diff --git a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
index 920ab9019a8..19ab6d0cb71 100644
--- a/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
+++ b/api/openapi-spec/swagger.json
@@ -3633,7 +3633,7 @@
       "description": "JobStatus represents the current state of a Job.",
       "properties": {
         "active": {
-          "description": "The number of actively running pods.",
+          "description": "The number of pending and running pods.",
           "format": "int32",
           "type": "integer"
         },
@@ -3660,6 +3660,11 @@
           "format": "int32",
           "type": "integer"
         },
+        "ready": {
+          "description": "The number of pods which have a Ready condition.\n\nThis field is alpha-level. The job controller populates the field when the feature gate JobReadyPods is enabled (disabled by default).",
+          "format": "int32",
+          "type": "integer"
+        },
         "startTime": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/io.k8s.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time",
           "description": "Represents time when the job controller started processing a job. When a Job is created in the suspended state, this field is not set until the first time it is resumed. This field is reset every time a Job is resumed from suspension. It is represented in RFC3339 form and is in UTC."
diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/types.go b/pkg/apis/batch/types.go
index ef81a8f2746..529748c2ee3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/types.go
@@ -241,10 +241,17 @@ type JobStatus struct {
 	// +optional
 	CompletionTime *metav1.Time
 
-	// The number of actively running pods.
+	// The number of pending and running pods.
 	// +optional
 	Active int32
 
+	// The number of active pods which have a Ready condition.
+	//
+	// This field is alpha-level. The job controller populates the field when
+	// the feature gate JobReadyPods is enabled (disabled by default).
+	// +optional
+	Ready *int32
+
 	// The number of pods which reached phase Succeeded.
 	// +optional
 	Succeeded int32
diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go b/pkg/apis/batch/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
index b67a2796dc7..78d8f364ee3 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/v1/zz_generated.conversion.go
@@ -434,6 +434,7 @@ func autoConvert_v1_JobStatus_To_batch_JobStatus(in *v1.JobStatus, out *batch.Jo
 	out.Failed = in.Failed
 	out.CompletedIndexes = in.CompletedIndexes
 	out.UncountedTerminatedPods = (*batch.UncountedTerminatedPods)(unsafe.Pointer(in.UncountedTerminatedPods))
+	out.Ready = (*int32)(unsafe.Pointer(in.Ready))
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -447,6 +448,7 @@ func autoConvert_batch_JobStatus_To_v1_JobStatus(in *batch.JobStatus, out *v1.Jo
 	out.StartTime = (*metav1.Time)(unsafe.Pointer(in.StartTime))
 	out.CompletionTime = (*metav1.Time)(unsafe.Pointer(in.CompletionTime))
 	out.Active = in.Active
+	out.Ready = (*int32)(unsafe.Pointer(in.Ready))
 	out.Succeeded = in.Succeeded
 	out.Failed = in.Failed
 	out.CompletedIndexes = in.CompletedIndexes
diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/validation/validation.go b/pkg/apis/batch/validation/validation.go
index 39bf325aec6..5a97095d261 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/validation/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/validation/validation.go
@@ -186,6 +186,9 @@ func validateJobStatus(status *batch.JobStatus, fldPath *field.Path) field.Error
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateNonnegativeField(int64(status.Active), fldPath.Child("active"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateNonnegativeField(int64(status.Succeeded), fldPath.Child("succeeded"))...)
 	allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateNonnegativeField(int64(status.Failed), fldPath.Child("failed"))...)
+	if status.Ready != nil {
+		allErrs = append(allErrs, apivalidation.ValidateNonnegativeField(int64(*status.Ready), fldPath.Child("ready"))...)
+	}
 	if status.UncountedTerminatedPods != nil {
 		path := fldPath.Child("uncountedTerminatedPods")
 		seen := sets.NewString()
diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/validation/validation_test.go b/pkg/apis/batch/validation/validation_test.go
index 735886af9f4..ec0e4d01bbd 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/validation/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/validation/validation_test.go
@@ -686,6 +686,21 @@ func TestValidateJobUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			update: batch.Job{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:            "abc",
+					Namespace:       metav1.NamespaceDefault,
+					ResourceVersion: "1",
+				},
+				Status: batch.JobStatus{
+					Active:    2,
+					Succeeded: 3,
+					Failed:    4,
+					Ready:     pointer.Int32(1),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		"nil ready": {
+			old: batch.Job{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name:            "abc",
 					Namespace:       metav1.NamespaceDefault,
@@ -693,10 +708,22 @@ func TestValidateJobUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Status: batch.JobStatus{
 					Active:    1,
-					Succeeded: 1,
+					Succeeded: 2,
 					Failed:    3,
 				},
 			},
+			update: batch.Job{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:            "abc",
+					Namespace:       metav1.NamespaceDefault,
+					ResourceVersion: "1",
+				},
+				Status: batch.JobStatus{
+					Active:    2,
+					Succeeded: 3,
+					Failed:    4,
+				},
+			},
 		},
 		"negative counts": {
 			old: batch.Job{
@@ -720,12 +747,15 @@ func TestValidateJobUpdateStatus(t *testing.T) {
 				Status: batch.JobStatus{
 					Active:    -1,
 					Succeeded: -2,
-					Failed:    3,
+					Failed:    -3,
+					Ready:     pointer.Int32(-1),
 				},
 			},
 			wantErrs: field.ErrorList{
 				{Type: field.ErrorTypeInvalid, Field: "status.active"},
 				{Type: field.ErrorTypeInvalid, Field: "status.succeeded"},
+				{Type: field.ErrorTypeInvalid, Field: "status.failed"},
+				{Type: field.ErrorTypeInvalid, Field: "status.ready"},
 			},
 		},
 		"empty and duplicated uncounted pods": {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/batch/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index e11ec29b046..ccc36fd51db 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ func (in *JobStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *JobStatus) {
 		in, out := &in.CompletionTime, &out.CompletionTime
 		*out = (*in).DeepCopy()
 	}
+	if in.Ready != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Ready, &out.Ready
+		*out = new(int32)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	if in.UncountedTerminatedPods != nil {
 		in, out := &in.UncountedTerminatedPods, &out.UncountedTerminatedPods
 		*out = new(UncountedTerminatedPods)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
index fb6baf85274..a61b74b2e7f 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
@@ -49,12 +49,18 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/workqueue"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/metrics/prometheus/ratelimiter"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/job/metrics"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/utils/integer"
+	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
+// podUpdateBatchPeriod is the batch period to hold pod updates before syncing
+// a Job. It is used if the feature gate JobReadyPods is enabled.
+const podUpdateBatchPeriod = 500 * time.Millisecond
+
 // controllerKind contains the schema.GroupVersionKind for this controller type.
 var controllerKind = batch.SchemeGroupVersion.WithKind("Job")
 
@@ -110,6 +116,8 @@ type Controller struct {
 	orphanQueue workqueue.RateLimitingInterface
 
 	recorder record.EventRecorder
+
+	podUpdateBatchPeriod time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewController creates a new Job controller that keeps the relevant pods
@@ -135,6 +143,9 @@ func NewController(podInformer coreinformers.PodInformer, jobInformer batchinfor
 		orphanQueue:           workqueue.NewNamedRateLimitingQueue(workqueue.NewItemExponentialFailureRateLimiter(DefaultJobBackOff, MaxJobBackOff), "job_orphan_pod"),
 		recorder:              eventBroadcaster.NewRecorder(scheme.Scheme, v1.EventSource{Component: "job-controller"}),
 	}
+	if feature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.JobReadyPods) {
+		jm.podUpdateBatchPeriod = podUpdateBatchPeriod
+	}
 
 	jobInformer.Informer().AddEventHandler(cache.ResourceEventHandlerFuncs{
 		AddFunc: func(obj interface{}) {
@@ -249,7 +260,7 @@ func (jm *Controller) addPod(obj interface{}) {
 			return
 		}
 		jm.expectations.CreationObserved(jobKey)
-		jm.enqueueController(job, true)
+		jm.enqueueControllerPodUpdate(job, true)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -258,7 +269,7 @@ func (jm *Controller) addPod(obj interface{}) {
 	// DO NOT observe creation because no controller should be waiting for an
 	// orphan.
 	for _, job := range jm.getPodJobs(pod) {
-		jm.enqueueController(job, true)
+		jm.enqueueControllerPodUpdate(job, true)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -303,7 +314,7 @@ func (jm *Controller) updatePod(old, cur interface{}) {
 					jm.finalizerExpectations.finalizerRemovalObserved(key, string(curPod.UID))
 				}
 			}
-			jm.enqueueController(job, immediate)
+			jm.enqueueControllerPodUpdate(job, immediate)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -319,7 +330,7 @@ func (jm *Controller) updatePod(old, cur interface{}) {
 				jm.finalizerExpectations.finalizerRemovalObserved(key, string(curPod.UID))
 			}
 		}
-		jm.enqueueController(job, immediate)
+		jm.enqueueControllerPodUpdate(job, immediate)
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -328,7 +339,7 @@ func (jm *Controller) updatePod(old, cur interface{}) {
 	labelChanged := !reflect.DeepEqual(curPod.Labels, oldPod.Labels)
 	if labelChanged || controllerRefChanged {
 		for _, job := range jm.getPodJobs(curPod) {
-			jm.enqueueController(job, immediate)
+			jm.enqueueControllerPodUpdate(job, immediate)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -379,7 +390,7 @@ func (jm *Controller) deletePod(obj interface{}, final bool) {
 		jm.finalizerExpectations.finalizerRemovalObserved(jobKey, string(pod.UID))
 	}
 
-	jm.enqueueController(job, true)
+	jm.enqueueControllerPodUpdate(job, true)
 }
 
 func (jm *Controller) updateJob(old, cur interface{}) {
@@ -415,13 +426,21 @@ func (jm *Controller) updateJob(old, cur interface{}) {
 // immediate tells the controller to update the status right away, and should
 // happen ONLY when there was a successful pod run.
 func (jm *Controller) enqueueController(obj interface{}, immediate bool) {
+	jm.enqueueControllerDelayed(obj, immediate, 0)
+}
+
+func (jm *Controller) enqueueControllerPodUpdate(obj interface{}, immediate bool) {
+	jm.enqueueControllerDelayed(obj, immediate, jm.podUpdateBatchPeriod)
+}
+
+func (jm *Controller) enqueueControllerDelayed(obj interface{}, immediate bool, delay time.Duration) {
 	key, err := controller.KeyFunc(obj)
 	if err != nil {
 		utilruntime.HandleError(fmt.Errorf("Couldn't get key for object %+v: %v", obj, err))
 		return
 	}
 
-	backoff := time.Duration(0)
+	backoff := delay
 	if !immediate {
 		backoff = getBackoff(jm.queue, key)
 	}
@@ -670,6 +689,10 @@ func (jm *Controller) syncJob(key string) (forget bool, rErr error) {
 	activePods := controller.FilterActivePods(pods)
 	active := int32(len(activePods))
 	succeeded, failed := getStatus(&job, pods, uncounted, expectedRmFinalizers)
+	var ready *int32
+	if feature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.JobReadyPods) {
+		ready = pointer.Int32(countReadyPods(activePods))
+	}
 	// Job first start. Set StartTime and start the ActiveDeadlineSeconds timer
 	// only if the job is not in the suspended state.
 	if job.Status.StartTime == nil && !jobSuspended(&job) {
@@ -787,8 +810,9 @@ func (jm *Controller) syncJob(key string) (forget bool, rErr error) {
 	}
 
 	if uncounted != nil {
-		needsStatusUpdate := suspendCondChanged || active != job.Status.Active
+		needsStatusUpdate := suspendCondChanged || active != job.Status.Active || !equalReady(ready, job.Status.Ready)
 		job.Status.Active = active
+		job.Status.Ready = ready
 		err = jm.trackJobStatusAndRemoveFinalizers(&job, pods, prevSucceededIndexes, *uncounted, expectedRmFinalizers, finishedCondition, needsStatusUpdate)
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, fmt.Errorf("tracking status: %w", err)
@@ -809,10 +833,11 @@ func (jm *Controller) syncJob(key string) (forget bool, rErr error) {
 	}
 
