diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/controller.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/controller.go
index 18a4e32add1..f174b1c2b1d 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/controller.go
@@ -364,6 +364,11 @@ func (dsc *DaemonSetsController) manage(ds *extensions.DaemonSet) {
 		// TODO(mikedanese): remove this once daemonpods forgive nodes
 		shouldRun = shouldRun && api.IsNodeReady(&node)
 
+		// If the node is unschedulable, don't run it
+		// TODO(mikedanese): remove this once we have the right node admitance levels.
+		// See https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/17297#issuecomment-156857375.
+		shouldRun = shouldRun && !node.Spec.Unschedulable
+
 		daemonPods, isRunning := nodeToDaemonPods[nodeName]
 		if shouldRun && !isRunning {
 			// If daemon pod is supposed to be running on node, but isn't, create daemon pod.
diff --git a/pkg/controller/daemon/controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/daemon/controller_test.go
index bd91bd2b2f3..eb5647679a8 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/daemon/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/daemon/controller_test.go
@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ func TestNotReadNodeDaemonDoesNotLaunchPod(t *testing.T) {
 	syncAndValidateDaemonSets(t, manager, ds, podControl, 0, 0)
 }
 
+// DaemonSets should not place onto Unschedulable nodes
+func TestUnschedulableNodeDaemonDoesNotLaunchPod(t *testing.T) {
+	manager, podControl := newTestController()
+	node := newNode("not-ready", nil)
+	node.Spec.Unschedulable = true
+	manager.nodeStore.Add(node)
+	ds := newDaemonSet("foo")
+	manager.dsStore.Add(ds)
+	syncAndValidateDaemonSets(t, manager, ds, podControl, 0, 0)
+}
+
 // Controller should not create pods on nodes which have daemon pods, and should remove excess pods from nodes that have extra pods.
 func TestDealsWithExistingPods(t *testing.T) {
 	manager, podControl := newTestController()