diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
index 251aef081ad..b0fb7ba1c59 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller.go
@@ -899,6 +899,9 @@ func (jm *Controller) syncJob(ctx context.Context, key string) (rErr error) {
 			jobCtx.finishedCondition = nil
 		}
 		active -= deleted
+		if feature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.JobPodReplacementPolicy) {
+			*jobCtx.terminating += deleted
+		}
 		manageJobErr = err
 	} else {
 		manageJobCalled := false
@@ -1504,6 +1507,9 @@ func (jm *Controller) manageJob(ctx context.Context, job *batch.Job, jobCtx *syn
 		jm.expectations.ExpectDeletions(logger, jobKey, len(podsToDelete))
 		removed, err := jm.deleteJobPods(ctx, job, jobKey, podsToDelete)
 		active -= removed
+		if feature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.JobPodReplacementPolicy) {
+			*jobCtx.terminating += removed
+		}
 		return active, metrics.JobSyncActionPodsDeleted, err
 	}
 
@@ -1553,6 +1559,9 @@ func (jm *Controller) manageJob(ctx context.Context, job *batch.Job, jobCtx *syn
 		logger.V(4).Info("Too many pods running for job", "job", klog.KObj(job), "deleted", len(podsToDelete), "target", wantActive)
 		removed, err := jm.deleteJobPods(ctx, job, jobKey, podsToDelete)
 		active -= removed
+		if feature.DefaultFeatureGate.Enabled(features.JobPodReplacementPolicy) {
+			*jobCtx.terminating += removed
+		}
 		// While it is possible for a Job to require both pod creations and
 		// deletions at the same time (e.g. indexed Jobs with repeated indexes), we
 		// restrict ourselves to either just pod deletion or pod creation in any
diff --git a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
index f8be81228e5..cee54139d45 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/job/job_controller_test.go
@@ -400,10 +400,10 @@ func TestControllerSyncJob(t *testing.T) {
 			backoffLimit:            6,
 			activePods:              2,
 			failedPods:              0,
-			terminatingPods:         4,
+			terminatingPods:         5,
 			podReplacementPolicy:    podReplacementPolicy(batch.Failed),
 			jobPodReplacementPolicy: true,
-			expectedTerminating:     ptr.To[int32](4),
+			expectedTerminating:     ptr.To[int32](6),
 			expectedReady:           ptr.To[int32](0),
 			expectedActive:          1,
 			expectedDeletions:       1,
@@ -3640,7 +3640,7 @@ func TestSyncJobWithJobSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatus: batch.JobStatus{
 				Failed:                  1,
 				Succeeded:               1,
-				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](0),
+				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](2),
 				CompletedIndexes:        "1",
 				UncountedTerminatedPods: &batch.UncountedTerminatedPods{},
 				Conditions: []batch.JobCondition{
@@ -3697,7 +3697,7 @@ func TestSyncJobWithJobSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatus: batch.JobStatus{
 				Failed:                  1,
 				Succeeded:               1,
-				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](0),
+				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](1),
 				CompletedIndexes:        "1",
 				UncountedTerminatedPods: &batch.UncountedTerminatedPods{},
 				Conditions: []batch.JobCondition{
@@ -3746,7 +3746,7 @@ func TestSyncJobWithJobSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatus: batch.JobStatus{
 				Failed:                  1,
 				Succeeded:               1,
-				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](0),
+				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](1),
 				CompletedIndexes:        "1",
 				FailedIndexes:           ptr.To(""),
 				UncountedTerminatedPods: &batch.UncountedTerminatedPods{},
@@ -3868,7 +3868,7 @@ func TestSyncJobWithJobSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatus: batch.JobStatus{
 				Failed:                  1,
 				Succeeded:               1,
-				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](0),
+				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](2),
 				CompletedIndexes:        "1",
 				UncountedTerminatedPods: &batch.UncountedTerminatedPods{},
 				Conditions: []batch.JobCondition{
@@ -3931,7 +3931,7 @@ func TestSyncJobWithJobSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatus: batch.JobStatus{
 				Failed:                  2,
 				Succeeded:               1,
-				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](0),
+				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](1),
 				CompletedIndexes:        "1",
 				UncountedTerminatedPods: &batch.UncountedTerminatedPods{},
 				Conditions: []batch.JobCondition{
@@ -4761,7 +4761,7 @@ func TestSyncJobWithJobBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 			wantStatus: batch.JobStatus{
 				Failed:                  3,
 				Succeeded:               1,
-				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](0),
+				Terminating:             ptr.To[int32](1),
 				FailedIndexes:           ptr.To("0,2"),
 				CompletedIndexes:        "1",
 				UncountedTerminatedPods: &batch.UncountedTerminatedPods{},
diff --git a/test/integration/job/job_test.go b/test/integration/job/job_test.go
index 25a08d5f37b..e83a1ccb412 100644
--- a/test/integration/job/job_test.go
+++ b/test/integration/job/job_test.go
@@ -514,6 +514,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 		wantActiveIndexes    sets.Set[int]
 		wantCompletedIndexes string
 		wantFailedIndexes    *string
+		wantTerminating      *int32
 	}
 
 	podTemplateSpec := v1.PodTemplateSpec{
@@ -561,6 +562,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:           0,
 					wantSucceeded:        1,
 					wantCompletedIndexes: "0",
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantConditionTypes: []batchv1.JobConditionType{batchv1.JobSuccessCriteriaMet, batchv1.JobComplete},
@@ -595,6 +597,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:           0,
 					wantSucceeded:        1,
 					wantCompletedIndexes: "0",
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantConditionTypes: []batchv1.JobConditionType{batchv1.JobComplete},
@@ -630,6 +633,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					wantActiveIndexes: sets.New(0, 1),
 					wantFailed:        0,
 					wantSucceeded:     0,
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					index: 1,
@@ -640,6 +644,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:           0,
 					wantSucceeded:        1,
 					wantCompletedIndexes: "1",
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To(int32(1)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantConditionTypes: []batchv1.JobConditionType{batchv1.JobSuccessCriteriaMet, batchv1.JobComplete},
@@ -675,6 +680,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					wantActiveIndexes: sets.New(0, 1),
 					wantFailed:        0,
 					wantSucceeded:     0,
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					index: 1,
@@ -685,6 +691,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:           0,
 					wantSucceeded:        1,
 					wantCompletedIndexes: "1",
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To(int32(1)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantConditionTypes: []batchv1.JobConditionType{batchv1.JobSuccessCriteriaMet, batchv1.JobComplete},
@@ -723,6 +730,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:        1,
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To("0"),
 					wantSucceeded:     0,
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					index: 1,
@@ -734,6 +742,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					wantSucceeded:        1,
 					wantFailedIndexes:    ptr.To("0"),
 					wantCompletedIndexes: "1",
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantConditionTypes: []batchv1.JobConditionType{batchv1.JobFailed},
@@ -774,7 +783,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 					Succeeded:   podTermination.wantSucceeded,
 					Failed:      podTermination.wantFailed,
 					Ready:       ptr.To[int32](0),
-					Terminating: ptr.To[int32](0),
+					Terminating: podTermination.wantTerminating,
 				})
 				validateIndexedJobPods(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podTermination.wantActiveIndexes, podTermination.wantCompletedIndexes, podTermination.wantFailedIndexes)
 			}
@@ -861,7 +870,7 @@ func TestSuccessPolicy_ReEnabling(t *testing.T) {
 		Active:      0,
 		Succeeded:   3,
 		Ready:       ptr.To[int32](0),
-		Terminating: ptr.To[int32](0),
+		Terminating: ptr.To[int32](2),
 	})
 	validateIndexedJobPods(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, sets.New[int](), "0-2", nil)
 
@@ -1168,6 +1177,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		wantCompletedIndexes           string
 		wantFailedIndexes              *string
 		wantReplacementPodFailureCount *int
+		wantTerminating                *int32
 	}
 
 	podTemplateSpec := v1.PodTemplateSpec{
@@ -1208,6 +1218,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantActiveIndexes:              sets.New(0, 1),
 					wantFailedIndexes:              ptr.To(""),
 					wantReplacementPodFailureCount: ptr.To(1),
+					wantTerminating:                ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantJobConditionType: batchv1.JobComplete,
@@ -1238,6 +1249,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantActiveIndexes:              sets.New(0, 1),
 					wantFailedIndexes:              ptr.To(""),
 					wantReplacementPodFailureCount: ptr.To(1),
+					wantTerminating:                ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					status: v1.PodStatus{
@@ -1248,6 +1260,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantActiveIndexes:              sets.New(0, 1),
 					wantFailedIndexes:              ptr.To(""),
 					wantReplacementPodFailureCount: ptr.To(2),
+					wantTerminating:                ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					status: v1.PodStatus{
@@ -1257,6 +1270,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:        3,
 					wantActiveIndexes: sets.New(1),
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To("0"),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantJobConditionType: batchv1.JobFailed,
@@ -1292,6 +1306,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:        1,
 					wantActiveIndexes: sets.New(0, 1, 2),
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To(""),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					index: 1,
@@ -1302,6 +1317,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:        2,
 					wantActiveIndexes: sets.New(0, 1, 2),
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To(""),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					index: 2,
@@ -1310,6 +1326,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					wantFailed:        5,