 	// no need to update the job if the status hasn't changed since last time
-	if job.Status.Active != active || job.Status.Succeeded != succeeded || job.Status.Failed != failed || suspendCondChanged || finishedCondition != nil {
+	if job.Status.Active != active || job.Status.Succeeded != succeeded || job.Status.Failed != failed || !equalReady(job.Status.Ready, ready) || suspendCondChanged || finishedCondition != nil {
 		job.Status.Active = active
 		job.Status.Succeeded = succeeded
 		job.Status.Failed = failed
+		job.Status.Ready = ready
 		if isIndexedJob(&job) {
 			job.Status.CompletedIndexes = succeededIndexes.String()
 		}
@@ -1609,3 +1634,20 @@ func recordJobPodFinished(job *batch.Job, oldCounters batch.JobStatus) {
 	diff = job.Status.Failed - oldCounters.Failed
 	metrics.JobPodsFinished.WithLabelValues(completionMode, metrics.Failed).Add(float64(diff))
 }
+
+func countReadyPods(pods []*v1.Pod) int32 {
+	cnt := int32(0)
+	for _, p := range pods {
+		if podutil.IsPodReady(p) {
+			cnt++
+		}
+	}
+	return cnt
+}
+
+func equalReady(a, b *int32) bool {
+	if a != nil && b != nil {
+		return *a == *b
+	}
+	return a == b
+}
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
index 49be41684e8..52274b1f293 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
@@ -125,31 +125,41 @@ func newPod(name string, job *batch.Job) *v1.Pod {
 }
 
 // create count pods with the given phase for the given job
-func newPodList(count int32, status v1.PodPhase, job *batch.Job) []v1.Pod {
-	pods := []v1.Pod{}
-	for i := int32(0); i < count; i++ {
+func newPodList(count int, status v1.PodPhase, job *batch.Job) []*v1.Pod {
+	var pods []*v1.Pod
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
 		newPod := newPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod-%v", rand.String(10)), job)
 		newPod.Status = v1.PodStatus{Phase: status}
 		if trackingUncountedPods(job) {
 			newPod.Finalizers = append(newPod.Finalizers, batch.JobTrackingFinalizer)
 		}
-		pods = append(pods, *newPod)
+		pods = append(pods, newPod)
 	}
 	return pods
 }
 
-func setPodsStatuses(podIndexer cache.Indexer, job *batch.Job, pendingPods, activePods, succeededPods, failedPods int32) {
+func setPodsStatuses(podIndexer cache.Indexer, job *batch.Job, pendingPods, activePods, succeededPods, failedPods, readyPods int) {
 	for _, pod := range newPodList(pendingPods, v1.PodPending, job) {
-		podIndexer.Add(&pod)
+		podIndexer.Add(pod)
 	}
-	for _, pod := range newPodList(activePods, v1.PodRunning, job) {
-		podIndexer.Add(&pod)
+	running := newPodList(activePods, v1.PodRunning, job)
+	for i, p := range running {
+		if i >= readyPods {
+			break
+		}
+		p.Status.Conditions = append(p.Status.Conditions, v1.PodCondition{
+			Type:   v1.PodReady,
+			Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+		})
+	}
+	for _, pod := range running {
+		podIndexer.Add(pod)
 	}
 	for _, pod := range newPodList(succeededPods, v1.PodSucceeded, job) {
-		podIndexer.Add(&pod)
+		podIndexer.Add(pod)
 	}
 	for _, pod := range newPodList(failedPods, v1.PodFailed, job) {
-		podIndexer.Add(&pod)
+		podIndexer.Add(pod)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -189,10 +199,11 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 		// pod setup
 		podControllerError        error
 		jobKeyForget              bool
-		pendingPods               int32
-		activePods                int32
-		succeededPods             int32
-		failedPods                int32
+		pendingPods               int
+		activePods                int
+		readyPods                 int
+		succeededPods             int
+		failedPods                int
 		podsWithIndexes           []indexPhase
 		fakeExpectationAtCreation int32 // negative: ExpectDeletions, positive: ExpectCreations
 
@@ -200,6 +211,7 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedCreations       int32
 		expectedDeletions       int32
 		expectedActive          int32
+		expectedReady           *int32
 		expectedSucceeded       int32
 		expectedCompletedIdxs   string
 		expectedFailed          int32
@@ -212,8 +224,9 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 		expectedPodPatches int
 
 		// features
-		indexedJobEnabled bool
-		suspendJobEnabled bool
+		indexedJobEnabled   bool
+		suspendJobEnabled   bool
+		jobReadyPodsEnabled bool
 	}{
 		"job start": {
 			parallelism:       2,
@@ -240,12 +253,24 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedActive: 2,
 		},
 		"correct # of pods": {
-			parallelism:    2,
+			parallelism:    3,
 			completions:    5,
 			backoffLimit:   6,
 			jobKeyForget:   true,
-			activePods:     2,
-			expectedActive: 2,
+			activePods:     3,
+			readyPods:      2,
+			expectedActive: 3,
+		},
+		"correct # of pods, ready enabled": {
+			parallelism:         3,
+			completions:         5,
+			backoffLimit:        6,
+			jobKeyForget:        true,
+			activePods:          3,
+			readyPods:           2,
+			expectedActive:      3,
+			expectedReady:       pointer.Int32(2),
+			jobReadyPodsEnabled: true,
 		},
 		"WQ job: correct # of pods": {
 			parallelism:    2,
@@ -709,6 +734,7 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.IndexedJob, tc.indexedJobEnabled)()
 				defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.SuspendJob, tc.suspendJobEnabled)()
+				defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.JobReadyPods, tc.jobReadyPodsEnabled)()
 				defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.JobTrackingWithFinalizers, wFinalizers)()
 
