diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/strategies/lownodeutilization.go b/pkg/descheduler/strategies/lownodeutilization.go
index ae530330c3..bc577723c4 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/strategies/lownodeutilization.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/strategies/lownodeutilization.go
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ package strategies
 import (
 	"sort"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	clientset "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
+
 	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/cmd/descheduler/app/options"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/api"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/descheduler/evictions"
@@ -161,7 +162,9 @@ func evictPodsFromTargetNodes(client clientset.Interface, evictionPolicyGroupVer
 
 	// upper bound on total number of pods/cpu/memory to be moved
 	var totalPods, totalCPU, totalMem float64
+	var taintsOfLowNodes = make(map[string][]v1.Taint, len(lowNodes))
 	for _, node := range lowNodes {
+		taintsOfLowNodes[node.node.Name] = node.node.Spec.Taints
 		nodeCapacity := node.node.Status.Capacity
 		if len(node.node.Status.Allocatable) > 0 {
 			nodeCapacity = node.node.Status.Allocatable
@@ -202,18 +205,18 @@ func evictPodsFromTargetNodes(client clientset.Interface, evictionPolicyGroupVer
 
 			// sort the evictable Pods based on priority. This also sorts them based on QoS. If there are multiple pods with same priority, they are sorted based on QoS tiers.
 			sortPodsBasedOnPriority(evictablePods)
-			evictPods(evictablePods, client, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, targetThresholds, nodeCapacity, node.usage, &totalPods, &totalCPU, &totalMem, &currentPodsEvicted, dryRun, maxPodsToEvict)
+			evictPods(evictablePods, client, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, targetThresholds, nodeCapacity, node.usage, &totalPods, &totalCPU, &totalMem, &currentPodsEvicted, dryRun, maxPodsToEvict, taintsOfLowNodes)
 		} else {
 			// TODO: Remove this when we support only priority.
 			//  Falling back to evicting pods based on priority.
 			klog.V(1).Infof("Evicting pods based on QoS")
 			klog.V(1).Infof("There are %v non-evictable pods on the node", len(node.nonRemovablePods))
 			// evict best effort pods
-			evictPods(node.bePods, client, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, targetThresholds, nodeCapacity, node.usage, &totalPods, &totalCPU, &totalMem, &currentPodsEvicted, dryRun, maxPodsToEvict)
+			evictPods(node.bePods, client, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, targetThresholds, nodeCapacity, node.usage, &totalPods, &totalCPU, &totalMem, &currentPodsEvicted, dryRun, maxPodsToEvict, taintsOfLowNodes)
 			// evict burstable pods
-			evictPods(node.bPods, client, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, targetThresholds, nodeCapacity, node.usage, &totalPods, &totalCPU, &totalMem, &currentPodsEvicted, dryRun, maxPodsToEvict)
+			evictPods(node.bPods, client, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, targetThresholds, nodeCapacity, node.usage, &totalPods, &totalCPU, &totalMem, &currentPodsEvicted, dryRun, maxPodsToEvict, taintsOfLowNodes)
 			// evict guaranteed pods
-			evictPods(node.gPods, client, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, targetThresholds, nodeCapacity, node.usage, &totalPods, &totalCPU, &totalMem, &currentPodsEvicted, dryRun, maxPodsToEvict)
+			evictPods(node.gPods, client, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, targetThresholds, nodeCapacity, node.usage, &totalPods, &totalCPU, &totalMem, &currentPodsEvicted, dryRun, maxPodsToEvict, taintsOfLowNodes)
 		}
 		nodepodCount[node.node] = currentPodsEvicted
 		podsEvicted = podsEvicted + nodepodCount[node.node]
@@ -232,15 +235,24 @@ func evictPods(inputPods []*v1.Pod,
 	totalCPU *float64,
 	totalMem *float64,
 	podsEvicted *int,
-	dryRun bool, maxPodsToEvict int) {
+	dryRun bool,
+	maxPodsToEvict int,
+	taintsOfLowNodes map[string][]v1.Taint) {
 	if IsNodeAboveTargetUtilization(nodeUsage, targetThresholds) && (*totalPods > 0 || *totalCPU > 0 || *totalMem > 0) {
 		onePodPercentage := api.Percentage((float64(1) * 100) / float64(nodeCapacity.Pods().Value()))
 		for _, pod := range inputPods {
 			if maxPodsToEvict > 0 && *podsEvicted+1 > maxPodsToEvict {
 				break
 			}
+
+			if !utils.PodToleratesTaints(pod, taintsOfLowNodes) {
+				klog.V(3).Infof("Skipping eviction for Pod: %#v, doesn't tolerate node taint", pod.Name)
+				continue
+			}
+
 			cUsage := utils.GetResourceRequest(pod, v1.ResourceCPU)
 			mUsage := utils.GetResourceRequest(pod, v1.ResourceMemory)
+
 			success, err := evictions.EvictPod(client, pod, evictionPolicyGroupVersion, dryRun)
 			if !success {
