diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache_test.go
index fcb2c9455a7..e07d6b896e2 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/equivalence_cache_test.go
@@ -18,13 +18,19 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"reflect"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/algorithm"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates"
+	algorithmpredicates "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/predicates"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache"
+	schedulertesting "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/testing"
 )
 
 type predicateItemType struct {
@@ -649,3 +655,101 @@ func TestInvalidateAllCachedPredicateItemOfNode(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// syncingMockCache delegates method calls to an actual Cache,
+// but calls to UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap synchronize with the test.
+type syncingMockCache struct {
+	schedulercache.Cache
+	cycleStart, cacheInvalidated chan struct{}
+	once                         sync.Once
+}
+
+// UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap delegates to the real implementation, but on the first call, it
+// synchronizes with the test.
+//
+// Since UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap is one of the first steps of (*genericScheduler).Schedule, we use
+// this point to signal to the test that a scheduling cycle has started.
+func (c *syncingMockCache) UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap(infoMap map[string]*schedulercache.NodeInfo) error {
+	err := c.Cache.UpdateNodeNameToInfoMap(infoMap)
+	c.once.Do(func() {
+		c.cycleStart <- struct{}{}
+		<-c.cacheInvalidated
+	})
+	return err
+}
+
+// TestEquivalenceCacheInvalidationRace tests that equivalence cache invalidation is correctly
+// handled when an invalidation event happens early in a scheduling cycle. Specifically, the event
+// occurs after schedulercache is snapshotted and before equivalence cache lock is acquired.
+func TestEquivalenceCacheInvalidationRace(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a predicate that returns false the first time and true on subsequent calls.
+	podWillFit := false
+	var callCount int
+	testPredicate := func(pod *v1.Pod,
+		meta algorithm.PredicateMetadata,
+		nodeInfo *schedulercache.NodeInfo) (bool, []algorithm.PredicateFailureReason, error) {
+		callCount++
+		if !podWillFit {
+			podWillFit = true
+			return false, []algorithm.PredicateFailureReason{algorithmpredicates.ErrFakePredicate}, nil
+		}
+		return true, nil, nil
+	}
+
+	// Set up the mock cache.
+	cache := schedulercache.New(time.Duration(0), wait.NeverStop)
+	cache.AddNode(&v1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "machine1"}})
+	mockCache := &syncingMockCache{
+		Cache:            cache,
+		cycleStart:       make(chan struct{}),
+		cacheInvalidated: make(chan struct{}),
+	}
+
+	fakeGetEquivalencePod := func(pod *v1.Pod) interface{} { return pod }
+	eCache := NewEquivalenceCache(fakeGetEquivalencePod)
+	// Ensure that equivalence cache invalidation happens after the scheduling cycle starts, but before
+	// the equivalence cache would be updated.
+	go func() {
+		<-mockCache.cycleStart
+		pod := &v1.Pod{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "new-pod", UID: "new-pod"},
+			Spec:       v1.PodSpec{NodeName: "machine1"}}
+		if err := cache.AddPod(pod); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Could not add pod to cache: %v", err)
+		}
+		eCache.InvalidateAllCachedPredicateItemOfNode("machine1")
+		mockCache.cacheInvalidated <- struct{}{}
+	}()
+
+	// Set up the scheduler.
+	predicates := map[string]algorithm.FitPredicate{"testPredicate": testPredicate}
+	algorithmpredicates.SetPredicatesOrdering([]string{"testPredicate"})
+	prioritizers := []algorithm.PriorityConfig{{Map: EqualPriorityMap, Weight: 1}}
+	pvcLister := schedulertesting.FakePersistentVolumeClaimLister([]*v1.PersistentVolumeClaim{})
+	scheduler := NewGenericScheduler(
+		mockCache,
+		eCache,
+		NewSchedulingQueue(),
+		predicates,
+		algorithm.EmptyPredicateMetadataProducer,
+		prioritizers,
+		algorithm.EmptyPriorityMetadataProducer,
+		nil, nil, pvcLister, true, false)
+
+	// First scheduling attempt should fail.
+	nodeLister := schedulertesting.FakeNodeLister(makeNodeList([]string{"machine1"}))
+	pod := &v1.Pod{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "test-pod"}}
+	machine, err := scheduler.Schedule(pod, nodeLister)
+	if machine != "" || err == nil {
+		t.Error("First scheduling attempt did not fail")
+	}
+
+	// Second scheduling attempt should succeed because cache was invalidated.
+	_, err = scheduler.Schedule(pod, nodeLister)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Second scheduling attempt failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if callCount != 2 {
+		t.Errorf("Predicate should have been called twice. Was called %d times.", callCount)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/integration/scheduler/scheduler_test.go b/test/integration/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
index 39467962017..39852279532 100644
--- a/test/integration/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/scheduler/scheduler_test.go
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/integration/framework"
 )
 
-const enableEquivalenceCache = true
-
 type nodeMutationFunc func(t *testing.T, n *v1.Node, nodeLister corelisters.NodeLister, c clientset.Interface)
 
 type nodeStateManager struct {