diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/resource.go b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/resource.go
index 43c63003888..7c3285cf123 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/resource.go
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/resource.go
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ func expectedProxyContainers(infra *ir.ProxyInfra, deploymentConfig *egcfgv1a1.K
 		fmt.Sprintf("--service-node $(%s)", envoyPodEnvVar),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--config-yaml %s", bootstrapConfigurations),
 		fmt.Sprintf("--log-level %s", logLevel),
+		"--cpuset-threads",
 	}
 	if componentLogLevel := componentLogLevelArgs(proxyLogging.Level); componentLogLevel != "" {
 		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--component-log-level %s", componentLogLevel))
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/bootstrap.yaml b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/bootstrap.yaml
index ae80e44166d..cc54211cc28 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/bootstrap.yaml
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/bootstrap.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ spec:
             - --service-node $(ENVOY_POD_NAME)
             - --config-yaml test bootstrap config
             - --log-level warn
+            - --cpuset-threads
           command:
             - envoy
           env:
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/component-level.yaml b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/component-level.yaml
index 2a28fd490a9..4837cd08371 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/component-level.yaml
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/component-level.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ spec:
             - --service-node $(ENVOY_POD_NAME)
             - --config-yaml test bootstrap config
             - --log-level error
+            - --cpuset-threads
             - --component-log-level filter:info
           command:
             - envoy
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/custom.yaml b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/custom.yaml
index 7b24c5fecb9..66fbefdd763 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/custom.yaml
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/custom.yaml
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ spec:
                       resource_api_version: V3
                     name: runtime-0
             - --log-level warn
+            - --cpuset-threads
           command:
             - envoy
           env:
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/default-env.yaml b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/default-env.yaml
index 9535bc2e1e4..2fa18c4b54b 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/default-env.yaml
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/default-env.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ spec:
                       resource_api_version: V3
                     name: runtime-0
             - --log-level warn
+            - --cpuset-threads
           command:
             - envoy
           env:
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/default.yaml b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/default.yaml
index c5790b0b81f..791bb365379 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/default.yaml
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/default.yaml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ spec:
                       resource_api_version: V3
                     name: runtime-0
             - --log-level warn
+            - --cpuset-threads
           command:
             - envoy
           env:
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/enable-prometheus.yaml b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/enable-prometheus.yaml
index e100ed3e764..6d52ad8af60 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/enable-prometheus.yaml
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/enable-prometheus.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ spec:
                       resource_api_version: V3
                     name: runtime-0
             - --log-level warn
+            - --cpuset-threads
           command:
             - envoy
           env:
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/extension-env.yaml b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/extension-env.yaml
index b0b2a4640a7..9ea8502fc4f 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/extension-env.yaml
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/extension-env.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ spec:
                       resource_api_version: V3
                     name: runtime-0
             - --log-level warn
+            - --cpuset-threads
           command:
             - envoy
           env:
diff --git a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/volumes.yaml b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/volumes.yaml
index b26628f1e27..56fdae98684 100644
--- a/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/volumes.yaml
+++ b/internal/infrastructure/kubernetes/proxy/testdata/deployments/volumes.yaml
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ spec:
                       resource_api_version: V3
                     name: runtime-0
             - --log-level warn
+            - --cpuset-threads
           command:
             - envoy
           env: