diff --git a/charts/kyverno/README.md b/charts/kyverno/README.md
index c0e2bfcdfd..a947736915 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/README.md
+++ b/charts/kyverno/README.md
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ The chart values are organised per component.
 | admissionController.nodeAffinity | object | `{}` | Node affinity constraints. |
 | admissionController.topologySpreadConstraints | list | `[]` | Topology spread constraints. |
 | admissionController.podSecurityContext | object | `{}` | Security context for the pod |
+| admissionController.podDisruptionBudget.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable PodDisruptionBudget. Will always be enabled if replicas > 1. This non-declarative behavior should ideally be avoided, but changing it now would be breaking. |
 | admissionController.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable | int | `1` | Configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set. |
 | admissionController.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | string | `nil` | Configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. Cannot be used if `minAvailable` is set. |
 | admissionController.tufRootMountPath | string | `"/.sigstore"` | A writable volume to use for the TUF root initialization. |
@@ -443,6 +444,7 @@ The chart values are organised per component.
 | backgroundController.topologySpreadConstraints | list | `[]` | Topology spread constraints. |
 | backgroundController.podSecurityContext | object | `{}` | Security context for the pod |
 | backgroundController.securityContext | object | `{"allowPrivilegeEscalation":false,"capabilities":{"drop":["ALL"]},"privileged":false,"readOnlyRootFilesystem":true,"runAsNonRoot":true,"seccompProfile":{"type":"RuntimeDefault"}}` | Security context for the containers |
+| backgroundController.podDisruptionBudget.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable PodDisruptionBudget. Will always be enabled if replicas > 1. This non-declarative behavior should ideally be avoided, but changing it now would be breaking. |
 | backgroundController.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable | int | `1` | Configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set. |
 | backgroundController.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | string | `nil` | Configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. Cannot be used if `minAvailable` is set. |
 | backgroundController.metricsService.create | bool | `true` | Create service. |
@@ -510,6 +512,7 @@ The chart values are organised per component.
 | cleanupController.topologySpreadConstraints | list | `[]` | Topology spread constraints. |
 | cleanupController.podSecurityContext | object | `{}` | Security context for the pod |
 | cleanupController.securityContext | object | `{"allowPrivilegeEscalation":false,"capabilities":{"drop":["ALL"]},"privileged":false,"readOnlyRootFilesystem":true,"runAsNonRoot":true,"seccompProfile":{"type":"RuntimeDefault"}}` | Security context for the containers |
+| cleanupController.podDisruptionBudget.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable PodDisruptionBudget. Will always be enabled if replicas > 1. This non-declarative behavior should ideally be avoided, but changing it now would be breaking. |
 | cleanupController.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable | int | `1` | Configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set. |
 | cleanupController.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | string | `nil` | Configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. Cannot be used if `minAvailable` is set. |
 | cleanupController.service.port | int | `443` | Service port. |
@@ -579,6 +582,7 @@ The chart values are organised per component.
 | reportsController.topologySpreadConstraints | list | `[]` | Topology spread constraints. |
 | reportsController.podSecurityContext | object | `{}` | Security context for the pod |
 | reportsController.securityContext | object | `{"allowPrivilegeEscalation":false,"capabilities":{"drop":["ALL"]},"privileged":false,"readOnlyRootFilesystem":true,"runAsNonRoot":true,"seccompProfile":{"type":"RuntimeDefault"}}` | Security context for the containers |
+| reportsController.podDisruptionBudget.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable PodDisruptionBudget. Will always be enabled if replicas > 1. This non-declarative behavior should ideally be avoided, but changing it now would be breaking. |
 | reportsController.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable | int | `1` | Configures the minimum available pods for disruptions. Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set. |
 | reportsController.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | string | `nil` | Configures the maximum unavailable pods for disruptions. Cannot be used if `minAvailable` is set. |
 | reportsController.tufRootMountPath | string | `"/.sigstore"` | A writable volume to use for the TUF root initialization. |
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/templates/admission-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml b/charts/kyverno/templates/admission-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
index c9ef079da9..d1bfbeba2a 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/templates/admission-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/templates/admission-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if (gt (int .Values.admissionController.replicas) 1) -}}
+{{- if or .Values.admissionController.podDisruptionBudget.enabled (gt (int .Values.admissionController.replicas) 1) -}}
 apiVersion: {{ template "kyverno.pdb.apiVersion" . }}
 kind: PodDisruptionBudget
 metadata:
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/templates/background-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml b/charts/kyverno/templates/background-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
index 7808aed3f4..201f7cbb8c 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/templates/background-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/templates/background-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.backgroundController.enabled -}}
-{{- if (gt (int .Values.backgroundController.replicas) 1) -}}
+{{- if or .Values.backgroundController.podDisruptionBudget.enabled (gt (int .Values.backgroundController.replicas) 1) -}}
 apiVersion: {{ template "kyverno.pdb.apiVersion" . }}
 kind: PodDisruptionBudget
 metadata:
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/templates/cleanup-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml b/charts/kyverno/templates/cleanup-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
index 4cf02be138..b640ad3073 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/templates/cleanup-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/templates/cleanup-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.cleanupController.enabled -}}
-{{- if (gt (int .Values.cleanupController.replicas) 1) -}}
+{{- if or .Values.cleanupController.podDisruptionBudget.enabled (gt (int .Values.cleanupController.replicas) 1) -}}
 apiVersion: {{ template "kyverno.pdb.apiVersion" . }}
 kind: PodDisruptionBudget
 metadata:
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/templates/reports-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml b/charts/kyverno/templates/reports-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
index b1fdc7a505..de6b6248b2 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/templates/reports-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/templates/reports-controller/poddisruptionbudget.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.reportsController.enabled -}}
-{{- if (gt (int .Values.reportsController.replicas) 1) -}}
+{{- if or .Values.reportsController.podDisruptionBudget.enabled (gt (int .Values.reportsController.replicas) 1) -}}
 apiVersion: {{ template "kyverno.pdb.apiVersion" . }}
 kind: PodDisruptionBudget
 metadata:
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/values.yaml b/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
index 87921a0b15..a27a51c292 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
@@ -781,6 +781,9 @@ admissionController:
   podSecurityContext: {}
 
