diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
index 9d06d595eb..6efdcf1ba7 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go
@@ -88,7 +88,19 @@ func (kl *Kubelet) listPodsFromDisk() ([]types.UID, error) {
 
 // GetActivePods returns non-terminal pods
 func (kl *Kubelet) GetActivePods() []*v1.Pod {
-	allPods := kl.podManager.GetPods()
+	allPods, mirrorPods := kl.podManager.GetPodsAndMirrorPods()
+	mirrorPodSet := make(map[string]*v1.Pod)
+	for _, p := range mirrorPods {
+		mirrorPodSet[kubecontainer.GetPodFullName(p)] = p
+	}
+	for i := range allPods {
+		podFullName := kubecontainer.GetPodFullName(allPods[i])
+		// replace static pod with mirror pod as some info (e.g. spec.Priority)
+		// is needed to make further decisions (e.g. eviction)
+		if mirrorPod, ok := mirrorPodSet[podFullName]; ok {
+			allPods[i] = mirrorPod
+		}
+	}
 	activePods := kl.filterOutTerminatedPods(allPods)
 	return activePods
 }