *Linstor) reconcileResourcePlacement(ctx context.Context, vol *volume.Info, volParams *volume.Parameters, rdName string, req *csi.CreateVolumeRequest) error {
+	logger := s.log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
+		"volume": vol.Name,
+	})
+	logger.Info("reconcile resource placement for volume")
+
+
+	resources, err := s.client.Resources.GetAll(ctx, rdName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Check that at least as many resources are placed as specified in the volume parameters
+	expectedAutoResources := int(volParams.PlacementCount)
+	expectedManualResources := len(volParams.ClientList) + len(volParams.NodeList)
+	if len(resources) >= expectedAutoResources && len(resources) >= expectedManualResources {
+		logger.Debug("resources already placed")
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	volumeScheduler, err := s.schedulerByPlacementPolicy(vol)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = volumeScheduler.Create(ctx, vol, req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 // store a representation of a volume into the aux props of a resource definition.
 func (s *Linstor) saveVolume(ctx context.Context, vol *volume.Info) error {
 	serializedVol, err := json.Marshal(vol)