diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/validation.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/validation.go
index 973dceb6af..02188f940f 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/validation.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/validation.go
@@ -44,12 +44,14 @@ func ValidatePodLifeTimeArgs(obj runtime.Object) error {
 		}
 	}
 	podLifeTimeAllowedStates := sets.New(
+		// Pod phase reasons
 		string(v1.PodRunning),
 		string(v1.PodPending),
 
-		// Container state reasons: https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/release-1.24/pkg/kubelet/kubelet_pods.go#L76-L79
+		// Container state reasons
 		"PodInitializing",
 		"ContainerCreating",
+		"CrashLoopBackOff",
 	)
 
 	if !podLifeTimeAllowedStates.HasAll(args.States...) {
diff --git a/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/validation_test.go b/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/validation_test.go
index b427974272..3dfe280af5 100644
--- a/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/validation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/framework/plugins/podlifetime/validation_test.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	utilpointer "k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 )
 
 func TestValidateRemovePodLifeTimeArgs(t *testing.T) {
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ func TestValidateRemovePodLifeTimeArgs(t *testing.T) {
 		{
 			description: "valid arg, no errors",
 			args: &PodLifeTimeArgs{
-				MaxPodLifeTimeSeconds: func(i uint) *uint { return &i }(1),
+				MaxPodLifeTimeSeconds: utilpointer.Uint(1),
 				States:                []string{string(v1.PodRunning)},
 			},
 			expectError: false,
@@ -50,6 +51,14 @@ func TestValidateRemovePodLifeTimeArgs(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			expectError: true,
 		},
+		{
+			description: "allows CrashLoopBackOff state",
+			args: &PodLifeTimeArgs{
+				MaxPodLifeTimeSeconds: utilpointer.Uint(1),
+				States:                []string{"CrashLoopBackOff"},
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {