diff --git a/ompi/mca/osc/ucx/osc_ucx_component.c b/ompi/mca/osc/ucx/osc_ucx_component.c
index a6a901d3a24..569ad0a5473 100644
--- a/ompi/mca/osc/ucx/osc_ucx_component.c
+++ b/ompi/mca/osc/ucx/osc_ucx_component.c
@@ -319,12 +319,14 @@ static int component_init(bool enable_progress_threads, bool enable_mpi_threads)
 }
 
 static int component_finalize(void) {
+
     if (!opal_common_ucx_thread_enabled) {
         int i;
         for (i = 0; i < mca_osc_ucx_component.comm_world_size; i++) {
             ucp_ep_h ep = mca_osc_ucx_component.endpoints[i];
             if (ep != NULL) {
                 ucp_ep_destroy(ep);
+                OPAL_COMMON_UCX_DEBUG_ATOMIC_ADD(opal_common_ucx_ep_counts, -1);
             }
         }
         free(mca_osc_ucx_component.endpoints);
@@ -334,6 +336,9 @@ static int component_finalize(void) {
         opal_common_ucx_wpool_finalize(mca_osc_ucx_component.wpool);
     }
     opal_common_ucx_wpool_free(mca_osc_ucx_component.wpool);
+
+    assert(opal_common_ucx_ep_counts == 0);
+    assert(opal_common_ucx_unpacked_rkey_counts == 0);
     return OMPI_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -790,6 +795,11 @@ static int component_select(struct ompi_win_t *win, void **base, size_t size, in
         goto error;
     }
 
+    if (my_mem_addr_size != 0) {
+        /* rkey object is already distributed among comm processes */
+        ucp_rkey_buffer_release(my_mem_addr);
+    }
+
     state_base = (void *)&(module->state);
     ret = opal_common_ucx_wpmem_create(module->ctx, &state_base,
                                      sizeof(ompi_osc_ucx_state_t),
@@ -803,6 +813,11 @@ static int component_select(struct ompi_win_t *win, void **base, size_t size, in
         goto error;
     }
 
+    if (my_mem_addr_size != 0) {
+        /* rkey object is already distributed among comm processes */
+        ucp_rkey_buffer_release(my_mem_addr);
+    }
+
     /* exchange window addrs */
     if (flavor == MPI_WIN_FLAVOR_ALLOCATE || flavor == MPI_WIN_FLAVOR_CREATE ||
             flavor == MPI_WIN_FLAVOR_SHARED) {
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx_wpool.c b/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx_wpool.c
index d4206283e1a..ca08907acf6 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx_wpool.c
+++ b/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx_wpool.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ __thread int initialized = 0;
 #endif
 
 bool opal_common_ucx_thread_enabled = false;
+opal_atomic_int64_t opal_common_ucx_ep_counts = 0;
+opal_atomic_int64_t opal_common_ucx_unpacked_rkey_counts = 0;
 
 static _ctx_record_t *_tlocal_add_ctx_rec(opal_common_ucx_ctx_t *ctx);
 static inline _ctx_record_t *_tlocal_get_ctx_rec(opal_tsd_tracked_key_t tls_key);
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ static void _winfo_destructor(opal_common_ucx_winfo_t *winfo)
             for (i = 0; i < winfo->comm_size; i++) {
                 if (NULL != winfo->endpoints[i]) {
                     ucp_ep_destroy(winfo->endpoints[i]);
+                    OPAL_COMMON_UCX_DEBUG_ATOMIC_ADD(opal_common_ucx_ep_counts, -1);
                 }
                 assert(winfo->inflight_ops[i] == 0);
             }
@@ -326,9 +329,26 @@ static opal_common_ucx_winfo_t *_wpool_get_winfo(opal_common_ucx_wpool_t *wpool,
     return winfo;
 }
 