 				klog.Warningf("Error when evicting pod: %#v (%#v)", pod.Name, err)
diff --git a/pkg/descheduler/strategies/lownodeutilization_test.go b/pkg/descheduler/strategies/lownodeutilization_test.go
index c3ec223336..eb90065abb 100644
--- a/pkg/descheduler/strategies/lownodeutilization_test.go
+++ b/pkg/descheduler/strategies/lownodeutilization_test.go
@@ -23,12 +23,18 @@ import (
 
 	"reflect"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/fields"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
+	serializer "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/serializer"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/watch"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	core "k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/cmd/descheduler/app/options"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/api"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/apis/componentconfig"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/pkg/utils"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/descheduler/test"
 )
@@ -327,3 +333,183 @@ func TestValidateThresholds(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+func newFake(objects ...runtime.Object) *core.Fake {
+	scheme := runtime.NewScheme()
+	codecs := serializer.NewCodecFactory(scheme)
+	fake.AddToScheme(scheme)
+	o := core.NewObjectTracker(scheme, codecs.UniversalDecoder())
+	for _, obj := range objects {
+		if err := o.Add(obj); err != nil {
+			panic(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fakePtr := core.Fake{}
+	fakePtr.AddReactor("list", "pods", func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+		objs, err := o.List(
+			schema.GroupVersionResource{Group: "", Version: "v1", Resource: "pods"},
+			schema.GroupVersionKind{Group: "", Version: "v1", Kind: "Pod"},
+			action.GetNamespace(),
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, nil, err
+		}
+
+		obj := &v1.PodList{
+			Items: []v1.Pod{},
+		}
+		for _, pod := range objs.(*v1.PodList).Items {
+			podFieldSet := fields.Set(map[string]string{
+				"spec.nodeName": pod.Spec.NodeName,
+				"status.phase":  string(pod.Status.Phase),
+			})
+			match := action.(core.ListAction).GetListRestrictions().Fields.Matches(podFieldSet)
+			if !match {
+				continue
+			}
+			obj.Items = append(obj.Items, *pod.DeepCopy())
+		}
+		return true, obj, nil
+	})
+	fakePtr.AddReactor("*", "*", core.ObjectReaction(o))
+	fakePtr.AddWatchReactor("*", core.DefaultWatchReactor(watch.NewFake(), nil))
+
+	return &fakePtr
+}
+
+func TestWithTaints(t *testing.T) {
+	strategy := api.DeschedulerStrategy{
+		Enabled: true,
+		Params: api.StrategyParameters{
+			NodeResourceUtilizationThresholds: api.NodeResourceUtilizationThresholds{
+				Thresholds: api.ResourceThresholds{
+					v1.ResourcePods: 20,
+				},
+				TargetThresholds: api.ResourceThresholds{
+					v1.ResourcePods: 70,
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	n1 := test.BuildTestNode("n1", 2000, 3000, 10)
+	n2 := test.BuildTestNode("n2", 1000, 3000, 10)
+	n3 := test.BuildTestNode("n3", 1000, 3000, 10)
+	n3withTaints := n3.DeepCopy()
+	n3withTaints.Spec.Taints = []v1.Taint{
+		{
+			Key:    "key",
+			Value:  "value",
+			Effect: v1.TaintEffectNoSchedule,
+		},
+	}
+
+	podThatToleratesTaint := test.BuildTestPod("tolerate_pod", 200, 0, n1.Name)
+	podThatToleratesTaint.Spec.Tolerations = []v1.Toleration{
+		{
+			Key:   "key",
+			Value: "value",
+		},
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name              string
+		nodes             []*v1.Node
+		pods              []*v1.Pod
+		evictionsExpected int
+	}{
+		{
+			name:  "No taints",
+			nodes: []*v1.Node{n1, n2, n3},
+			pods: []*v1.Pod{
+				//Node 1 pods
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_1_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_2_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_3_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_4_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_5_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_6_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_7_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_8_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				// Node 2 pods
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_9_%s", n2.Name), 200, 0, n2.Name),
+			},
+			evictionsExpected: 1,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "No pod tolerates node taint",
+			nodes: []*v1.Node{n1, n3withTaints},
+			pods: []*v1.Pod{
+				//Node 1 pods
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_1_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_2_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_3_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_4_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_5_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_6_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_7_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_8_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				// Node 3 pods
