diff --git a/charts/kueue/templates/rbac/role.yaml b/charts/kueue/templates/rbac/role.yaml
index c7ed355a1e..e1af9b089b 100644
--- a/charts/kueue/templates/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/charts/kueue/templates/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ rules:
       - jobs/status
     verbs:
       - get
+      - patch
       - update
   - apiGroups:
       - flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io
@@ -179,6 +180,7 @@ rules:
       - jobsets/status
     verbs:
       - get
+      - patch
       - update
   - apiGroups:
       - kubeflow.org
diff --git a/config/components/rbac/role.yaml b/config/components/rbac/role.yaml
index c7ed22eb2d..48da53c4c0 100644
--- a/config/components/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/components/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ rules:
   - jobs/status
   verbs:
   - get
+  - patch
   - update
 - apiGroups:
   - flowcontrol.apiserver.k8s.io
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ rules:
   - jobsets/status
   verbs:
   - get
+  - patch
   - update
 - apiGroups:
   - kubeflow.org
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
index 97bacba304..d83fcdce51 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobframework/reconciler.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/podset"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/queue"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/admissioncheck"
+	clientutil "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/equality"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/kubeversion"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/maps"
@@ -293,9 +294,10 @@ func (r *JobReconciler) ReconcileGenericJob(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Reques
 				log.Error(err, "couldn't get the parent job workload")
 				return ctrl.Result{}, err
 			} else if parentWorkload == nil || !workload.IsAdmitted(parentWorkload) {
+				objectOriginal := object.DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
 				// suspend it
 				job.Suspend()
-				if err := r.client.Update(ctx, object); err != nil {
+				if err := clientutil.Patch(ctx, r.client, objectOriginal, object); err != nil {
 					log.Error(err, "suspending child job failed")
 					return ctrl.Result{}, err
 				}
@@ -798,11 +800,11 @@ func (r *JobReconciler) startJob(ctx context.Context, job GenericJob, object cli
 			return err
 		}
 	} else {
+		objectOriginal := object.DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
 		if runErr := job.RunWithPodSetsInfo(info); runErr != nil {
 			return runErr
 		}
-
-		if err := r.client.Update(ctx, object); err != nil {
+		if err := clientutil.Patch(ctx, r.client, objectOriginal, object); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		r.record.Event(object, corev1.EventTypeNormal, ReasonStarted, msg)
@@ -844,11 +846,13 @@ func (r *JobReconciler) stopJob(ctx context.Context, job GenericJob, wl *kueue.W
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	objectOriginal := object.DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
+
 	job.Suspend()
 	if info != nil {
 		job.RestorePodSetsInfo(info)
 	}
-	if err := r.client.Update(ctx, object); err != nil {
+	if err := clientutil.Patch(ctx, r.client, objectOriginal, object); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller.go
index 5b4fd8c4bb..56f965a61d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_controller.go
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/core/indexer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobframework"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/podset"
+	clientutil "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/client"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func init() {
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=scheduling.k8s.io,resources=priorityclasses,verbs=list;get;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=events,verbs=create;watch;update;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs,verbs=get;list;watch;update;patch
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs/status,verbs=get;update
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=batch,resources=jobs/finalizers,verbs=get;update;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kueue.x-k8s.io,resources=workloads,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kueue.x-k8s.io,resources=workloads/status,verbs=get;update;patch
@@ -162,28 +163,39 @@ func (j *Job) Suspend() {
 	j.Spec.Suspend = ptr.To(true)
 }
 
-func (j *Job) Stop(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, podSetsInfo []podset.PodSetInfo, _ jobframework.StopReason, eventMsg string) (bool, error) {
+func (j *Job) Stop(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, podSetsInfo []podset.PodSetInfo, _ jobframework.StopReason, _ string) (bool, error) {
 	stoppedNow := false
 	if !j.IsSuspended() {
+		objectOriginal := j.Object().DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
 		j.Suspend()
-		if err := c.Update(ctx, j.Object()); err != nil {
+		object := j.Object()
+		if err := clientutil.Patch(ctx, c, objectOriginal, object); err != nil {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("suspend: %w", err)
 		}
+		if err := c.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(object), object); err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("get after suspend: %w", err)
+		}
 		stoppedNow = true
 	}
 
 	// Reset start time if necessary, so we can update the scheduling directives.
 	if j.Status.StartTime != nil {
+		objectOriginal := j.Object().DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
 		j.Status.StartTime = nil
-		if err := c.Status().Update(ctx, j.Object()); err != nil {
+		object := j.Object()
+		if err := clientutil.PatchStatus(ctx, c, objectOriginal, object); err != nil {
 			return stoppedNow, fmt.Errorf("reset status: %w", err)
 		}
+		if err := c.Get(ctx, client.ObjectKeyFromObject(object), object); err != nil {
+			return false, fmt.Errorf("get after resetting the start time: %w", err)
+		}
 	}
 
+	objectOriginal := j.Object().DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
 	if changed := j.RestorePodSetsInfo(podSetsInfo); !changed {
 		return stoppedNow, nil
 	}
-	if err := c.Update(ctx, j.Object()); err != nil {
+	if err := clientutil.Patch(ctx, c, objectOriginal, j.Object()); err != nil {
 		return false, fmt.Errorf("restore info: %w", err)
 	}
 	return stoppedNow, nil
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
index b07b7a4f0c..a96331e125 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/job/job_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+
 package job
 
 import (
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobframework"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/features"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/api"
+	clientutil "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/client"
 )
 
 type multikueueAdapter struct{}
@@ -41,14 +43,15 @@ type multikueueAdapter struct{}
 var _ jobframework.MultiKueueAdapter = (*multikueueAdapter)(nil)
 
 func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Client, remoteClient client.Client, key types.NamespacedName, workloadName, origin string) error {
-	localJob := batchv1.Job{}
-	err := localClient.Get(ctx, key, &localJob)
+	localJob := &batchv1.Job{}
+	err := localClient.Get(ctx, key, localJob)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	localJobOriginal := localJob.DeepCopy()
 
-	remoteJob := batchv1.Job{}
-	err = remoteClient.Get(ctx, key, &remoteJob)
+	remoteJob := &batchv1.Job{}
+	err = remoteClient.Get(ctx, key, remoteJob)
 	if client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -57,7 +60,7 @@ func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Clie
 	if err == nil {
 		if features.Enabled(features.MultiKueueBatchJobWithManagedBy) {
 			localJob.Status = remoteJob.Status
-			return localClient.Status().Update(ctx, &localJob)
+			return clientutil.PatchStatus(ctx, localClient, localJobOriginal, localJob)
 		}
 		remoteFinished := false
 		for _, c := range remoteJob.Status.Conditions {
@@ -66,15 +69,14 @@ func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Clie
 				break
 			}
 		}
-
 		if remoteFinished {
 			localJob.Status = remoteJob.Status
-			return localClient.Status().Update(ctx, &localJob)
+			return clientutil.PatchStatus(ctx, localClient, localJobOriginal, localJob)
 		}
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	remoteJob = batchv1.Job{
+	remoteJob = &batchv1.Job{
 		ObjectMeta: api.CloneObjectMetaForCreation(&localJob.ObjectMeta),
 		Spec:       *localJob.Spec.DeepCopy(),
 	}
@@ -99,7 +101,7 @@ func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Clie
 		remoteJob.Spec.ManagedBy = nil
 	}
 
-	return remoteClient.Create(ctx, &remoteJob)
+	return remoteClient.Create(ctx, remoteJob)
 }
 
 func (b *multikueueAdapter) DeleteRemoteObject(ctx context.Context, remoteClient client.Client, key types.NamespacedName) error {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller.go
index 36ae0d7b94..57a388e090 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_controller.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func init() {
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=scheduling.k8s.io,resources=priorityclasses,verbs=list;get;watch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="",resources=events,verbs=create;watch;update;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=jobset.x-k8s.io,resources=jobsets,verbs=get;list;watch;update;patch
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=jobset.x-k8s.io,resources=jobsets/status,verbs=get;update
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=jobset.x-k8s.io,resources=jobsets/status,verbs=get;update;patch
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=jobset.x-k8s.io,resources=jobsets/finalizers,verbs=get;update
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kueue.x-k8s.io,resources=workloads,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=kueue.x-k8s.io,resources=workloads/status,verbs=get;update;patch
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter.go
index 4dbd31b040..4383d34bb0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/jobset/jobset_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
+
 package jobset
 
 import (
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/constants"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/controller/jobframework"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/api"
+	clientutil "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/pkg/util/client"
 )
 
 type multikueueAdapter struct{}
@@ -39,14 +41,15 @@ type multikueueAdapter struct{}
 var _ jobframework.MultiKueueAdapter = (*multikueueAdapter)(nil)
 
 func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Client, remoteClient client.Client, key types.NamespacedName, workloadName, origin string) error {
-	localJob := jobset.JobSet{}
-	err := localClient.Get(ctx, key, &localJob)
+	localJob := &jobset.JobSet{}
+	err := localClient.Get(ctx, key, localJob)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	localJobOriginal := localJob.DeepCopy()
 
-	remoteJob := jobset.JobSet{}
-	err = remoteClient.Get(ctx, key, &remoteJob)
+	remoteJob := &jobset.JobSet{}
+	err = remoteClient.Get(ctx, key, remoteJob)
 	if client.IgnoreNotFound(err) != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -54,10 +57,10 @@ func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Clie
 	// if the remote exists, just copy the status
 	if err == nil {
 		localJob.Status = remoteJob.Status
-		return localClient.Status().Update(ctx, &localJob)
+		return clientutil.PatchStatus(ctx, localClient, localJobOriginal, localJob)
 	}
 
-	remoteJob = jobset.JobSet{
+	remoteJob = &jobset.JobSet{
 		ObjectMeta: api.CloneObjectMetaForCreation(&localJob.ObjectMeta),
 		Spec:       *localJob.Spec.DeepCopy(),
 	}
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Clie
 	// clear the managedBy enables the JobSet controller to take over
 	remoteJob.Spec.ManagedBy = nil
 
-	return remoteClient.Create(ctx, &remoteJob)
+	return remoteClient.Create(ctx, remoteJob)
 }
 
 func (b *multikueueAdapter) DeleteRemoteObject(ctx context.Context, remoteClient client.Client, key types.NamespacedName) error {
diff --git a/pkg/util/client/client.go b/pkg/util/client/client.go
index d7192e7f84..df24bf1e5f 100644
--- a/pkg/util/client/client.go
+++ b/pkg/util/client/client.go
@@ -41,3 +41,14 @@ func Patch(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, before, after client.Object) er
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func PatchStatus(ctx context.Context, c client.Client, before, after client.Object) error {
+	patch, err := CreatePatch(before, after)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err = c.Status().Patch(ctx, before, patch); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}