diff --git a/pkg/manifests/schedparams.go b/pkg/manifests/schedparams.go
index 047c6388..59488f1f 100644
--- a/pkg/manifests/schedparams.go
+++ b/pkg/manifests/schedparams.go
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ const (
 	CacheResyncOnlyExclusiveResources = "OnlyExclusiveResources"
 )
 
+const (
+	CacheInformerShared    = "Shared"
+	CacheInformerDedicated = "Dedicated"
+)
+
 func ValidateForeignPodsDetectMode(value string) error {
 	switch value {
 	case ForeignPodsDetectNone:
@@ -68,10 +73,22 @@ func ValidateCacheResyncMethod(value string) error {
 	}
 }
 
+func ValidateCacheInformerMode(value string) error {
+	switch value {
+	case CacheInformerShared:
+		return nil
+	case CacheInformerDedicated:
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unsupported cacheInformerMode: %v", value)
+	}
+}
+
 type ConfigCacheParams struct {
 	ResyncPeriodSeconds   *int64
 	ResyncMethod          *string
 	ForeignPodsDetectMode *string
+	InformerMode          *string
 }
 
 type ConfigParams struct {
@@ -196,6 +213,17 @@ func extractParams(profileName string, args map[string]interface{}) (ConfigParam
 			}
 			params.Cache.ForeignPodsDetectMode = &foreignPodsDetect
 		}
+
+		informerMode, cacheOk, err := unstructured.NestedString(cacheArgs, "informerMode")
+		if err != nil {
+			return params, fmt.Errorf("cannot process field cache.informerMode: %w", err)
+		}
+		if cacheOk {
+			if err := ValidateCacheInformerMode(informerMode); err != nil {
+				return params, err
+			}
+			params.Cache.InformerMode = &informerMode
+		}
 	}
 	return params, nil
 }
diff --git a/pkg/manifests/schedparams_test.go b/pkg/manifests/schedparams_test.go
index bc0baacd..56e148ac 100644
--- a/pkg/manifests/schedparams_test.go
+++ b/pkg/manifests/schedparams_test.go
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ profiles:
       cache:
         foreignPodsDetect: None
         resyncMethod: Autodetect
+        informerMode: Dedicated
       cacheResyncPeriodSeconds: 5
     name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch
   plugins:
@@ -182,6 +183,7 @@ profiles:
 					ResyncPeriodSeconds:   newInt64(5),
 					ResyncMethod:          newString("Autodetect"),
 					ForeignPodsDetectMode: newString("None"),
+					InformerMode:          newString("Dedicated"),
 				},
 			},
 			expectedFound: true,
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ profiles:
 			expectedFound: true,
 		},
 		{
-			name: "zero resync period and some cache params",
+			name: "zero resync period and some cache params - 2",
 			data: []byte(`apiVersion: kubescheduler.config.k8s.io/v1beta3
 kind: KubeSchedulerConfiguration
 leaderElection:
@@ -254,6 +256,39 @@ profiles:
 			},
 			expectedFound: true,
 		},
+		{
+			name: "zero resync period and some cache params - 3",
+			data: []byte(`apiVersion: kubescheduler.config.k8s.io/v1beta3
+kind: KubeSchedulerConfiguration
+leaderElection:
+  leaderElect: false
+profiles:
+- pluginConfig:
+  - args:
+      cache:
+        informerMode: Shared
+    name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch
+  plugins:
+    filter:
+      enabled:
+      - name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch
+    reserve:
+      enabled:
+      - name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch
+    score:
+      enabled:
+      - name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch
+  schedulerName: topology-aware-scheduler
+`),
+			schedulerName: "topology-aware-scheduler",
+			expectedParams: ConfigParams{
+				ProfileName: "topology-aware-scheduler",
+				Cache: &ConfigCacheParams{
+					InformerMode: newString("Shared"),
+				},
+			},
+			expectedFound: true,
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
diff --git a/pkg/objectupdate/sched/render.go b/pkg/objectupdate/sched/render.go
index 390fb871..86e316da 100644
--- a/pkg/objectupdate/sched/render.go
+++ b/pkg/objectupdate/sched/render.go
@@ -176,9 +176,12 @@ func updateArgs(args map[string]interface{}, params *manifests.ConfigParams) (bo
 		return updated > 0, err
 	}
 
-	cacheArgsUpdated, err := updateCacheArgs(cacheArgs, params)
-	if err != nil {
-		return updated > 0, err
+	var cacheArgsUpdated int
+	if params.Cache != nil {
+		cacheArgsUpdated, err = updateCacheArgs(cacheArgs, params)
+		if err != nil {
+			return updated > 0, err
+		}
 	}
 	updated += cacheArgsUpdated
 
@@ -194,31 +197,41 @@ func updateCacheArgs(args map[string]interface{}, params *manifests.ConfigParams
 	var updated int
 	var err error
 
