diff --git a/config/patches/affinity/kustomization.yaml b/config/patches/affinity/kustomization.yaml
index fc95a064a..1ef489483 100644
--- a/config/patches/affinity/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/patches/affinity/kustomization.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ patches:
 - path: node_affinity_patch.yaml
   target:
     kind: Deployment
+- path: podantiaffinity_patch.yaml
+  target:
+    kind: Deployment
+    name: controller-manager
diff --git a/config/patches/affinity/podantiaffinity_patch.yaml b/config/patches/affinity/podantiaffinity_patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c7fec11d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/patches/affinity/podantiaffinity_patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: n/a
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      affinity:
+        podAntiAffinity:
+          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - labelSelector:
+              matchExpressions:
+              - key: app.kubernetes.io/component
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - controller-manager
+              - key: app.kubernetes.io/name
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                - node-healthcheck-operator
+            topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname