diff --git a/controllers/osccluster_controller.go b/controllers/osccluster_controller.go
index a02f49248..562b8b5a5 100644
--- a/controllers/osccluster_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/osccluster_controller.go
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/annotations"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/conditions"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/predicates"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller/controllerutil"
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ type OscClusterReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
 	Recorder         record.EventRecorder
 	ReconcileTimeout time.Duration
+	WatchFilterValue string
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=oscclusters,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -500,8 +502,9 @@ func (r *OscClusterReconciler) reconcileDelete(ctx context.Context, clusterScope
 }
 
 // SetupWithManager sets up the controller with the Manager.
-func (r *OscClusterReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
+func (r *OscClusterReconciler) SetupWithManager(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
 		For(&infrastructurev1beta1.OscCluster{}).
+		WithEventFilter(predicates.ResourceNotPausedAndHasFilterLabel(ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx), r.WatchFilterValue)).
 		Complete(r)
 }
diff --git a/controllers/oscmachine_controller.go b/controllers/oscmachine_controller.go
index 24fd0a723..eaaac0b29 100644
--- a/controllers/oscmachine_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/oscmachine_controller.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ type OscMachineReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
 	Recorder         record.EventRecorder
 	ReconcileTimeout time.Duration
+	WatchFilterValue string
 }
 
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=oscmachines,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@ func (r *OscMachineReconciler) SetupWithManager(ctx context.Context, mgr ctrl.Ma
 		return errors.Errorf("failed to create mapper for Cluster to OscMachines: %+v", err)
 	}
 	err = ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
+		WithEventFilter(predicates.ResourceNotPausedAndHasFilterLabel(ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx), r.WatchFilterValue)).
 		For(&infrastructurev1beta1.OscMachine{}).
 		Watches(
 			&source.Kind{Type: &clusterv1.Machine{}},
diff --git a/controllers/oscmachinetemplate_capacity_controller.go b/controllers/oscmachinetemplate_capacity_controller.go
index 7fbc6d22d..5ac2fdcb7 100644
--- a/controllers/oscmachinetemplate_capacity_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/oscmachinetemplate_capacity_controller.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/record"
 	clusterv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/util/predicates"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/controller"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ type OscMachineTemplateReconciler struct {
 	client.Client
 	Recorder         record.EventRecorder
 	ReconcileTimeout time.Duration
+	WatchFilterValue string
 }
 
 // +kubebuilder:rbac:groups=infrastructure.cluster.x-k8s.io,resources=oscmachinetemplates,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
@@ -147,5 +149,6 @@ func (r *OscMachineTemplateReconciler) SetupWithManager(ctx context.Context, mgr
 	return ctrl.NewControllerManagedBy(mgr).
 		WithOptions(options).
 		For(&infrastructurev1beta1.OscMachineTemplate{}).
+		WithEventFilter(predicates.ResourceNotPausedAndHasFilterLabel(ctrl.LoggerFrom(ctx), r.WatchFilterValue)).
 		Complete(r)
 }
diff --git a/example/cluster-machine-template-simple.yaml b/example/cluster-machine-template-simple.yaml
index d853b7a13..c5a212f53 100644
--- a/example/cluster-machine-template-simple.yaml
+++ b/example/cluster-machine-template-simple.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     cni: "cluster-api-crs-cni"
     ccm: "cluster-api-crs-ccm"
+    cluster.x-k8s.io/watch-filter: "dev"
 spec:
   clusterNetwork:
     pods:
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@ kind: OscCluster
 metadata:
   name: cluster-api
   namespace: default
+  labels:
+    cluster.x-k8s.io/watch-filter: "dev"
 spec:
   network:
     extraSecurityGroupRule: true
@@ -237,6 +240,8 @@ kind: MachineDeployment
 metadata:
   name: "cluster-api-md-0"
   namespace: default
+  labels:
+    cluster.x-k8s.io/watch-filter: "dev"
 spec:
   clusterName: "cluster-api"
   replicas: 1
@@ -263,6 +268,8 @@ kind: OscMachineTemplate
 metadata:
   name: "cluster-api-md-0"
   namespace: default
+  labels:
+    cluster.x-k8s.io/watch-filter: "dev"
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
@@ -296,6 +303,8 @@ kind: OscMachineTemplate
 metadata:
   name: "cluster-api-control-plane"
   namespace: default
+  labels:
+    cluster.x-k8s.io/watch-filter: "dev"
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
@@ -329,6 +338,8 @@ kind: KubeadmConfigTemplate
 metadata:
   name: "cluster-api-md-0"
   namespace: default
+  labels:
+    cluster.x-k8s.io/watch-filter: "dev"
 spec:
   template:
     spec:
@@ -355,6 +366,8 @@ kind: KubeadmControlPlane
 apiVersion: controlplane.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1beta1
 metadata:
   name: "cluster-api-control-plane"
+  labels:
+    cluster.x-k8s.io/watch-filter: "dev"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   machineTemplate:
diff --git a/helm/clusterapioutscale/Chart.yaml b/helm/clusterapioutscale/Chart.yaml
index cce86d95f..4c1adfc25 100644
--- a/helm/clusterapioutscale/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/clusterapioutscale/Chart.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ version: 0.1.1
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
 # follow Semantic Versioning. They should reflect the version the application is using.
 # It is recommended to use it with quotes.
-appVersion: "1.16.0"
+appVersion: "1.17.0"
diff --git a/helm/clusterapioutscale/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/clusterapioutscale/templates/deployment.yaml
index 4fc9c1840..064405216 100644
--- a/helm/clusterapioutscale/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/clusterapioutscale/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ spec:
         - --upstream=http://127.0.0.1:8080/
         - --logtostderr=true
         - --v={{ .verbosity }}
+        {{- if .watch_filter }}
+        - --watch-filter {{ .watch_filter }}
+        {{- end}}
         image: {{ .containers.imageProxy }}:{{ .containers.imageProxyTag }}
         name: kube-rbac-proxy
         ports:
@@ -80,7 +83,7 @@ spec:
             secretKeyRef:
               key: region
               name: cluster-api-provider-outscale
-              optional: true 
+              optional: true
         - name: BACKOFF_DURATION
           value: "{{ .backoff_duration }}"
         - name: BACKOFF_FACTOR
diff --git a/helm/clusterapioutscale/values.yaml b/helm/clusterapioutscale/values.yaml
index 41b3825ab..09a86d6a1 100644
--- a/helm/clusterapioutscale/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/clusterapioutscale/values.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ clusterapioutscale:
     # integer defining the remaining number of iterations in which the duration parameter may change
     # -- Remaining number of iterations in which the duration parameter may change
     backoff_steps: "20"
+    watch_filter: ""
     # -- Additional annotions to use
     pods:
       annotations:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index e0197a920..7e3918ddc 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
 	"time"
 
