diff --git a/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index 55c9da6eaf7..997018b915f 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/opendatahub-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -359,16 +359,11 @@ spec:
           resources:
           - authentications
           - clusterversions
+          - ingresses
           verbs:
           - get
           - list
           - watch
-        - apiGroups:
-          - config.openshift.io
-          resources:
-          - ingresses
-          verbs:
-          - get
         - apiGroups:
           - console.openshift.io
           resources:
diff --git a/config/rbac/role.yaml b/config/rbac/role.yaml
index 477990d94d5..6d9cf8182f5 100644
--- a/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -173,16 +173,11 @@ rules:
   resources:
   - authentications
   - clusterversions
+  - ingresses
   verbs:
   - get
   - list
   - watch
-- apiGroups:
-  - config.openshift.io
-  resources:
-  - ingresses
-  verbs:
-  - get
 - apiGroups:
   - console.openshift.io
   resources:
diff --git a/controllers/datasciencecluster/datasciencecluster_controller.go b/controllers/datasciencecluster/datasciencecluster_controller.go
index 6e9bf5305b4..454d6f084d8 100644
--- a/controllers/datasciencecluster/datasciencecluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/datasciencecluster/datasciencecluster_controller.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/go-logr/logr"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	buildv1 "github.com/openshift/api/build/v1"
+	configv1 "github.com/openshift/api/config/v1"
 	imagev1 "github.com/openshift/api/image/v1"
 	operatorv1 "github.com/openshift/api/operator/v1"
 	admissionregistrationv1 "k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1"
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/components/modelregistry"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/controllers/status"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/cluster/gvk"
 	annotations "github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/metadata/annotations"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/metadata/labels"
 	"github.com/opendatahub-io/opendatahub-operator/v2/pkg/upgrade"
@@ -501,7 +503,6 @@ func (r *DataScienceClusterReconciler) SetupWithManager(ctx context.Context, mgr
 		Owns(&imagev1.ImageStream{}).
 		Owns(&buildv1.BuildConfig{}).
 		Owns(&apiregistrationv1.APIService{}).
-		Owns(&operatorv1.IngressController{}).
 		Owns(&admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration{}).
 		Owns(
 			&admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{},
@@ -531,12 +532,20 @@ func (r *DataScienceClusterReconciler) SetupWithManager(ctx context.Context, mgr
 			}),
 			builder.WithPredicates(argoWorkflowCRDPredicates),
 		).
+		Watches( // ingress
+			&configv1.Ingress{},
+			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(func(ctx context.Context, a client.Object) []reconcile.Request {
+				return r.watchIngressResources(ctx, a)
+			}),
+			builder.WithPredicates(generalUpdatePredicates),
+		).
 		Watches(
 			&corev1.Secret{},
 			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(func(ctx context.Context, a client.Object) []reconcile.Request {
 				return r.watchDefaultIngressSecret(ctx, a)
 			}),
-			builder.WithPredicates(defaultIngressCertSecretPredicates)).
+			builder.WithPredicates(defaultIngressCertSecretPredicates),
+		).
 		// this predicates prevents meaningless reconciliations from being triggered
 		WithEventFilter(predicate.Or(predicate.GenerationChangedPredicate{}, predicate.LabelChangedPredicate{})).
 		Complete(r)
@@ -635,6 +644,22 @@ func (r *DataScienceClusterReconciler) watchDefaultIngressSecret(ctx context.Con
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (r *DataScienceClusterReconciler) watchIngressResources(ctx context.Context, a client.Object) []reconcile.Request {
+	requestName, err := r.getRequestName(ctx)
+	if err != nil || a.GetName() != "cluster" || a.GetObjectKind().GroupVersionKind() != gvk.OpenshiftIngress {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return []reconcile.Request{{
+		NamespacedName: types.NamespacedName{Name: requestName},
+	}}
+}
+
+var generalUpdatePredicates = predicate.Funcs{
+	UpdateFunc: func(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
+		return true
+	},
+}
+
 // defaultIngressCertSecretPredicates filters delete and create events to trigger reconcile when default ingress cert secret is expired
 // or created.
 var defaultIngressCertSecretPredicates = predicate.Funcs{
diff --git a/controllers/datasciencecluster/kubebuilder_rbac.go b/controllers/datasciencecluster/kubebuilder_rbac.go
index c00f1f2a3e9..4d7f8c4d36a 100644
--- a/controllers/datasciencecluster/kubebuilder_rbac.go
+++ b/controllers/datasciencecluster/kubebuilder_rbac.go
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ package datasciencecluster
 /* Serverless prerequisite */
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="networking.istio.io",resources=gateways,verbs=*
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="operator.knative.dev",resources=knativeservings,verbs=*
-// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="config.openshift.io",resources=ingresses,verbs=get
+// +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="config.openshift.io",resources=ingresses,verbs=get;watch;list
 
 /* Service Mesh Integration */
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups="maistra.io",resources=servicemeshcontrolplanes,verbs=create;get;list;patch;update;use;watch
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 443f8006785..88d8bee6548 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -179,9 +179,14 @@ func main() { //nolint:funlen,maintidx
 
 	secretCache := createSecretCacheConfig(platform)
 	deploymentCache := createDeploymentCacheConfig(platform)
+
 	cacheOptions := cache.Options{
 		Scheme: scheme,
 		ByObject: map[client.Object]cache.ByObject{
+			// for Ingress from config.openshift.io/v1
+			&configv1.Ingress{}: {
+				Field: fields.Set{"metadata.name": "cluster"}.AsSelector(),
+			},
 			// all CRD: mainly for pipeline v1 teckon and v2 argo and dashboard's own CRD
 			&apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDefinition{}: {},
 			// Cannot find a label on various screts, so we need to watch all secrets