diff --git a/pkg/epp/scheduling/plugins/picker/max_score_picker.go b/pkg/epp/scheduling/plugins/picker/max_score_picker.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1705b7dd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/epp/scheduling/plugins/picker/max_score_picker.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package picker
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/scheduling/plugins"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/scheduling/types"
+	logutil "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api-inference-extension/pkg/epp/util/logging"
+)
+
+var _ plugins.Picker = &MaxScorePicker{}
+
+func NewMaxScorePicker() plugins.Picker {
+	return &MaxScorePicker{
+		random: &RandomPicker{},
+	}
+}
+
+// MaxScorePicker picks the pod with the maximum score from the list of candidates.
+type MaxScorePicker struct {
+	random *RandomPicker
+}
+
+// Name returns the name of the picker.
+func (p *MaxScorePicker) Name() string {
+	return "max_score"
+}
+
+// Pick selects the pod with the maximum score from the list of candidates.
+func (p *MaxScorePicker) Pick(ctx *types.SchedulingContext, scoredPods []*types.ScoredPod) *types.Result {
+	ctx.Logger.V(logutil.DEBUG).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Selecting a pod with the max score from %d candidates: %+v", len(scoredPods), scoredPods))
+
+	highestScorePods := []*types.ScoredPod{}
+	maxScore := -1.0 // pods min score is 0, putting value lower than 0 in order to find at least one pod as highest
+	for _, pod := range scoredPods {
+		if pod.Score > maxScore {
+			maxScore = pod.Score
+			highestScorePods = []*types.ScoredPod{pod}
+		} else if pod.Score == maxScore {
+			highestScorePods = append(highestScorePods, pod)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(highestScorePods) > 1 {
+		return p.random.Pick(ctx, highestScorePods) // pick randomly from the highest score pods
+	}
+
+	return &types.Result{TargetPod: highestScorePods[0]}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/epp/scheduling/plugins/picker/random_picker.go b/pkg/epp/scheduling/plugins/picker/random_picker.go
index 6eecbb0da..fb9f9a295 100644
--- a/pkg/epp/scheduling/plugins/picker/random_picker.go
+++ b/pkg/epp/scheduling/plugins/picker/random_picker.go
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ var _ plugins.Picker = &RandomPicker{}
 // RandomPicker picks a random pod from the list of candidates.
 type RandomPicker struct{}
 
-func (rp *RandomPicker) Name() string {
+func (p *RandomPicker) Name() string {
 	return "random"
 }
 
-func (rp *RandomPicker) Pick(ctx *types.SchedulingContext, scoredPods []*types.ScoredPod) *types.Result {
+func (p *RandomPicker) Pick(ctx *types.SchedulingContext, scoredPods []*types.ScoredPod) *types.Result {
 	ctx.Logger.V(logutil.DEBUG).Info(fmt.Sprintf("Selecting a random pod from %d candidates: %+v", len(scoredPods), scoredPods))
 	i := rand.Intn(len(scoredPods))
-	return &types.Result{TargetPod: scoredPods[i].Pod}
+	return &types.Result{TargetPod: scoredPods[i]}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/epp/scheduling/scheduler_test.go b/pkg/epp/scheduling/scheduler_test.go
index 559f53f8b..311f44e9f 100644
--- a/pkg/epp/scheduling/scheduler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/epp/scheduling/scheduler_test.go
@@ -93,17 +93,19 @@ func TestSchedule(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantRes: &types.Result{
-				TargetPod: &types.PodMetrics{
-					Pod: &backendmetrics.Pod{NamespacedName: k8stypes.NamespacedName{Name: "pod2"}},
-					Metrics: &backendmetrics.Metrics{
-						WaitingQueueSize:    3,
-						KVCacheUsagePercent: 0.1,
-						MaxActiveModels:     2,
-						ActiveModels: map[string]int{
-							"foo":      1,
-							"critical": 1,
+				TargetPod: &types.ScoredPod{
+					Pod: &types.PodMetrics{
+						Pod: &backendmetrics.Pod{NamespacedName: k8stypes.NamespacedName{Name: "pod2"}},
+						Metrics: &backendmetrics.Metrics{
+							WaitingQueueSize:    3,
+							KVCacheUsagePercent: 0.1,
+							MaxActiveModels:     2,
+							ActiveModels: map[string]int{
+								"foo":      1,
+								"critical": 1,
+							},
+							WaitingModels: map[string]int{},
 						},
-						WaitingModels: map[string]int{},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -154,17 +156,19 @@ func TestSchedule(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			wantRes: &types.Result{
-				TargetPod: &types.PodMetrics{
-					Pod: &backendmetrics.Pod{NamespacedName: k8stypes.NamespacedName{Name: "pod1"}},
-					Metrics: &backendmetrics.Metrics{
-						WaitingQueueSize:    0,
-						KVCacheUsagePercent: 0.2,
-						MaxActiveModels:     2,
-						ActiveModels: map[string]int{
-							"foo": 1,
-							"bar": 1,
+				TargetPod: &types.ScoredPod{
+					Pod: &types.PodMetrics{
+						Pod: &backendmetrics.Pod{NamespacedName: k8stypes.NamespacedName{Name: "pod1"}},
+						Metrics: &backendmetrics.Metrics{
+							WaitingQueueSize:    0,
+							KVCacheUsagePercent: 0.2,
+							MaxActiveModels:     2,
+							ActiveModels: map[string]int{
+								"foo": 1,
+								"bar": 1,
+							},
+							WaitingModels: map[string]int{},
 						},
-						WaitingModels: map[string]int{},
 					},
 				},
 			},
@@ -505,7 +509,7 @@ func findPods(ctx *types.SchedulingContext, names ...k8stypes.NamespacedName) []
 func getPodScore(scoredPods []*types.ScoredPod, selectedPod types.Pod) float64 {
 	finalScore := 0.0
 	for _, scoredPod := range scoredPods {
-		if scoredPod.Pod.GetPod().NamespacedName.String() == selectedPod.GetPod().NamespacedName.String() {
+		if scoredPod.GetPod().NamespacedName.String() == selectedPod.GetPod().NamespacedName.String() {
 			finalScore = scoredPod.Score
 			break
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/epp/scheduling/types/types.go b/pkg/epp/scheduling/types/types.go
index 5ccfbdcef..5198515be 100644
--- a/pkg/epp/scheduling/types/types.go
+++ b/pkg/epp/scheduling/types/types.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ type Pod interface {
 }
 
 type ScoredPod struct {
-	Pod   Pod
+	Pod
 	Score float64
 }