diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/placement/placement.go b/pkg/scheduler/placement/placement.go
index 10e3e663a..7cc8fed43 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/placement/placement.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/placement/placement.go
@@ -183,6 +183,16 @@ func (m *AppPlacementManager) PlaceApplication(app *objects.Application) error {
 				queueName = ""
 				continue
 			}
+			// Check if the queue in Draining state, and if so, proceed to the next rule
+			if queue.IsDraining() {
+				log.Log(log.SchedApplication).Debug("Cannot place application in draining queue",
+					zap.String("queueName", queueName),
+					zap.String("ruleName", checkRule.getName()),
+					zap.String("application", app.ApplicationID))
+				// reset the queue name for the last rule in the chain
+				queueName = ""
+				continue
+			}
 		}
 		// we have a queue that allows submitting and can be created: app placed
 		log.Log(log.SchedApplication).Info("Rule result for placing application",
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/placement/placement_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/placement/placement_test.go
index 9ea73a789..f0bef0040 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/placement/placement_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/placement/placement_test.go
@@ -323,6 +323,15 @@ partitions:
 	if err == nil || queueName != "" {
 		t.Errorf("parent queue: app should not have been placed, queue: '%s', error: %v", queueName, err)
 	}
+
+	// provided rule (2nd): submit to draining queue
+	app = newApplication("app1", "default", "root.testparent.testchild", user, nil, nil, "")
+	man.queueFn("root.testparent.testchild").MarkQueueForRemoval()
+	err = man.PlaceApplication(app)
+	queueName = app.GetQueuePath()
+	if err == nil || queueName != "" {
+		t.Errorf("draining queue: app should not have been placed, queue: '%s', error: %v", queueName, err)
+	}
 }
 
 //nolint:funlen