 				// job manager setup
@@ -745,7 +771,7 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 				sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Add(job)
 				podIndexer := sharedInformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer().GetIndexer()
-				setPodsStatuses(podIndexer, job, tc.pendingPods, tc.activePods, tc.succeededPods, tc.failedPods)
+				setPodsStatuses(podIndexer, job, tc.pendingPods, tc.activePods, tc.succeededPods, tc.failedPods, tc.readyPods)
 				setPodsStatusesWithIndexes(podIndexer, job, tc.podsWithIndexes)
 
 				actual := job
@@ -822,6 +848,9 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 				if actual.Status.Active != tc.expectedActive {
 					t.Errorf("Unexpected number of active pods.  Expected %d, saw %d\n", tc.expectedActive, actual.Status.Active)
 				}
+				if diff := cmp.Diff(tc.expectedReady, actual.Status.Ready); diff != "" {
+					t.Errorf("Unexpected number of ready pods (-want,+got): %s", diff)
+				}
 				if actual.Status.Succeeded != tc.expectedSucceeded {
 					t.Errorf("Unexpected number of succeeded pods.  Expected %d, saw %d\n", tc.expectedSucceeded, actual.Status.Succeeded)
 				}
@@ -1655,9 +1684,9 @@ func TestSyncJobPastDeadline(t *testing.T) {
 		suspend               bool
 
 		// pod setup
-		activePods    int32
-		succeededPods int32
-		failedPods    int32
+		activePods    int
+		succeededPods int
+		failedPods    int
 
 		// expectations
 		expectedForGetKey       bool
@@ -1759,7 +1788,7 @@ func TestSyncJobPastDeadline(t *testing.T) {
 			job.Status.StartTime = &start
 			sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Add(job)
 			podIndexer := sharedInformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer().GetIndexer()
-			setPodsStatuses(podIndexer, job, 0, tc.activePods, tc.succeededPods, tc.failedPods)
+			setPodsStatuses(podIndexer, job, 0, tc.activePods, tc.succeededPods, tc.failedPods, 0)
 
 			// run
 			forget, err := manager.syncJob(testutil.GetKey(job, t))
@@ -2447,14 +2476,14 @@ func TestSyncJobExpectations(t *testing.T) {
 	sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Add(job)
 	pods := newPodList(2, v1.PodPending, job)
 	podIndexer := sharedInformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer().GetIndexer()
-	podIndexer.Add(&pods[0])
+	podIndexer.Add(pods[0])
 
 	manager.expectations = FakeJobExpectations{
 		controller.NewControllerExpectations(), true, func() {
 			// If we check active pods before checking expectations, the job
 			// will create a new replica because it doesn't see this pod, but
 			// has fulfilled its expectations.
-			podIndexer.Add(&pods[1])
+			podIndexer.Add(pods[1])
 		},
 	}
 	manager.syncJob(testutil.GetKey(job, t))
@@ -2551,7 +2580,7 @@ func TestWatchPods(t *testing.T) {
 	pods := newPodList(1, v1.PodRunning, testJob)
 	testPod := pods[0]
 	testPod.Status.Phase = v1.PodFailed
-	fakeWatch.Add(&testPod)
+	fakeWatch.Add(testPod)
 
 	t.Log("Waiting for pod to reach syncHandler")
 	<-received
@@ -2604,10 +2633,10 @@ func bumpResourceVersion(obj metav1.Object) {
 }
 
 type pods struct {
-	pending int32
-	active  int32
-	succeed int32
-	failed  int32
+	pending int
+	active  int
+	succeed int
+	failed  int
 }
 
 func TestJobBackoffReset(t *testing.T) {
@@ -2656,7 +2685,7 @@ func TestJobBackoffReset(t *testing.T) {
 		sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Add(job)
 		podIndexer := sharedInformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer().GetIndexer()
 
-		setPodsStatuses(podIndexer, job, tc.pods[0].pending, tc.pods[0].active, tc.pods[0].succeed, tc.pods[0].failed)
+		setPodsStatuses(podIndexer, job, tc.pods[0].pending, tc.pods[0].active, tc.pods[0].succeed, tc.pods[0].failed, 0)
 		manager.queue.Add(key)
 		manager.processNextWorkItem()
 		retries := manager.queue.NumRequeues(key)
@@ -2666,7 +2695,7 @@ func TestJobBackoffReset(t *testing.T) {
 
 		job = actual
 		sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Replace([]interface{}{actual}, actual.ResourceVersion)
-		setPodsStatuses(podIndexer, job, tc.pods[1].pending, tc.pods[1].active, tc.pods[1].succeed, tc.pods[1].failed)
+		setPodsStatuses(podIndexer, job, tc.pods[1].pending, tc.pods[1].active, tc.pods[1].succeed, tc.pods[1].failed, 0)
 		manager.processNextWorkItem()
 		retries = manager.queue.NumRequeues(key)
 		if retries != 0 {
@@ -2835,9 +2864,9 @@ func TestJobBackoffForOnFailure(t *testing.T) {
 			job.Spec.Template.Spec.RestartPolicy = v1.RestartPolicyOnFailure
 			sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Add(job)
 			podIndexer := sharedInformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer().GetIndexer()
-			for i, pod := range newPodList(int32(len(tc.restartCounts)), tc.podPhase, job) {
+			for i, pod := range newPodList(len(tc.restartCounts), tc.podPhase, job) {
 				pod.Status.ContainerStatuses = []v1.ContainerStatus{{RestartCount: tc.restartCounts[i]}}
-				podIndexer.Add(&pod)
+				podIndexer.Add(pod)
 			}
 
