diff --git a/distributed/tests/test_worker.py b/distributed/tests/test_worker.py
index 34c7c66cd1..5db88dc552 100644
--- a/distributed/tests/test_worker.py
+++ b/distributed/tests/test_worker.py
@@ -3091,3 +3091,68 @@ def clear_leak():
         {"action": "remove-worker", "processing-tasks": {}},
         {"action": "retired"},
     ]
+
+
+async def _wait_for_flight(key, worker):
+    while key not in worker.tasks or worker.tasks[key].state != "flight":
+        await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+
+@gen_cluster(client=True)
+async def test_gather_dep_do_not_handle_response_of_not_requested_tasks(c, s, a, b):
+    """At time of writing, the gather_dep implementation filtered tasks again
+    for in-flight state. The response parser, however, did not distinguish
+    resulting in unwanted missing-data signals to the scheduler, causing
+    potential rescheduling or data leaks.
+    This test may become obsolete if the implementation changes significantly.
+    """
+    import distributed
+
+    with mock.patch.object(distributed.worker.Worker, "gather_dep") as mocked_gather:
+        fut1 = c.submit(inc, 1, workers=[a.address], key="f1")
+        fut2 = c.submit(inc, fut1, workers=[a.address], key="f2")
+        await fut2
+        fut4 = c.submit(sum, fut1, fut2, workers=[b.address], key="f4")
+        fut3 = c.submit(inc, fut1, workers=[b.address], key="f3")
+
+        fut2_key = fut2.key
+
+        await _wait_for_flight(fut2_key, b)
+
+        fut4.release()
+        while fut4.key in b.tasks:
+            await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+    story_before = b.story(fut2.key)
+    assert fut2.key in mocked_gather.call_args.kwargs["to_gather"]
+    await Worker.gather_dep(b, **mocked_gather.call_args.kwargs)
+    story_after = b.story(fut2.key)
+    assert story_before == story_after
+    await fut3
+
+
+@gen_cluster(
+    client=True,
+    config={
+        "distributed.comm.recent-messages-log-length": 1000,
+    },
+)
+async def test_gather_dep_no_longer_in_flight_tasks(c, s, a, b):
+    import distributed
+
+    with mock.patch.object(distributed.worker.Worker, "gather_dep") as mocked_gather:
+        fut1 = c.submit(inc, 1, workers=[a.address], key="f1")
+        fut2 = c.submit(sum, fut1, fut1, workers=[b.address], key="f2")
+
+        fut1_key = fut1.key
+
+        await _wait_for_flight(fut1_key, b)
+
+        fut2.release()
+        while fut2.key in b.tasks:
+            await asyncio.sleep(0)
+
+    assert b.tasks[fut1.key] != "flight"
+    log_before = list(b.log)
+    await Worker.gather_dep(b, **mocked_gather.call_args.kwargs)
+    assert log_before == list(b.log)
diff --git a/distributed/worker.py b/distributed/worker.py
index 2acba897d2..02dc15513c 100644
--- a/distributed/worker.py
+++ b/distributed/worker.py
@@ -2514,10 +2514,11 @@ async def gather_dep(
                                 cause = dependent
                                 found_dependent_for_cause = True
                                 break
+
+                if not to_gather_keys:
+                    return
                 # Keep namespace clean since this func is long and has many
                 # dep*, *ts* variables
-
-                assert cause is not None
                 del to_gather, dependency_key, dependency_ts
 
                 self.log.append(
@@ -2618,7 +2619,7 @@ async def gather_dep(
                     )
 
                 recommendations: dict[TaskState, str | tuple] = {}
-                deps_to_iter = self.in_flight_workers.pop(worker)
+                deps_to_iter = set(self.in_flight_workers.pop(worker)) & to_gather_keys
 
                 for d in deps_to_iter:
                     ts = self.tasks.get(d)