diff --git a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/conf/operator.yaml b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/conf/operator.yaml
index 39f54171..a7d2adf7 100644
--- a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/conf/operator.yaml
+++ b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/conf/operator.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,7 @@ sidecar:
   image: {{ .Values.sidecar.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.sidecar.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}
   resources:
     {{- .Values.sidecar.resources | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
+leaderElection:
+  leaseDuration: {{ .Values.operator.leaderElection.leaseDuration }}
+  renewDeadline: {{ .Values.operator.leaderElection.renewDeadline }}
+  retryPeriod: {{ .Values.operator.leaderElection.retryPeriod }}
diff --git a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/resources.yaml b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/resources.yaml
index d7d3347c..9c5b028c 100644
--- a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/resources.yaml
+++ b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/templates/resources.yaml
@@ -443,7 +443,9 @@ spec:
           name: https
       - args:
         - --metrics-addr=127.0.0.1:8080
+        {{- if .Values.operator.leaderElection.enabled }}
         - --enable-leader-election
+        {{- end }}
         - --config=/tailing-sidecar/config/config.yaml
         command:
         - /manager
diff --git a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/values.yaml b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/values.yaml
index dc5134d1..b3727048 100644
--- a/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/tailing-sidecar-operator/values.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ operator:
     requests:
       cpu: 100m
       memory: 20Mi
+
+  ## Enable leader election mechanism for protecting against split brain if multiple operator pods/replicas are started.
+  ## See more at https://docs.openshift.com/container-platform/4.10/operators/operator_sdk/osdk-leader-election.html
+  leaderElection:
+    enabled: true
+    leaseDuration: "137s"
+    renewDeadline: "107s"
+    retryPeriod: "26s"
+
   livenessProbe: {}
     # initialDelaySeconds: 1
     # periodSeconds: 20
diff --git a/operator/config.go b/operator/config.go
index b7072dbd..d2d76af4 100644
--- a/operator/config.go
+++ b/operator/config.go
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -9,7 +12,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Config struct {
-	Sidecar SidecarConfig `yaml:"sidecar,omitempty"`
+	Sidecar        SidecarConfig        `yaml:"sidecar,omitempty"`
+	LeaderElection LeaderElectionConfig `yaml:"leaderElection,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type SidecarConfig struct {
@@ -17,6 +21,40 @@ type SidecarConfig struct {
 	Resources corev1.ResourceRequirements `yaml:"resources,omitempty"`
 }
 
+type LeaderElectionConfig struct {
+	LeaseDuration Duration `yaml:"leaseDuration,omitempty"`
+	RenewDeadline Duration `yaml:"renewDeadline,omitempty"`
+	RetryPeriod   Duration `yaml:"retryPeriod,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Duration sigs.k8s.io/yaml not support time.Duration:https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/yaml/issues/64
+type Duration time.Duration
+
+func (d Duration) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return json.Marshal(time.Duration(d).String())
+}
+
+func (d *Duration) UnmarshalJSON(b []byte) error {
+	var v interface{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(b, &v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	switch value := v.(type) {
+	case float64:
+		*d = Duration(time.Duration(value))
+		return nil
+	case string:
+		tmp, err := time.ParseDuration(value)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		*d = Duration(tmp)
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return errors.New("invalid duration")
+	}
+}
+
 func ReadConfig(configPath string, config *Config) error {
 	content, err := os.ReadFile(configPath)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -48,5 +86,11 @@ func GetDefaultConfig() Config {
 				},
 			},
 		},
+		// reference for values: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-operator/blob/a8653601cd6a6e2b35fd7f3e1a28b4e9608fb794/main.go#L181
+		LeaderElection: LeaderElectionConfig{
+			LeaseDuration: Duration(time.Second * 137),
+			RenewDeadline: Duration(time.Second * 107),
+			RetryPeriod:   Duration(time.Second * 26),
+		},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/operator/config_test.go b/operator/config_test.go
index 6de8a132..383d2f6f 100644
--- a/operator/config_test.go
+++ b/operator/config_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -34,6 +35,11 @@ func TestReadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				LeaderElection: LeaderElectionConfig{
+					LeaseDuration: Duration(time.Second * 137),
+					RenewDeadline: Duration(time.Second * 107),
+					RetryPeriod:   Duration(time.Second * 26),
+				},
 			},
 			expectedError: nil,
 		},
@@ -58,6 +64,11 @@ sidecar:
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				LeaderElection: LeaderElectionConfig{
+					LeaseDuration: Duration(time.Second * 137),
+					RenewDeadline: Duration(time.Second * 107),
+					RetryPeriod:   Duration(time.Second * 26),
+				},
 			},
 			expectedError: nil,
 		},
@@ -72,7 +83,11 @@ sidecar:
       memory: 400Mi
     requests:
       cpu: 20m
-      memory: 20Mi`,
+      memory: 20Mi
+leaderElection:
+  leaseDuration: 10s
+  renewDeadline: 10s
+  retryPeriod: 10s`,
 			expected: Config{
 				Sidecar: SidecarConfig{
 					Image: "my-new-image",
@@ -87,6 +102,11 @@ sidecar:
 						},
 					},
 				},
+				LeaderElection: LeaderElectionConfig{
+					LeaseDuration: Duration(time.Second * 10),
+					RenewDeadline: Duration(time.Second * 10),
+					RetryPeriod:   Duration(time.Second * 10),
+				},
 			},
 			expectedError: nil,
 		},
diff --git a/operator/main.go b/operator/main.go
index 936e61a3..ea10da48 100644
--- a/operator/main.go
+++ b/operator/main.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package main
 import (
 	"flag"
 	"os"
+	"time"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ func main() {
 		Port:               9443,
 		LeaderElection:     enableLeaderElection,
 		LeaderElectionID:   "7b555970.sumologic.com",
+		LeaseDuration:      (*time.Duration)(&config.LeaderElection.LeaseDuration),
+		RenewDeadline:      (*time.Duration)(&config.LeaderElection.RenewDeadline),
+		RetryPeriod:        (*time.Duration)(&config.LeaderElection.RetryPeriod),
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to start manager")