diff --git a/acm-repos/kfp-standalone-1/kfp-all.yaml b/acm-repos/kfp-standalone-1/kfp-all.yaml
index b60961e6239..00dd236b9d8 100644
--- a/acm-repos/kfp-standalone-1/kfp-all.yaml
+++ b/acm-repos/kfp-standalone-1/kfp-all.yaml
@@ -2955,6 +2955,7 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   labels:
+    app: workflow-controller
     application-crd-id: kubeflow-pipelines
   name: workflow-controller
   namespace: kubeflow
@@ -2999,6 +3000,8 @@ spec:
           name: metrics
         - containerPort: 6060
         resources:
+          limits:
+            memory: 1Gi
           requests:
             cpu: 100m
             memory: 500Mi
diff --git a/test-infra/kfp/kfp-standalone-1/kustomize/instance/kustomization.yaml b/test-infra/kfp/kfp-standalone-1/kustomize/instance/kustomization.yaml
index 4f7c1ca6e94..20731f6ca76 100644
--- a/test-infra/kfp/kfp-standalone-1/kustomize/instance/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/test-infra/kfp/kfp-standalone-1/kustomize/instance/kustomization.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ patchesStrategicMerge:
 - workflow-controller-configmap-patch.yaml
 - status-deletion.yaml
 - mysql-patch.yaml
+- workflow-controller-patch.yaml
 
 #### Customization ###
 # 1. Change values in params.env file
diff --git a/test-infra/kfp/kfp-standalone-1/kustomize/instance/workflow-controller-patch.yaml b/test-infra/kfp/kfp-standalone-1/kustomize/instance/workflow-controller-patch.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4887f7b59fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-infra/kfp/kfp-standalone-1/kustomize/instance/workflow-controller-patch.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: workflow-controller
+  labels:
+    app: workflow-controller
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: workflow-controller
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            memory: 1Gi