diff --git a/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/API/Dirac.py b/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/API/Dirac.py
index a0b2d061665..3d5a37d4444 100755
--- a/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/API/Dirac.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/Interfaces/API/Dirac.py
@@ -1652,14 +1652,15 @@ def deleteJob(self, jobID):
             return ret
         jobIDs = ret["Value"]
 
-        jobIDsToDelete = []
-        for jobID in jobIDs:
-            can_kill = JobStatus.checkJobStateTransition(jobID, JobStatus.KILLED)["OK"]
-            can_del = JobStatus.checkJobStateTransition(jobID, JobStatus.DELETED)["OK"]
-            if can_kill or can_del:
-                jobIDsToDelete.append(jobID)
-
-        result = WMSClient(useCertificates=self.useCertificates).deleteJob(jobIDsToDelete)
+        # Remove any job IDs that can't change to the Killed or Deleted states
+        filteredJobs = set()
+        for filterState in (JobStatus.KILLED, JobStatus.DELETED):
+            filterRes = JobStatus.filterJobStateTransition(jobIDs, filterState)
+            if not filterRes["OK"]:
+                return filterRes
+            filteredJobs.update(filterRes["Value"])
+
+        result = WMSClient(useCertificates=self.useCertificates).deleteJob(list(filteredJobs))
         if result["OK"]:
             if self.jobRepo:
                 for jID in result["Value"]:
@@ -1689,11 +1690,11 @@ def rescheduleJob(self, jobID):
             return ret
         jobIDs = ret["Value"]
 
-        jobIDsToReschedule = []
-        for jobID in jobIDs:
-            res = JobStatus.checkJobStateTransition(jobID, JobStatus.RESCHEDULED)
-            if res["OK"]:
-                jobIDsToReschedule.append(jobID)
+        # Remove any job IDs that can't change to the rescheduled state
+        filterRes = JobStatus.filterJobStateTransition(jobIDs, JobStatus.RESCHEDULED)
+        if not filterRes["OK"]:
+            return filterRes
+        jobIDsToReschedule = filterRes["Value"]
 
         result = WMSClient(useCertificates=self.useCertificates).rescheduleJob(jobIDsToReschedule)
         if result["OK"]:
@@ -1724,14 +1725,15 @@ def killJob(self, jobID):
             return ret
         jobIDs = ret["Value"]
 
-        jobIDsToKill = []
-        for jobID in jobIDs:
-            can_kill = JobStatus.checkJobStateTransition(jobID, JobStatus.KILLED)["OK"]
-            can_del = JobStatus.checkJobStateTransition(jobID, JobStatus.DELETED)["OK"]
-            if can_kill or can_del:
-                jobIDsToKill.append(jobID)
+        # Remove any job IDs that can't change to the Killed or Deleted states
+        filteredJobs = set()
+        for filterState in (JobStatus.KILLED, JobStatus.DELETED):
+            filterRes = JobStatus.filterJobStateTransition(jobIDs, filterState)
+            if not filterRes["OK"]:
+                return filterRes
+            filteredJobs.update(filterRes["Value"])
 
-        result = WMSClient(useCertificates=self.useCertificates).killJob(jobIDsToKill)
+        result = WMSClient(useCertificates=self.useCertificates).killJob(list(filteredJobs))
         if result["OK"]:
             if self.jobRepo:
                 for jID in result["Value"]:
diff --git a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Client/JobStatus.py b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Client/JobStatus.py
index f8c912cda2a..2fac939997b 100644
--- a/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Client/JobStatus.py
+++ b/src/DIRAC/WorkloadManagementSystem/Client/JobStatus.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 from DIRAC import gLogger, S_OK, S_ERROR
 from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.StateMachine import State, StateMachine
+from DIRAC.Core.Utilities.Decorators import deprecated
 
 
 #:
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ def __init__(self, state):
         }
 
 
+@deprecated("Use filterJobStateTransition instead")
 def checkJobStateTransition(jobID, candidateState, currentStatus=None, jobMonitoringClient=None):
     """Utility to check if a job state transition is allowed"""
     if not currentStatus:
@@ -125,3 +127,31 @@ def checkJobStateTransition(jobID, candidateState, currentStatus=None, jobMonito
         )
         return S_ERROR("Job state transition not allowed")
     return S_OK()
+
+
+def filterJobStateTransition(jobIDs, candidateState, jobMonitoringClient=None):
+    """Given a list of jobIDs, return a list that are allowed to transition
+    to the given candidate state.
+    """
+    allowedJobs = []
+
+    if not isinstance(jobIDs, list):
+        jobIDs = [jobIDs]
+
+    if not jobMonitoringClient:
+        from DIRAC.WorkloadManagementSystem.Client.JobMonitoringClient import JobMonitoringClient
+
+        jobMonitoringClient = JobMonitoringClient()
+
+    res = jobMonitoringClient.getJobsStatus(jobIDs)
+    if not res["OK"]:
+        return res
+
+    for jobID in jobIDs:
+        if jobID in res["Value"]:
+            curState = res["Value"][jobID]["Status"]
+            stateRes = JobsStateMachine(curState).getNextState(candidateState)
+            if stateRes["OK"]:
+                if stateRes["Value"] == candidateState:
+                    allowedJobs.append(jobID)
+    return S_OK(allowedJobs)