diff --git a/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 3c81e23..4d219a7 100644
--- a/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -56,3 +56,24 @@ Create the name of the service account to use
 {{- define "node-ipam-controller.serviceAccountName" -}}
 {{- default (include "node-ipam-controller.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Leader Election
+*/}}
+{{- define "node-ipam-controller.leaderElection"}}
+{{- if .Values.leaderElection.leaseDuration }}
+- --leader-elect-lease-duration={{ .Values.leaderElection.leaseDuration }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.leaderElection.renewDeadline }}
+- --leader-elect-renew-deadline={{ .Values.leaderElection.renewDeadline }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.leaderElection.retryPeriod }}
+- --leader-elect-retry-period={{ .Values.leaderElection.retryPeriod }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.leaderElection.resourceLock }}
+- --leader-elect-resource-lock={{ .Values.leaderElection.resourceLock }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.leaderElection.resourceName }}
+- --leader-elect-resource-name={{ .Values.leaderElection.resourceName }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
index c3b4981..1a592dd 100644
--- a/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,14 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "node-ipam-controller.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
+  {{- if gt (int .Values.replicaCount) 1 }}
+    {{- if not .Values.leaderElection.enabled }}
+      {{- fail "You must set leaderElection.enabled to true to use more than 1 replica" }}
+    {{- end }}
   replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
+  {{- else }}
+  replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}  
+  {{- end }}
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       {{- include "node-ipam-controller.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
@@ -24,6 +31,13 @@ spec:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+         {{- if not .Values.leaderElection.enabled }}
+          args:
+          - --enable-leader-election=false
+         {{- else}}
+          args:
+         {{- include "node-ipam-controller.leaderElection" . | nindent 12 }}
+         {{- end }}
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml .Values.securityContext | nindent 12 }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
@@ -46,6 +60,15 @@ spec:
             periodSeconds: 10
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          env:
+          - name: POD_NAME
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.name
+          - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+            valueFrom:
+              fieldRef:
+                fieldPath: metadata.namespace
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
@@ -54,7 +77,11 @@ spec:
       affinity:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.topologySpreadConstraints }}
+      topologySpreadConstraints:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
index 43d23a3..6e9c9a3 100644
--- a/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/charts/node-ipam-controller/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -32,3 +32,33 @@ subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: {{ include "node-ipam-controller.serviceAccountName" . }}
     namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+---
+{{- if .Values.leaderElection.enabled }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "node-ipam-controller.serviceAccountName" . }}-leader-election-role
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+rules:
+- apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+  resources: ["leases"]
+  verbs: ["create","get","list"]
+- apiGroups: ["coordination.k8s.io"]
+  resources: ["leases"]
+  verbs: ["update"]
+  resourceNames: ["node-ipam-controller"]
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "node-ipam-controller.serviceAccountName" . }}-leader-election-rolebinding
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: {{ include "node-ipam-controller.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+roleRef:
+  kind: Role
+  name: {{ include "node-ipam-controller.serviceAccountName" . }}-leader-election-role
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/node-ipam-controller/values.yaml b/charts/node-ipam-controller/values.yaml
index ff0b0c5..114397d 100644
--- a/charts/node-ipam-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/node-ipam-controller/values.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
+# Specifies the replica count for Deployment
 replicaCount: 1
 
+# Leader-election is enabled by default; you can override the following options
+leaderElection:
+  enabled: true
+# leaseDuration: 15s
+# renewDeadline: 10s
+# retryPeriod: 2s
+# resourceLock: "leases"
+# resourceName: "node-ipam-controller"
+
 image:
   repository: ghcr.io/sigs.k8s.io/node-ipam-controller
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
@@ -39,6 +49,15 @@ resources:
     memory: 128Mi
 
 nodeSelector: {}
+
+topologySpreadConstraints:
+ - maxSkew: 1
+   topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
+   whenUnsatisfiable: ScheduleAnyway
+   labelSelector:
+     matchLabels:
+       app.kubernetes.io/name: node-ipam-controller
+
 tolerations:
   - effect: NoExecute
     key: node.kubernetes.io/not-ready
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 7ecfc13..43a4a3a 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ limitations under the License.
 package main
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
@@ -30,10 +31,12 @@ import (
 	clientset "sigs.k8s.io/node-ipam-controller/pkg/client/clientset/versioned"
 	informers "sigs.k8s.io/node-ipam-controller/pkg/client/informers/externalversions"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-ipam-controller/pkg/controller/ipam"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/node-ipam-controller/pkg/leaderelection"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/node-ipam-controller/pkg/signals"
 
 	kubeinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 
 	// Import all Kubernetes client auth plugins (e.g. Azure, GCP, OIDC, etc.)
 	// to ensure that exec-entrypoint and run can make use of them.
@@ -45,26 +48,41 @@ import (
 
 func main() {
 	var (
-		apiServerURL    string
-		kubeconfig      string
-		healthProbeAddr string
+		apiServerURL         string
+		kubeconfig           string
+		healthProbeAddr      string
+		enableLeaderElection bool
+		leaseDuration        time.Duration
+		renewDeadline        time.Duration
+		retryPeriod          time.Duration
+		resourceLock         string
+		resourceName         string
 	)
 
