diff --git a/pkg/controllers/termination/suite_test.go b/pkg/controllers/termination/suite_test.go
index 915a5df6afa1..d0352015fcc3 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/termination/suite_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/termination/suite_test.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/typed/core/v1"
 	. "knative.dev/pkg/logging/testing"
@@ -196,6 +197,48 @@ var _ = Describe("Termination", func() {
 			ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, controller, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(node))
 			ExpectNotFound(ctx, env.Client, node)
 		})
+		It("should not evict static pods", func() {
+			podEvict := test.Pod(test.PodOptions{NodeName: node.Name})
+			ExpectCreated(ctx, env.Client, node, podEvict)
+
+			podNoEvict := test.Pod(test.PodOptions{
+				NodeName: node.Name,
+				OwnerReferences: []metav1.OwnerReference{{
+					APIVersion: "v1",
+					Kind:       "Node",
+					Name:       node.Name,
+					UID:        node.UID,
+				}},
+			})
+			ExpectCreated(ctx, env.Client, podNoEvict)
+
+			Expect(env.Client.Delete(ctx, node)).To(Succeed())
+			node = ExpectNodeExists(ctx, env.Client, node.Name)
+			ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, controller, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(node))
+
+			// Expect mirror pod to not be queued for enviction
+			ExpectNotEnqueuedForEviction(evictionQueue, podNoEvict)
+
+			// Expect podEvict to be enqueued for eviction then be successful
+			ExpectEnqueuedForEviction(evictionQueue, podEvict)
+			ExpectEvicted(env.Client, podEvict)
+
+			// Expect node to exist and be draining
+			ExpectNodeDraining(env.Client, node.Name)
+
+			// Reconcile node to evict pod
+			node = ExpectNodeExists(ctx, env.Client, node.Name)
+			ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, controller, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(node))
+
+			// Delete pod to simulate successful eviction
+			ExpectDeleted(ctx, env.Client, podEvict)
+
+			// Reconcile to delete node
+			node = ExpectNodeExists(ctx, env.Client, node.Name)
+			ExpectReconcileSucceeded(ctx, controller, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(node))
+			ExpectNotFound(ctx, env.Client, node)
+
+		})
 		It("should not delete nodes until all pods are deleted", func() {
 			pods := []*v1.Pod{test.Pod(test.PodOptions{NodeName: node.Name}), test.Pod(test.PodOptions{NodeName: node.Name})}
 			ExpectCreated(ctx, env.Client, node, pods[0], pods[1])
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/termination/terminate.go b/pkg/controllers/termination/terminate.go
index 75ef6a8ca564..b4f4f02f56ac 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/termination/terminate.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/termination/terminate.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/cloudprovider"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/utils/functional"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/utils/injectabletime"
+	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/utils/pod"
 	"github.com/aws/karpenter/pkg/utils/ptr"
 )
 
@@ -110,16 +111,20 @@ func (t *Terminator) getPods(ctx context.Context, node *v1.Node) ([]*v1.Pod, err
 
 func (t *Terminator) getEvictablePods(pods []*v1.Pod) []*v1.Pod {
 	evictable := []*v1.Pod{}
-	for _, pod := range pods {
+	for _, p := range pods {
 		// Ignore if unschedulable is tolerated, since they will reschedule
-		if (v1alpha5.Taints{{Key: v1.TaintNodeUnschedulable, Effect: v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule}}).Tolerates(pod) == nil {
+		if (v1alpha5.Taints{{Key: v1.TaintNodeUnschedulable, Effect: v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule}}).Tolerates(p) == nil {
 			continue
 		}
 		// Ignore if kubelet is partitioned and pods are beyond graceful termination window
-		if IsStuckTerminating(pod) {
+		if IsStuckTerminating(p) {
+			continue
+		}
+		// Ignore static mirror pods
+		if pod.IsOwnedByNode(p) {
 			continue
 		}
-		evictable = append(evictable, pod)
+		evictable = append(evictable, p)
 	}
 	return evictable
 }