diff --git a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/README.md b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/README.md
index 2f1aefc350..9b57dcb967 100644
--- a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/README.md
+++ b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ helm install seldon-core-operator seldonio/seldon-core-operator --namespace seld
 | manager.cpuLimit | string | `"500m"` |  |
 | manager.cpuRequest | string | `"100m"` |  |
 | manager.logLevel | string | `"INFO"` |  |
+| manager.leaderElectionID | string | `"a33bd623.machinelearning.seldon.io"` |  |
 | manager.memoryLimit | string | `"300Mi"` |  |
 | manager.memoryRequest | string | `"200Mi"` |  |
 | managerCreateResources | bool | `false` |  |
diff --git a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/templates/deployment_seldon-controller-manager.yaml b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/templates/deployment_seldon-controller-manager.yaml
index 7f0770ffba..73f96e82f9 100644
--- a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/templates/deployment_seldon-controller-manager.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/templates/deployment_seldon-controller-manager.yaml
@@ -36,10 +36,13 @@ spec:
         - --webhook-port={{ .Values.webhook.port }}
         - --create-resources=$(MANAGER_CREATE_RESOURCES)
         - --log-level=$(MANAGER_LOG_LEVEL)
+        - --leader-election-id=$(MANAGER_LEADER_ELECTION_ID)
         - '{{- if .Values.singleNamespace }}--namespace={{ include "seldon.namespace" . }}{{- end }}'
         command:
         - /manager
         env:
+        - name: MANAGER_LEADER_ELECTION_ID
+          value: '{{ .Values.manager.leaderElectionID }}'
         - name: MANAGER_LOG_LEVEL
           value: '{{ .Values.manager.logLevel }}'
         - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/values.yaml b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/values.yaml
index e246516028..7235ff5d7e 100644
--- a/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/seldon-core-operator/values.yaml
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ manager:
   memoryLimit: 300Mi
   memoryRequest: 200Mi
   logLevel: INFO
+  leaderElectionID: a33bd623.machinelearning.seldon.io
 rbac:
   configmap:
     create: true
diff --git a/operator/config/manager/manager.yaml b/operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
index 21ca5fbf40..bb3b8f755c 100644
--- a/operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
+++ b/operator/config/manager/manager.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ spec:
         - --webhook-port=4443
         - --create-resources=$(MANAGER_CREATE_RESOURCES)
         - --log-level=$(MANAGER_LOG_LEVEL)
+        - --leader-election-id=$(MANAGER_LEADER_ELECTION_ID)
         env:
+        - name: MANAGER_LEADER_ELECTION_ID
+          value: "a33bd623.machinelearning.seldon.io"        
         - name: MANAGER_LOG_LEVEL
           value: "INFO"
         - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/operator/helm/split_resources.py b/operator/helm/split_resources.py
index 4c66d84c01..d09738c331 100644
--- a/operator/helm/split_resources.py
+++ b/operator/helm/split_resources.py
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@
     "ENGINE_DEFAULT_MEMORY_LIMIT": "engine.resources.memoryLimit",
     "ENGINE_DEFAULT_MEMORY_REQUEST": "engine.resources.memoryRequest",
     "MANAGER_LOG_LEVEL": "manager.logLevel",
+    "MANAGER_LEADER_ELECTION_ID": "manager.leaderElectionID",
 }
 HELM_VALUES_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY = "{{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}"
 
diff --git a/operator/main.go b/operator/main.go
index 013c5bc0f3..755574be03 100644
--- a/operator/main.go
+++ b/operator/main.go
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	logLevelEnvVar  = "SELDON_LOG_LEVEL"
-	logLevelDefault = "INFO"
-	debugEnvVar     = "SELDON_DEBUG"
+	logLevelEnvVar          = "SELDON_LOG_LEVEL"
+	logLevelDefault         = "INFO"
+	debugEnvVar             = "SELDON_DEBUG"
+	leaderElectionIDEnvVar  = "LEADER_ELECTION_ID"
+	leaderElectionIDDefault = "a33bd623.machinelearning.seldon.io"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -114,6 +116,7 @@ func main() {
 	var createResources bool
 	var debug bool
 	var logLevel string
+	var leaderElectionID string
 
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-addr", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "enable-leader-election", false,
@@ -128,6 +131,7 @@ func main() {
 		"Enable debug mode. Logs will be sampled and less structured.",
 	)
 	flag.StringVar(&logLevel, "log-level", utils.GetEnv(logLevelEnvVar, logLevelDefault), "Log level.")
+	flag.StringVar(&leaderElectionID, "leader-election-id", utils.GetEnv(leaderElectionIDEnvVar, leaderElectionIDDefault), "Leader Election ID determines the name of the resource that leader election will use for holding the leader lock.")
 	flag.Parse()
 
 	ctx := context.Background()
@@ -165,7 +169,7 @@ func main() {
 		Scheme:             scheme,
 		MetricsBindAddress: metricsAddr,
 		LeaderElection:     enableLeaderElection,
-		LeaderElectionID:   "a33bd623.machinelearning.seldon.io",
+		LeaderElectionID:   leaderElectionID,
 		Port:               webHookPort,
 		Namespace:          namespace,
 	})