diff --git a/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1/labels.go b/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1/labels.go
index f395e91a3977..11ec19100d72 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1/labels.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1/labels.go
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
+const (
+	// SkipReconcileLabelKey is a label indicating that the pod should not be reconciled
+	SkipReconcileLabelKey = "ceph.rook.io/do-not-reconcile"
+)
+
 // LabelsSpec is the main spec label for all daemons
 type LabelsSpec map[KeyType]Labels
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/health.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/health.go
index 4a34c3933ceb..d341b38886c2 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/health.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/health.go
@@ -157,6 +157,15 @@ func (c *Cluster) checkHealth(ctx context.Context) error {
 		return errors.New("skipping mon health check since there are no monitors")
 	}
 
+	monsToSkipReconcile, err := c.getMonsToSkipReconcile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to check for mons to skip reconcile")
+	}
+	if monsToSkipReconcile.Len() > 0 {
+		logger.Warningf("skipping mon health check since mons are labeled with %s: %v", cephv1.SkipReconcileLabelKey, monsToSkipReconcile.List())
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	logger.Debugf("Checking health for mons in cluster %q", c.ClusterInfo.Namespace)
 
 	// For an external connection we use a special function to get the status
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon.go
index 8ce9e135643a..9b8d34d2f9d5 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/mon/mon.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import (
 	kerrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 )
 
@@ -192,6 +193,15 @@ func (c *Cluster) Start(clusterInfo *cephclient.ClusterInfo, rookVersion string,
 
 	logger.Infof("targeting the mon count %d", c.spec.Mon.Count)
 
+	monsToSkipReconcile, err := c.getMonsToSkipReconcile()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to check for mons to skip reconcile")
+	}
+	if monsToSkipReconcile.Len() > 0 {
+		logger.Warningf("skipping mon reconcile since mons are labeled with %s: %v", cephv1.SkipReconcileLabelKey, monsToSkipReconcile.List())
+		return c.ClusterInfo, nil
+	}
+
 	// create the mons for a new cluster or ensure mons are running in an existing cluster
 	return c.ClusterInfo, c.startMons(c.spec.Mon.Count)
 }
@@ -1445,3 +1455,22 @@ func (c *Cluster) releaseOrchestrationLock() {
 	c.orchestrationMutex.Unlock()
 	logger.Debugf("Released lock for mon orchestration")
 }
+
+func (c *Cluster) getMonsToSkipReconcile() (sets.String, error) {
+	listOpts := metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s,%s", k8sutil.AppAttr, AppName, cephv1.SkipReconcileLabelKey)}
+
+	deployments, err := c.context.Clientset.AppsV1().Deployments(c.ClusterInfo.Namespace).List(c.ClusterInfo.Context, listOpts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to query mons to skip reconcile")
+	}
+
+	result := sets.NewString()
+	for _, deployment := range deployments.Items {
+		if monID, ok := deployment.Labels[config.MonType]; ok {
+			logger.Infof("found mon %q pod to skip reconcile", monID)
+			result.Insert(monID)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/osd.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/osd.go
index 75207531e971..e130e9602455 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/osd.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/osd.go
@@ -195,8 +195,12 @@ func (c *Cluster) Start() error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to get information about currently-running OSD Deployments in namespace %q", namespace)
 	}
+	osdsToSkipReconcile, err := c.getOSDsToSkipReconcile()
+	if err != nil {
+		logger.Warningf("failed to get osds to skip reconcile. %v", err)
+	}
 	logger.Debugf("%d of %d OSD Deployments need updated", updateQueue.Len(), deployments.Len())
-	updateConfig := c.newUpdateConfig(config, updateQueue, deployments)
+	updateConfig := c.newUpdateConfig(config, updateQueue, deployments, osdsToSkipReconcile)
 
 	// prepare for creating new OSDs
 	statusConfigMaps := sets.NewString()
@@ -257,6 +261,24 @@ func (c *Cluster) getExistingOSDDeploymentsOnPVCs() (sets.String, error) {
 	return result, nil
 }
 
+func (c *Cluster) getOSDsToSkipReconcile() (sets.String, error) {
+	listOpts := metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: fmt.Sprintf("%s=%s,%s", k8sutil.AppAttr, AppName, cephv1.SkipReconcileLabelKey)}
+
+	deployments, err := c.context.Clientset.AppsV1().Deployments(c.clusterInfo.Namespace).List(c.clusterInfo.Context, listOpts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to query OSDs to skip reconcile")
+	}
+
+	result := sets.NewString()
+	for _, deployment := range deployments.Items {
+		if osdID, ok := deployment.Labels[OsdIdLabelKey]; ok {
+			result.Insert(osdID)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return result, nil
+}
+
 func deploymentOnNode(c *Cluster, osd OSDInfo, nodeName string, config *provisionConfig) (*appsv1.Deployment, error) {
 	osdLongName := fmt.Sprintf("OSD %d on node %q", osd.ID, nodeName)
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/update.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/update.go
index 52c985c5f765..576b6f54caf3 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/update.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/update.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 )
 
