diff --git a/pkg/rotator/rotator.go b/pkg/rotator/rotator.go
index 12f815b..68fc576 100644
--- a/pkg/rotator/rotator.go
+++ b/pkg/rotator/rotator.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ func AddRotator(mgr manager.Manager, cr *CertRotator) error {
 		webhooks:                    cr.Webhooks,
 		needLeaderElection:          cr.RequireLeaderElection,
 		refreshCertIfNeededDelegate: cr.refreshCertIfNeeded,
+		fieldOwner:                  cr.FieldOwner,
 	}
 	if err := addController(mgr, reconciler); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -207,14 +208,16 @@ type CertRotator struct {
 	reader SyncingReader
 	writer client.Writer
 
-	SecretKey              types.NamespacedName
-	CertDir                string
-	CAName                 string
-	CAOrganization         string
-	DNSName                string
-	ExtraDNSNames          []string
-	IsReady                chan struct{}
-	Webhooks               []WebhookInfo
+	SecretKey      types.NamespacedName
+	CertDir        string
+	CAName         string
+	CAOrganization string
+	DNSName        string
+	ExtraDNSNames  []string
+	IsReady        chan struct{}
+	Webhooks       []WebhookInfo
+	// FieldOwner is the optional fieldmanager of the webhook updated fields.
+	FieldOwner             string
 	RestartOnSecretRefresh bool
 	ExtKeyUsages           *[]x509.ExtKeyUsage
 	// RequireLeaderElection should be set to true if the CertRotator needs to
@@ -723,6 +726,7 @@ type ReconcileWH struct {
 	wasCAInjected               *atomic.Bool
 	needLeaderElection          bool
 	refreshCertIfNeededDelegate func() (bool, error)
+	fieldOwner                  string
 }
 
 // Reconcile reads that state of the cluster for a validatingwebhookconfiguration
@@ -817,7 +821,11 @@ func (r *ReconcileWH) ensureCerts(certPem []byte) error {
 			anyError = err
 			continue
 		}
-		if err := r.writer.Update(r.ctx, updatedResource); err != nil {
+		opts := []client.UpdateOption{}
+		if r.fieldOwner != "" {
+			opts = append(opts, client.FieldOwner(r.fieldOwner))
+		}
+		if err := r.writer.Update(r.ctx, updatedResource, opts...); err != nil {
 			log.Error(err, "Error updating webhook with certificate")
 			anyError = err
 			continue
diff --git a/pkg/rotator/rotator_test.go b/pkg/rotator/rotator_test.go
index 49c6643..441bae8 100644
--- a/pkg/rotator/rotator_test.go
+++ b/pkg/rotator/rotator_test.go
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ func setupManager(g *gomega.GomegaWithT) manager.Manager {
 	return mgr
 }
 
-func testWebhook(t *testing.T, secretKey types.NamespacedName, rotator *CertRotator, wh client.Object, webhooksField, caBundleField []string) {
+func testWebhook(t *testing.T, secretKey types.NamespacedName, rotator *CertRotator, wh client.Object, webhooksField, caBundleField []string, fieldOwner string) {
 	ctx, cancelFunc := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	defer cancelFunc()
 
@@ -238,13 +238,13 @@ func testWebhook(t *testing.T, secretKey types.NamespacedName, rotator *CertRota
 	ensureCertWasGenerated(ctx, g, c, secretKey)
 
 	// Wait for certificates to populated in managed webhookConfigurations
-	ensureWebhookPopulated(ctx, g, c, wh, webhooksField, caBundleField)
+	ensureWebhookPopulated(ctx, g, c, wh, webhooksField, caBundleField, fieldOwner)
 
 	// Zero out the certificates, ensure they are repopulated
 	resetWebhook(ctx, g, c, wh, webhooksField, caBundleField)
 
 	// Verify certificates are regenerated
-	ensureWebhookPopulated(ctx, g, c, wh, webhooksField, caBundleField)
+	ensureWebhookPopulated(ctx, g, c, wh, webhooksField, caBundleField, fieldOwner)
 
 	cancelFunc()
 	wg.Wait()
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ func TestReconcileWebhook(t *testing.T) {
 		var (
 			secretName = "test-secret"
 			whName     = fmt.Sprintf("test-webhook-%s", tt.name)
+			fieldOwner = "foo"
 		)
 
 		// this test relies on the rotator to generate/ rotate the CA
@@ -378,6 +379,7 @@ func TestReconcileWebhook(t *testing.T) {
 						Type: tt.webhookType,
 					},
 				},
+				FieldOwner: fieldOwner,
 			}
 			wh, ok := tt.webhookConfig.DeepCopyObject().(client.Object)
 			if !ok {
@@ -385,7 +387,7 @@ func TestReconcileWebhook(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			wh.SetName(whName)
 
-			testWebhook(t, key, rotator, wh, tt.webhooksField, tt.caBundleField)
+			testWebhook(t, key, rotator, wh, tt.webhooksField, tt.caBundleField, fieldOwner)
 		})
 
 		// this test does not start the rotator as a runnable instead it tests that
@@ -417,7 +419,7 @@ func TestReconcileWebhook(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			wh.SetName(whName)
 
-			testWebhook(t, key, rotator, wh, tt.webhooksField, tt.caBundleField)
+			testWebhook(t, key, rotator, wh, tt.webhooksField, tt.caBundleField, "")
 		})
 	}
 }
@@ -586,7 +588,7 @@ func extractWebhooks(g *gomega.WithT, u *unstructured.Unstructured, webhooksFiel
 	return webhooks
 }
 
-func ensureWebhookPopulated(ctx context.Context, g *gomega.WithT, c client.Client, wh interface{}, webhooksField, caBundleField []string) {
+func ensureWebhookPopulated(ctx context.Context, g *gomega.WithT, c client.Client, wh interface{}, webhooksField, caBundleField []string, fieldOwner string) {
 	// convert to unstructured object to accept either ValidatingWebhookConfiguration or MutatingWebhookConfiguration
 	whu := &unstructured.Unstructured{}
 	err := c.Scheme().Convert(wh, whu, nil)
@@ -598,6 +600,10 @@ func ensureWebhookPopulated(ctx context.Context, g *gomega.WithT, c client.Clien
 			return false
 		}
 
+		if !checkFieldOwner(whu.Object, fieldOwner) {
+			return false
+		}
+
 		webhooks := extractWebhooks(g, whu, webhooksField)
 		for _, w := range webhooks {
 			caBundle, found, err := unstructured.NestedFieldNoCopy(w.(map[string]interface{}), caBundleField...)
@@ -609,6 +615,26 @@ func ensureWebhookPopulated(ctx context.Context, g *gomega.WithT, c client.Clien
 	}, gEventuallyTimeout, gEventuallyInterval).Should(gomega.BeTrue(), "waiting for webhook reconciliation")
 }
 
+func checkFieldOwner(w map[string]interface{}, fieldOwner string) bool {
+	if fieldOwner == "" {
+		return true
+	}
+	managedFields, found, err := unstructured.NestedSlice(w, "metadata", "managedFields")
+	if !found || err != nil {
+		return false
+	}
+	for _, m := range managedFields {
+		manager, found, err := unstructured.NestedString(m.(map[string]interface{}), "manager")
+		if !found || err != nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		if manager == fieldOwner {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func resetWebhook(ctx context.Context, g *gomega.WithT, c client.Client, wh interface{}, webhooksField, caBundleField []string) {
 	// convert to unstructured object to accept either ValidatingWebhookConfiguration or MutatingWebhookConfiguration
 	whu := &unstructured.Unstructured{}