diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Cron/Observer/ProcessCronQueueObserver.php b/app/code/Magento/Cron/Observer/ProcessCronQueueObserver.php
index f772a6c0c8493..c2faa39f732de 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Cron/Observer/ProcessCronQueueObserver.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Cron/Observer/ProcessCronQueueObserver.php
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ class ProcessCronQueueObserver implements ObserverInterface
      */
     protected $_pendingSchedules;
 
+    /**
+     * @var \Magento\Cron\Model\ResourceModel\Schedule\Collection
+     */
+    private $runningSchedules;
+
     /**
      * @var \Magento\Cron\Model\ConfigInterface
      */
@@ -214,7 +219,7 @@ public function execute(\Magento\Framework\Event\Observer $observer)
             /** @var \Magento\Cron\Model\Schedule $schedule */
             foreach ($pendingJobs as $schedule) {
                 $jobConfig = isset($jobsRoot[$schedule->getJobCode()]) ? $jobsRoot[$schedule->getJobCode()] : null;
-                if (!$jobConfig) {
+                if (!$jobConfig || $this->isJobRunning($schedule->getJobCode())) {
                     continue;
                 }
 
@@ -250,6 +255,25 @@ public function execute(\Magento\Framework\Event\Observer $observer)
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @param $jobCode
+     *
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    private function isJobRunning($jobCode)
+    {
+        $runningJobs = $this->getRunningSchedules();
+
+        /** @var \Magento\Cron\Model\Schedule $schedule */
+        foreach ($runningJobs as $schedule) {
+            if ($schedule->getData('job_code') == $jobCode) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return false;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Execute job by calling specific class::method
      *
@@ -317,6 +341,22 @@ protected function _getPendingSchedules()
         return $this->_pendingSchedules;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return job collection from data base with status 'running'
+     *
+     * @return \Magento\Cron\Model\ResourceModel\Schedule\Collection
+     */
+    private function getRunningSchedules()
+    {
+        if (!$this->runningSchedules) {
+            $this->runningSchedules = $this->_scheduleFactory->create()->getCollection()->addFieldToFilter(
+                'status',
+                Schedule::STATUS_RUNNING
+            )->load();
+        }
+        return $this->runningSchedules;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generate cron schedule
      *
diff --git a/app/code/Magento/Cron/Test/Unit/Observer/ProcessCronQueueObserverTest.php b/app/code/Magento/Cron/Test/Unit/Observer/ProcessCronQueueObserverTest.php
index 0db6a598fb56f..83306ade8d11e 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/Cron/Test/Unit/Observer/ProcessCronQueueObserverTest.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/Cron/Test/Unit/Observer/ProcessCronQueueObserverTest.php
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ public function testDispatchCanNotLock()
         )->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getCollection')->will($this->returnValue($this->_collection));
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getResource')->will($this->returnValue($this->scheduleResource));
-        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('create')->will($this->returnValue($scheduleMock));
+        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(3))->method('create')->will($this->returnValue($scheduleMock));
 
         $this->_observer->execute($this->observer);
     }
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ public function testDispatchExceptionTooLate()
             ->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getCollection')->willReturn($this->_collection);
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getResource')->will($this->returnValue($this->scheduleResource));
-        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('create')->willReturn($scheduleMock);
+        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(3))->method('create')->willReturn($scheduleMock);
 
         $this->_observer->execute($this->observer);
     }
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ public function testDispatchExceptionNoCallback()
         )->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getCollection')->will($this->returnValue($this->_collection));
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getResource')->will($this->returnValue($this->scheduleResource));
-        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('create')->will($this->returnValue($scheduleMock));
+        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(3))->method('create')->will($this->returnValue($scheduleMock));
 
         $this->_observer->execute($this->observer);
     }
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ public function testDispatchExceptionInCallback(
         )->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getCollection')->will($this->returnValue($this->_collection));
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getResource')->will($this->returnValue($this->scheduleResource));
-        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('create')->will($this->returnValue($scheduleMock));
+        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(3))->method('create')->will($this->returnValue($scheduleMock));
         $this->_objectManager
             ->expects($this->once())
             ->method('create')
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ public function testDispatchRunJob()
 
         // cron end execute some job
         $schedule->expects(
-            $this->at(6)
+            $this->at(7)
         )->method(
             'setStatus'
         )->with(
@@ -550,7 +550,7 @@ public function testDispatchRunJob()
         )->disableOriginalConstructor()->getMock();
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getCollection')->will($this->returnValue($this->_collection));
         $scheduleMock->expects($this->any())->method('getResource')->will($this->returnValue($this->scheduleResource));
-        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(2))->method('create')->will($this->returnValue($scheduleMock));
+        $this->_scheduleFactory->expects($this->exactly(3))->method('create')->will($this->returnValue($scheduleMock));
 
         $testCronJob = $this->getMockBuilder('CronJob')->setMethods(['execute'])->getMock();
         $testCronJob->expects($this->atLeastOnce())->method('execute')->with($schedule);