diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 116e2ff..3345226 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,5 +22,11 @@ project/plugins/project/
 *.iml
 *.ipr
 
+# VSCode + Metals
+.bloop
+.metals
+.vscode
+metals.sbt
+
 # Mac
 .DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/project/build.properties b/project/build.properties
index c8fcab5..04267b1 100644
--- a/project/build.properties
+++ b/project/build.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-sbt.version=1.6.2
+sbt.version=1.9.9
diff --git a/project/plugins.sbt b/project/plugins.sbt
index e9a2e88..6341eb5 100644
--- a/project/plugins.sbt
+++ b/project/plugins.sbt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "1.7.2")
+addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-scoverage" % "2.0.11")
 
 addSbtPlugin("org.scoverage" % "sbt-coveralls" % "1.2.7")
 
diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/ShardingStrategy.scala b/src/main/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/ShardingStrategy.scala
index 59098cd..4ccb746 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/ShardingStrategy.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/ShardingStrategy.scala
@@ -301,6 +301,46 @@ object ShardingStrategy {
     }
   }
 
+  /**
+    * Adds a track of unallocated shards.
+    * If we configured sharding in such a way that it automatically re-create shards and entities inside of it after a rebalance,
+    * we know that all shards returned from rebalance call would be allocated in the nearest future.
+    * Term unallocated shard in this context means such shard that was stopped on a previous node, but not yet allocated on a new one.
+    */
+  object TrackUnallocated {
+
+    def of[F[_] : Sync](
+      strategy: ShardingStrategy[F],
+    ): F[ShardingStrategy[F]] =
+      for {
+        unallocatedShards <- Ref[F].of(Set.empty[Shard])
+      } yield {
+        apply(unallocatedShards, strategy)
+      }
+
+    def apply[F[_] : FlatMap](
+      unallocatedShards: Ref[F, Set[Shard]],
+      strategy: ShardingStrategy[F],
+    ): ShardingStrategy[F] = {
+
+      new ShardingStrategy[F] {
+
+        def allocate(requester: Region, shard: Shard, current: Allocation) =
+          for {
+            region <- strategy.allocate(requester, shard, current)
+            _ <- unallocatedShards.update(_.filterNot(_ == shard))
+          } yield region
+
+        def rebalance(current: Allocation, inProgress: Set[Shard]) =
+          for {
+            lastUnallocated <- unallocatedShards.get
+            shards <- strategy.rebalance(current, inProgress ++ lastUnallocated)
+            _ <- unallocatedShards.update(_ ++ shards)
+          } yield shards
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
 
   implicit class ShardingStrategyOps[F[_]](val self: ShardingStrategy[F]) extends AnyVal {
 
@@ -337,6 +377,8 @@ object ShardingStrategy {
       ShardRebalanceCooldown.of[F](cooldown, self)
     }
 
+    def withTrackUnallocated(implicit F: Sync[F]): F[ShardingStrategy[F]] =
+      TrackUnallocated.of(self)
 
     def toAllocationStrategy(
       fallback: Allocate = Allocate.Default)(implicit
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/AllocationStrategyProxySpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/AllocationStrategyProxySpec.scala
index 96b7662..2b3e05c 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/AllocationStrategyProxySpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/AllocationStrategyProxySpec.scala
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ class AllocationStrategyProxySpec extends AsyncFunSuite with ActorSpec with Matc
   private val shard = "shard"
   private val ignore = (msg: () => String) => {msg(); ()}
 
-  private implicit val addressOf = AddressOf(actorSystem)
+  private implicit val addressOf: AddressOf = AddressOf(actorSystem)
 
   test("allocate") {
     val allocation = Map((region, IndexedSeq(shard)))
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/LoggingStrategySpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/LoggingStrategySpec.scala
index 86d105a..9f68d2b 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/LoggingStrategySpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/LoggingStrategySpec.scala
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class LoggingStrategySpec extends AnyFunSuite with ActorSpec with Matchers {
   private val shard = "shard"
   private val address = Address("", "", "127.0.0.1", 2552)
 
-  private implicit val addressOf = AddressOf.const(address)
+  private implicit val addressOf: AddressOf = AddressOf.const(address)
 
   private val log = (msg: () => String) => {
     StateT { state =>
diff --git a/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/ShardingStrategySpec.scala b/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/ShardingStrategySpec.scala
index d730668..3b9bb0d 100644
--- a/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/ShardingStrategySpec.scala
+++ b/src/test/scala/com/evolutiongaming/cluster/sharding/ShardingStrategySpec.scala
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.evolutiongaming.cluster.sharding
 
 import cats.Id
+import cats.effect.SyncIO
 
 import scala.collection.immutable.IndexedSeq
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
@@ -46,6 +47,40 @@ class ShardingStrategySpec extends AnyWordSpec with ActorSpec with Matchers {
         Set.empty) shouldEqual Nil
     }
 
+    "track unallocated" in {
+      val maxSimulations = 2
+      val test = for {
+        strategy <- RebalanceAllStrategy[SyncIO]()
+        .takeShards(SyncIO.pure(maxSimulations))
+        .withTrackUnallocated
+        initAllocation = Map(
+          region1 -> IndexedSeq(shard1, shard2, shard3, shard4, shard5),
+        )
+        rebalanceInitial <- strategy.rebalance(initAllocation, Set.empty)
+        afterShutdownAllocation = Map(
+          region1 -> IndexedSeq(shard3, shard4, shard5),
+        )
+        rebalanceAfterShutdown <- strategy.rebalance(afterShutdownAllocation, Set.empty)
+        _ <- strategy.allocate(region2, shard1, afterShutdownAllocation)
+        afterAllocateAllocation = Map(
+          region1 -> IndexedSeq(shard3, shard4, shard5),
+          region2 -> IndexedSeq(shard1)
+        )
+        rebalanceAfterAllocation <- strategy.rebalance(
+          afterAllocateAllocation,
+          Set.empty
+        )
+        _ = println(rebalanceInitial)
+        _ = println(rebalanceAfterShutdown)
+        _ = println(rebalanceAfterAllocation)
+      } yield {
+        rebalanceInitial should have size 2
+        rebalanceAfterShutdown should have size 0
+        rebalanceAfterAllocation should have size 1
+      }
+      test.unsafeRunSync()
+    }
+
     "least shards" in {
       val strategy = LeastShardsStrategy[Id]()
       strategy.allocate(region1, shard2, Map(