   podDisruptionBudget:
+    # -- Enable PodDisruptionBudget.
+    # Will always be enabled if replicas > 1. This non-declarative behavior should ideally be avoided, but changing it now would be breaking.
+    enabled: false
     # -- Configures the minimum available pods for disruptions.
     # Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set.
     minAvailable: 1
@@ -1161,6 +1164,9 @@ backgroundController:
       type: RuntimeDefault
 
   podDisruptionBudget:
+    # -- Enable PodDisruptionBudget.
+    # Will always be enabled if replicas > 1. This non-declarative behavior should ideally be avoided, but changing it now would be breaking.
+    enabled: false
     # -- Configures the minimum available pods for disruptions.
     # Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set.
     minAvailable: 1
@@ -1426,6 +1432,9 @@ cleanupController:
       type: RuntimeDefault
 
   podDisruptionBudget:
+    # -- Enable PodDisruptionBudget.
+    # Will always be enabled if replicas > 1. This non-declarative behavior should ideally be avoided, but changing it now would be breaking.
+    enabled: false
     # -- Configures the minimum available pods for disruptions.
     # Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set.
     minAvailable: 1
@@ -1669,6 +1678,9 @@ reportsController:
       type: RuntimeDefault
 
   podDisruptionBudget:
+    # -- Enable PodDisruptionBudget.
+    # Will always be enabled if replicas > 1. This non-declarative behavior should ideally be avoided, but changing it now would be breaking.
+    enabled: false
     # -- Configures the minimum available pods for disruptions.
     # Cannot be used if `maxUnavailable` is set.
     minAvailable: 1