diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/integration_test.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/integration_test.go
index 596d9f2ed..a1267c9c0 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/integration_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/integration_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func newHypervisor(name, cpuCap, cpuAlloc, memCap, memAlloc string) *hv1.Hypervi
 			Name: name,
 		},
 		Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-			Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+			EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 				hv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse(cpuCap),
 				hv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse(memCap),
 			},
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_has_enough_capacity.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_has_enough_capacity.go
index 8852f6151..198f1a28f 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_has_enough_capacity.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_has_enough_capacity.go
@@ -56,8 +56,14 @@ func (s *FilterHasEnoughCapacity) Run(traceLog *slog.Logger, request api.Externa
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	for _, hv := range hvs.Items {
-		// Start with the total capacity.
-		freeResourcesByHost[hv.Name] = hv.Status.Capacity
+		// This case would be caught below, but we want to log this explicitly.
+		if hv.Status.EffectiveCapacity == nil {
+			traceLog.Warn("hypervisor with nil effective capacity, skipping", "host", hv.Name)
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// Start with the total effective capacity which is capacity * overcommit ratio.
+		freeResourcesByHost[hv.Name] = hv.Status.EffectiveCapacity
 
 		// Subtract allocated resources.
 		for resourceName, allocated := range hv.Status.Allocation {
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_has_enough_capacity_test.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_has_enough_capacity_test.go
index 504bbb523..4068cf900 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_has_enough_capacity_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/filters/filter_has_enough_capacity_test.go
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func newHypervisor(name, cpuCap, cpuAlloc, memCap, memAlloc string) *hv1.Hypervi
 			Name: name,
 		},
 		Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-			Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+			EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 				hv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse(cpuCap),
 				hv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse(memCap),
 			},
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_binpack.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_binpack.go
index 3bed165f4..e1509a4cc 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_binpack.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_binpack.go
@@ -93,14 +93,15 @@ func (s *KVMBinpackStep) Run(traceLog *slog.Logger, request api.ExternalSchedule
 		var totalWeightedUtilization, totalWeight float64
 
 		for resourceName, weight := range s.Options.ResourceWeights {
-			capacity, ok := hv.Status.Capacity[resourceName]
+			// Effective capacity = capacity * overcommit ratio.
+			capacity, ok := hv.Status.EffectiveCapacity[resourceName]
 			if !ok {
-				traceLog.Warn("no capacity in status, skipping",
+				traceLog.Warn("no effective capacity in status, skipping",
 					"host", host, "resource", resourceName)
 				continue
 			}
 			if capacity.IsZero() {
-				traceLog.Warn("capacity is zero, skipping",
+				traceLog.Warn("effective capacity is zero, skipping",
 					"host", host, "resource", resourceName)
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_binpack_test.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_binpack_test.go
index e867c5bf7..69e1aa9f6 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_binpack_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_binpack_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func newHypervisor(name, capacityCPU, capacityMem, allocationCPU, allocationMem
 			Name: name,
 		},
 		Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-			Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+			EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 				hv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse(capacityCPU),
 				hv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse(capacityMem),
 			},
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func TestKVMBinpackStep_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "host1"},
 					Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-						Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+						EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 							hv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse("0"),
 							hv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("100Gi"),
 						},
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func TestKVMBinpackStep_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "host1"},
 					Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-						Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+						EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 							hv1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("100"),
 						},
 						Allocation: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ func TestKVMBinpackStep_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "host1"},
 					Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-						Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+						EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 							// No CPU capacity
 						},
 						Allocation: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_prefer_smaller_hosts.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_prefer_smaller_hosts.go
index 8bb5928ee..b65a5f75f 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_prefer_smaller_hosts.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_prefer_smaller_hosts.go
@@ -81,9 +81,10 @@ func (s *KVMPreferSmallerHostsStep) Run(traceLog *slog.Logger, request api.Exter
 			if _, ok := result.Activations[hv.Name]; !ok {
 				continue
 			}
-			capacity, ok := hv.Status.Capacity[resourceName]
+			// Effective capacity = capacity * overcommit ratio.
+			capacity, ok := hv.Status.EffectiveCapacity[resourceName]
 			if !ok {
-				traceLog.Warn("hypervisor has no capacity for resource, skipping",
+				traceLog.Warn("hypervisor has no effective capacity for resource, skipping",
 					"host", hv.Name, "resource", resourceName)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -106,9 +107,9 @@ func (s *KVMPreferSmallerHostsStep) Run(traceLog *slog.Logger, request api.Exter
 		var totalWeightedScore, totalWeight float64
 
 		for resourceName, weight := range s.Options.ResourceWeights {
-			capacity, ok := hv.Status.Capacity[resourceName]
+			capacity, ok := hv.Status.EffectiveCapacity[resourceName]
 			if !ok {
-				traceLog.Warn("hypervisor has no capacity for resource, skipping",
+				traceLog.Warn("hypervisor has no effective capacity for resource, skipping",
 					"host", hv.Name, "resource", resourceName)
 				continue
 			}
@@ -117,14 +118,14 @@ func (s *KVMPreferSmallerHostsStep) Run(traceLog *slog.Logger, request api.Exter
 			largestCap := largest[resourceName]
 
 			if smallestCap == nil || largestCap == nil {
-				traceLog.Warn("no capacity range found for resource, skipping",
+				traceLog.Warn("no effective capacity range found for resource, skipping",
 					"resource", resourceName)
 				continue
 			}
 
-			// If all hosts have the same capacity for this resource, skip it
+			// If all hosts have the same effective capacity for this resource, skip it
 			if smallestCap.Cmp(*largestCap) == 0 {
-				traceLog.Info("all hypervisors have the same capacity for resource, skipping",
+				traceLog.Info("all hypervisors have the same effective capacity for resource, skipping",
 					"resource", resourceName)
 				continue
 			}
diff --git a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_prefer_smaller_hosts_test.go b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_prefer_smaller_hosts_test.go
index 4a1b70e20..2ab2deb89 100644
--- a/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_prefer_smaller_hosts_test.go
+++ b/internal/scheduling/nova/plugins/weighers/kvm_prefer_smaller_hosts_test.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func newHypervisorWithCapacity(name, capacityCPU, capacityMem string) *hv1.Hyper
 			Name: name,
 		},
 		Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-			Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+			EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 				hv1.ResourceCPU:    resource.MustParse(capacityCPU),
 				hv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse(capacityMem),
 			},
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ func TestKVMPreferSmallerHostsStep_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "host3"},
 					Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-						Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+						EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 							hv1.ResourceCPU: resource.MustParse("100"),
 							// No memory capacity
 						},
@@ -466,13 +466,13 @@ func TestKVMPreferSmallerHostsStep_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "host1"},
 					Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-						Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{},
+						EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{},
 					},
 				},
 				{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "host2"},
 					Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-						Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{},
+						EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ func TestKVMPreferSmallerHostsStep_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "host1"},
 					Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-						Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+						EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 							hv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("64Gi"),
 							// No CPU
 						},
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ func TestKVMPreferSmallerHostsStep_Run(t *testing.T) {
 				{
 					ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Name: "host2"},
 					Status: hv1.HypervisorStatus{
-						Capacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
+						EffectiveCapacity: map[hv1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{
 							hv1.ResourceMemory: resource.MustParse("128Gi"),
 							// No CPU
 						},