diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/scaling_direction_pod_eviction_admission.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/scaling_direction_pod_eviction_admission.go
index af3b4b6e0a9f..5ae6c7ea035a 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/scaling_direction_pod_eviction_admission.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/scaling_direction_pod_eviction_admission.go
@@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ type scalingDirectionPodEvictionAdmission struct {
 
 // Admit admits a Pod for eviction in one of three cases
 // * no EvictionRequirement exists for this Pod
-// * no Recommendation exists for at least one Container in this Pod
 // * no Resource requests are set for at least one Container in this Pod
 // * all EvictionRequirements are evaluated to 'true' for at least one Container in this Pod
 func (s *scalingDirectionPodEvictionAdmission) Admit(pod *apiv1.Pod, resources *vpa_types.RecommendedPodResources) bool {
@@ -45,8 +44,10 @@ func (s *scalingDirectionPodEvictionAdmission) Admit(pod *apiv1.Pod, resources *
 	}
 	for _, container := range pod.Spec.Containers {
 		recommendedResources := vpa_utils.GetRecommendationForContainer(container.Name, resources)
+		// if a container doesn't have a recommendation, the VPA has set `.containerPolicy.mode: off` for this container,
+		// so we can skip this container
 		if recommendedResources == nil {
-			return true
+			continue
 		}
 		if s.admitContainer(container, recommendedResources, podEvictionRequirements) {
 			return true
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/scaling_direction_pod_eviction_admission_test.go b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/scaling_direction_pod_eviction_admission_test.go
index 22780b658fa2..8cdfd22a8158 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/scaling_direction_pod_eviction_admission_test.go
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/pkg/updater/priority/scaling_direction_pod_eviction_admission_test.go
@@ -402,4 +402,24 @@ func TestAdmitForMultipleContainer(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.Equal(tt, false, sdpea.Admit(pod, recommendation))
 	})
+
+	t.Run("it should not admit the Pod even if there is a container that doesn't have a Recommendation and the other one doesn't fulfill the EvictionRequirements", func(tt *testing.T) {
+		evictionRequirements := map[*corev1.Pod][]*v1.EvictionRequirement{
+			pod: {
+				{
+					Resources:         []corev1.ResourceName{corev1.ResourceCPU},
+					ChangeRequirement: v1.TargetHigherThanRequests,
+				},
+			},
+		}
+		sdpea := NewScalingDirectionPodEvictionAdmission()
+		sdpea.(*scalingDirectionPodEvictionAdmission).EvictionRequirements = evictionRequirements
+		recommendation := &v1.RecommendedPodResources{
+			ContainerRecommendations: []v1.RecommendedContainerResources{
+				test.Recommendation().WithContainer(container2Name).WithTarget("300m", "10Gi").GetContainerResources(),
+			},
+		}
+
+		assert.Equal(tt, false, sdpea.Admit(pod, recommendation))
+	})
 }