diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
index 5332e00d661..4e3cf633597 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
@@ -441,6 +441,9 @@ func (p *PriorityQueue) activate(pod *v1.Pod) bool {
 // isPodBackingoff returns true if a pod is still waiting for its backoff timer.
 // If this returns true, the pod should not be re-tried.
 func (p *PriorityQueue) isPodBackingoff(podInfo *framework.QueuedPodInfo) bool {
+	if podInfo.Gated {
+		return false
+	}
 	boTime := p.getBackoffTime(podInfo)
 	return boTime.After(p.clock.Now())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
index 95062a43274..e90ef891773 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue_test.go
@@ -512,14 +512,24 @@ func TestPriorityQueue_addToActiveQ(t *testing.T) {
 			defer cancel()
 
 			m := map[string][]framework.PreEnqueuePlugin{"": tt.plugins}
-			q := NewTestQueueWithObjects(ctx, newDefaultQueueSort(), []runtime.Object{tt.pod}, WithPreEnqueuePluginMap(m))
-			got, _ := q.addToActiveQ(newQueuedPodInfoForLookup(tt.pod))
+			q := NewTestQueueWithObjects(ctx, newDefaultQueueSort(), []runtime.Object{tt.pod}, WithPreEnqueuePluginMap(m),
+				WithPodInitialBackoffDuration(time.Second*30), WithPodMaxBackoffDuration(time.Second*60))
+			got, _ := q.addToActiveQ(q.newQueuedPodInfo(tt.pod))
 			if got != tt.wantSuccess {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected result: want %v, but got %v", tt.wantSuccess, got)
 			}
 			if tt.wantUnschedulablePods != len(q.unschedulablePods.podInfoMap) {
 				t.Errorf("Unexpected unschedulablePods: want %v, but got %v", tt.wantUnschedulablePods, len(q.unschedulablePods.podInfoMap))
 			}
+
+			// Simulate an update event.
+			clone := tt.pod.DeepCopy()
+			metav1.SetMetaDataAnnotation(&clone.ObjectMeta, "foo", "")
+			q.Update(tt.pod, clone)
+			// Ensure the pod is still located in unschedulablePods.
+			if tt.wantUnschedulablePods != len(q.unschedulablePods.podInfoMap) {
+				t.Errorf("Unexpected unschedulablePods: want %v, but got %v", tt.wantUnschedulablePods, len(q.unschedulablePods.podInfoMap))
+			}
 		})
 	}
 }