diff --git a/templates/config/controller/deployment.yaml.tpl b/templates/config/controller/deployment.yaml.tpl
index baf0f47b..794757c2 100644
--- a/templates/config/controller/deployment.yaml.tpl
+++ b/templates/config/controller/deployment.yaml.tpl
@@ -37,6 +37,10 @@ spec:
         - "$(ACK_RESOURCE_TAGS)"
         - --watch-namespace
         - "$(ACK_WATCH_NAMESPACE)"
+        - --reconcile-default-resync-seconds
+        - "$(RECONCILE_DEFAULT_RESYNC_SECONDS)"
+        - --reconcile-resource-resync-seconds
+        - "$(RECONCILE_RESOURCE_RESYNC_SECONDS)"
         image: controller:latest
         name: controller
         ports:
@@ -66,6 +70,10 @@ spec:
           value: "info"
         - name: ACK_RESOURCE_TAGS
           value: "services.k8s.aws/controller-version=%CONTROLLER_SERVICE%-%CONTROLLER_VERSION%,services.k8s.aws/namespace=%K8S_NAMESPACE%"
+        - name: RECONCILE_DEFAULT_RESYNC_SECONDS
+          value: "0"
+        - name: RECONCILE_RESOURCE_RESYNC_SECONDS
+          value: ""
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           privileged: false
diff --git a/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index 80c0922d..b3c0edef 100644
--- a/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ spec:
         - "$(ACK_WATCH_NAMESPACE)"
         - --deletion-policy
         - "$(DELETION_POLICY)"
+{{- if gt .Values.reconcile.defaultResyncPeriod 0.0 }}
+        - --reconcile-default-resync-seconds
+        - "$(RECONCILE_DEFAULT_RESYNC_SECONDS)"
+{{- end }}
+{{- range $key, $value := .Values.reconcile.resourceResyncPeriods }}
+        - --reconcile-resource-resync-seconds
+        - "$(RECONCILE_RESOURCE_RESYNC_SECONDS_{{ $key | upper }})"
+{{- end }}
         image: {{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         name: controller
@@ -83,6 +91,14 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.log.level | quote }}
         - name: ACK_RESOURCE_TAGS
           value: {{ join "," .Values.resourceTags | quote }}
+{{- if gt .Values.reconcile.defaultResyncPeriod 0.0 }}
+        - name: RECONCILE_DEFAULT_RESYNC_SECONDS
+          value: {{ .Values.reconcile.defaultResyncPeriod | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- range $key, $value := .Values.reconcile.resourceResyncPeriods }}
+        - name: RECONCILE_RESOURCE_RESYNC_SECONDS_{{ $key | upper }}
+          value: {{ $key }}={{ $value }}
+{{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.aws.credentials.secretName }}
         - name: AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE
           value: {{ include "aws.credentials.path" . }}
diff --git a/templates/helm/values.schema.json b/templates/helm/values.schema.json
index 267c541c..d5a8d35e 100644
--- a/templates/helm/values.schema.json
+++ b/templates/helm/values.schema.json
@@ -207,6 +207,18 @@
       "type": "string",
       "enum": ["delete", "retain"]
     },
+    "reconcile": {
+      "description": "Reconcile resync settings. Parameters to tune the controller's drift remediation period.",
+      "properties": {
+        "defaultResyncPeriod": {
+          "type": "number"
+        },
+        "resourceResyncPeriods": {
+          "type": "object"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
     "serviceAccount": {
       "description": "ServiceAccount settings",
       "properties": {
diff --git a/templates/helm/values.yaml.tpl b/templates/helm/values.yaml.tpl
index 6615bfb8..aea95408 100644
--- a/templates/helm/values.yaml.tpl
+++ b/templates/helm/values.yaml.tpl
@@ -83,6 +83,13 @@ resourceTags:
 # before the K8s resource is removed.
 deletionPolicy: delete
 
+# controller reconciliation configurations
+reconcile:
+  # The default duration, in seconds, to wait before resyncing desired state of custom resources.
+  defaultResyncPeriod: 0
+  # An object representing the reconcile resync configuration for each specific resource.
+  resourceResyncPeriods: {}
+
 serviceAccount:
   # Specifies whether a service account should be created
   create: true