diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/BUILD b/pkg/scheduler/factory/BUILD
index 7be893b060..f7332ccdca 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/BUILD
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/BUILD
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ go_test(
         "//pkg/scheduler/testing:go_default_library",
         "//pkg/scheduler/util:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/api/core/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime:go_default_library",
         "//staging/src/k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets:go_default_library",
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
index aa420bcb17..6242f3b485 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory.go
@@ -992,7 +992,14 @@ func (c *configFactory) updateNodeInCache(oldObj, newObj interface{}) {
 	}
 
 	c.invalidateCachedPredicatesOnNodeUpdate(newNode, oldNode)
-	c.podQueue.MoveAllToActiveQueue()
+	// Only activate unschedulable pods if the node became more schedulable.
+	// We skip the node property comparison when there is no unschedulable pods in the queue
+	// to save processing cycles. We still trigger a move to active queue to cover the case
+	// that a pod being processed by the scheduler is determined unschedulable. We want this
+	// pod to be reevaluated when a change in the cluster happens.
+	if c.podQueue.NumUnschedulablePods() == 0 || nodeSchedulingPropertiesChanged(newNode, oldNode) {
+		c.podQueue.MoveAllToActiveQueue()
+	}
 }
 
 func (c *configFactory) invalidateCachedPredicatesOnNodeUpdate(newNode *v1.Node, oldNode *v1.Node) {
@@ -1064,6 +1071,53 @@ func (c *configFactory) invalidateCachedPredicatesOnNodeUpdate(newNode *v1.Node,
 	}
 }
 
