diff --git a/tests/v1/core/test_scheduler.py b/tests/v1/core/test_scheduler.py
index c6c4a5085bff..effd31f5ecd3 100644
--- a/tests/v1/core/test_scheduler.py
+++ b/tests/v1/core/test_scheduler.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 # SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright contributors to the vLLM project
 import dataclasses
-from unittest.mock import Mock
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import pytest
 import torch
@@ -62,6 +62,43 @@ def test_finish_request():
         assert len(scheduler.waiting) == 9 - i
 
 
+def test_abort_request_with_kv_connector():
+    # `use_kv_connector=True` will expose a kv_connector to the scheduler, but
+    # we will need to mimick the delay_freed since the default kv_connector is
+    # too simple
+    scheduler = create_scheduler(use_kv_connector=True)
+    requests = create_requests(num_requests=10)
+    for request in requests:
+        scheduler.add_request(request)
+
+    with patch.object(
+        scheduler,
+        "_connector_finished",
+        side_effect=lambda req: (
+            req.status == RequestStatus.FINISHED_LENGTH_CAPPED,
+            {"fake_kv_params": False},
+        ),
+    ):
+        for i, request in enumerate(requests):
+            scheduler.finish_requests(
+                request.request_id, RequestStatus.FINISHED_LENGTH_CAPPED
+            )
+            assert request.request_id in scheduler.requests  # since delayed
+            assert len(scheduler.waiting) == 9 - i
+
+        assert not scheduler.waiting and not scheduler.running
+        assert len(scheduler.requests) == 10
+
+        for i, request in enumerate(requests):
+            scheduler.finish_requests(
+                request.request_id, RequestStatus.FINISHED_ABORTED
+            )
+            assert request.request_id not in scheduler.requests  # since aborted
+
+        assert not scheduler.waiting and not scheduler.running
+        assert not scheduler.requests
+
+
 def test_get_num_unfinished_requests():
     scheduler = create_scheduler()
     requests = create_requests(num_requests=10)
diff --git a/vllm/v1/core/sched/scheduler.py b/vllm/v1/core/sched/scheduler.py
index 52b98ef65459..4dabdb7fedf9 100644
--- a/vllm/v1/core/sched/scheduler.py
+++ b/vllm/v1/core/sched/scheduler.py
@@ -1326,11 +1326,31 @@ def finish_requests(
         waiting_requests_to_remove = []
         valid_requests = []
 
+        # this is only required only if we have a kv connector
+        should_force_abort = (
+            finished_status == RequestStatus.FINISHED_ABORTED
+            and self.get_kv_connector() is not None
+        )
+        forced_aborted_requests = []
+
         # First pass: collect requests to remove from queues
         for req_id in request_ids:
             request = self.requests.get(req_id)
-            if request is None or request.is_finished():
-                # Invalid request ID.
+            if request is None:
+                continue  # Invalid request ID.
+            elif request.is_finished():
+                if (
+                    should_force_abort
+                    and request.status == RequestStatus.FINISHED_LENGTH_CAPPED
+                ):
+                    # we need to force the status to FINISHED_ABORTED to avoid
+                    # the request being delayed freed. The kv_connector will
+                    # delay the free if it the status is FINISHED_LENGTH_CAPPED
+                    logger.info(
+                        "Request %s is finished but will get forced aborted.",
+                        req_id,
+                    )
+                    forced_aborted_requests.append(request)
                 continue
 
             valid_requests.append(request)
@@ -1350,6 +1370,11 @@ def finish_requests(
             request.status = finished_status
             self._free_request(request)
 
+        # Free the requests that are being delayed
+        for request in forced_aborted_requests:
+            request.status = finished_status
+            self._free_request(request)
+
     def _free_request(self, request: Request) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
         assert request.is_finished()