diff --git a/include/triton/core/tritonserver.h b/include/triton/core/tritonserver.h
index efbac44be..09ff58126 100644
--- a/include/triton/core/tritonserver.h
+++ b/include/triton/core/tritonserver.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2020-2024, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
+// Copyright 2020-2025, NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
 // modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
@@ -1041,7 +1041,8 @@ TRITONSERVER_InferenceRequestNew(
     struct TRITONSERVER_Server* server, const char* model_name,
     const int64_t model_version);
 
-/// Delete an inference request object.
+/// Delete an inference request object. The request object must be
+/// released before deletion.
 ///
 /// \param inference_request The request object.
 /// \return a TRITONSERVER_Error indicating success or failure.
diff --git a/src/infer_request.cc b/src/infer_request.cc
index 9ec7d43b3..4d0ca8096 100644
--- a/src/infer_request.cc
+++ b/src/infer_request.cc
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ InferenceRequest::InferenceRequest(
   SetPriority(0);
   // Outer-most release callback to ensure a request has been taken, this
   // callback won't be invoked, if certain flags are set.
-  release_callbacks_.emplace_back(
+  release_callbacks_.emplace_back(std::make_pair(
       [](std::unique_ptr<InferenceRequest>& request,
          const uint32_t flags) -> Status {
         if (flags & TRITONSERVER_REQUEST_RELEASE_RESCHEDULE) {
@@ -123,7 +123,8 @@ InferenceRequest::InferenceRequest(
               "configured to handle such a flag.");
         }
         return Status::Success;
-      });
+      },
+      false));
 }
 
 Status
@@ -476,9 +477,16 @@ InferenceRequest::Release(
 {
   // Invoke the release callbacks added internally before releasing the
   // request to user provided callback.
-  for (auto it = request->release_callbacks_.rbegin();
-       it != request->release_callbacks_.rend(); it++) {
-    RETURN_IF_ERROR((*it)(request, release_flags));
+
+  // Invoke callbacks in reverse order. Evict internal callbacks for reusing
+  // inference request object.
+  auto& release_callbacks = request->release_callbacks_;
+  for (int i = release_callbacks.size() - 1; i >= 0; --i) {
+    auto [release_fn, is_internal] = release_callbacks[i];
+    if (is_internal) {
+      release_callbacks.erase(release_callbacks.begin() + i);
+    }
+    release_fn(request, release_flags);
     if (request == nullptr) {
       return Status::Success;
     }
@@ -500,6 +508,7 @@ InferenceRequest::Release(
       "Failed to set released state");
   void* userp = request->release_userp_;
   auto& release_fn = request->release_fn_;
+  LOG_INFO << "userp " << userp << std::endl;
   release_fn(
       reinterpret_cast<TRITONSERVER_InferenceRequest*>(request.release()),
       release_flags, userp);
diff --git a/src/infer_request.h b/src/infer_request.h
index 94054dc39..1c7e83d6d 100644
--- a/src/infer_request.h
+++ b/src/infer_request.h
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@ class InferenceRequest {
   // and they will be invoked in reversed order.
   Status AddInternalReleaseCallback(InternalReleaseFn&& callback)
   {
-    release_callbacks_.emplace_back(std::move(callback));
+    release_callbacks_.emplace_back(std::make_pair(std::move(callback), true));
     return Status::Success;
   }
 
@@ -832,8 +832,9 @@ class InferenceRequest {
   TRITONSERVER_InferenceRequestReleaseFn_t release_fn_;
   void* release_userp_;
 
-  // Additional release callbacks invoked before 'release_fn_'.
-  std::vector<InternalReleaseFn> release_callbacks_;
+  // Additional release callbacks invoked before 'release_fn_'. Set boolean to
+  // true if release callback is internal and should be evicted after invoking.
+  std::vector<std::pair<InternalReleaseFn, bool>> release_callbacks_;
 
   // Delegator to be invoked on sending responses.
   std::function<void(std::unique_ptr<InferenceResponse>&&, const uint32_t)>