diff --git a/charts/shield/Chart.yaml b/charts/shield/Chart.yaml
index c6fbbecf6..fe28bc1c2 100644
--- a/charts/shield/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/shield/Chart.yaml
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ maintainers:
   - name: mavimo
     email: marcovito.moscaritolo@sysdig.com
 type: application
-version: 1.19.1
+version: 1.19.2
 appVersion: "1.0.0"
diff --git a/charts/shield/README.md b/charts/shield/README.md
index f9ac7c946..f536b05b7 100644
--- a/charts/shield/README.md
+++ b/charts/shield/README.md
@@ -247,6 +247,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the `shield` chart and
 | cluster.volume_mounts                                                                               | The custom volume mounts for cluster shield                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | <code>[]</code>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | cluster.pod_disruption_budget.create                                                                | Create the PodDisruptionBudget for the cluster shield                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | <code>true</code>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | cluster.pod_disruption_budget.min_available                                                         | The minimum number of available pods for the cluster shield                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | <code>1</code>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+| cluster.exclude_lease_creation                                                                      | Exclude creation of lease objects for leader election                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | <code>false</code>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
 | ssl.verify                                                                                          | Enable SSL verification                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | <code>true</code>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
 | ssl.ca.certs                                                                                        | For outbound connections (secure backend, proxy,...) A PEM-encoded x509 certificate.  This can also be a bundle with multiple certificates.                                                                                                                                                                                 | <code>[]</code>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
 | ssl.ca.key_name                                                                                     | Filename that is used when creating the secret.  Required if cert is provided.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | <code></code>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
diff --git a/charts/shield/templates/cluster/lease-container-vulnerability-management.yaml b/charts/shield/templates/cluster/lease-container-vulnerability-management.yaml
index 409ec8fb7..2cf9fc4e2 100644
--- a/charts/shield/templates/cluster/lease-container-vulnerability-management.yaml
+++ b/charts/shield/templates/cluster/lease-container-vulnerability-management.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if (include "cluster.container_vulnerability_management_enabled" .) }}
+{{- if and (include "cluster.container_vulnerability_management_enabled" .) (not .Values.cluster.exclude_lease_creation) }}
 apiVersion: coordination.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Lease
 metadata:
diff --git a/charts/shield/tests/cluster/lease-container-vulnerability-management_test.yaml b/charts/shield/tests/cluster/lease-container-vulnerability-management_test.yaml
index 403c76a7e..7cb624f81 100644
--- a/charts/shield/tests/cluster/lease-container-vulnerability-management_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/shield/tests/cluster/lease-container-vulnerability-management_test.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ tests:
       - hasDocuments:
           count: 0
 
+  - it: Does not contain a Lease resource when lease creation is excluded
+    set:
+      cluster:
+        exclude_lease_creation: true
+      features:
+        vulnerability_management:
+          container_vulnerability_management:
+            enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - hasDocuments:
+          count: 0
+
   - it: Contains a Lease resource when container vulnerability management is enabled
     set:
       features:
@@ -47,6 +59,22 @@ tests:
           path: spec
           value:
 
+  - it: Contains a Lease resource when container vulnerability management is enabled and lease creation is not excluded
+    set:
+      features:
+        vulnerability_management:
+          container_vulnerability_management:
+            enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - containsDocument:
+          kind: Lease
+          apiVersion: coordination.k8s.io/v1
+          name: release-name-shield-cluster-container-vulnerability-management
+          namespace: shield-namespace
+      - equal:
+          path: spec
+          value:
+
   - it: Override Lease name
     set:
       cluster:
diff --git a/charts/shield/values.schema.json b/charts/shield/values.schema.json
index b3c6bda5f..205cfa9e2 100644
--- a/charts/shield/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/shield/values.schema.json
@@ -356,6 +356,11 @@
           },
           "additionalProperties": false
         },
+        "exclude_lease_creation": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Exclude creation of lease objects for leader election",
+          "default": false
+        },
         "security_context": {
           "type": "object"
         },
diff --git a/charts/shield/values.yaml b/charts/shield/values.yaml
index 9b2dca390..dac1c0c9a 100644
--- a/charts/shield/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/shield/values.yaml
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@ cluster:
     # The minimum number of available pods for the cluster shield
     min_available: 1
 
+  # Exclude creation of lease objects for leader election
+  exclude_lease_creation: false
+
 ssl:
   # Enable SSL verification
   verify: true