diff --git a/armada/handlers/wait.py b/armada/handlers/wait.py
index e2c156f7..9c1d44a1 100644
--- a/armada/handlers/wait.py
+++ b/armada/handlers/wait.py
@@ -486,6 +486,9 @@ class PodWait(ResourceWait):
         if is_test_pod(pod):
             return 'helm test pod'
 
+        if pod.status.phase == 'Evicted':
+            return "pod was evicted"
+
         schema_info = get_schema_info(self.chart_wait.chart['schema'])
         # TODO: Remove when v1 doc support is removed.
         if schema_info.version < 2:
diff --git a/armada/tests/unit/handlers/test_wait.py b/armada/tests/unit/handlers/test_wait.py
index 921facee..81b38b0d 100644
--- a/armada/tests/unit/handlers/test_wait.py
+++ b/armada/tests/unit/handlers/test_wait.py
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ class PodWaitTestCase(base.ArmadaTestCase):
                 'helm.sh/hook': 'test-success'
             }),
             mock_resource({'helm.sh/hook': 'test-failure'}),
-            mock_resource({'helm.sh/hook': 'test-success,pre-install'})
+            mock_resource({'helm.sh/hook': 'test-success,pre-install'}),
         ]
         job_pods = [
             mock_resource(owner_references=[mock.Mock(kind='Job')]),
@@ -233,7 +233,12 @@ class PodWaitTestCase(base.ArmadaTestCase):
             mock_resource(owner_references=[]),
             mock_resource({'helm.sh/hook': 'pre-install'}),
             mock_resource({'key': 'value'}),
-            mock_resource(owner_references=[mock.Mock(kind='NotAJob')])
+            mock_resource(owner_references=[mock.Mock(kind='NotAJob')]),
+        ]
+        evicted_pods = [
+            mock.Mock(
+                metadata=mock.Mock(annotations={}, owner_references=None),
+                status=mock.Mock(phase='Evicted')),
         ]
 
         unit = self.get_unit({}, version=1)
@@ -250,6 +255,10 @@ class PodWaitTestCase(base.ArmadaTestCase):
         for pod in included_pods:
             self.assertTrue(unit.include_resource(pod))
 
+        # Validate evicted pods are excluded
+        for pod in evicted_pods:
+            self.assertFalse(unit.include_resource(pod))
+
 
 class JobWaitTestCase(base.ArmadaTestCase):
     def get_unit(self, labels):