diff --git a/src/NuGet.Services.Validation.Orchestrator/ValidationOutcomeProcessor.cs b/src/NuGet.Services.Validation.Orchestrator/ValidationOutcomeProcessor.cs
index 851cb2c2a..99bc21b5d 100644
--- a/src/NuGet.Services.Validation.Orchestrator/ValidationOutcomeProcessor.cs
+++ b/src/NuGet.Services.Validation.Orchestrator/ValidationOutcomeProcessor.cs
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@ private async Task<TimeSpan> UpdateValidationDurationAsync(PackageValidationSet
             // is greater than the configured threshold. Service Bus message duplication for a single validation
             // set will not cause multiple notices to be sent due to the row version on PackageValidationSet.
             if (tooLongNotificationAllowed &&
+                validatingEntity.Status == PackageStatus.Validating &&
                 validationSetDuration > _validationConfiguration.ValidationSetNotificationTimeout &&
                 previousDuration <= _validationConfiguration.ValidationSetNotificationTimeout &&
                 await _validationStorageService.GetValidationSetCountAsync(validatingEntity) == 1)
diff --git a/tests/NuGet.Services.Validation.Orchestrator.Tests/ValidationOutcomeProcessorFacts.cs b/tests/NuGet.Services.Validation.Orchestrator.Tests/ValidationOutcomeProcessorFacts.cs
index eaeb5c7df..a6eaaba15 100644
--- a/tests/NuGet.Services.Validation.Orchestrator.Tests/ValidationOutcomeProcessorFacts.cs
+++ b/tests/NuGet.Services.Validation.Orchestrator.Tests/ValidationOutcomeProcessorFacts.cs
@@ -116,8 +116,12 @@ public async Task DoesNotReEnqueueProcessingIfValidationSetTimesOut()
                 .Verify(x => x.DeletePackageForValidationSetAsync(It.IsAny<PackageValidationSet>()), Times.Never);
         }
 
-        [Fact]
-        public async Task SendsValidatingTooLongMessageOnce()
+        [Theory]
+        [InlineData(PackageStatus.Available, false)]
+        [InlineData(PackageStatus.Deleted, false)]
+        [InlineData(PackageStatus.Validating, true)]
+        [InlineData(PackageStatus.FailedValidation, false)]
+        public async Task SendsValidatingTooLongMessageOnlyIfPackageIsInValidatingState(PackageStatus packageStatus, bool shouldSend)
         {
             const int postponeMinutes = 1;
 
@@ -130,6 +134,8 @@ public async Task SendsValidatingTooLongMessageOnce()
             ValidationSet.Created = DateTime.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromMinutes(21);
             ValidationSet.Updated = DateTime.UtcNow - TimeSpan.FromMinutes(15);
 
+            PackageValidatingEntity.EntityRecord.PackageStatusKey = packageStatus;
+
             ValidationStorageServiceMock
                 .Setup(s => s.UpdateValidationSetAsync(It.IsAny<PackageValidationSet>()))
                 .Callback<PackageValidationSet>(s => s.Updated = DateTime.UtcNow)
@@ -143,14 +149,28 @@ public async Task SendsValidatingTooLongMessageOnce()
             var processor = CreateProcessor();
             await processor.ProcessValidationOutcomeAsync(ValidationSet, PackageValidatingEntity, ProcessorStats);
 
-            TelemetryServiceMock
-                .Verify(t => t.TrackSentValidationTakingTooLongMessage(Package.PackageRegistration.Id, Package.NormalizedVersion, ValidationSet.ValidationTrackingId), Times.Once);
-            MessageServiceMock
-                .Verify(m => m.SendValidationTakingTooLongMessage(Package), Times.Once);
-            ValidationEnqueuerMock
-                .Verify(ve => ve.StartValidationAsync(It.IsAny<PackageValidationMessageData>(), It.IsAny<DateTimeOffset>()), Times.Once);
-            PackageFileServiceMock
-                .Verify(x => x.DeletePackageForValidationSetAsync(It.IsAny<PackageValidationSet>()), Times.Never);
+            if (shouldSend)
+            {
+                TelemetryServiceMock
+                    .Verify(t => t.TrackSentValidationTakingTooLongMessage(Package.PackageRegistration.Id, Package.NormalizedVersion, ValidationSet.ValidationTrackingId), Times.Once);
+                MessageServiceMock
+                    .Verify(m => m.SendValidationTakingTooLongMessage(Package), Times.Once);
+                ValidationEnqueuerMock
+                    .Verify(ve => ve.StartValidationAsync(It.IsAny<PackageValidationMessageData>(), It.IsAny<DateTimeOffset>()), Times.Once);
+                PackageFileServiceMock
+                    .Verify(x => x.DeletePackageForValidationSetAsync(It.IsAny<PackageValidationSet>()), Times.Never);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                TelemetryServiceMock
+                    .Verify(t => t.TrackSentValidationTakingTooLongMessage(Package.PackageRegistration.Id, Package.NormalizedVersion, ValidationSet.ValidationTrackingId), Times.Never);
+                MessageServiceMock
+                    .Verify(m => m.SendValidationTakingTooLongMessage(Package), Times.Never);
+                ValidationEnqueuerMock
+                    .Verify(ve => ve.StartValidationAsync(It.IsAny<PackageValidationMessageData>(), It.IsAny<DateTimeOffset>()), Times.Once);
+                PackageFileServiceMock
+                    .Verify(x => x.DeletePackageForValidationSetAsync(It.IsAny<PackageValidationSet>()), Times.Never);
+            }
 
             TelemetryServiceMock.ResetCalls();
             MessageServiceMock.ResetCalls();