diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/podlistprocessor/currently_drained_nodes.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/podlistprocessor/currently_drained_nodes.go
index 495aae1c08f8..58459da50f17 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/podlistprocessor/currently_drained_nodes.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/podlistprocessor/currently_drained_nodes.go
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ func currentlyDrainedPods(context *context.AutoscalingContext) []*apiv1.Pod {
 			continue
 		}
 		for _, podInfo := range nodeInfo.Pods {
+			// Filter out pods that has deletion timestamp set
+			if podInfo.Pod.DeletionTimestamp != nil {
+				klog.Infof("Pod %v has deletion timestamp set, skipping injection to unschedulable pods list", podInfo.Pod.Name)
+				continue
+			}
 			pods = append(pods, podInfo.Pod)
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/core/podlistprocessor/currently_drained_nodes_test.go b/cluster-autoscaler/core/podlistprocessor/currently_drained_nodes_test.go
index 678afbd05709..0aebcbd4d671 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/core/podlistprocessor/currently_drained_nodes_test.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/core/podlistprocessor/currently_drained_nodes_test.go
@@ -69,6 +69,20 @@ func TestCurrentlyDrainedNodesPodListProcessor(t *testing.T) {
 				BuildTestPod("p2", 200, 1),
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:         "single node undergoing deletion, pods with deletion timestamp set",
+			drainedNodes: []string{"n"},
+			nodes: []*apiv1.Node{
+				BuildTestNode("n", 1000, 10),
+			},
+			pods: []*apiv1.Pod{
+				BuildScheduledTestPod("p1", 100, 1, "n"),
+				BuildTestPod("p2", 200, 1, WithNodeName("n"), WithDeletionTimestamp(time.Now())),
+			},
+			wantPods: []*apiv1.Pod{
+				BuildTestPod("p1", 100, 1),
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:         "single empty node undergoing deletion",
 			drainedNodes: []string{"n"},
diff --git a/cluster-autoscaler/utils/test/test_utils.go b/cluster-autoscaler/utils/test/test_utils.go
index 81c939cbfc43..de868d1ef9c9 100644
--- a/cluster-autoscaler/utils/test/test_utils.go
+++ b/cluster-autoscaler/utils/test/test_utils.go
@@ -150,6 +150,13 @@ func WithMaxSkew(maxSkew int32, topologySpreadingKey string) func(*apiv1.Pod) {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithDeletionTimestamp sets deletion timestamp to the pod.
+func WithDeletionTimestamp(deletionTimestamp time.Time) func(*apiv1.Pod) {
+	return func(pod *apiv1.Pod) {
+		pod.DeletionTimestamp = &metav1.Time{Time: deletionTimestamp}
+	}
+}
+
 // BuildTestPodWithEphemeralStorage creates a pod with cpu, memory and ephemeral storage resources.
 func BuildTestPodWithEphemeralStorage(name string, cpu, mem, ephemeralStorage int64) *apiv1.Pod {
 	startTime := metav1.Unix(0, 0)