diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
index b34860bef66..872ee7dbe6c 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
@@ -845,7 +845,8 @@ func (jm *Controller) syncJob(ctx context.Context, key string) (rErr error) {
 	// Given that the Job already has the SuccessCriteriaMet condition, the termination condition already had confirmed in another cycle.
 	// So, the job-controller evaluates the podFailurePolicy only when the Job doesn't have the SuccessCriteriaMet condition.
 	if jobCtx.finishedCondition == nil && feature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.JobPodFailurePolicy) {
-		if failureTargetCondition := findConditionByType(job.Status.Conditions, batch.JobFailureTarget); failureTargetCondition != nil {
+		failureTargetCondition := findConditionByType(job.Status.Conditions, batch.JobFailureTarget)
+		if failureTargetCondition != nil && failureTargetCondition.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
 			jobCtx.finishedCondition = newFailedConditionForFailureTarget(failureTargetCondition, jm.clock.Now())
 		} else if failJobMessage := getFailJobMessage(&job, pods); failJobMessage != nil {
 			// Prepare the interim FailureTarget condition to record the failure message before the finalizers (allowing removal of the pods) are removed.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
index 0a525404dff..58b9c9ca3b3 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
@@ -232,10 +232,11 @@ func setPodsStatusesWithIndexes(podIndexer cache.Indexer, job *batch.Job, status
 }
 
 type jobInitialStatus struct {
-	active    int
-	succeed   int
-	failed    int
-	startTime *time.Time
+	active     int
+	succeed    int
+	failed     int
+	startTime  *time.Time
+	conditions []batch.JobCondition
 }
 
 func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1154,6 +1155,38 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 			podIndexLabelDisabled:  true,
 			expectedReady:          ptr.To[int32](0),
 		},
+		"FailureTarget=False condition added manually is ignored": {
+			jobPodFailurePolicy: true,
+			parallelism:         1,
+			completions:         1,
+			activePods:          1,
+			readyPods:           1,
+			initialStatus: &jobInitialStatus{
+				active: 1,
+				startTime: func() *time.Time {
+					now := time.Now()
+					return &now
+				}(),
+				conditions: []batch.JobCondition{
+					{
+						Type:    batch.JobFailureTarget,
+						Status:  v1.ConditionFalse,
+						Reason:  "ConditionAddedManually",
+						Message: "Testing",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			expectedActive: 1,
+			expectedReady:  ptr.To[int32](1),
+			expectedConditions: []batch.JobCondition{
+				{
+					Type:    batch.JobFailureTarget,
+					Status:  v1.ConditionFalse,
+					Reason:  "ConditionAddedManually",
+					Message: "Testing",
+				},
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for name, tc := range testCases {
@@ -1197,6 +1230,7 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 					startTime := metav1.NewTime(*tc.initialStatus.startTime)
 					job.Status.StartTime = &startTime
 				}
+				job.Status.Conditions = append(job.Status.Conditions, tc.initialStatus.conditions...)
 			}
 
 			key, err := controller.KeyFunc(job)