diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter.go
index 2a3a23f101..1911256f28 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
+	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	kueue "sigs.k8s.io/kueue/apis/kueue/v1beta1"
@@ -41,6 +42,8 @@ type multikueueAdapter struct{}
 var _ jobframework.MultiKueueAdapter = (*multikueueAdapter)(nil)
 
 func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Client, remoteClient client.Client, key types.NamespacedName, workloadName, origin string) error {
+	log := ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx)
+
 	localAppWrapper := awv1beta2.AppWrapper{}
 	err := localClient.Get(ctx, key, &localAppWrapper)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -55,6 +58,11 @@ func (b *multikueueAdapter) SyncJob(ctx context.Context, localClient client.Clie
 
 	// if the remote exists, just copy the status
 	if err == nil {
+		if localAppWrapper.Spec.Suspend {
+			// Ensure the appwrapper is unsuspended before updating its status; otherwise, it will fail when patching the spec.
+			log.V(2).Info("Skipping the sync since the local appwrapper is still suspended")
+			return nil
+		}
 		return clientutil.PatchStatus(ctx, localClient, &localAppWrapper, func() (bool, error) {
 			localAppWrapper.Status = remoteAppWrapper.Status
 			return true, nil
diff --git a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter_test.go b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter_test.go
index 6441c170cf..b9a2559070 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/jobs/appwrapper/appwrapper_multikueue_adapter_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestMultikueueAdapter(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		"sync status from remote appwrapper": {
 			managersAppWrappers: []awv1beta2.AppWrapper{
-				*baseAppWrapperManagedByKueueBuilder.DeepCopy().Obj(),
+				*baseAppWrapperManagedByKueueBuilder.DeepCopy().Suspend(false).Obj(),
 			},
 			workerAppWrappers: []awv1beta2.AppWrapper{
 				*baseAppWrapperBuilder.DeepCopy().
@@ -98,9 +98,39 @@ func TestMultikueueAdapter(t *testing.T) {
 
 			wantManagersAppWrappers: []awv1beta2.AppWrapper{
 				*baseAppWrapperManagedByKueueBuilder.DeepCopy().
+					Suspend(false).
+					SetPhase(awv1beta2.AppWrapperSuspended).
+					Obj(),
+			},
+			wantWorkerAppWrappers: []awv1beta2.AppWrapper{
+				*baseAppWrapperBuilder.DeepCopy().
+					Label(constants.PrebuiltWorkloadLabel, "wl1").
+					Label(kueue.MultiKueueOriginLabel, "origin1").
+					SetPhase(awv1beta2.AppWrapperSuspended).
+					Obj(),
+			},
+		},
+		"status is not synced if local appwrapper is still suspended": {
+			managersAppWrappers: []awv1beta2.AppWrapper{
+				*baseAppWrapperManagedByKueueBuilder.DeepCopy().Suspend(true).Obj(),
+			},
+			workerAppWrappers: []awv1beta2.AppWrapper{
+				*baseAppWrapperBuilder.DeepCopy().
+					Label(constants.PrebuiltWorkloadLabel, "wl1").
+					Label(kueue.MultiKueueOriginLabel, "origin1").
 					SetPhase(awv1beta2.AppWrapperSuspended).
 					Obj(),
 			},
+			operation: func(ctx context.Context, adapter *multikueueAdapter, managerClient, workerClient client.Client) error {
+				return adapter.SyncJob(ctx, managerClient, workerClient, types.NamespacedName{Name: "aw1", Namespace: TestNamespace}, "wl1", "origin1")
+			},
+
+			wantManagersAppWrappers: []awv1beta2.AppWrapper{
+				*baseAppWrapperManagedByKueueBuilder.DeepCopy().
+					Suspend(true).
+					SetPhase(awv1beta2.AppWrapperEmpty).
+					Obj(),
+			},
 			wantWorkerAppWrappers: []awv1beta2.AppWrapper{
 				*baseAppWrapperBuilder.DeepCopy().
 					Label(constants.PrebuiltWorkloadLabel, "wl1").