diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/BUILD b/pkg/kubelet/cm/BUILD
index 44deeaaf887..1601d670685 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/BUILD
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ go_library(
         "container_manager_stub.go",
         "container_manager_unsupported.go",
         "container_manager_windows.go",
+        "fake_container_manager.go",
         "fake_internal_container_lifecycle.go",
+        "fake_pod_container_manager.go",
         "helpers.go",
         "helpers_linux.go",
         "helpers_unsupported.go",
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_container_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_container_manager.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..eb01b1ab3f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_container_manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cm
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	internalapi "k8s.io/cri-api/pkg/apis"
+	podresourcesapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/podresources/v1"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/cpumanager"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/config"
+	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/pluginmanager/cache"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/status"
+	schedulerframework "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/scheduler/framework"
+)
+
+type FakeContainerManager struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	CalledFunctions                     []string
+	PodContainerManager                 *FakePodContainerManager
+	shouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity bool
+}
+
+var _ ContainerManager = &FakeContainerManager{}
+
+func NewFakeContainerManager() *FakeContainerManager {
+	return &FakeContainerManager{
+		PodContainerManager: NewFakePodContainerManager(),
+	}
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) Start(_ *v1.Node, _ ActivePodsFunc, _ config.SourcesReady, _ status.PodStatusProvider, _ internalapi.RuntimeService) error {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "Start")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) SystemCgroupsLimit() v1.ResourceList {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "SystemCgroupsLimit")
+	return v1.ResourceList{}
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetNodeConfig() NodeConfig {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetNodeConfig")
+	return NodeConfig{}
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetMountedSubsystems() *CgroupSubsystems {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetMountedSubsystems")
+	return &CgroupSubsystems{}
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetQOSContainersInfo() QOSContainersInfo {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "QOSContainersInfo")
+	return QOSContainersInfo{}
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) UpdateQOSCgroups() error {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "UpdateQOSCgroups")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) Status() Status {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "Status")
+	return Status{}
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetNodeAllocatableReservation() v1.ResourceList {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetNodeAllocatableReservation")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetCapacity() v1.ResourceList {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetCapacity")
+	c := v1.ResourceList{
+		v1.ResourceEphemeralStorage: *resource.NewQuantity(
+			int64(0),
+			resource.BinarySI),
+	}
+	return c
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetPluginRegistrationHandler() cache.PluginHandler {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetPluginRegistrationHandler")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetDevicePluginResourceCapacity() (v1.ResourceList, v1.ResourceList, []string) {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetDevicePluginResourceCapacity")
+	return nil, nil, []string{}
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) NewPodContainerManager() PodContainerManager {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "PodContainerManager")
+	return cm.PodContainerManager
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetResources(pod *v1.Pod, container *v1.Container) (*kubecontainer.RunContainerOptions, error) {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetResources")
+	return &kubecontainer.RunContainerOptions{}, nil
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) UpdatePluginResources(*schedulerframework.NodeInfo, *lifecycle.PodAdmitAttributes) error {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "UpdatePluginResources")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) InternalContainerLifecycle() InternalContainerLifecycle {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "InternalContainerLifecycle")
+	return &internalContainerLifecycleImpl{cpumanager.NewFakeManager(), topologymanager.NewFakeManager()}
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetPodCgroupRoot() string {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetPodCgroupRoot")
+	return ""
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetDevices(_, _ string) []*podresourcesapi.ContainerDevices {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetDevices")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) ShouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity() bool {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "ShouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity")
+	return cm.shouldResetExtendedResourceCapacity
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetAllocateResourcesPodAdmitHandler() lifecycle.PodAdmitHandler {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetAllocateResourcesPodAdmitHandler")
+	return topologymanager.NewFakeManager()
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) UpdateAllocatedDevices() {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "UpdateAllocatedDevices")
+	return
+}
+
+func (cm *FakeContainerManager) GetCPUs(_, _ string) []int64 {
+	cm.Lock()
+	defer cm.Unlock()
+	cm.CalledFunctions = append(cm.CalledFunctions, "GetCPUs")
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_pod_container_manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_pod_container_manager.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cafae75f569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/fake_pod_container_manager.go
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2021 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package cm
+
+import (
+	"reflect"
+	"sync"
+
+	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	kubecontainer "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/container"
+)
+
+type FakePodContainerManager struct {
+	sync.Mutex
+	CalledFunctions []string
+	Cgroups         map[types.UID]CgroupName
+}
+
+var _ PodContainerManager = &FakePodContainerManager{}
+
+func NewFakePodContainerManager() *FakePodContainerManager {
+	return &FakePodContainerManager{
+		Cgroups: make(map[types.UID]CgroupName),
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *FakePodContainerManager) AddPodFromCgroups(pod *kubecontainer.Pod) {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.Cgroups[pod.ID] = []string{pod.Name}
+}
+
+func (m *FakePodContainerManager) Exists(_ *v1.Pod) bool {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.CalledFunctions = append(m.CalledFunctions, "Exists")
+	return true
+}
+
+func (m *FakePodContainerManager) EnsureExists(_ *v1.Pod) error {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.CalledFunctions = append(m.CalledFunctions, "EnsureExists")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *FakePodContainerManager) GetPodContainerName(_ *v1.Pod) (CgroupName, string) {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.CalledFunctions = append(m.CalledFunctions, "GetPodContainerName")
+	return nil, ""
+}
+
+func (m *FakePodContainerManager) Destroy(name CgroupName) error {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.CalledFunctions = append(m.CalledFunctions, "Destroy")
+	for key, cgname := range m.Cgroups {
+		if reflect.DeepEqual(cgname, name) {
+			delete(m.Cgroups, key)
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *FakePodContainerManager) ReduceCPULimits(_ CgroupName) error {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.CalledFunctions = append(m.CalledFunctions, "ReduceCPULimits")
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *FakePodContainerManager) GetAllPodsFromCgroups() (map[types.UID]CgroupName, error) {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.CalledFunctions = append(m.CalledFunctions, "GetAllPodsFromCgroups")
+	// return a copy for the race detector
+	grp := make(map[types.UID]CgroupName)
+	for key, value := range m.Cgroups {
+		grp[key] = value
+	}
+	return grp, nil
+}
+
+func (m *FakePodContainerManager) IsPodCgroup(cgroupfs string) (bool, types.UID) {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.CalledFunctions = append(m.CalledFunctions, "IsPodCgroup")
+	return false, types.UID("")
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
index dfb266af922..7b82842f155 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet.go
@@ -1504,10 +1504,12 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) syncPod(o syncPodOptions) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// If the pod is a static pod and its mirror pod is still gracefully terminating,
-	// we do not want to start the new static pod until the old static pod is gracefully terminated.
+	// If a pod is still gracefully terminating, then we do not want to
+	// take further action. This mitigates static pods and deleted pods
+	// from getting rerun prematurely or their cgroups being deleted before
+	// the runtime cleans up.
 	podFullName := kubecontainer.GetPodFullName(pod)
-	if kl.podKiller.IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByPodName(podFullName) {
+	if kl.podKiller.IsPodPendingTerminationByPodName(podFullName) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("pod %q is pending termination", podFullName)
 	}
 
