diff --git a/cluster/config-defaults.yaml b/cluster/config-defaults.yaml
index d940dda514..57dd1ee571 100644
--- a/cluster/config-defaults.yaml
+++ b/cluster/config-defaults.yaml
@@ -484,6 +484,9 @@ kubernetes_lifecycle_metrics_mem_min: "120Mi"
 kube_node_ready_controller_cpu: "50m"
 kube_node_ready_controller_memory: "200Mi"
 
+# Enable kube-node-ready ASG lifecycle hook feature.
+kube_node_ready_enabled: "true"
+
 # Enable deployment of aws-cloud-controller-manager
 aws_cloud_controller_manager_enabled: "true"
 aws_cloud_controller_manager_cpu: "125m"
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml b/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
index eaad055f02..401057c9a8 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/deletions.yaml
@@ -309,3 +309,14 @@ post_apply:
   kind: DaemonSet
   namespace: kube-system
 {{- end }}
+{{- if ne .Cluster.ConfigItems.kube_node_ready_enabled "true" }}
+- name: kube-node-ready
+  kind: DaemonSet
+  namespace: kube-system
+- name: kube-node-ready
+  kind: ServiceAccount
+  namespace: kube-system
+- name: kube-node-ready
+  kind: Service
+  namespace: kube-system
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/01-rbac.yaml b/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/01-rbac.yaml
index e38976084d..e6d2d09cab 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/01-rbac.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/01-rbac.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# {{ if eq .Cluster.ConfigItems.kube_node_ready_enabled "true" }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
@@ -5,3 +6,4 @@ metadata:
   namespace: kube-system
   annotations:
     iam.amazonaws.com/role: "{{ .Cluster.LocalID }}-kube-node-ready"
+# {{ end }}
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/daemonset.yaml b/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/daemonset.yaml
index fc7594203b..65f2e4d12b 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/daemonset.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# {{ if eq .Cluster.ConfigItems.kube_node_ready_enabled "true" }}
 # {{ $image := "container-registry.zalando.net/teapot/kube-node-ready:master-34" }}
 # {{ $version := index (split $image ":") 1 }}
 
@@ -65,3 +66,4 @@ spec:
           runAsUser: 1000
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: 65534
+# {{ end }}
diff --git a/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/service.yaml b/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/service.yaml
index 27681e9759..5a9fb3a838 100644
--- a/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/service.yaml
+++ b/cluster/manifests/kube-node-ready/service.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+# {{ if eq .Cluster.ConfigItems.kube_node_ready_enabled "true" }}
 kind: Service
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
@@ -16,3 +17,4 @@ spec:
       protocol: TCP
   selector:
     component: kube-node-ready
+# {{ end }}
diff --git a/cluster/node-pools/worker-combined/stack.yaml b/cluster/node-pools/worker-combined/stack.yaml
index 632dbaf667..38a0d1e285 100644
--- a/cluster/node-pools/worker-combined/stack.yaml
+++ b/cluster/node-pools/worker-combined/stack.yaml
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ Resources:
       Roles:
       - !ImportValue '{{ .Cluster.ID }}:worker-iam-role'
     Type: 'AWS::IAM::InstanceProfile'
+# {{ if eq .Cluster.ConfigItems.kube_node_ready_enabled "true" }}
   AutoscalingLifecycleHook:
     Properties:
       AutoScalingGroupName: !Ref AutoScalingGroup
@@ -182,3 +183,4 @@ Resources:
       HeartbeatTimeout: '600'
       LifecycleTransition: 'autoscaling:EC2_INSTANCE_LAUNCHING'
     Type: 'AWS::AutoScaling::LifecycleHook'
+# {{ end }}
diff --git a/cluster/node-pools/worker-splitaz/stack.yaml b/cluster/node-pools/worker-splitaz/stack.yaml
index 43a20bc1ce..10dafb3811 100644
--- a/cluster/node-pools/worker-splitaz/stack.yaml
+++ b/cluster/node-pools/worker-splitaz/stack.yaml
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ Resources:
       VPCZoneIdentifier:
         - "{{ index $data.Values.subnets $az }}"
     Type: 'AWS::AutoScaling::AutoScalingGroup'
+# {{ if eq $data.Cluster.ConfigItems.kube_node_ready_enabled "true" }}
   AutoscalingLifecycleHook{{$azID}}:
     Properties:
       AutoScalingGroupName: !Ref AutoScalingGroup{{$azID}}
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ Resources:
       HeartbeatTimeout: '600'
       LifecycleTransition: 'autoscaling:EC2_INSTANCE_LAUNCHING'
     Type: 'AWS::AutoScaling::LifecycleHook'
+# {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
 {{ end }}