diff --git a/changelog.d/20240605_093600_boris_kill_worker.md b/changelog.d/20240605_093600_boris_kill_worker.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b6a5acfe9ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/20240605_093600_boris_kill_worker.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+### Fixed
+
+- Queued jobs are not considered in deferring logic
+  (<https://github.com/cvat-ai/cvat/pull/7907>)
diff --git a/cvat/apps/engine/utils.py b/cvat/apps/engine/utils.py
index 85b00ae75c6..daa7e617a2f 100644
--- a/cvat/apps/engine/utils.py
+++ b/cvat/apps/engine/utils.py
@@ -165,25 +165,18 @@ def define_dependent_job(
     if not should_be_dependent:
         return None
 
-    started_user_jobs = [
-        job
-        for job in queue.job_class.fetch_many(
-            queue.started_job_registry.get_job_ids(), queue.connection
-        )
-        if job and job.meta.get("user", {}).get("id") == user_id
-    ]
-    deferred_user_jobs = [
-        job
-        for job in queue.job_class.fetch_many(
-            queue.deferred_job_registry.get_job_ids(), queue.connection
-        )
-        # Since there is no cleanup implementation in DeferredJobRegistry,
-        # this registry can contain "outdated" jobs that weren't deleted from it
-        # but were added to another registry. Probably such situations can occur
-        # if there are active or deferred jobs when restarting the worker container.
-        if job and job.meta.get("user", {}).get("id") == user_id and job.is_deferred
-    ]
-    all_user_jobs = started_user_jobs + deferred_user_jobs
+    queues = [queue.deferred_job_registry, queue, queue.started_job_registry]
+    # Since there is no cleanup implementation in DeferredJobRegistry,
+    # this registry can contain "outdated" jobs that weren't deleted from it
+    # but were added to another registry. Probably such situations can occur
+    # if there are active or deferred jobs when restarting the worker container.
+    filters = [lambda job: job.is_deferred, lambda _: True, lambda _: True]
+    all_user_jobs = []
+    for q, f in zip(queues, filters):
+        job_ids = q.get_job_ids()
+        jobs = q.job_class.fetch_many(job_ids, q.connection)
+        jobs = filter(lambda job: job and job.meta.get("user", {}).get("id") == user_id and f(job), jobs)
+        all_user_jobs.extend(jobs)
 
     # prevent possible cyclic dependencies
     if rq_id: