diff --git a/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py b/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
index eec75ad810e..9d5fc527d79 100644
--- a/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
+++ b/cinder/volume/drivers/pure.py
@@ -2821,6 +2821,31 @@ class PureBaseVolumeDriver(san.SanDriver):
                                 " eradicated - will recreate.", name)
                     source_array.delete_pods(names=[name])
                     self._create_pod_if_not_exist(source_array, name)
+        else:
+            if self._array.safemode:
+                # Now we check to ensure that the created pod does not have a
+                # safemode protection group attached to it as this is not
+                # supported by Cinder
+                safemode_pg = list(
+                    source_array.get_container_default_protections(
+                        names=[name]).items)[0].default_protections
+                if safemode_pg:
+                    pgname = safemode_pg[0].name
+                    res = source_array.patch_container_default_protections(
+                        names=[name],
+                        container_default_protection=(
+                            flasharray.ContainerDefaultProtection(
+                                default_protections=[])))
+                    if res.status_code != 200:
+                        LOG.warning("Failed to remove Default Protection "
+                                    "Container: %s", res.errors[0])
+                    else:
+                        source_array.patch_protection_groups(
+                            names=[pgname],
+                            protection_group=flasharray.ProtectionGroup(
+                                destroyed=True))
+                        source_array.delete_protection_groups(
+                            names=[pgname])
 
     @pure_driver_debug_trace
     def _create_protection_group_if_not_exist(self, source_array, pgname):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/pure_pod_safemode-d64b0705828529e5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/pure_pod_safemode-d64b0705828529e5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..62b33decb7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/pure_pod_safemode-d64b0705828529e5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+fixes:
+  - |
+    [Pure Storage] When using synchronous replication, ensure that
+    FlashArray pods used by Cinder do not have SafeMode protection
+    groups attached, as SafeMode is not supported by Cinder.