@@ -1775,10 +1777,6 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) deletePod(pod *v1.Pod) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("pod not found")
 	}
 	podPair := kubecontainer.PodPair{APIPod: pod, RunningPod: &runningPod}
-
-	if _, ok := kl.podManager.GetMirrorPodByPod(pod); ok {
-		kl.podKiller.MarkMirrorPodPendingTermination(pod)
-	}
 	kl.podKiller.KillPod(&podPair)
 
 	// We leave the volume/directory cleanup to the periodic cleanup routine.
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index 79ce5f59525..6d915f419c6 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) removeOrphanedPodStatuses(pods []*v1.Pod, mirrorPods []*v1.Po
 func (kl *Kubelet) deleteOrphanedMirrorPods() {
 	podFullNames := kl.podManager.GetOrphanedMirrorPodNames()
 	for _, podFullname := range podFullNames {
-		if !kl.podKiller.IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByPodName(podFullname) {
+		if !kl.podKiller.IsPodPendingTerminationByPodName(podFullname) {
 			_, err := kl.podManager.DeleteMirrorPod(podFullname, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				klog.Errorf("encountered error when deleting mirror pod %q : %v", podFullname, err)
@@ -1143,12 +1143,10 @@ type PodKiller interface {
 	PerformPodKillingWork()
 	// After Close() is called, this pod killer wouldn't accept any more pod killing requests
 	Close()
-	// IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByPodName checks whether the mirror pod for the given full pod name is pending termination
-	IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByPodName(podFullname string) bool
-	// IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByUID checks whether the mirror pod for the given uid is pending termination
-	IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByUID(uid types.UID) bool
-	// MarkMirrorPodPendingTermination marks the mirror pod entering grace period of termination
-	MarkMirrorPodPendingTermination(pod *v1.Pod)
+	// IsPodPendingTerminationByPodName checks whether any pod for the given full pod name is pending termination (thread safe)
+	IsPodPendingTerminationByPodName(podFullname string) bool
+	// IsPodPendingTerminationByUID checks whether the mirror pod for the given uid is pending termination (thread safe)
+	IsPodPendingTerminationByUID(uid types.UID) bool
 }
 