-	if params.Cache != nil {
-		if params.Cache.ResyncMethod != nil {
-			resyncMethod := *params.Cache.ResyncMethod // shortcut
-			err = manifests.ValidateCacheResyncMethod(resyncMethod)
-			if err != nil {
-				return updated, err
-			}
-			err = unstructured.SetNestedField(args, resyncMethod, "resyncMethod")
-			if err != nil {
-				return updated, err
-			}
-			updated++
+	if params.Cache.ResyncMethod != nil {
+		resyncMethod := *params.Cache.ResyncMethod // shortcut
+		err = manifests.ValidateCacheResyncMethod(resyncMethod)
+		if err != nil {
+			return updated, err
 		}
-		if params.Cache.ForeignPodsDetectMode != nil {
-			foreignPodsMode := *params.Cache.ForeignPodsDetectMode // shortcut
-			err = manifests.ValidateForeignPodsDetectMode(foreignPodsMode)
-			if err != nil {
-				return updated, err
-			}
-			err = unstructured.SetNestedField(args, foreignPodsMode, "foreignPodsDetect")
-			if err != nil {
-				return updated, err
-			}
-			updated++
+		err = unstructured.SetNestedField(args, resyncMethod, "resyncMethod")
+		if err != nil {
+			return updated, err
+		}
+		updated++
+	}
+	if params.Cache.ForeignPodsDetectMode != nil {
+		foreignPodsMode := *params.Cache.ForeignPodsDetectMode // shortcut
+		err = manifests.ValidateForeignPodsDetectMode(foreignPodsMode)
+		if err != nil {
+			return updated, err
+		}
+		err = unstructured.SetNestedField(args, foreignPodsMode, "foreignPodsDetect")
+		if err != nil {
+			return updated, err
+		}
+		updated++
+	}
+	if params.Cache.InformerMode != nil {
+		informerMode := *params.Cache.InformerMode // shortcut
+		err = manifests.ValidateCacheInformerMode(informerMode)
+		if err != nil {
+			return updated, err
+		}
+		err = unstructured.SetNestedField(args, informerMode, "informerMode")
+		if err != nil {
+			return updated, err
 		}
+		updated++
 	}
 
 	return updated, nil
diff --git a/pkg/objectupdate/sched/render_test.go b/pkg/objectupdate/sched/render_test.go
index 27fe663a..25c5108d 100644
--- a/pkg/objectupdate/sched/render_test.go
+++ b/pkg/objectupdate/sched/render_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package sched
 import (
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/k8stopologyawareschedwg/deployer/pkg/manifests"
 )
 
@@ -220,6 +221,7 @@ profiles:
 					ResyncPeriodSeconds:   newInt64(42),
 					ResyncMethod:          newString("OnlyExclusiveResources"),
 					ForeignPodsDetectMode: newString("OnlyExclusiveResources"),
+					InformerMode:          newString("Dedicated"),
 				},
 			},
 			initial: configTemplateEmpty,
@@ -232,6 +234,7 @@ profiles:
   - args:
       cache:
         foreignPodsDetect: OnlyExclusiveResources
+        informerMode: Dedicated
         resyncMethod: OnlyExclusiveResources
       cacheResyncPeriodSeconds: 42
     name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch
@@ -292,6 +295,7 @@ profiles:
 					ResyncPeriodSeconds:   newInt64(7),
 					ResyncMethod:          newString("Autodetect"),
 					ForeignPodsDetectMode: newString("None"),
+					InformerMode:          newString("Shared"),
 				},
 			},
 			initial: configTemplateAllValuesFineTuned,
@@ -304,6 +308,7 @@ profiles:
   - args:
       cache:
         foreignPodsDetect: None
+        informerMode: Shared
         resyncMethod: Autodetect
       cacheResyncPeriodSeconds: 7
     name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch
@@ -372,6 +377,7 @@ profiles:
   - args:
       cache:
         foreignPodsDetect: All
+        informerMode: Dedicated
         resyncMethod: OnlyExclusiveResources
       cacheResyncPeriodSeconds: 5
     name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch
@@ -409,7 +415,7 @@ profiles:
 
 			rendered := string(data)
 			if rendered != tc.expected {
-				t.Errorf("rendering failed.\nrendered=[%s]\nexpected=[%s]\n", rendered, tc.expected)
+				t.Errorf("rendering failed.\nrendered=[%s]\nexpected=[%s]\ndiff=[%s]\n", rendered, tc.expected, cmp.Diff(rendered, tc.expected))
 			}
 		})
 	}
@@ -467,6 +473,7 @@ profiles:
   - args:
       cache:
         foreignPodsDetect: OnlyExclusiveResources
+        informerMode: Dedicated
         resyncMethod: OnlyExclusiveResources
       cacheResyncPeriodSeconds: 5
     name: NodeResourceTopologyMatch