diff --git a/pkg/scaling/executor/scale_jobs.go b/pkg/scaling/executor/scale_jobs.go
index 76b81dc9a60..fdd83e0fb80 100644
--- a/pkg/scaling/executor/scale_jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/scaling/executor/scale_jobs.go
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (e *scaleExecutor) getRunningJobCount(scaledJob *kedav1alpha1.ScaledJob) in
 	return runningJobs
 }
 
-func (e *scaleExecutor) isAnyPodRunningOrCompleted(j *batchv1.Job) bool {
+func (e *scaleExecutor) isAnyPodRunningOrCompleted(j *batchv1.Job, s *kedav1alpha1.ScalingStrategy) bool {
 	opts := []client.ListOption{
 		client.InNamespace(j.GetNamespace()),
 		client.MatchingLabels(map[string]string{"job-name": j.GetName()}),
@@ -176,6 +176,16 @@ func (e *scaleExecutor) isAnyPodRunningOrCompleted(j *batchv1.Job) bool {
 	}
 
 	for _, pod := range pods.Items {
+		if len(s.PendingPodConditions) > 0 {
+			for _, pendingConditionType := range s.PendingPodConditions {
+				for _, podCondition := range pod.Status.Conditions {
+					if string(podCondition.Type) == pendingConditionType && podCondition.Status == corev1.ConditionTrue {
+						return true
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
 		if pod.Status.Phase == corev1.PodSucceeded || pod.Status.Phase == corev1.PodRunning {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -201,7 +211,7 @@ func (e *scaleExecutor) getPendingJobCount(scaledJob *kedav1alpha1.ScaledJob) in
 
 	for _, job := range jobs.Items {
 		job := job
-		if !e.isJobFinished(&job) && !e.isAnyPodRunningOrCompleted(&job) {
+		if !e.isJobFinished(&job) && !e.isAnyPodRunningOrCompleted(&job, &scaledJob.Spec.ScalingStrategy) {
 			pendingJobs++
 		}
 	}