 	flag.StringVar(&kubeconfig, "kubeconfig", "", "Path to a kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
 	flag.StringVar(&apiServerURL, "apiserver", "", "The address of the Kubernetes API server. Overrides any value in kubeconfig. Only required if out-of-cluster.")
 	flag.StringVar(&healthProbeAddr, "health-probe-address", ":8081", "Specifies the TCP address for the health server to listen on.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "enable-leader-election", true, "Enable leader election for the controller manager. Ensures there is only one active controller manager.")
+	flag.DurationVar(&leaseDuration, "leader-elect-lease-duration", 15*time.Second, "Duration that non-leader candidates will wait to force acquire leadership (duration string).")
+	flag.DurationVar(&renewDeadline, "leader-elect-renew-deadline", 10*time.Second, "Interval between attempts by the acting master to renew a leadership slot before it stops leading (duration string).")
+	flag.DurationVar(&retryPeriod, "leader-elect-retry-period", 2*time.Second, "Duration the clients should wait between attempting acquisition and renewal of a leadership (duration string).")
+	flag.StringVar(&resourceLock, "leader-elect-resource-lock", "leases", "The type of resource object that is used for locking. Supported options are 'leases', 'endpoints', 'configmaps'.")
+	flag.StringVar(&resourceName, "leader-elect-resource-name", "node-ipam-controller", "The name of the resource object that is used for locking.")
 
 	c := logsapi.NewLoggingConfiguration()
 	logsapi.AddGoFlags(c, flag.CommandLine)
 	flag.Parse()
+
 	logs.InitLogs()
 	if err := logsapi.ValidateAndApply(c, nil); err != nil {
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%v\n", err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	ctx := signals.SetupSignalHandler()
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(signals.SetupSignalHandler())
+	defer cancel()
 	logger := klog.FromContext(ctx)
 
+	server := startHealthProbeServer(healthProbeAddr, logger)
 	cfg, err := clientcmd.BuildConfigFromFlags(apiServerURL, kubeconfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to build kubeconfig")
@@ -77,6 +95,26 @@ func main() {
 		klog.FlushAndExit(klog.ExitFlushTimeout, 1)
 	}
 
+	if enableLeaderElection {
+		logger.Info("Leader election is enabled.")
+		leaderelection.StartLeaderElection(ctx, kubeClient, cfg, logger, cancel, runControllers, leaderelection.Config{
+			LeaseDuration: leaseDuration,
+			RenewDeadline: renewDeadline,
+			RetryPeriod:   retryPeriod,
+			ResourceLock:  resourceLock,
+			ResourceName:  resourceName,
+		})
+	} else {
+		logger.Info("Leader election is disabled.")
+		runControllers(ctx, kubeClient, cfg, logger)
+	}
+
+	if err := server.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
+		logger.Error(err, "failed to shut down health server")
+	}
+}
+
+func runControllers(ctx context.Context, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, cfg *rest.Config, logger klog.Logger) {
 	cidrClient, err := clientset.NewForConfig(cfg)
 	if err != nil {
 		logger.Error(err, "failed to build kubernetes clientset")
@@ -111,11 +149,7 @@ func main() {
 	kubeInformerFactory.Start(ctx.Done())
 	sharedInformerFactory.Start(ctx.Done())
 
-	server := startHealthProbeServer(healthProbeAddr, logger)
 	nodeIpamController.Run(ctx)
-	if err := server.Shutdown(ctx); err != nil {
-		logger.Error(err, "failed to shut down health server")
-	}
 }
 
 // startHealthProbeServer starts a web server that has two endpoints `/readyz` and `/healthz` and always responds
diff --git a/pkg/leaderelection/leaderelection.go b/pkg/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2e653d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/leaderelection/leaderelection.go
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+package leaderelection
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection"
+	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/leaderelection/resourcelock"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+)
+
+// Config holds the configuration parameters for leader election
+type Config struct {
+	LeaseDuration time.Duration
+	RenewDeadline time.Duration
+	RetryPeriod   time.Duration
+	ResourceLock  string
+	ResourceName  string
+}
+
+// StartLeaderElection starts the leader election process
+func StartLeaderElection(ctx context.Context, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, cfg *rest.Config, logger klog.Logger, cancel context.CancelFunc, runFunc func(ctx context.Context, kubeClient kubernetes.Interface, cfg *rest.Config, logger klog.Logger), config Config) {
+	id := os.Getenv("POD_NAME")
+	if id == "" {
+		klog.Fatalf("POD_NAME environment variable not set")
+	}
+
+	namespace := os.Getenv("POD_NAMESPACE")
+	if namespace == "" {
+		klog.Fatalf("POD_NAMESPACE environment variable not set")
+	}
+
+	rl, err := resourcelock.New(
+		config.ResourceLock,
+		namespace,
+		config.ResourceName,
+		kubeClient.CoreV1(),
+		kubeClient.CoordinationV1(),
+		resourcelock.ResourceLockConfig{
+			Identity: id,
+		},
+	)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.Fatalf("failed to create leader election lock: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	leaderelection.RunOrDie(ctx, leaderelection.LeaderElectionConfig{
+		Lock:            rl,
+		LeaseDuration:   config.LeaseDuration,
+		RenewDeadline:   config.RenewDeadline,
+		RetryPeriod:     config.RetryPeriod,
+		ReleaseOnCancel: true,
+		Callbacks: leaderelection.LeaderCallbacks{
+			OnStartedLeading: func(ctx context.Context) {
+				klog.Infof("Started leading as %s", id)
+				runFunc(ctx, kubeClient, cfg, logger)
+			},
+			OnStoppedLeading: func() {
+				klog.Infof("%s stopped leading", id)
+				// Instead of exiting, cancel the context to trigger the shutdown sequence
+				cancel()
+			},
+			OnNewLeader: func(identity string) {
+				if identity == id {
+					klog.Infof("I am the new leader: %s", id)
+				} else {
+					klog.Infof("New leader elected: %s", identity)
+				}
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}