diff --git a/config/chart/kustomization.yaml b/config/chart/kustomization.yaml
index 36301c68c..a67da3775 100644
--- a/config/chart/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/config/chart/kustomization.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ bases:
 # [PROMETHEUS] To enable prometheus monitor, uncomment all sections with 'PROMETHEUS'.
 #- ../prometheus
 
+patches:
+- path: patches/keep-crds.yaml
+  target:
+    kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+
 patchesStrategicMerge:
 # [CERTMANAGER] To enable cert-manager, uncomment all sections with 'CERTMANAGER'.
 # Uncomment 'CERTMANAGER' sections in crd/kustomization.yaml to enable the CA injection in the admission webhooks.
diff --git a/config/chart/patches/keep-crds.yaml b/config/chart/patches/keep-crds.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dcbc34ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/chart/patches/keep-crds.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
+kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+metadata:
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/resource-policy": keep
+  name: any
diff --git a/test/e2e/resources/full-chart-install.yaml b/test/e2e/resources/full-chart-install.yaml
index 148e6b507..20a598186 100644
--- a/test/e2e/resources/full-chart-install.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/resources/full-chart-install.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: 'default/capi-operator-serving-cert'
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/core: capi-operator
   name: addonproviders.operator.cluster.x-k8s.io
@@ -1623,6 +1624,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: 'default/capi-operator-serving-cert'
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/core: capi-operator
   name: bootstrapproviders.operator.cluster.x-k8s.io
@@ -4825,6 +4827,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: 'default/capi-operator-serving-cert'
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/core: capi-operator
   name: controlplaneproviders.operator.cluster.x-k8s.io
@@ -8030,6 +8033,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: 'default/capi-operator-serving-cert'
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/core: capi-operator
   name: coreproviders.operator.cluster.x-k8s.io
@@ -11232,6 +11236,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: 'default/capi-operator-serving-cert'
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/core: capi-operator
   name: infrastructureproviders.operator.cluster.x-k8s.io
@@ -14437,6 +14442,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: 'default/capi-operator-serving-cert'
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/core: capi-operator
   name: ipamproviders.operator.cluster.x-k8s.io
@@ -16054,6 +16060,7 @@ metadata:
   annotations:
     cert-manager.io/inject-ca-from: 'default/capi-operator-serving-cert'
     controller-gen.kubebuilder.io/version: v0.14.0
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
   labels:
     clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/core: capi-operator
   name: runtimeextensionproviders.operator.cluster.x-k8s.io