+func nodeSchedulingPropertiesChanged(newNode *v1.Node, oldNode *v1.Node) bool {
+	if nodeSpecUnschedulableChanged(newNode, oldNode) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if nodeAllocatableChanged(newNode, oldNode) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if nodeLabelsChanged(newNode, oldNode) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if nodeTaintsChanged(newNode, oldNode) {
+		return true
+	}
+	if nodeConditionsChanged(newNode, oldNode) {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func nodeAllocatableChanged(newNode *v1.Node, oldNode *v1.Node) bool {
+	return !reflect.DeepEqual(oldNode.Status.Allocatable, newNode.Status.Allocatable)
+}
+
+func nodeLabelsChanged(newNode *v1.Node, oldNode *v1.Node) bool {
+	return !reflect.DeepEqual(oldNode.GetLabels(), newNode.GetLabels())
+}
+
+func nodeTaintsChanged(newNode *v1.Node, oldNode *v1.Node) bool {
+	return !reflect.DeepEqual(newNode.Spec.Taints, oldNode.Spec.Taints)
+}
+
+func nodeConditionsChanged(newNode *v1.Node, oldNode *v1.Node) bool {
+	strip := func(conditions []v1.NodeCondition) map[v1.NodeConditionType]v1.ConditionStatus {
+		conditionStatuses := make(map[v1.NodeConditionType]v1.ConditionStatus, len(conditions))
+		for i := range conditions {
+			conditionStatuses[conditions[i].Type] = conditions[i].Status
+		}
+		return conditionStatuses
+	}
+	return !reflect.DeepEqual(strip(oldNode.Status.Conditions), strip(newNode.Status.Conditions))
+}
+
+func nodeSpecUnschedulableChanged(newNode *v1.Node, oldNode *v1.Node) bool {
+	return newNode.Spec.Unschedulable != oldNode.Spec.Unschedulable && newNode.Spec.Unschedulable == false
+}
+
 func (c *configFactory) deleteNodeFromCache(obj interface{}) {
 	var node *v1.Node
 	switch t := obj.(type) {
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
index aa68c716fc..080930e22c 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/factory/factory_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
@@ -657,3 +658,146 @@ func testGetBinderFunc(expectedBinderType, podName string, extenders []algorithm
 		t.Errorf("Expected binder %q but got %q", expectedBinderType, binderType)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestNodeAllocatableChanged(t *testing.T) {
+	newQuantity := func(value int64) resource.Quantity {
+		return *resource.NewQuantity(value, resource.BinarySI)
+	}
+	for _, c := range []struct {
+		Name           string
+		Changed        bool
+		OldAllocatable v1.ResourceList
+		NewAllocatable v1.ResourceList
+	}{
+		{
+			Name:           "no allocatable resources changed",
+			Changed:        false,
+			OldAllocatable: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceMemory: newQuantity(1024)},
+			NewAllocatable: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceMemory: newQuantity(1024)},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:           "new node has more allocatable resources",
+			Changed:        true,
+			OldAllocatable: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceMemory: newQuantity(1024)},
+			NewAllocatable: v1.ResourceList{v1.ResourceMemory: newQuantity(1024), v1.ResourceStorage: newQuantity(1024)},
+		},
+	} {
+		oldNode := &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Allocatable: c.OldAllocatable}}
+		newNode := &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Allocatable: c.NewAllocatable}}
+		changed := nodeAllocatableChanged(newNode, oldNode)
+		if changed != c.Changed {
+			t.Errorf("nodeAllocatableChanged should be %t, got %t", c.Changed, changed)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNodeLabelsChanged(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, c := range []struct {
+		Name      string
+		Changed   bool
+		OldLabels map[string]string
+		NewLabels map[string]string
+	}{
+		{
+			Name:      "no labels changed",
+			Changed:   false,
+			OldLabels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			NewLabels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+		},
+		// Labels changed.
+		{
+			Name:      "new node has more labels",
+			Changed:   true,
+			OldLabels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar"},
+			NewLabels: map[string]string{"foo": "bar", "test": "value"},
+		},
+	} {
+		oldNode := &v1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: c.OldLabels}}
+		newNode := &v1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: c.NewLabels}}
+		changed := nodeLabelsChanged(newNode, oldNode)
+		if changed != c.Changed {
+			t.Errorf("Test case %q failed: should be %t, got %t", c.Name, c.Changed, changed)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNodeTaintsChanged(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, c := range []struct {
+		Name      string
+		Changed   bool
+		OldTaints []v1.Taint
+		NewTaints []v1.Taint
+	}{
+		{
+			Name:      "no taint changed",
+			Changed:   false,
+			OldTaints: []v1.Taint{{Key: "key", Value: "value"}},
+			NewTaints: []v1.Taint{{Key: "key", Value: "value"}},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:      "taint value changed",
+			Changed:   true,
+			OldTaints: []v1.Taint{{Key: "key", Value: "value1"}},
+			NewTaints: []v1.Taint{{Key: "key", Value: "value2"}},
+		},
+	} {
+		oldNode := &v1.Node{Spec: v1.NodeSpec{Taints: c.OldTaints}}
+		newNode := &v1.Node{Spec: v1.NodeSpec{Taints: c.NewTaints}}
+		changed := nodeTaintsChanged(newNode, oldNode)
+		if changed != c.Changed {
+			t.Errorf("Test case %q failed: should be %t, not %t", c.Name, c.Changed, changed)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func TestNodeConditionsChanged(t *testing.T) {
+	nodeConditionType := reflect.TypeOf(v1.NodeCondition{})
+	if nodeConditionType.NumField() != 6 {
+		t.Errorf("NodeCondition type has changed. The nodeConditionsChanged() function must be reevaluated.")
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range []struct {
+		Name          string
+		Changed       bool
+		OldConditions []v1.NodeCondition
+		NewConditions []v1.NodeCondition
+	}{
+		{
+			Name:          "no condition changed",
+			Changed:       false,
+			OldConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeOutOfDisk, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}},
+			NewConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeOutOfDisk, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:          "only LastHeartbeatTime changed",
+			Changed:       false,
+			OldConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeOutOfDisk, Status: v1.ConditionTrue, LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.Unix(1, 0)}},
+			NewConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeOutOfDisk, Status: v1.ConditionTrue, LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.Unix(2, 0)}},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:          "new node has more healthy conditions",
+			Changed:       true,
+			OldConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{},
+			NewConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:          "new node has less unhealthy conditions",
+			Changed:       true,
+			OldConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeOutOfDisk, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}},
+			NewConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{},
+		},
+		{
+			Name:          "condition status changed",
+			Changed:       true,
+			OldConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionFalse}},
+			NewConditions: []v1.NodeCondition{{Type: v1.NodeReady, Status: v1.ConditionTrue}},
+		},
+	} {
+		oldNode := &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: c.OldConditions}}
+		newNode := &v1.Node{Status: v1.NodeStatus{Conditions: c.NewConditions}}
+		changed := nodeConditionsChanged(newNode, oldNode)
+		if changed != c.Changed {
+			t.Errorf("Test case %q failed: should be %t, got %t", c.Name, c.Changed, changed)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
index 9bf40361b4..d56eb4adbf 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/internal/queue/scheduling_queue.go
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ type SchedulingQueue interface {
 	Close()
 	// DeleteNominatedPodIfExists deletes nominatedPod from internal cache
 	DeleteNominatedPodIfExists(pod *v1.Pod)
+	// NumUnschedulablePods returns the number of unschedulable pods exist in the SchedulingQueue.
+	NumUnschedulablePods() int
 }
 
 // NewSchedulingQueue initializes a new scheduling queue. If pod priority is
@@ -162,6 +164,11 @@ func (f *FIFO) Close() {
 // DeleteNominatedPodIfExists does nothing in FIFO.
 func (f *FIFO) DeleteNominatedPodIfExists(pod *v1.Pod) {}
 
+// NumUnschedulablePods returns the number of unschedulable pods exist in the SchedulingQueue.
+func (f *FIFO) NumUnschedulablePods() int {
+	return 0
+}
+
 // NewFIFO creates a FIFO object.
 func NewFIFO() *FIFO {
 	return &FIFO{FIFO: cache.NewFIFO(cache.MetaNamespaceKeyFunc)}
@@ -551,6 +558,13 @@ func (p *PriorityQueue) DeleteNominatedPodIfExists(pod *v1.Pod) {
 	p.lock.Unlock()
 }
 
+// NumUnschedulablePods returns the number of unschedulable pods exist in the SchedulingQueue.
+func (p *PriorityQueue) NumUnschedulablePods() int {
+	p.lock.RLock()
+	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+	return len(p.unschedulableQ.pods)
+}
+
 // UnschedulablePodsMap holds pods that cannot be scheduled. This data structure
 // is used to implement unschedulableQ.
 type UnschedulablePodsMap struct {