+/* Remove the winfo from active workers and add it to idle workers */
 static void _wpool_put_winfo(opal_common_ucx_wpool_t *wpool, opal_common_ucx_winfo_t *winfo)
 {
     opal_mutex_lock(&wpool->mutex);
+    if (winfo->comm_size != 0) {
+        size_t i;
+        if (opal_common_ucx_thread_enabled) {
+            for (i = 0; i < winfo->comm_size; i++) {
+                if (NULL != winfo->endpoints[i]) {
+                    ucp_ep_destroy(winfo->endpoints[i]);
+                    OPAL_COMMON_UCX_DEBUG_ATOMIC_ADD(opal_common_ucx_ep_counts, -1);
+                }
+                assert(winfo->inflight_ops[i] == 0);
+            }
+        }
+        free(winfo->endpoints);
+        free(winfo->inflight_ops);
+    }
+    winfo->endpoints = NULL;
+    winfo->comm_size = 0;
     opal_list_remove_item(&wpool->active_workers, &winfo->super);
     opal_list_prepend(&wpool->idle_workers, &winfo->super);
     opal_mutex_unlock(&wpool->mutex);
@@ -632,6 +652,7 @@ static int _tlocal_ctx_connect(_ctx_record_t *ctx_rec, int target)
     memset(&ep_params, 0, sizeof(ucp_ep_params_t));
     ep_params.field_mask = UCP_EP_PARAM_FIELD_REMOTE_ADDRESS;
 
+    assert(winfo->endpoints[target] == NULL);
     opal_mutex_lock(&winfo->mutex);
     displ = gctx->recv_worker_displs[target];
     ep_params.address = (ucp_address_t *) &(gctx->recv_worker_addrs[displ]);
@@ -641,7 +662,9 @@ static int _tlocal_ctx_connect(_ctx_record_t *ctx_rec, int target)
         opal_mutex_unlock(&winfo->mutex);
         return OPAL_ERROR;
     }
+    OPAL_COMMON_UCX_DEBUG_ATOMIC_ADD(opal_common_ucx_ep_counts, 1);
     opal_mutex_unlock(&winfo->mutex);
+    assert(winfo->endpoints[target] != NULL);
     return OPAL_SUCCESS;
 }
 
@@ -662,6 +685,7 @@ static void _tlocal_mem_rec_cleanup(_mem_record_t *mem_rec)
     for (i = 0; i < mem_rec->gmem->ctx->comm_size; i++) {
         if (mem_rec->rkeys[i]) {
             ucp_rkey_destroy(mem_rec->rkeys[i]);
+            OPAL_COMMON_UCX_DEBUG_ATOMIC_ADD(opal_common_ucx_unpacked_rkey_counts, -1);
         }
     }
     opal_mutex_unlock(&mem_rec->winfo->mutex);
@@ -701,6 +725,7 @@ static int _tlocal_mem_create_rkey(_mem_record_t *mem_rec, ucp_ep_h ep, int targ
 
     opal_mutex_lock(&mem_rec->winfo->mutex);
     status = ucp_ep_rkey_unpack(ep, &gmem->mem_addrs[displ], &mem_rec->rkeys[target]);
+    OPAL_COMMON_UCX_DEBUG_ATOMIC_ADD(opal_common_ucx_unpacked_rkey_counts, 1);
     opal_mutex_unlock(&mem_rec->winfo->mutex);
     if (status != UCS_OK) {
         MCA_COMMON_UCX_VERBOSE(1, "ucp_ep_rkey_unpack failed: %d", status);
diff --git a/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx_wpool.h b/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx_wpool.h
index 8c0d4edaca0..21df21005df 100644
--- a/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx_wpool.h
+++ b/opal/mca/common/ucx/common_ucx_wpool.h
@@ -59,6 +59,17 @@ typedef struct {
 } opal_common_ucx_wpool_t;
 
 extern bool opal_common_ucx_thread_enabled;
+extern opal_atomic_int64_t opal_common_ucx_ep_counts;
+extern opal_atomic_int64_t opal_common_ucx_unpacked_rkey_counts;
+
+#if OPAL_ENABLE_DEBUG
+#define OPAL_COMMON_UCX_DEBUG_ATOMIC_ADD(_var, _val)                                \
+    do {                                                                            \
+        opal_atomic_add_fetch_64(&(_var), (_val));                                  \
+    } while(0);
+#else
+#define OPAL_COMMON_UCX_DEBUG_ATOMIC_ADD(&(_var), (_val));
+#endif
 
 /* Worker Pool Context (wpctx) is an object that is comprised of a set of UCP
  * workers that are considered as one logical communication entity.