diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/cmd/virtualization-controller/main.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/cmd/virtualization-controller/main.go
index f1a685a130..45bbc5efcc 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/cmd/virtualization-controller/main.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/cmd/virtualization-controller/main.go
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ func main() {
 		log.Error(err.Error())
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
+	if err = vm.SetupPodGC(mgr, vmLogger, gcSettings.VMPod); err != nil {
+		log.Error(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
 
 	vmbdaLogger := logger.NewControllerLogger(vmbda.ControllerName, logLevel, logOutput, logDebugVerbosity, logDebugControllerList)
 	if _, err = vmbda.NewController(ctx, mgr, virtClient, vmbdaLogger, controllerNamespace); err != nil {
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/config/load_gc_settings.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/config/load_gc_settings.go
index 7cac99823f..c4eaf7b323 100644
--- a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/config/load_gc_settings.go
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/config/load_gc_settings.go
@@ -29,11 +29,14 @@ const (
 	GcVmopScheduleVar         = "GC_VMOP_SCHEDULE"
 	GcVMIMigrationTTLVar      = "GC_VMI_MIGRATION_TTL"
 	GcVMIMigrationScheduleVar = "GC_VMI_MIGRATION_SCHEDULE"
+	GcVMPodTTLVar             = "GC_VM_POD_TTL"
+	GcVMPodScheduleVar        = "GC_VM_POD_SCHEDULE"
 )
 
 type GCSettings struct {
 	VMOP         BaseGcSettings
 	VMIMigration BaseGcSettings
+	VMPod        BaseGcSettings
 }
 
 type BaseGcSettings struct {
@@ -55,6 +58,12 @@ func LoadGcSettings() (GCSettings, error) {
 	}
 	gcSettings.VMIMigration = base
 
+	base, err = GetBaseGCSettingsFromEnv(GcVMPodScheduleVar, GcVMPodTTLVar)
+	if err != nil {
+		return gcSettings, err
+	}
+	gcSettings.VMPod = base
+
 	return gcSettings, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/pod_gc.go b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/pod_gc.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9e86e2fc05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/images/virtualization-artifact/pkg/controller/vm/pod_gc.go
@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2026 Flant JSC
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package vm
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"time"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	virtv1 "kubevirt.io/api/core/v1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/manager"
+
+	"github.com/deckhouse/deckhouse/pkg/log"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/deckhouse/virtualization-controller/pkg/controller/gc"
+)
+
+const (
+	gcPodControllerName  = "vm-pod-gc-controller"
+	defaultPodGCTTL      = 24 * time.Hour
+	defaultPodGCMaxCount = 2
+)
+
+func SetupPodGC(mgr manager.Manager, log *log.Logger, gcSettings config.BaseGcSettings) error {
+	podGCMgr := newPodGCManager(mgr.GetClient(), gcSettings.TTL.Duration, defaultPodGCMaxCount)
+
+	return gc.SetupGcController(gcPodControllerName,
+		mgr,
+		log.With("resource", "vm-pod"),
+		gcSettings.Schedule,
+		podGCMgr,
+	)
+}
+
+func newPodGCManager(client client.Client, ttl time.Duration, max int) *podGCManager {
+	if ttl == 0 {
+		ttl = defaultPodGCTTL
+	}
+	if max == 0 {
+		max = defaultPodGCMaxCount
+	}
+	return &podGCManager{
+		client: client,
+		ttl:    ttl,
+		max:    max,
+	}
+}
+
+var _ gc.ReconcileGCManager = &podGCManager{}
+
+type podGCManager struct {
+	client client.Client
+	ttl    time.Duration
+	max    int
+}
+
+func (m *podGCManager) New() client.Object {
+	return &corev1.Pod{}
+}
+
+func (m *podGCManager) ShouldBeDeleted(obj client.Object) bool {
+	pod, ok := obj.(*corev1.Pod)
+	if !ok {
+		return false
+	}
+	if _, hasLabel := pod.Labels[virtv1.VirtualMachineNameLabel]; !hasLabel {
+		return false
+	}
+	return pod.Status.Phase == corev1.PodSucceeded || pod.Status.Phase == corev1.PodFailed
+}
+
+func (m *podGCManager) ListForDelete(ctx context.Context, now time.Time) ([]client.Object, error) {
+	podList := &corev1.PodList{}
+	err := m.client.List(ctx, podList, client.HasLabels{virtv1.VirtualMachineNameLabel})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	objs := make([]client.Object, 0, len(podList.Items))
+	for _, pod := range podList.Items {
+		objs = append(objs, &pod)
+	}
+
+	return gc.DefaultFilter(objs, m.ShouldBeDeleted, m.ttl, m.getIndex, m.max, now), nil
+}
+
+func (m *podGCManager) getIndex(obj client.Object) string {
+	pod, ok := obj.(*corev1.Pod)
+	if !ok {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return pod.Namespace + "/" + pod.Labels[virtv1.VirtualMachineNameLabel]
+}
diff --git a/templates/virtualization-controller/_helpers.tpl b/templates/virtualization-controller/_helpers.tpl
index f88f153591..0f6ac0011f 100644
--- a/templates/virtualization-controller/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/virtualization-controller/_helpers.tpl
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ true
   value: "24h"
 - name: GC_VMI_MIGRATION_SCHEDULE
   value: "0 0 * * *"
+- name: GC_VM_POD_TTL
+  value: "24h"
+- name: GC_VM_POD_SCHEDULE
+  value: "0 0 * * *"
 {{- if (hasKey .Values.virtualization.internal.moduleConfig "liveMigration") }}
 - name: LIVE_MIGRATION_BANDWIDTH_PER_NODE
   value: {{ .Values.virtualization.internal.moduleConfig.liveMigration.bandwidthPerNode | quote }}