diff --git a/x/stakeibc/keeper/unbonding_records.go b/x/stakeibc/keeper/unbonding_records.go
index d5b830612a..676f5fae77 100644
--- a/x/stakeibc/keeper/unbonding_records.go
+++ b/x/stakeibc/keeper/unbonding_records.go
@@ -267,7 +267,16 @@ func (k Keeper) UnbondFromHostZone(ctx sdk.Context, hostZone types.HostZone) err
 	// Determine the ideal balanced delegation for each validator after the unbonding
 	//   (as if we were to unbond and then rebalance)
 	// This will serve as the starting point for determining how much to unbond each validator
-	delegationAfterUnbonding := hostZone.TotalDelegations.Sub(totalUnbondAmount)
+	// first, get the total delegations _excluding_ validators with slash_query_in_progress
+	totalValidDelegationBeforeUnbonding := sdkmath.ZeroInt()
+	for _, validator := range hostZone.Validators {
+		if !validator.SlashQueryInProgress {
+			totalValidDelegationBeforeUnbonding = totalValidDelegationBeforeUnbonding.Add(validator.Delegation)
+		}
+	}
+	// then subtract out the amount to unbond
+	delegationAfterUnbonding := totalValidDelegationBeforeUnbonding.Sub(totalUnbondAmount)
+
 	balancedDelegationsAfterUnbonding, err := k.GetTargetValAmtsForHostZone(ctx, hostZone, delegationAfterUnbonding)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errorsmod.Wrapf(err, "unable to get target val amounts for host zone %s", hostZone.ChainId)
diff --git a/x/stakeibc/keeper/unbonding_records_get_host_zone_unbondings_msgs_test.go b/x/stakeibc/keeper/unbonding_records_get_host_zone_unbondings_msgs_test.go
index ba687aaa0c..4148b1ada8 100644
--- a/x/stakeibc/keeper/unbonding_records_get_host_zone_unbondings_msgs_test.go
+++ b/x/stakeibc/keeper/unbonding_records_get_host_zone_unbondings_msgs_test.go
@@ -201,6 +201,44 @@ func (s *KeeperTestSuite) TestUnbondFromHostZone_Successful_UnbondOnlyZeroWeight
 	s.CheckUnbondingMessages(tc, expectedUnbondings)
 }
 
+func (s *KeeperTestSuite) TestUnbondFromHostZone_Successful_UnbondIgnoresSlashQueryInProgress() {
+	// Native Stake:       100
+	// LSM Stake:           0
+	// Total Stake:        100
+	//
+	// Slash Query In Progress Stake: 25
+	// Eligible Stake: 		75
+	//
+	// Unbond Amount:        20
+	// Stake After Unbond: 80
+	// Eligible Stake After Unbond 45
+	totalUnbondAmount := sdkmath.NewInt(20)
+	totalStake := sdkmath.NewInt(100)
+	totalWeight := int64(100)
+
+	validators := []*types.Validator{
+		// Current: 25, Weight: 15%, Balanced: (15/75) * 55= 11, Capacity: 25-11 = 14 > 0
+		{Address: "valA", Weight: 15, Delegation: sdkmath.NewInt(25)},
+		// Current: 25, Weight: 20%, Balanced: (20/75) * 55 = 14.66, Capacity: 25-14.66 = 10.44 > 0
+		{Address: "valB", Weight: 20, Delegation: sdkmath.NewInt(25)},
+		// Current: 25, Weight: 40%, Balanced: (40/75) * 55 = 29.33, Capacity: 25-29.33 < 0
+		{Address: "valC", Weight: 40, Delegation: sdkmath.NewInt(25)},
+		// Current: 25, Weight: 25%, Slash-Query-In-Progress so ignored
+		{Address: "valD", Weight: 25, Delegation: sdkmath.NewInt(25), SlashQueryInProgress: true},
+	}
+
+	expectedUnbondings := []ValidatorUnbonding{
+		// valA has #1 priority - unbond up to 14
+		{Validator: "valA", UnbondAmount: sdkmath.NewInt(14)},
+		// 20 - 14 = 6 unbond remaining
+		// valB has #2 priority - unbond up to remaining
+		{Validator: "valB", UnbondAmount: sdkmath.NewInt(6)},
+	}
+
+	tc := s.SetupTestUnbondFromHostZone(totalWeight, totalStake, totalUnbondAmount, validators)
+	s.CheckUnbondingMessages(tc, expectedUnbondings)
+}
+
 func (s *KeeperTestSuite) TestUnbondFromHostZone_Successful_UnbondTotalLessThanTotalLSM() {
 	// Native Stake:       1000
 	// LSM Stake:           250