Up to these days, both Kajuh as a person and his poetry are considered one of the most important symbols of the Slovene Partisan movement during World War II. A primary school in Ljubljana and the Kajuh Literary Prize are named after him, as are several streets and squares throughout Slovenia. In Celje, an entire town district is named after him. Together with Matej Bor and Edvard Kocbek, Kajuh is regarded as one of the most important poets of the Second World War in the Slovene lands.