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To(""),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(2)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantJobConditionType: batchv1.JobFailed,
@@ -1344,6 +1361,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:        1,
 					wantActiveIndexes: sets.New(1),
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To("0"),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					index: 1,
@@ -1354,6 +1372,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantSucceeded:        1,
 					wantFailedIndexes:    ptr.To("0"),
 					wantCompletedIndexes: "1",
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantJobConditionType: batchv1.JobFailed,
@@ -1389,6 +1408,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:        1,
 					wantActiveIndexes: sets.New(1, 2),
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To("0"),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					index: 1,
@@ -1398,6 +1418,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantActive:        0,
 					wantFailed:        3,
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To("0,1"),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(1)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantJobConditionType: batchv1.JobFailed,
@@ -1457,6 +1478,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:        1,
 					wantActiveIndexes: sets.New(1),
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To("0"),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 				{
 					index: 1,
@@ -1471,6 +1493,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 					wantFailed:        2,
 					wantFailedIndexes: ptr.To("0,1"),
+					wantTerminating:   ptr.To(int32(0)),
 				},
 			},
 			wantJobConditionType: batchv1.JobFailed,
@@ -1517,7 +1540,7 @@ func TestBackoffLimitPerIndex(t *testing.T) {
 					Succeeded:   podTermination.wantSucceeded,
 					Failed:      podTermination.wantFailed,
 					Ready:       ptr.To[int32](0),
-					Terminating: ptr.To[int32](0),
+					Terminating: podTermination.wantTerminating,
 				})
 				validateIndexedJobPods(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, podTermination.wantActiveIndexes, podTermination.wantCompletedIndexes, podTermination.wantFailedIndexes)
 				if podTermination.wantReplacementPodFailureCount != nil {
@@ -2730,6 +2753,7 @@ func TestElasticIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 		wantFailed           int
 		wantRemainingIndexes sets.Set[int]
 		wantActivePods       int
+		wantTerminating      *int32
 	}
 	cases := map[string]struct {
 		featureGate bool
@@ -2739,7 +2763,8 @@ func TestElasticIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 		"feature flag off, mutation not allowed": {
 			jobUpdates: []jobUpdate{
 				{
-					completions: ptr.To[int32](4),
+					completions:     ptr.To[int32](4),
+					wantTerminating: ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 			},
 			wantErr: apierrors.NewInvalid(
@@ -2756,6 +2781,7 @@ func TestElasticIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 					completions:          ptr.To[int32](4),
 					succeedIndexes:       []int{0, 1, 2, 3},
 					wantSucceededIndexes: "0-3",
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -2770,6 +2796,7 @@ func TestElasticIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 					wantFailed:           1,
 					wantRemainingIndexes: sets.New(0, 2),
 					wantActivePods:       2,
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 				// Scale down completions 3->1, verify prev failure out of range still counts
 				// but succeeded out of range does not.
@@ -2778,6 +2805,7 @@ func TestElasticIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 					succeedIndexes:       []int{0},
 					wantSucceededIndexes: "0",
 					wantFailed:           1,
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -2790,18 +2818,21 @@ func TestElasticIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 					wantSucceededIndexes: "2",
 					wantRemainingIndexes: sets.New(0, 1),
 					wantActivePods:       2,
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 				// Scale completions down 3->2 to exclude previously succeeded index.
 				{
 					completions:          ptr.To[int32](2),
 					wantRemainingIndexes: sets.New(0, 1),
 					wantActivePods:       2,
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 				// Scale completions back up to include previously succeeded index that was temporarily out of range.
 				{
 					completions:          ptr.To[int32](3),
 					succeedIndexes:       []int{0, 1, 2},
 					wantSucceededIndexes: "0-2",
+					wantTerminating:      ptr.To[int32](0),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -2809,7 +2840,8 @@ func TestElasticIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 			featureGate: true,
 			jobUpdates: []jobUpdate{
 				{
-					completions: ptr.To[int32](0),
+					completions:     ptr.To[int32](0),
+					wantTerminating: ptr.To[int32](3),
 				},
 			},
 		},
@@ -2887,7 +2919,7 @@ func TestElasticIndexedJob(t *testing.T) {
 					Succeeded:   len(update.succeedIndexes),
 					Failed:      update.wantFailed,
 					Ready:       ptr.To[int32](0),
-					Terminating: ptr.To[int32](0),
+					Terminating: update.wantTerminating,
 				})
 				validateIndexedJobPods(ctx, t, clientSet, jobObj, update.wantRemainingIndexes, update.wantSucceededIndexes, nil)
 			}