@@ -59,11 +60,14 @@ func main() {
 	var metricsAddr string
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
 	var probeAddr string
+	var watchFilterValue string
 	flag.StringVar(&metricsAddr, "metrics-bind-address", ":8080", "The address the metric endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.StringVar(&probeAddr, "health-probe-bind-address", ":8081", "The address the probe endpoint binds to.")
 	flag.BoolVar(&enableLeaderElection, "leader-elect", true,
 		"Enable leader election for controller manager. "+
 			"Enabling this will ensure there is only one active controller manager.")
+	flag.StringVar(&watchFilterValue, "watch-filter", "", fmt.Sprintf("Label value that the controller watches to reconcile cluster-api objects. Label key is always %s. If unspecified, the controller watches for all cluster-api objects.", clusterv1.WatchLabel))
+
 	opts := zap.Options{}
 	opts.BindFlags(flag.CommandLine)
 	flag.Parse()
@@ -88,21 +92,23 @@ func main() {
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
+	ctx := ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()
+
 	if err = (&controllers.OscClusterReconciler{
 		Client:           mgr.GetClient(),
 		Recorder:         mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("osccluster-controller"),
 		ReconcileTimeout: reconcileTimeout,
-	}).SetupWithManager(mgr); err != nil {
+		WatchFilterValue: watchFilterValue,
+	}).SetupWithManager(ctx, mgr); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "OscCluster")
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
 
-	ctx := ctrl.SetupSignalHandler()
-
 	if err = (&controllers.OscMachineReconciler{
 		Client:           mgr.GetClient(),
 		Recorder:         mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("oscmachine-controller"),
 		ReconcileTimeout: reconcileTimeout,
+		WatchFilterValue: watchFilterValue,
 	}).SetupWithManager(ctx, mgr, controller.Options{}); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "OscMachine")
 		os.Exit(1)
@@ -112,6 +118,7 @@ func main() {
 		Client:           mgr.GetClient(),
 		Recorder:         mgr.GetEventRecorderFor("oscmachinetemplate-controller"),
 		ReconcileTimeout: reconcileTimeout,
+		WatchFilterValue: watchFilterValue,
 	}).SetupWithManager(ctx, mgr, controller.Options{}); err != nil {
 		setupLog.Error(err, "unable to create controller", "controller", "OscMachineTemplate")
 		os.Exit(1)
diff --git a/testclean/suite_test.go b/testclean/suite_test.go
index 38b378c5e..e4a555bc5 100644
--- a/testclean/suite_test.go
+++ b/testclean/suite_test.go
@@ -18,16 +18,22 @@ package test
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/outscale-dev/cluster-api-provider-outscale.git/controllers"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/klogr"
+
 	//	"os"
-	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	clusterv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
 	controlplanev1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/controlplane/kubeadm/api/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/framework/ginkgoextensions"
@@ -36,8 +42,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	infrastructurev1beta1 "github.com/outscale-dev/cluster-api-provider-outscale.git/api/v1beta1"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		Client:           k8sManager.GetClient(),
 		Recorder:         k8sManager.GetEventRecorderFor("osc-controller"),
 		ReconcileTimeout: reconcileTimeout,
-	}).SetupWithManager(k8sManager)
+	}).SetupWithManager(context.Background(), k8sManager)
 
 	go func() {
 		defer GinkgoRecover()
diff --git a/testenv/suite_test.go b/testenv/suite_test.go
index 4c6acbeb6..fc419d0f2 100644
--- a/testenv/suite_test.go
+++ b/testenv/suite_test.go
@@ -17,15 +17,19 @@ limitations under the License.
 package test
 
 import (
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
 	. "github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2"
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	"github.com/outscale-dev/cluster-api-provider-outscale.git/controllers"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 	utilruntime "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/scheme"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2/klogr"
-	"path/filepath"
 	clusterv1 "sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/api/v1beta1"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/cluster-api/test/framework/ginkgoextensions"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
@@ -33,8 +37,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/envtest"
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log/zap"
-	"testing"
-	"time"
 
 	infrastructurev1beta1 "github.com/outscale-dev/cluster-api-provider-outscale.git/api/v1beta1"
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ var _ = BeforeSuite(func() {
 		Client:           k8sManager.GetClient(),
 		Recorder:         k8sManager.GetEventRecorderFor("osc-controller"),
 		ReconcileTimeout: reconcileTimeout,
-	}).SetupWithManager(k8sManager)
+	}).SetupWithManager(context.Background(), k8sManager)
 
 	go func() {
 		defer GinkgoRecover()