diff --git a/pkg/handler/scale_jobs.go b/pkg/handler/scale_jobs.go
index 1f0c48420d3..2abecbc976f 100644
--- a/pkg/handler/scale_jobs.go
+++ b/pkg/handler/scale_jobs.go
@@ -7,20 +7,31 @@ import (
 	kedav1alpha1 "github.com/kedacore/keda/pkg/apis/keda/v1alpha1"
 	batchv1 "k8s.io/api/batch/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
 )
 
 func (h *ScaleHandler) scaleJobs(scaledObject *kedav1alpha1.ScaledObject, isActive bool, scaleTo int64, maxScale int64) {
-	// TODO: get current job count
-	h.logger.V(1).Info("Scaling Jobs")
+	runningJobCount := h.getRunningJobCount(scaledObject, maxScale)
+	h.logger.Info("Scaling Jobs", "Number of running Jobs ", runningJobCount)
+
+	var effectiveMaxScale int64
+	effectiveMaxScale = maxScale - runningJobCount
+	if effectiveMaxScale < 0 {
+		effectiveMaxScale = 0
+	}
+
+	h.logger.Info("Scaling Jobs")
 
 	if isActive {
 		h.logger.V(1).Info("At least one scaler is active")
 		now := metav1.Now()
 		scaledObject.Status.LastActiveTime = &now
 		h.updateScaledObjectStatus(scaledObject)
-		h.createJobs(scaledObject, scaleTo, maxScale)
+		h.createJobs(scaledObject, scaleTo, effectiveMaxScale)
+
 	} else {
 		h.logger.V(1).Info("No change in activity")
 	}
@@ -34,6 +45,8 @@ func (h *ScaleHandler) createJobs(scaledObject *kedav1alpha1.ScaledObject, scale
 	}
 	scaledObject.Spec.JobTargetRef.Template.Labels["scaledobject"] = scaledObject.GetName()
 
+	h.logger.Info("Creating jobs", "Effective number of max jobs", maxScale)
+
 	if scaleTo > maxScale {
 		scaleTo = maxScale
 	}
@@ -95,3 +108,36 @@ func (h *ScaleHandler) parseJobAuthRef(triggerAuthRef *kedav1alpha1.ScaledObject
 		return env[name]
 	})
 }
+
+func (h *ScaleHandler) isJobFinished(j *batchv1.Job) bool {
+	for _, c := range j.Status.Conditions {
+		if (c.Type == batchv1.JobComplete || c.Type == batchv1.JobFailed) && c.Status == v1.ConditionTrue {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (h *ScaleHandler) getRunningJobCount(scaledObject *kedav1alpha1.ScaledObject, maxScale int64) int64 {
+	var runningJobs int64
+
+	opts := []client.ListOption{
+		client.InNamespace(scaledObject.GetNamespace()),
+		client.MatchingLabels(map[string]string{"scaledobject": scaledObject.GetName()}),
+	}
+
+	jobs := &batchv1.JobList{}
+	err := h.client.List(context.TODO(), jobs, opts...)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	for _, job := range jobs.Items {
+		if !h.isJobFinished(&job) {
+			runningJobs++
+		}
+	}
+
+	return runningJobs
+}