diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/objects/queue.go b/pkg/scheduler/objects/queue.go
index 71f30d6dc..f21ef4984 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/objects/queue.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/objects/queue.go
@@ -1338,6 +1338,12 @@ func (sq *Queue) GetMaxResource() *resources.Resource {
 	return sq.internalGetMax(limit)
 }
 
+func (sq *Queue) CloneMaxResource() *resources.Resource {
+	sq.RLock()
+	defer sq.RUnlock()
+	return sq.maxResource.Clone()
+}
+
 // GetFairMaxResource computes the fair max resources for a given queue.
 // Starting with the root, descend down to the target queue allowing children to override Resource values .
 // If the root includes an explicit 0 value for a Resource, do not include it in the accumulator and treat it as missing.
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/objects/quota_change_preemptor.go b/pkg/scheduler/objects/quota_change_preemptor.go
index 8634ba2b9..f277a3da6 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/objects/quota_change_preemptor.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/objects/quota_change_preemptor.go
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
 
 package objects
 
+import (
+	"math"
+
+	"github.com/apache/yunikorn-core/pkg/common/resources"
+)
+
 type QuotaChangePreemptionContext struct {
 	queue *Queue
 }
@@ -48,3 +54,26 @@ func (qcp *QuotaChangePreemptionContext) tryPreemption() {
 	// quota change preemption has really evicted victims, so mark the flag
 	qcp.queue.MarkTriggerredQuotaChangePreemption()
 }
+
+// GetPreemptableResources Get the preemptable resources for the queue
+// Subtracting the usage from the max resource gives the preemptable resources.
+// It could contain both positive and negative values. Only negative values are preemptable.
+func (qcp *QuotaChangePreemptionContext) GetPreemptableResources() *resources.Resource {
+	maxRes := qcp.queue.CloneMaxResource()
+	used := resources.SubOnlyExisting(qcp.queue.GetAllocatedResource(), qcp.queue.GetPreemptingResource())
+	if maxRes.IsEmpty() || used.IsEmpty() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	actual := resources.SubOnlyExisting(maxRes, used)
+	preemptableResource := resources.NewResource()
+	// Keep only the resource type which needs to be preempted
+	for k, v := range actual.Resources {
+		if v < 0 {
+			preemptableResource.Resources[k] = resources.Quantity(math.Abs(float64(v)))
+		}
+	}
+	if preemptableResource.IsEmpty() {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return preemptableResource
+}
diff --git a/pkg/scheduler/objects/quota_change_preemptor_test.go b/pkg/scheduler/objects/quota_change_preemptor_test.go
index f7cd673d0..7052c8413 100644
--- a/pkg/scheduler/objects/quota_change_preemptor_test.go
+++ b/pkg/scheduler/objects/quota_change_preemptor_test.go
@@ -99,3 +99,35 @@ func TestQuotaChangeCheckPreconditions(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestQuotaChangeGetPreemptableResource(t *testing.T) {
+	leaf, err := NewConfiguredQueue(configs.QueueConfig{
+		Name: "leaf",
+	}, nil, false, nil)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+
+	testCases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		queue        *Queue
+		maxResource  *resources.Resource
+		usedResource *resources.Resource
+		preemptable  *resources.Resource
+	}{
+		{"nil max and nil used", leaf, nil, nil, nil},
+		{"nil max", leaf, nil, resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1000}), nil},
+		{"nil used", leaf, resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1000}), nil, nil},
+		{"used below max", leaf, resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1000}), resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 500}), nil},
+		{"used above max", leaf, resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1000}), resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1500}), resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 500})},
+		{"used above max in specific res type", leaf, resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1000, "cpu": 10}), resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1500}), resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 500})},
+		{"used above max and below max in specific res type", leaf, resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1000, "cpu": 10}), resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1500, "cpu": 10}), resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 500})},
+		{"used res type but max undefined", leaf, resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"memory": 1000}), resources.NewResourceFromMap(map[string]resources.Quantity{"cpu": 150}), nil},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			tc.queue.maxResource = tc.maxResource
+			tc.queue.allocatedResource = tc.usedResource
+			preemptor := NewQuotaChangePreemptor(tc.queue)
+			assert.Equal(t, resources.Equals(preemptor.GetPreemptableResources(), tc.preemptable), true)
+		})
+	}
+}