 			// run
@@ -2878,8 +2907,8 @@ func TestJobBackoffOnRestartPolicyNever(t *testing.T) {
 
 		// pod setup
 		activePodsPhase v1.PodPhase
-		activePods      int32
-		failedPods      int32
+		activePods      int
+		failedPods      int
 
 		// expectations
 		isExpectingAnError      bool
@@ -2938,10 +2967,10 @@ func TestJobBackoffOnRestartPolicyNever(t *testing.T) {
 			sharedInformerFactory.Batch().V1().Jobs().Informer().GetIndexer().Add(job)
 			podIndexer := sharedInformerFactory.Core().V1().Pods().Informer().GetIndexer()
 			for _, pod := range newPodList(tc.failedPods, v1.PodFailed, job) {
-				podIndexer.Add(&pod)
+				podIndexer.Add(pod)
 			}
 			for _, pod := range newPodList(tc.activePods, tc.activePodsPhase, job) {
-				podIndexer.Add(&pod)
+				podIndexer.Add(pod)
 			}
 
 			// run
@@ -3079,8 +3108,8 @@ func TestFinalizersRemovedExpectations(t *testing.T) {
 	podIndexer := podInformer.GetIndexer()
 	uids := sets.NewString()
 	for i := range pods {
-		clientset.Tracker().Add(&pods[i])
-		podIndexer.Add(&pods[i])
+		clientset.Tracker().Add(pods[i])
+		podIndexer.Add(pods[i])
 		uids.Insert(string(pods[i].UID))
 	}
 	jobKey := testutil.GetKey(job, t)
diff --git a/pkg/features/kube_features.go b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
index df440c7e651..a009669bd47 100644
--- a/pkg/features/kube_features.go
+++ b/pkg/features/kube_features.go
@@ -232,6 +232,12 @@ const (
 	// yet.
 	JobTrackingWithFinalizers featuregate.Feature = "JobTrackingWithFinalizers"
 
+	// owner: @alculquicondor
+	// alpha: v1.23
+	//
+	// Track the number of pods with Ready condition in the Job status.
+	JobReadyPods featuregate.Feature = "JobReadyPods"
+
 	// owner: @dashpole
 	// alpha: v1.13
 	// beta: v1.15
@@ -829,6 +835,7 @@ var defaultKubernetesFeatureGates = map[featuregate.Feature]featuregate.FeatureS
 	TTLAfterFinished:                               {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.GA, LockToDefault: true}, // remove in 1.25
 	IndexedJob:                                     {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	JobTrackingWithFinalizers:                      {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
+	JobReadyPods:                                   {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	KubeletPodResources:                            {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
 	LocalStorageCapacityIsolationFSQuotaMonitoring: {Default: false, PreRelease: featuregate.Alpha},
 	NonPreemptingPriority:                          {Default: true, PreRelease: featuregate.Beta},
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/generated.pb.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/generated.pb.go
index b8a10283175..a33edf5b7f1 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/generated.pb.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/generated.pb.go
@@ -375,95 +375,96 @@ func init() {
 }
 
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 }
 
 func (m *CronJob) Marshal() (dAtA []byte, err error) {
@@ -975,6 +976,11 @@ func (m *JobStatus) MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA []byte) (int, error) {
 	_ = i
 	var l int
 	_ = l
+	if m.Ready != nil {
+		i = encodeVarintGenerated(dAtA, i, uint64(*m.Ready))
+		i--
+		dAtA[i] = 0x48
+	}
 	if m.UncountedTerminatedPods != nil {
 		{
 			size, err := m.UncountedTerminatedPods.MarshalToSizedBuffer(dAtA[:i])
@@ -1341,6 +1347,9 @@ func (m *JobStatus) Size() (n int) {
 		l = m.UncountedTerminatedPods.Size()
 		n += 1 + l + sovGenerated(uint64(l))
 	}
+	if m.Ready != nil {
+		n += 1 + sovGenerated(uint64(*m.Ready))
+	}
 	return n
 }
 
@@ -1525,6 +1534,7 @@ func (this *JobStatus) String() string {
 		`Failed:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.Failed) + `,`,
 		`CompletedIndexes:` + fmt.Sprintf("%v", this.CompletedIndexes) + `,`,
 		`UncountedTerminatedPods:` + strings.Replace(this.UncountedTerminatedPods.String(), "UncountedTerminatedPods", "UncountedTerminatedPods", 1) + `,`,
+		`Ready:` + valueToStringGenerated(this.Ready) + `,`,
 		`}`,
 	}, "")
 	return s
@@ -3273,6 +3283,26 @@ func (m *JobStatus) Unmarshal(dAtA []byte) error {
 				return err
 			}
 			iNdEx = postIndex
+		case 9:
+			if wireType != 0 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("proto: wrong wireType = %d for field Ready", wireType)
+			}
+			var v int32
+			for shift := uint(0); ; shift += 7 {
+				if shift >= 64 {
+					return ErrIntOverflowGenerated
+				}
+				if iNdEx >= l {
+					return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+				}
+				b := dAtA[iNdEx]
+				iNdEx++
+				v |= int32(b&0x7F) << shift
+				if b < 0x80 {
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			m.Ready = &v
 		default:
 			iNdEx = preIndex
 			skippy, err := skipGenerated(dAtA[iNdEx:])
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/generated.proto b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/generated.proto
index ffa0f90da42..161886029b2 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/generated.proto
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/generated.proto
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ message JobStatus {
   // +optional
   optional k8s.io.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time completionTime = 3;
 
-  // The number of actively running pods.
+  // The number of pending and running pods.
   // +optional
   optional int32 active = 4;
 
@@ -338,6 +338,13 @@ message JobStatus {
   // remains null.
   // +optional
   optional UncountedTerminatedPods uncountedTerminatedPods = 8;
+
+  // The number of pods which have a Ready condition.
+  //
+  // This field is alpha-level. The job controller populates the field when
+  // the feature gate JobReadyPods is enabled (disabled by default).
+  // +optional
+  optional int32 ready = 9;
 }
 
 // JobTemplateSpec describes the data a Job should have when created from a template
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/types.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/types.go
index beeaa8325a0..1cf1c7eb9a5 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/types.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/types.go
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ type JobStatus struct {
 	// +optional
 	CompletionTime *metav1.Time `json:"completionTime,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=completionTime"`
 
-	// The number of actively running pods.
+	// The number of pending and running pods.
 	// +optional
 	Active int32 `json:"active,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=active"`
 
@@ -265,6 +265,13 @@ type JobStatus struct {
 	// remains null.
 	// +optional
 	UncountedTerminatedPods *UncountedTerminatedPods `json:"uncountedTerminatedPods,omitempty" protobuf:"bytes,8,opt,name=uncountedTerminatedPods"`
+
+	// The number of pods which have a Ready condition.
+	//
+	// This field is alpha-level. The job controller populates the field when
+	// the feature gate JobReadyPods is enabled (disabled by default).
+	// +optional
+	Ready *int32 `json:"ready,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,9,opt,name=ready"`
 }
 
 // UncountedTerminatedPods holds UIDs of Pods that have terminated but haven't
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
index e27225457b0..269021a9c04 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/types_swagger_doc_generated.go
@@ -132,11 +132,12 @@ var map_JobStatus = map[string]string{
 	"conditions":              "The latest available observations of an object's current state. When a Job fails, one of the conditions will have type \"Failed\" and status true. When a Job is suspended, one of the conditions will have type \"Suspended\" and status true; when the Job is resumed, the status of this condition will become false. When a Job is completed, one of the conditions will have type \"Complete\" and status true. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/controllers/jobs-run-to-completion/",
 	"startTime":               "Represents time when the job controller started processing a job. When a Job is created in the suspended state, this field is not set until the first time it is resumed. This field is reset every time a Job is resumed from suspension. It is represented in RFC3339 form and is in UTC.",
 	"completionTime":          "Represents time when the job was completed. It is not guaranteed to be set in happens-before order across separate operations. It is represented in RFC3339 form and is in UTC. The completion time is only set when the job finishes successfully.",
-	"active":                  "The number of actively running pods.",
+	"active":                  "The number of pending and running pods.",
 	"succeeded":               "The number of pods which reached phase Succeeded.",
 	"failed":                  "The number of pods which reached phase Failed.",
 	"completedIndexes":        "CompletedIndexes holds the completed indexes when .spec.completionMode = \"Indexed\" in a text format. The indexes are represented as decimal integers separated by commas. The numbers are listed in increasing order. Three or more consecutive numbers are compressed and represented by the first and last element of the series, separated by a hyphen. For example, if the completed indexes are 1, 3, 4, 5 and 7, they are represented as \"1,3-5,7\".",
 	"uncountedTerminatedPods": "UncountedTerminatedPods holds the UIDs of Pods that have terminated but the job controller hasn't yet accounted for in the status counters.\n\nThe job controller creates pods with a finalizer. When a pod terminates (succeeded or failed), the controller does three steps to account for it in the job status: (1) Add the pod UID to the arrays in this field. (2) Remove the pod finalizer. (3) Remove the pod UID from the arrays while increasing the corresponding\n    counter.\n\nThis field is beta-level. The job controller only makes use of this field when the feature gate JobTrackingWithFinalizers is enabled (enabled by default). Old jobs might not be tracked using this field, in which case the field remains null.",
+	"ready":                   "The number of pods which have a Ready condition.\n\nThis field is alpha-level. The job controller populates the field when the feature gate JobReadyPods is enabled (disabled by default).",
 }
 
 func (JobStatus) SwaggerDoc() map[string]string {
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index e6915a456f9..a9806a50246 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/batch/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -319,6 +319,11 @@ func (in *JobStatus) DeepCopyInto(out *JobStatus) {
 		*out = new(UncountedTerminatedPods)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.Ready != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Ready, &out.Ready
+		*out = new(int32)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.json b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.json
index 530bf57dc86..df74f0ace43 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.json
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.json
@@ -1573,6 +1573,7 @@
       "failed": [
         "W"
       ]
-    }
+    },
+    "ready": -1917014749
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.pb b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.pb
index 0738639c596..cd5da71dc1c 100644
Binary files a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.pb and b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.pb differ
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.yaml b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.yaml
index 7689fb98830..52a975eda96 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.yaml
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/api/testdata/HEAD/batch.v1.Job.yaml
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ status:
     status: 翻颌徚J殦殐ƕ蟶ŃēÖ釐駆Ŕƿe魛ĩ
     type: ɓ为\Ŧƺ猑\#ȼ縤ɰTaI楅©
   failed: 77405208
+  ready: -1917014749
   succeeded: -377965530
   uncountedTerminatedPods:
     failed:
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1/jobstatus.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1/jobstatus.go
index ba7e27e0850..a36d5d0ae11 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1/jobstatus.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/batch/v1/jobstatus.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type JobStatusApplyConfiguration struct {
 	Failed                  *int32                                     `json:"failed,omitempty"`
 	CompletedIndexes        *string                                    `json:"completedIndexes,omitempty"`
 	UncountedTerminatedPods *UncountedTerminatedPodsApplyConfiguration `json:"uncountedTerminatedPods,omitempty"`
+	Ready                   *int32                                     `json:"ready,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // JobStatusApplyConfiguration constructs an declarative configuration of the JobStatus type for use with
@@ -109,3 +110,11 @@ func (b *JobStatusApplyConfiguration) WithUncountedTerminatedPods(value *Uncount
 	b.UncountedTerminatedPods = value
 	return b
 }
+
+// WithReady sets the Ready field in the declarative configuration to the given value
+// and returns the receiver, so that objects can be built by chaining "With" function invocations.
+// If called multiple times, the Ready field is set to the value of the last call.
+func (b *JobStatusApplyConfiguration) WithReady(value int32) *JobStatusApplyConfiguration {
+	b.Ready = &value
+	return b
+}
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
index 2f57aae36f2..67e776fed81 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/client-go/applyconfigurations/internal/internal.go
@@ -2671,6 +2671,9 @@ var schemaYAML = typed.YAMLObject(`types:
     - name: failed
       type:
         scalar: numeric
+    - name: ready
+      type:
+        scalar: numeric
     - name: startTime
       type:
         namedType: io.k8s.apimachinery.pkg.apis.meta.v1.Time
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
index d7901926cf6..efdc64d42bc 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/describe/describe.go
@@ -2216,7 +2216,11 @@ func describeJob(job *batchv1.Job, events *corev1.EventList) (string, error) {
 		if job.Spec.ActiveDeadlineSeconds != nil {
 			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Active Deadline Seconds:\t%ds\n", *job.Spec.ActiveDeadlineSeconds)
 		}
-		w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Pods Statuses:\t%d Running / %d Succeeded / %d Failed\n", job.Status.Active, job.Status.Succeeded, job.Status.Failed)
+		if job.Status.Ready == nil {
+			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Pods Statuses:\t%d Active / %d Succeeded / %d Failed\n", job.Status.Active, job.Status.Succeeded, job.Status.Failed)
+		} else {
+			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Pods Statuses:\t%d Active (%d Ready) / %d Succeeded / %d Failed\n", job.Status.Active, *job.Status.Ready, job.Status.Succeeded, job.Status.Failed)
+		}
 		if job.Spec.CompletionMode != nil && *job.Spec.CompletionMode == batchv1.IndexedCompletion {
 			w.Write(LEVEL_0, "Completed Indexes:\t%s\n", capIndexesListOrNone(job.Status.CompletedIndexes, 50))
 		}
diff --git a/test/integration/job/job_test.go b/test/integration/job/job_test.go
index dbf34fdd0ec..b614c8c28ba 100644
--- a/test/integration/job/job_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/job/job_test.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ import (
 	restclient "k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/util/retry"
 	featuregatetesting "k8s.io/component-base/featuregate/testing"
+	podutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/api/v1/pod"
 	jobcontroller "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/controller/job"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/test/integration/framework"
@@ -108,9 +109,26 @@ func TestNonParallelJob(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestParallelJob(t *testing.T) {
-	for _, wFinalizers := range []bool{false, true} {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("finalizers=%t", wFinalizers), func(t *testing.T) {
-			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.JobTrackingWithFinalizers, wFinalizers)()
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		trackWithFinalizers bool
+		enableReadyPods     bool
+	}{
+		"none": {},
+		"with finalizers": {
+			trackWithFinalizers: true,
+		},
+		"ready pods": {
+			enableReadyPods: true,
+		},
+		"all": {
+			trackWithFinalizers: true,
+			enableReadyPods:     true,
+		},
+	}
+	for name, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.JobTrackingWithFinalizers, tc.trackWithFinalizers)()
+			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.JobReadyPods, tc.enableReadyPods)()
 