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_9_%s", n3withTaints.Name), 200, 0, n3withTaints.Name),
+			},
+			evictionsExpected: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			name:  "Pod which tolerates node taint",
+			nodes: []*v1.Node{n1, n3withTaints},
+			pods: []*v1.Pod{
+				//Node 1 pods
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_1_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_2_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_3_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_4_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_5_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_6_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_7_%s", n1.Name), 200, 0, n1.Name),
+				podThatToleratesTaint,
+				// Node 3 pods
+				test.BuildTestPod(fmt.Sprintf("pod_9_%s", n3withTaints.Name), 200, 0, n3withTaints.Name),
+			},
+			evictionsExpected: 1,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, item := range tests {
+		t.Run(item.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			var objs []runtime.Object
+			for _, node := range item.nodes {
+				objs = append(objs, node)
+			}
+
+			for _, pod := range item.pods {
+				pod.ObjectMeta.OwnerReferences = test.GetReplicaSetOwnerRefList()
+				objs = append(objs, pod)
+			}
+
+			fakePtr := newFake(objs...)
+			var evictionCounter int
+			fakePtr.PrependReactor("create", "pods", func(action core.Action) (bool, runtime.Object, error) {
+				if action.GetSubresource() != "eviction" || action.GetResource().Resource != "pods" {
+					return false, nil, nil
+				}
+				evictionCounter++
+				return true, nil, nil
+			})
+
+			ds := &options.DeschedulerServer{
+				Client: &fake.Clientset{Fake: *fakePtr},
+				DeschedulerConfiguration: componentconfig.DeschedulerConfiguration{
+					EvictLocalStoragePods: false,
+				},
+			}
+
+			nodePodCount := utils.InitializeNodePodCount(item.nodes)
+			LowNodeUtilization(ds, strategy, "policy/v1", item.nodes, nodePodCount)
+
+			if item.evictionsExpected != evictionCounter {
+				t.Errorf("Expected %v evictions, got %v", item.evictionsExpected, evictionCounter)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/pod.go b/pkg/utils/pod.go
index 4eafdcab2e..fa951d7a53 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/pod.go
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package utils
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	"k8s.io/component-base/featuregate"
+	"k8s.io/klog"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -179,3 +181,15 @@ func maxResourceList(list, new v1.ResourceList) {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+// PodToleratesTaints returns true if a pod tolerates one node's taints
+func PodToleratesTaints(pod *v1.Pod, taintsOfNodes map[string][]v1.Taint) bool {
+	for nodeName, taintsForNode := range taintsOfNodes {
+		if len(pod.Spec.Tolerations) >= len(taintsForNode) && TolerationsTolerateTaintsWithFilter(pod.Spec.Tolerations, taintsForNode, nil) {
+			return true
+		}
+		klog.V(5).Infof("pod: %#v doesn't tolerate node %s's taints", pod.Name, nodeName)
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/pkg/utils/predicates.go b/pkg/utils/predicates.go
index c8a7ad61bf..38bd8de89c 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/predicates.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/predicates.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ package utils
 import (
 	"fmt"
 
-	"k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/selection"
 	"k8s.io/klog"
@@ -126,3 +126,35 @@ func NodeSelectorRequirementsAsSelector(nsm []v1.NodeSelectorRequirement) (label
 	}
 	return selector, nil
 }
+
+// TolerationsTolerateTaint checks if taint is tolerated by any of the tolerations.
+func TolerationsTolerateTaint(tolerations []v1.Toleration, taint *v1.Taint) bool {
+	for i := range tolerations {
+		if tolerations[i].ToleratesTaint(taint) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+type taintsFilterFunc func(*v1.Taint) bool
+
+// TolerationsTolerateTaintsWithFilter checks if given tolerations tolerates
+// all the taints that apply to the filter in given taint list.
+func TolerationsTolerateTaintsWithFilter(tolerations []v1.Toleration, taints []v1.Taint, applyFilter taintsFilterFunc) bool {
+	if len(taints) == 0 {
+		return true
+	}
+
+	for i := range taints {
+		if applyFilter != nil && !applyFilter(&taints[i]) {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !TolerationsTolerateTaint(tolerations, &taints[i]) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true
+}