 // THE LIBRARY PROVIDED BY THIS FILE IS NOT THREAD SAFE
@@ -42,17 +43,19 @@ var (
 )
 
 type updateConfig struct {
-	cluster          *Cluster
-	provisionConfig  *provisionConfig
-	queue            *updateQueue   // these OSDs need updated
-	numUpdatesNeeded int            // the number of OSDs that needed updating
-	deployments      *existenceList // these OSDs have existing deployments
+	cluster             *Cluster
+	provisionConfig     *provisionConfig
+	queue               *updateQueue   // these OSDs need updated
+	numUpdatesNeeded    int            // the number of OSDs that needed updating
+	deployments         *existenceList // these OSDs have existing deployments
+	osdsToSkipReconcile sets.String    // these OSDs should not be updated during reconcile
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) newUpdateConfig(
 	provisionConfig *provisionConfig,
 	queue *updateQueue,
 	deployments *existenceList,
+	osdsToSkipReconcile sets.String,
 ) *updateConfig {
 	return &updateConfig{
 		c,
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) newUpdateConfig(
 		queue,
 		queue.Len(),
 		deployments,
+		osdsToSkipReconcile,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -126,6 +130,11 @@ func (c *updateConfig) updateExistingOSDs(errs *provisionErrors) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		if c.osdsToSkipReconcile.Has(strconv.Itoa(osdID)) {
+			logger.Warningf("Skipping update for OSD %d since labeled with %s", osdID, cephv1.SkipReconcileLabelKey)
+			continue
+		}
+
 		// backward compatibility for old deployments
 		// Checking DeviceClass with None too, because ceph-volume lvm list return crush device class as None
 		// Tracker https://tracker.ceph.com/issues/53425
@@ -154,7 +163,6 @@ func (c *updateConfig) updateExistingOSDs(errs *provisionErrors) {
 		} else {
 			if !c.cluster.ValidStorage.NodeExists(nodeOrPVCName) {
 				// node will not reconcile, so don't update the deployment
-				// allow the OSD health checker to remove the OSD
 				logger.Warningf(
 					"not updating OSD %d on node %q. node no longer exists in the storage spec. "+
 						"if the user wishes to remove OSDs from the node, they must do so manually. "+
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/update_test.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/update_test.go
index 1f76f18d2ca5..677ec69b82e1 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/update_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/osd/update_test.go
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 )
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func Test_updateExistingOSDs(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		c = New(ctx, clusterInfo, spec, "rook/rook:master")
 		config := c.newProvisionConfig()
-		updateConfig = c.newUpdateConfig(config, updateQueue, existingDeployments)
+		updateConfig = c.newUpdateConfig(config, updateQueue, existingDeployments, sets.NewString())
 
 		// prepare outputs
 		deploymentsUpdated = []string{}
@@ -480,6 +481,26 @@ func Test_updateExistingOSDs(t *testing.T) {
 
 		assert.Equal(t, 0, updateQueue.Len()) // should be done with updates
 	})
+
+	t.Run("skip osd reconcile", func(t *testing.T) {
+		clientset = fake.NewSimpleClientset()
+		updateQueue = newUpdateQueueWithIDs(0, 1)
+		existingDeployments = newExistenceListWithIDs(0)
+		forceUpgradeIfUnhealthy = true
+		updateInjectFailures = k8sutil.Failures{}
+		doSetup()
+		addDeploymentOnNode("node0", 0)
+
+		osdToBeQueried = 0
+		updateConfig.osdsToSkipReconcile.Insert("0")
+		updateConfig.updateExistingOSDs(errs)
+		assert.Zero(t, errs.len())
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, updateQueue.Len())
+		osdIDUpdated, ok := updateQueue.Pop()
+		assert.True(t, ok)
+		assert.Equal(t, 1, osdIDUpdated)
+		updateConfig.osdsToSkipReconcile.Delete("0")
+	})
 }
 
 func Test_getOSDUpdateInfo(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/osd.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/osd.go
index 1359bf8d880c..c0632b205c6c 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/osd.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/disruption/clusterdisruption/osd.go
@@ -552,7 +552,9 @@ func (r *ReconcileClusterDisruption) getOSDFailureDomains(clusterInfo *cephclien
 					nodeDrainFailureDomains.Insert(failureDomainName)
 				}
 			} else {
-				logger.Infof("osd %q is down but no node drain is detected", deployment.Name)
+				if !strings.HasSuffix(deployment.Name, "-debug") {
+					logger.Infof("osd %q is down but no node drain is detected", deployment.Name)
+				}
 			}
 		}