diff --git a/pkg/controller/state/reconciler.go b/pkg/controller/state/reconciler.go
index 73a3d11a70..c9b6d2b8e0 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/state/reconciler.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/state/reconciler.go
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
+	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/v2/internal/controller/customresource"
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/v2/internal/generated/translate"
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/v2/pkg/finalizer"
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/v2/pkg/state"
@@ -103,13 +104,6 @@ func NewStateReconciler[T any](target StateHandler[T], options ...ReconcilerOpti
 	return r
 }
 
-func NewUnstructuredStateReconciler(target UnstructuredStateReconciler, gvk schema.GroupVersionKind) *Reconciler[unstructured.Unstructured] {
-	return &Reconciler[unstructured.Unstructured]{
-		reconciler:      target,
-		unstructuredGVK: gvk,
-	}
-}
-
 func (r *Reconciler[T]) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager, defaultOptions controller.Options) error {
 	r.cluster = mgr
 	return r.reconciler.SetupWithManager(mgr, r, defaultOptions)
@@ -142,6 +136,17 @@ func (r *Reconciler[T]) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, req ctrl.Request) (reconc
 	currentStatus := newStatusObject(obj)
 	currentState := state.GetState(currentStatus.Status.Conditions)
 
+	if customresource.ReconciliationShouldBeSkipped(clientObj) {
+		logger.Info(fmt.Sprintf("Skipping reconciliation by annotation %s=%s", customresource.ReconciliationPolicyAnnotation, customresource.ReconciliationPolicySkip))
+		if currentState == state.StateDeleted {
+			if err := finalizer.UnsetFinalizers(ctx, r.cluster.GetClient(), clientObj, "mongodb.com/finalizer"); err != nil {
+				return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to unset finalizer: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		return ctrl.Result{}, nil
+	}
+
 	logger.Info("reconcile started", "currentState", currentState)
 	if err := finalizer.EnsureFinalizers(ctx, r.cluster.GetClient(), clientObj, "mongodb.com/finalizer"); err != nil {
 		return ctrl.Result{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to manage finalizers: %w", err)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/state/reconciler_test.go b/pkg/controller/state/reconciler_test.go
index f51c543b3e..5391b5cbfd 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/state/reconciler_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/state/reconciler_test.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
+	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/v2/internal/controller/customresource"
 	"github.com/mongodb/mongodb-atlas-kubernetes/v2/pkg/state"
 )
 
@@ -304,6 +305,20 @@ func TestReconcile(t *testing.T) {
 				return Result{NextState: "Initial"}, nil
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:        "should skip reconcile request",
+			existingObj: baseObj.WithSkipReconciliationAnnotation(),
+			handleState: func(ctx context.Context, do *dummyObject) (Result, error) {
+				return Result{Result: reconcile.Result{}}, nil
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "should skip reconcile request on deleted object",
+			existingObj: baseObj.WithSkipReconciliationAnnotation().WithDeletedStaze(),
+			handleState: func(ctx context.Context, do *dummyObject) (Result, error) {
+				return Result{Result: reconcile.Result{}}, nil
+			},
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range tests {
@@ -534,6 +549,33 @@ func (do *dummyObject) DeepCopy() *dummyObject {
 	}
 }
 
+func (do *dummyObject) WithSkipReconciliationAnnotation() *dummyObject {
+	copyOfDo := do.DeepCopy()
+
+	if copyOfDo.Annotations == nil {
+		copyOfDo.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	copyOfDo.Annotations[customresource.ReconciliationPolicyAnnotation] = customresource.ReconciliationPolicySkip
+
+	return copyOfDo
+}
+
+func (do *dummyObject) WithDeletedStaze() *dummyObject {
+	copyOfDo := do.DeepCopy()
+
+	if len(copyOfDo.Status.Conditions) == 0 {
+		copyOfDo.Status.Conditions = []metav1.Condition{}
+	}
+
+	copyOfDo.Status.Conditions = append(copyOfDo.Status.Conditions, metav1.Condition{
+		Type:   "State",
+		Status: metav1.ConditionTrue,
+		Reason: "Deleted",
+	})
+
+	return copyOfDo
+}
+
 func prevStatusObject(state state.ResourceState, observedGen int64) StatusObject {
 	return newDummyObject(metav1.ObjectMeta{}, []metav1.Condition{
 		newStateCondition(state, metav1.ConditionTrue, observedGen),