diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 757c6ec..8d4d8ff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ This project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 This CHANGELOG follows the format listed [here ](https://github.com/sensu-plugins/community/blob/master/HOW_WE_CHANGELOG.md)
 
 ## [Unreleased]
+### Changed
+- `check-kube-service-available.rb`: added `--ignore-evicted` which will ignore pods that are in the Evicted state (@dave-shawley)
 
 ## [5.0.2] - 2020-09-15
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/bin/check-kube-service-available.rb b/bin/check-kube-service-available.rb
index 8836dec..0724730 100755
--- a/bin/check-kube-service-available.rb
+++ b/bin/check-kube-service-available.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #     --token-file TOKEN-FILE      File containing bearer token for authorization
 # -l, --list SERVICES              List of services to check (required)
 # -p, --pending SECONDS            Time (in seconds) a pod may be pending for and be valid
+#     --ignore-evicted             Ignore evicted pods when calculating availability
 #
 # NOTES:
 #
@@ -57,6 +58,12 @@ class AllServicesUp < Sensu::Plugins::Kubernetes::CLI
          default: 0,
          proc: proc(&:to_i)
 
+  option :ignoreEvicted,
+         description: 'Skip evicted pods when deciding if a service is available',
+         long: '--ignore-evicted',
+         boolean: true,
+         default: false
+
   def run
     services = parse_list(config[:service_list])
     failed_services = []
@@ -103,6 +110,8 @@ def run
             end
             break if pod_available
           end
+        when 'Evicted'
+          next if config[:ignoreEvicted]
         end
         failed_services << "#{p.metadata.namespace}.#{p.metadata.name}" if pod_available == false
       end