 // podKillerWithChannel is an implementation of PodKiller which receives pod killing requests via channel
@@ -1156,10 +1154,13 @@ type podKillerWithChannel struct {
 	// Channel for getting pods to kill.
 	podKillingCh chan *kubecontainer.PodPair
 	// lock for synchronization between HandlePodCleanups and pod killer
-	podKillingLock *sync.Mutex
+	podKillingLock *sync.RWMutex
 	// mirrorPodTerminationMap keeps track of the progress of mirror pod termination
 	// The key is the UID of the pod and the value is the full name of the pod
 	mirrorPodTerminationMap map[string]string
+	// podTerminationMap keeps track of the progress of pod termination.
+	// The key is the UID of the pod and the value is the full name of the pod
+	podTerminationMap map[string]string
 	// killPod is the func which invokes runtime to kill the pod
 	killPod func(pod *v1.Pod, runningPod *kubecontainer.Pod, status *kubecontainer.PodStatus, gracePeriodOverride *int64) error
 }
@@ -1168,47 +1169,89 @@ type podKillerWithChannel struct {
 func NewPodKiller(kl *Kubelet) PodKiller {
 	podKiller := &podKillerWithChannel{
 		podKillingCh:            make(chan *kubecontainer.PodPair, podKillingChannelCapacity),
-		podKillingLock:          &sync.Mutex{},
+		podKillingLock:          &sync.RWMutex{},
 		mirrorPodTerminationMap: make(map[string]string),
+		podTerminationMap:       make(map[string]string),
 		killPod:                 kl.killPod,
 	}
 	return podKiller
 }
 
-// IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByUID checks whether the pod for the given uid is pending termination
-func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByUID(uid types.UID) bool {
-	pk.podKillingLock.Lock()
-	defer pk.podKillingLock.Unlock()
-	_, ok := pk.mirrorPodTerminationMap[string(uid)]
-	return ok
+// IsPodPendingTerminationByUID checks whether the pod for the given uid is pending termination
+func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) IsPodPendingTerminationByUID(uid types.UID) bool {
+	pk.podKillingLock.RLock()
+	defer pk.podKillingLock.RUnlock()
+	if _, ok := pk.podTerminationMap[string(uid)]; ok {
+		return ok
+	}
+	if _, ok := pk.mirrorPodTerminationMap[string(uid)]; ok {
+		return ok
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByPodName checks whether the given pod is in grace period of termination
-func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByPodName(podFullname string) bool {
-	pk.podKillingLock.Lock()
-	defer pk.podKillingLock.Unlock()
+func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) IsPodPendingTerminationByPodName(podFullname string) bool {
+	pk.podKillingLock.RLock()
+	defer pk.podKillingLock.RUnlock()
 	for _, name := range pk.mirrorPodTerminationMap {
 		if name == podFullname {
 			return true
 		}
 	}
+	for _, name := range pk.podTerminationMap {
+		if name == podFullname {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
 	return false
 }
 
-func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) markMirrorPodTerminated(uid string) {
-	pk.podKillingLock.Lock()
+func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) markPodTerminated(uid string) {
 	klog.V(4).Infof("marking pod termination %q", uid)
+	pk.podKillingLock.Lock()
+	defer pk.podKillingLock.Unlock()
 	delete(pk.mirrorPodTerminationMap, uid)
-	pk.podKillingLock.Unlock()
+	delete(pk.podTerminationMap, uid)
 }
 
-// MarkMirrorPodPendingTermination marks the pod entering grace period of termination
-func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) MarkMirrorPodPendingTermination(pod *v1.Pod) {
-	fullname := kubecontainer.GetPodFullName(pod)
-	klog.V(3).Infof("marking pod pending termination %q", string(pod.UID))
+// checkAndMarkPodPendingTerminationByPod checks to see if the pod is being
+// killed and returns true if it is, otherwise the pod is added to the map and
+// returns false
+func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) checkAndMarkPodPendingTerminationByPod(podPair *kubecontainer.PodPair) bool {
 	pk.podKillingLock.Lock()
-	pk.mirrorPodTerminationMap[string(pod.UID)] = fullname
-	pk.podKillingLock.Unlock()
+	defer pk.podKillingLock.Unlock()
+	var apiPodExists bool
+	var runningPodExists bool
+	if podPair.APIPod != nil {
+		uid := string(podPair.APIPod.UID)
+		_, apiPodExists = pk.mirrorPodTerminationMap[uid]
+		if !apiPodExists {
+			fullname := kubecontainer.GetPodFullName(podPair.APIPod)
+			klog.V(4).Infof("marking api pod pending termination %q : %q", uid, fullname)
+			pk.mirrorPodTerminationMap[uid] = fullname
+		}
+	}
+	if podPair.RunningPod != nil {
+		uid := string(podPair.RunningPod.ID)
+		_, runningPodExists = pk.podTerminationMap[uid]
+		if !runningPodExists {
+			fullname := podPair.RunningPod.Name
+			klog.V(4).Infof("marking running pod pending termination %q: %q", uid, fullname)
+			pk.podTerminationMap[uid] = fullname
+		}
+	}
+	if apiPodExists || runningPodExists {
+		if apiPodExists && runningPodExists {
+			klog.V(4).Infof("api pod %q and running pod %q is pending termination", podPair.APIPod.UID, podPair.RunningPod.ID)
+		} else if apiPodExists {
+			klog.V(4).Infof("api pod %q is pending termination", podPair.APIPod.UID)
+		} else {
+			klog.V(4).Infof("running pod %q is pending termination", podPair.RunningPod.ID)
+		}
+		return true
+	}
+	return false
 }
 
 // Close closes the channel through which requests are delivered
@@ -1224,33 +1267,23 @@ func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) KillPod(pair *kubecontainer.PodPair) {
 // PerformPodKillingWork launches a goroutine to kill a pod received from the channel if
 // another goroutine isn't already in action.
 func (pk *podKillerWithChannel) PerformPodKillingWork() {
-	killing := sets.NewString()
-	// guard for the killing set
-	lock := sync.Mutex{}
 	for podPair := range pk.podKillingCh {
+		if pk.checkAndMarkPodPendingTerminationByPod(podPair) {
+			// Pod is already being killed
+			continue
+		}
+
 		runningPod := podPair.RunningPod
 		apiPod := podPair.APIPod
 
-		lock.Lock()
-		exists := killing.Has(string(runningPod.ID))
-		if !exists {
-			killing.Insert(string(runningPod.ID))
-		}
-		lock.Unlock()
-
-		if !exists {
-			go func(apiPod *v1.Pod, runningPod *kubecontainer.Pod) {
-				klog.V(2).Infof("Killing unwanted pod %q", runningPod.Name)
-				err := pk.killPod(apiPod, runningPod, nil, nil)
-				if err != nil {
-					klog.Errorf("Failed killing the pod %q: %v", runningPod.Name, err)
-				}
-				lock.Lock()
-				killing.Delete(string(runningPod.ID))
-				lock.Unlock()
-				pk.markMirrorPodTerminated(string(runningPod.ID))
-			}(apiPod, runningPod)
-		}
+		go func(apiPod *v1.Pod, runningPod *kubecontainer.Pod) {
+			klog.V(2).Infof("Killing unwanted pod %q", runningPod.Name)
+			err := pk.killPod(apiPod, runningPod, nil, nil)
+			if err != nil {
+				klog.Errorf("Failed killing the pod %q: %v", runningPod.Name, err)
+			}
+			pk.markPodTerminated(string(runningPod.ID))
+		}(apiPod, runningPod)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1943,7 +1976,7 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) cleanupOrphanedPodCgroups(pcm cm.PodContainerManager, cgroupP
 		}
 
 		// if the pod is within termination grace period, we shouldn't cleanup the underlying cgroup
-		if kl.podKiller.IsMirrorPodPendingTerminationByUID(uid) {
+		if kl.podKiller.IsPodPendingTerminationByUID(uid) {
 			klog.V(3).Infof("pod %q is pending termination", uid)
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
index dcb9ce9501c..6098811185b 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_test.go
@@ -106,13 +106,14 @@ func (f *fakeImageGCManager) GetImageList() ([]kubecontainer.Image, error) {
 }
 
 type TestKubelet struct {
-	kubelet          *Kubelet
-	fakeRuntime      *containertest.FakeRuntime
-	fakeKubeClient   *fake.Clientset
-	fakeMirrorClient *podtest.FakeMirrorClient
-	fakeClock        *clock.FakeClock
-	mounter          mount.Interface
-	volumePlugin     *volumetest.FakeVolumePlugin
+	kubelet              *Kubelet
+	fakeRuntime          *containertest.FakeRuntime
+	fakeContainerManager *cm.FakeContainerManager
+	fakeKubeClient       *fake.Clientset
+	fakeMirrorClient     *podtest.FakeMirrorClient
+	fakeClock            *clock.FakeClock
+	mounter              mount.Interface
+	volumePlugin         *volumetest.FakeVolumePlugin
 }
 
 func (tk *TestKubelet) Cleanup() {
@@ -240,7 +241,8 @@ func newTestKubeletWithImageList(
 	kubelet.livenessManager = proberesults.NewManager()
 	kubelet.startupManager = proberesults.NewManager()
 
