diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue.go
index 9145416658b..0710a27f856 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/core/scheduling_queue.go
@@ -39,8 +39,9 @@ import (
 	priorityutil "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/algorithm/priorities/util"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/util"
 
-	"github.com/golang/glog"
 	"reflect"
+
+	"github.com/golang/glog"
 )
 
 // SchedulingQueue is an interface for a queue to store pods waiting to be scheduled.
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ type SchedulingQueue interface {
 	AssignedPodAdded(pod *v1.Pod)
 	AssignedPodUpdated(pod *v1.Pod)
 	WaitingPodsForNode(nodeName string) []*v1.Pod
+	WaitingPods() []*v1.Pod
 }
 
 // NewSchedulingQueue initializes a new scheduling queue. If pod priority is
@@ -116,6 +118,15 @@ func (f *FIFO) Pop() (*v1.Pod, error) {
 	return result.(*v1.Pod), nil
 }
 
+// WaitingPods returns all the waiting pods in the queue.
+func (f *FIFO) WaitingPods() []*v1.Pod {
+	result := []*v1.Pod{}
+	for _, pod := range f.FIFO.List() {
+		result = append(result, pod.(*v1.Pod))
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 // FIFO does not need to react to events, as all pods are always in the active
 // scheduling queue anyway.
 
@@ -460,6 +471,21 @@ func (p *PriorityQueue) WaitingPodsForNode(nodeName string) []*v1.Pod {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// WaitingPods returns all the waiting pods in the queue.
+func (p *PriorityQueue) WaitingPods() []*v1.Pod {
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
+
+	result := []*v1.Pod{}
+	for _, pod := range p.activeQ.List() {
+		result = append(result, pod.(*v1.Pod))
+	}
+	for _, pod := range p.unschedulableQ.pods {
+		result = append(result, pod)
+	}
+	return result
+}
+
 // UnschedulablePodsMap holds pods that cannot be scheduled. This data structure
 // is used to implement unschedulableQ.
 type UnschedulablePodsMap struct {
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer.go
index a8821dbf6a8..b93cff7f2b6 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	corelisters "k8s.io/client-go/listers/core/v1"
 	v1beta1 "k8s.io/client-go/listers/policy/v1beta1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/core"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache"
 )
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ type cacheComparer struct {
 	podLister  corelisters.PodLister
 	pdbLister  v1beta1.PodDisruptionBudgetLister
 	cache      schedulercache.Cache
+	podQueue   core.SchedulingQueue
 
 	compareStrategy
 }
@@ -59,11 +61,13 @@ func (c *cacheComparer) Compare() error {
 
 	snapshot := c.cache.Snapshot()
 
+	waitingPods := c.podQueue.WaitingPods()
+
 	if missed, redundant := c.CompareNodes(nodes, snapshot.Nodes); len(missed)+len(redundant) != 0 {
 		glog.Warningf("cache mismatch: missed nodes: %s; redundant nodes: %s", missed, redundant)
 	}
 
-	if missed, redundant := c.ComparePods(pods, snapshot.Nodes); len(missed)+len(redundant) != 0 {
+	if missed, redundant := c.ComparePods(pods, waitingPods, snapshot.Nodes); len(missed)+len(redundant) != 0 {
 		glog.Warningf("cache mismatch: missed pods: %s; redundant pods: %s", missed, redundant)
 	}
 
@@ -91,7 +95,7 @@ func (c compareStrategy) CompareNodes(nodes []*v1.Node, nodeinfos map[string]*sc
 	return compareStrings(actual, cached)
 }
 
-func (c compareStrategy) ComparePods(pods []*v1.Pod, nodeinfos map[string]*schedulercache.NodeInfo) (missed, redundant []string) {
+func (c compareStrategy) ComparePods(pods, waitingPods []*v1.Pod, nodeinfos map[string]*schedulercache.NodeInfo) (missed, redundant []string) {
 	actual := []string{}
 	for _, pod := range pods {
 		actual = append(actual, string(pod.UID))
@@ -103,6 +107,9 @@ func (c compareStrategy) ComparePods(pods []*v1.Pod, nodeinfos map[string]*sched
 			cached = append(cached, string(pod.UID))
 		}
 	}
+	for _, pod := range waitingPods {
+		cached = append(cached, string(pod.UID))
+	}
 
 	return compareStrings(actual, cached)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer_test.go
index ff87e400e21..03f44595c62 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/cache_comparer_test.go
@@ -86,24 +86,49 @@ func TestComparePods(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		actual    []string
 		cached    []string
+		queued    []string
 		missing   []string
 		redundant []string
 	}{
 		{
 			actual:    []string{"foo", "bar"},
 			cached:    []string{"bar", "foo", "foobar"},
+			queued:    []string{},
+			missing:   []string{},
+			redundant: []string{"foobar"},
+		},
+		{
+			actual:    []string{"foo", "bar"},
+			cached:    []string{"foo", "foobar"},
+			queued:    []string{"bar"},
 			missing:   []string{},
 			redundant: []string{"foobar"},
 		},
 		{
 			actual:    []string{"foo", "bar", "foobar"},
 			cached:    []string{"bar", "foo"},
+			queued:    []string{},
+			missing:   []string{"foobar"},
+			redundant: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			actual:    []string{"foo", "bar", "foobar"},
+			cached:    []string{"foo"},
+			queued:    []string{"bar"},
 			missing:   []string{"foobar"},
 			redundant: []string{},
 		},
 		{
 			actual:    []string{"foo", "bar", "foobar"},
 			cached:    []string{"bar", "foobar", "foo"},
+			queued:    []string{},
+			missing:   []string{},
+			redundant: []string{},
+		},
+		{
+			actual:    []string{"foo", "bar", "foobar"},
+			cached:    []string{"foobar", "foo"},
+			queued:    []string{"bar"},
 			missing:   []string{},
 			redundant: []string{},
 		},
@@ -117,6 +142,13 @@ func TestComparePods(t *testing.T) {
 			pods = append(pods, pod)
 		}
 
+		queuedPods := []*v1.Pod{}
+		for _, uid := range test.queued {
+			pod := &v1.Pod{}
+			pod.UID = types.UID(uid)
+			queuedPods = append(queuedPods, pod)
+		}
+
 		nodeInfo := make(map[string]*schedulercache.NodeInfo)
 		for _, uid := range test.cached {
 			pod := &v1.Pod{}
@@ -127,7 +159,7 @@ func TestComparePods(t *testing.T) {
 			nodeInfo[uid] = schedulercache.NewNodeInfo(pod)
 		}
 
-		m, r := compare.ComparePods(pods, nodeInfo)
+		m, r := compare.ComparePods(pods, queuedPods, nodeInfo)
 
 		if !reflect.DeepEqual(m, test.missing) {
 			t.Errorf("missing expected to be %s; got %s", test.missing, m)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
index 8c276269216..11e30a71074 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
@@ -303,6 +303,7 @@ func NewConfigFactory(
 		nodeLister: nodeInformer.Lister(),
 		pdbLister:  pdbInformer.Lister(),
 		cache:      c.schedulerCache,
+		podQueue:   c.podQueue,
 	}
 
 	ch := make(chan os.Signal, 1)
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache/cache.go b/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache/cache.go
index 18545979209..b84147535de 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache/cache.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/schedulercache/cache.go
@@ -80,7 +80,8 @@ func newSchedulerCache(ttl, period time.Duration, stop <-chan struct{}) *schedul
 	}
 }
 
-// Snapshot takes a snapshot of the current schedulerCache.
+// Snapshot takes a snapshot of the current schedulerCache. The method has performance impact,
+// and should be only used in non-critical path.
 func (cache *schedulerCache) Snapshot() *Snapshot {
 	cache.mu.Lock()
 	defer cache.mu.Unlock()