diff --git a/internal/services/providers/eks/eks.go b/internal/services/providers/eks/eks.go
index 0ede83ba..370bdbd5 100644
--- a/internal/services/providers/eks/eks.go
+++ b/internal/services/providers/eks/eks.go
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ func determineLifecycle(n *v1.Node) nodeLifecycle {
 		return NodeLifecycleSpot
 	}
 
+	if val, ok := n.Labels[labels.WorkerSpot]; ok && val == "true" {
+		return NodeLifecycleSpot
+	}
+
 	if val, ok := n.Labels[labels.KarpenterCapacityType]; ok {
 		if val == labels.ValueKarpenterCapacityTypeSpot {
 			return NodeLifecycleSpot
diff --git a/internal/services/providers/eks/eks_test.go b/internal/services/providers/eks/eks_test.go
index 96fd3c1e..87e81ebd 100644
--- a/internal/services/providers/eks/eks_test.go
+++ b/internal/services/providers/eks/eks_test.go
@@ -83,6 +83,27 @@ func TestProvider_IsSpot(t *testing.T) {
 		r.Equal([]*v1.Node{node}, got)
 	})
 
+	t.Run("spot instance worker label", func(t *testing.T) {
+		r := require.New(t)
+		awsClient := mock_client.NewMockClient(gomock.NewController(t))
+
+		p := &Provider{
+			log:                              logrus.New(),
+			awsClient:                        awsClient,
+			apiNodeLifecycleDiscoveryEnabled: true,
+			spotCache:                        map[string]bool{},
+		}
+
+		node := &v1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{Labels: map[string]string{
+			labels.WorkerSpot: "true",
+		}}}
+
+		got, err := p.FilterSpot(context.Background(), []*v1.Node{node})
+
+		r.NoError(err)
+		r.Equal([]*v1.Node{node}, got)
+	})
+
 	t.Run("spot instance CAST AI label", func(t *testing.T) {
 		r := require.New(t)
 		awsClient := mock_client.NewMockClient(gomock.NewController(t))
diff --git a/pkg/labels/labels.go b/pkg/labels/labels.go
index 0075f4ba..46ebef60 100644
--- a/pkg/labels/labels.go
+++ b/pkg/labels/labels.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ const (
 	CastaiFakeSpot        = "scheduling.cast.ai/fake-spot"
 	KopsSpot              = "spot"
 	KarpenterCapacityType = "karpenter.sh/capacity-type"
+	WorkerSpot            = "node-role.kubernetes.io/spot-worker"
 
 	ValueKarpenterCapacityTypeSpot     = "spot"
 	ValueKarpenterCapacityTypeOnDemand = "on-demand"