diff --git a/charts/external-dns/README.md b/charts/external-dns/README.md
index cd6be88bea..0bd75c5592 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/README.md
+++ b/charts/external-dns/README.md
@@ -69,3 +69,4 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the _ExternalDNS_ chart
 | `domainFilters`                   | Limit possible target zones by domain suffixes.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `[]`                                   |
 | `provider`                        | DNS provider where the DNS records will be created, for the available providers and how to configure them see the [README](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns#deploying-to-a-cluster).                                                                                                                   | `aws`                                  |
 | `extraArgs`                       | Extra arguments to pass to the _external-dns_ container, these are needed for provider specific arguments.                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `[]`                                   |
+| `deploymentStrategy`              | .spec.strategy of the external-dns Deployment. Defaults to 'Recreate' since multiple external-dns pods may conflict with each other.                                                                                                                                                                                  | `{type: Recreate}`                     |
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
index 4dbbdb8f2a..1ed3b6f5f6 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
       {{- include "external-dns.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  strategy:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.deploymentStrategy | nindent 4 }}
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/values.yaml b/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
index a9b3b59e88..988677fbd3 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
@@ -125,3 +125,6 @@ domainFilters: []
 provider: aws
 
 extraArgs: []
+
+deploymentStrategy:
+  type: Recreate