 			closeFn, restConfig, clientSet, ns := setup(t, "parallel")
 			defer closeFn()
@@ -125,43 +143,71 @@ func TestParallelJob(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to create Job: %v", err)
 			}
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
-				Active: 5,
-			}, wFinalizers)
+			want := podsByStatus{Active: 5}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32Ptr(0)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
+
+			// Tracks ready pods, if enabled.
+			if err := setJobPodsReady(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, 2); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed Marking Pods as ready: %v", err)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				*want.Ready = 2
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
+
 			// Failed Pods are replaced.
 			if err := setJobPodsPhase(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, v1.PodFailed, 2); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed setting phase %s on Job Pods: %v", v1.PodFailed, err)
 			}
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
+			want = podsByStatus{
 				Active: 5,
 				Failed: 2,
-			}, wFinalizers)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(0)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
 			// Once one Pod succeeds, no more Pods are created, even if some fail.
 			if err := setJobPodsPhase(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, v1.PodSucceeded, 1); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed setting phase %s on Job Pod: %v", v1.PodSucceeded, err)
 			}
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
+			want = podsByStatus{
 				Failed:    2,
 				Succeeded: 1,
 				Active:    4,
-			}, wFinalizers)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(0)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
 			if err := setJobPodsPhase(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, v1.PodFailed, 2); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed setting phase %s on Job Pods: %v", v1.PodFailed, err)
 			}
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
+			want = podsByStatus{
 				Failed:    4,
 				Succeeded: 1,
 				Active:    2,
-			}, wFinalizers)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(0)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
 			// No more Pods are created after remaining Pods succeed.
 			if err := setJobPodsPhase(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, v1.PodSucceeded, 2); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed setting phase %s on Job Pods: %v", v1.PodSucceeded, err)
 			}
 			validateJobSucceeded(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj)
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
+			want = podsByStatus{
 				Failed:    4,
 				Succeeded: 3,
-			}, false)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(0)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, false)
 			validateFinishedPodsNoFinalizer(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj)
 		})
 	}
@@ -228,9 +274,26 @@ func TestParallelJobWithCompletions(t *testing.T) {
 	// number of pods.
 	t.Cleanup(setDuringTest(&jobcontroller.MaxUncountedPods, 10))
 	t.Cleanup(setDuringTest(&jobcontroller.MaxPodCreateDeletePerSync, 10))
-	for _, wFinalizers := range []bool{false, true} {
-		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("finalizers=%t", wFinalizers), func(t *testing.T) {
-			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.JobTrackingWithFinalizers, wFinalizers)()
+	cases := map[string]struct {
+		trackWithFinalizers bool
+		enableReadyPods     bool
+	}{
+		"none": {},
+		"with finalizers": {
+			trackWithFinalizers: true,
+		},
+		"ready pods": {
+			enableReadyPods: true,
+		},
+		"all": {
+			trackWithFinalizers: true,
+			enableReadyPods:     true,
+		},
+	}
+	for name, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.JobTrackingWithFinalizers, tc.trackWithFinalizers)()
+			defer featuregatetesting.SetFeatureGateDuringTest(t, feature.DefaultFeatureGate, features.JobReadyPods, tc.enableReadyPods)()
 			closeFn, restConfig, clientSet, ns := setup(t, "completions")
 			defer closeFn()
 			ctx, cancel := startJobController(restConfig, clientSet)
@@ -245,38 +308,62 @@ func TestParallelJobWithCompletions(t *testing.T) {
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed to create Job: %v", err)
 			}
-			if got := hasJobTrackingAnnotation(jobObj); got != wFinalizers {
-				t.Errorf("apiserver created job with tracking annotation: %t, want %t", got, wFinalizers)
+			if got := hasJobTrackingAnnotation(jobObj); got != tc.trackWithFinalizers {
+				t.Errorf("apiserver created job with tracking annotation: %t, want %t", got, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
 			}
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
-				Active: 54,
-			}, wFinalizers)
+			want := podsByStatus{Active: 54}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32Ptr(0)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
+
+			// Tracks ready pods, if enabled.
+			if err := setJobPodsReady(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, 52); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("Failed Marking Pods as ready: %v", err)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(52)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
+
 			// Failed Pods are replaced.
 			if err := setJobPodsPhase(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, v1.PodFailed, 2); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed setting phase %s on Job Pods: %v", v1.PodFailed, err)
 			}
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
+			want = podsByStatus{
 				Active: 54,
 				Failed: 2,
-			}, wFinalizers)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(50)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
 			// Pods are created until the number of succeeded Pods equals completions.
 			if err := setJobPodsPhase(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, v1.PodSucceeded, 53); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed setting phase %s on Job Pod: %v", v1.PodSucceeded, err)
 			}
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
+			want = podsByStatus{
 				Failed:    2,
 				Succeeded: 53,
 				Active:    3,
-			}, wFinalizers)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(0)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, tc.trackWithFinalizers)
 			// No more Pods are created after the Job completes.
 			if err := setJobPodsPhase(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, v1.PodSucceeded, 3); err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Failed setting phase %s on Job Pods: %v", v1.PodSucceeded, err)
 			}
 			validateJobSucceeded(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj)
-			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podsByStatus{
+			want = podsByStatus{
 				Failed:    2,
 				Succeeded: 56,
-			}, false)
+			}
+			if tc.enableReadyPods {
+				want.Ready = pointer.Int32(0)
+			}
+			validateJobPodsStatus(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, want, false)
 			validateFinishedPodsNoFinalizer(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj)
 		})
 	}
@@ -709,6 +796,7 @@ func TestNodeSelectorUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 
 type podsByStatus struct {
 	Active    int
+	Ready     *int32
 	Failed    int
 	Succeeded int
 }
@@ -723,6 +811,7 @@ func validateJobPodsStatus(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, clientSet clientse
 		}
 		actualCounts = podsByStatus{
 			Active:    int(updatedJob.Status.Active),
+			Ready:     updatedJob.Status.Ready,
 			Succeeded: int(updatedJob.Status.Succeeded),
 			Failed:    int(updatedJob.Status.Failed),
 		}
@@ -860,6 +949,28 @@ func validateJobSucceeded(ctx context.Context, t *testing.T, clientSet clientset
 }
 
 func setJobPodsPhase(ctx context.Context, clientSet clientset.Interface, jobObj *batchv1.Job, phase v1.PodPhase, cnt int) error {
+	op := func(p *v1.Pod) bool {
+		p.Status.Phase = phase
+		return true
+	}
+	return updateJobPodsStatus(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, op, cnt)
+}
+
+func setJobPodsReady(ctx context.Context, clientSet clientset.Interface, jobObj *batchv1.Job, cnt int) error {
+	op := func(p *v1.Pod) bool {
+		if podutil.IsPodReady(p) {
+			return false
+		}
+		p.Status.Conditions = append(p.Status.Conditions, v1.PodCondition{
+			Type:   v1.PodReady,
+			Status: v1.ConditionTrue,
+		})
+		return true
+	}
+	return updateJobPodsStatus(ctx, clientSet, jobObj, op, cnt)
+}
+
+func updateJobPodsStatus(ctx context.Context, clientSet clientset.Interface, jobObj *batchv1.Job, op func(*v1.Pod) bool, cnt int) error {
 	pods, err := clientSet.CoreV1().Pods(jobObj.Namespace).List(ctx, metav1.ListOptions{})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("listing Job Pods: %w", err)
@@ -870,7 +981,9 @@ func setJobPodsPhase(ctx context.Context, clientSet clientset.Interface, jobObj
 			break
 		}
 		if p := pod.Status.Phase; isPodOwnedByJob(&pod, jobObj) && p != v1.PodFailed && p != v1.PodSucceeded {
-			pod.Status.Phase = phase
+			if !op(&pod) {
+				continue
+			}
 			updates = append(updates, pod)
 		}
 	}