diff --git a/api/v1/aerospikecluster_types.go b/api/v1/aerospikecluster_types.go
index 13196062f..0ee8dcc94 100644
--- a/api/v1/aerospikecluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/aerospikecluster_types.go
@@ -669,6 +669,12 @@ type AerospikeClusterStatusSpec struct { //nolint:govet // for readability
 	// In case of inconsistent state during dynamic config update, operator falls back to rolling restart.
 	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:type=spec,displayName="Enable Dynamic Config Update"
 	EnableDynamicConfigUpdate *bool `json:"enableDynamicConfigUpdate,omitempty"`
+
+	// IsClusterReadinessEnabled determines if the cluster is readiness enabled i.e. readiness probe is
+	// present in all pods.
+	// This field is used to determine if PodDisruptionBudget should be created for the Aerospike cluster or not.
+	// +optional
+	IsClusterReadinessEnabled bool `json:"isClusterReadinessEnabled"`
 	// Define resources requests and limits for Aerospike Server Container.
 	// Please contact aerospike for proper sizing exercise
 	// Only Memory and Cpu resources can be given
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/asdb.aerospike.com_aerospikeclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/asdb.aerospike.com_aerospikeclusters.yaml
index 899c699e0..9be77f862 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/asdb.aerospike.com_aerospikeclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/asdb.aerospike.com_aerospikeclusters.yaml
@@ -9618,6 +9618,12 @@ spec:
               image:
                 description: Aerospike server image
                 type: string
+              isClusterReadinessEnabled:
+                description: IsClusterReadinessEnabled determines if the cluster is
+                  readiness enabled i.e. readiness probe is present in all pods. This
+                  field is used to determine if PodDisruptionBudget should be created
+                  for the Aerospike cluster or not.
+                type: boolean
               k8sNodeBlockList:
                 description: K8sNodeBlockList is a list of Kubernetes nodes which
                   are not used for Aerospike pods.
diff --git a/controllers/poddistruptionbudget.go b/controllers/poddistruptionbudget.go
index a130675a7..a97e89057 100644
--- a/controllers/poddistruptionbudget.go
+++ b/controllers/poddistruptionbudget.go
@@ -63,24 +63,16 @@ func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) deletePDB() error {
 }
 
 func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) createOrUpdatePDB() error {
-	podList, err := r.getClusterPodList()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	for podIdx := range podList.Items {
-		pod := &podList.Items[podIdx]
-
-		for containerIdx := range pod.Spec.Containers {
-			if pod.Spec.Containers[containerIdx].Name != asdbv1.AerospikeServerContainerName {
-				continue
-			}
+	if !r.IsStatusEmpty() {
+		clusterReadinessEnabled, err := r.getClusterReadinessStatus()
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to get cluster readiness status: %v", err)
+		}
 
-			if pod.Spec.Containers[containerIdx].ReadinessProbe == nil {
-				r.Log.Info("Pod found without ReadinessProbe, skipping PodDisruptionBudget. Refer Aerospike "+
-					"documentation for more details.", "name", pod.Name)
-				return nil
-			}
+		if !clusterReadinessEnabled {
+			r.Log.Info("Pod Readiness is not enabled throughout cluster. Skipping PodDisruptionBudget." +
+				" Refer Aerospike documentation for more details.")
+			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/controllers/reconciler.go b/controllers/reconciler.go
index d16e38875..fa7becdfe 100644
--- a/controllers/reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/reconciler.go
@@ -417,6 +417,13 @@ func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) updateStatus() error {
 	newAeroCluster.Status.AerospikeClusterStatusSpec = *specToStatus
 	newAeroCluster.Status.Phase = asdbv1.AerospikeClusterCompleted
 
+	clusterReadinessEnable, err := r.getClusterReadinessStatus()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get cluster readiness status: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	newAeroCluster.Status.IsClusterReadinessEnabled = clusterReadinessEnable
+
 	err = r.patchStatus(newAeroCluster)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error updating status: %w", err)
@@ -442,6 +449,29 @@ func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) setStatusPhase(phase asdbv1.AerospikeClusterPh
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) getClusterReadinessStatus() (bool, error) {
+	podList, err := r.getClusterPodList()
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, err
+	}
+
+	for podIdx := range podList.Items {
+		pod := &podList.Items[podIdx]
+
+		for containerIdx := range pod.Spec.Containers {
+			if pod.Spec.Containers[containerIdx].Name != asdbv1.AerospikeServerContainerName {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			if pod.Spec.Containers[containerIdx].ReadinessProbe == nil {
+				return false, nil
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return true, nil
+}
+
 func (r *SingleClusterReconciler) updateAccessControlStatus() error {
 	if r.aeroCluster.Spec.AerospikeAccessControl == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/helm-charts/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/crds/customresourcedefinition_aerospikeclusters.asdb.aerospike.com.yaml b/helm-charts/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/crds/customresourcedefinition_aerospikeclusters.asdb.aerospike.com.yaml
index 899c699e0..9be77f862 100644
--- a/helm-charts/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/crds/customresourcedefinition_aerospikeclusters.asdb.aerospike.com.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/aerospike-kubernetes-operator/crds/customresourcedefinition_aerospikeclusters.asdb.aerospike.com.yaml
@@ -9618,6 +9618,12 @@ spec:
               image:
                 description: Aerospike server image
                 type: string
+              isClusterReadinessEnabled:
+                description: IsClusterReadinessEnabled determines if the cluster is
+                  readiness enabled i.e. readiness probe is present in all pods. This
+                  field is used to determine if PodDisruptionBudget should be created
+                  for the Aerospike cluster or not.
+                type: boolean
               k8sNodeBlockList:
                 description: K8sNodeBlockList is a list of Kubernetes nodes which
                   are not used for Aerospike pods.