diff --git a/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/client/http_client.go b/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/client/http_client.go
index a08e9117f..2c82a36f7 100644
--- a/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/client/http_client.go
+++ b/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/client/http_client.go
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/lib/log"
 
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/auth"
+
+	common_http "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/http"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -193,6 +195,10 @@ func (hc *HTTPClient) post(url string, cred *auth.Credential, body interface{},
 	if (res.StatusCode / 100) != 2 {
 		// Return the server error content in the error.
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s '%s' error: %s %s", http.MethodPost, res.Request.URL.String(), res.Status, bytes)
+	} else if res.StatusCode == http.StatusAlreadyReported {
+		// Currently because if image was already preheated at least once, Dragonfly will return StatusAlreadyReported.
+		// And we should preserve http status code info to process this case later.
+		return bytes, &common_http.Error{Code: http.StatusAlreadyReported, Message: "status already reported"}
 	}
 
 	return bytes, nil
diff --git a/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/dragonfly.go b/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/dragonfly.go
index b0c5b5289..b59cd1d36 100644
--- a/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/dragonfly.go
+++ b/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/dragonfly.go
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"strings"
 
+	common_http "github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/common/http"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/models/provider"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/auth"
 	"github.com/goharbor/harbor/src/pkg/p2p/preheat/provider/client"
@@ -76,10 +78,17 @@ func (dd *DragonflyDriver) Preheat(preheatingImage *PreheatImage) (*PreheatingSt
 		return nil, errors.New("no image specified")
 	}
 
+	taskStatus := provider.PreheatingStatusPending // default
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("%s%s", strings.TrimSuffix(dd.instance.Endpoint, "/"), preheatEndpoint)
 	bytes, err := client.GetHTTPClient(dd.instance.Insecure).Post(url, dd.getCred(), preheatingImage, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		if httpErr, ok := err.(*common_http.Error); ok && httpErr.Code == http.StatusAlreadyReported {
+			// If the resource was preheated already with empty task ID, we should set preheat status to success.
+			// Otherwise later querying for the task
+			taskStatus = provider.PreheatingStatusSuccess
+		} else {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	result := &dragonflyPreheatCreateResp{}
@@ -89,7 +98,7 @@ func (dd *DragonflyDriver) Preheat(preheatingImage *PreheatImage) (*PreheatingSt
 
 	return &PreheatingStatus{
 		TaskID: result.ID,
-		Status: provider.PreheatingStatusPending, // default
+		Status: taskStatus,
 	}, nil
 }