-	kubelet.containerManager = cm.NewStubContainerManager()
+	fakeContainerManager := cm.NewFakeContainerManager()
+	kubelet.containerManager = fakeContainerManager
 	fakeNodeRef := &v1.ObjectReference{
 		Kind:      "Node",
 		Name:      testKubeletHostname,
@@ -349,7 +351,7 @@ func newTestKubeletWithImageList(
 
 	kubelet.AddPodSyncLoopHandler(activeDeadlineHandler)
 	kubelet.AddPodSyncHandler(activeDeadlineHandler)
-	return &TestKubelet{kubelet, fakeRuntime, fakeKubeClient, fakeMirrorClient, fakeClock, nil, plug}
+	return &TestKubelet{kubelet, fakeRuntime, fakeContainerManager, fakeKubeClient, fakeMirrorClient, fakeClock, nil, plug}
 }
 
 func newTestPods(count int) []*v1.Pod {
@@ -405,6 +407,69 @@ func TestSyncPodsStartPod(t *testing.T) {
 	fakeRuntime.AssertStartedPods([]string{string(pods[0].UID)})
 }
 
+func TestSyncPodsDeletesWhenSourcesAreReadyPerQOS(t *testing.T) {
+	ready := false // sources will not be ready initially, enabled later
+
+	testKubelet := newTestKubelet(t, false /* controllerAttachDetachEnabled */)
+	go testKubelet.kubelet.podKiller.PerformPodKillingWork()
+	defer testKubelet.Cleanup()
+	defer testKubelet.kubelet.podKiller.Close()
+
+	pod := &kubecontainer.Pod{
+		ID:        "12345678",
+		Name:      "foo",
+		Namespace: "new",
+		Containers: []*kubecontainer.Container{
+			{Name: "bar"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	fakeRuntime := testKubelet.fakeRuntime
+	fakeContainerManager := testKubelet.fakeContainerManager
+	fakeContainerManager.PodContainerManager.AddPodFromCgroups(pod) // add pod to mock cgroup
+	fakeRuntime.PodList = []*containertest.FakePod{
+		{Pod: pod},
+	}
+	kubelet := testKubelet.kubelet
+	kubelet.cgroupsPerQOS = true // enable cgroupsPerQOS to turn on the cgroups cleanup
+	kubelet.sourcesReady = config.NewSourcesReady(func(_ sets.String) bool { return ready })
+
+	// HandlePodCleanups gets called every 2 seconds within the Kubelet's
+	// housekeeping routine. This test registers the pod, removes the unwanted pod, then calls into
+	// HandlePodCleanups a few more times. We should only see one Destroy() event. podKiller runs
+	// within a goroutine so a two second delay should be enough time to
+	// mark the pod as killed (within this test case).
+
+	kubelet.HandlePodCleanups()
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+	fakeRuntime.AssertKilledPods([]string{}) // Sources are not ready yet. Don't remove any pods.
+
+	ready = true // mark sources as ready
+	kubelet.HandlePodCleanups()
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	// assert that unwanted pods were killed
+	fakeRuntime.AssertKilledPods([]string{"12345678"})
+
+	kubelet.HandlePodCleanups()
+	kubelet.HandlePodCleanups()
+	kubelet.HandlePodCleanups()
+	time.Sleep(2 * time.Second)
+
+	fakeContainerManager.PodContainerManager.Lock()
+	defer fakeContainerManager.PodContainerManager.Unlock()
+	calledFunctionCount := len(fakeContainerManager.PodContainerManager.CalledFunctions)
+	destroyCount := 0
+	for _, functionName := range fakeContainerManager.PodContainerManager.CalledFunctions {
+		if functionName == "Destroy" {
+			destroyCount = destroyCount + 1
+		}
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, destroyCount, "Expect only 1 destroy")
+	assert.True(t, calledFunctionCount > 2, "expect more than two PodContainerManager calls")
+}
+
 func TestSyncPodsDeletesWhenSourcesAreReady(t *testing.T) {
 	ready := false