diff --git a/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/templates/controller.yaml b/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/templates/controller.yaml
index 90db751206..3185928cc8 100644
--- a/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/templates/controller.yaml
+++ b/charts/aws-ebs-csi-driver/templates/controller.yaml
@@ -209,6 +209,11 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
             - --default-fstype={{ .Values.controller.defaultFsType }}
+            {{- if not (regexMatch "(-kube-api-qps)|(-kube-api-burst)|(-worker-threads)" (join " " .Values.sidecars.provisioner.additionalArgs)) }}
+            - --kube-api-qps=20
+            - --kube-api-burst=100
+            - --worker-threads=100
+            {{- end }}
             {{- range .Values.sidecars.provisioner.additionalArgs }}
             - {{ . }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -254,6 +259,11 @@ spec:
             - --leader-election-retry-period={{ .Values.sidecars.attacher.leaderElection.retryPeriod }}
             {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if not (regexMatch "(-kube-api-qps)|(-kube-api-burst)|(-worker-threads)" (join " " .Values.sidecars.attacher.additionalArgs)) }}
+            - --kube-api-qps=20
+            - --kube-api-burst=100
+            - --worker-threads=100
+            {{- end }}
             {{- range .Values.sidecars.attacher.additionalArgs }}
             - {{ . }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -291,6 +301,11 @@ spec:
             {{- if .Values.controller.extraCreateMetadata }}
             - --extra-create-metadata
             {{- end}}
+            {{- if not (regexMatch "(-kube-api-qps)|(-kube-api-burst)|(-worker-threads)" (join " " .Values.sidecars.snapshotter.additionalArgs)) }}
+            - --kube-api-qps=20
+            - --kube-api-burst=100
+            - --worker-threads=100
+            {{- end }}
             {{- range .Values.sidecars.snapshotter.additionalArgs }}
             - {{ . }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -393,6 +408,11 @@ spec:
             - --leader-election-retry-period={{ .retryPeriod }}
             {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
+            {{- if not (regexMatch "(-kube-api-qps)|(-kube-api-burst)|(-workers)" (join " " .Values.sidecars.resizer.additionalArgs)) }}
+            - --kube-api-qps=20
+            - --kube-api-burst=100
+            - --workers=100
+            {{- end }}
             {{- range .Values.sidecars.resizer.additionalArgs }}
             - {{ . }}
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller.yaml
index 795a04e0a7..5a8bc2fd26 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/base/controller.yaml
@@ -136,6 +136,9 @@ spec:
             - --extra-create-metadata
             - --leader-election=true
             - --default-fstype=ext4
+            - --kube-api-qps=20
+            - --kube-api-burst=100
+            - --worker-threads=100
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/csi.sock
@@ -158,6 +161,9 @@ spec:
             - --csi-address=$(ADDRESS)
             - --v=2
             - --leader-election=true
+            - --kube-api-qps=20
+            - --kube-api-burst=100
+            - --worker-threads=100
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/csi.sock
@@ -180,6 +186,9 @@ spec:
             - --csi-address=$(ADDRESS)
             - --leader-election=true
             - --extra-create-metadata
+            - --kube-api-qps=20
+            - --kube-api-burst=100
+            - --worker-threads=100
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/csi.sock
@@ -203,6 +212,9 @@ spec:
             - --v=2
             - --handle-volume-inuse-error=false
             - --leader-election=true
+            - --kube-api-qps=20
+            - --kube-api-burst=100
+            - --workers=100
           env:
             - name: ADDRESS
               value: /var/lib/csi/sockets/pluginproxy/csi.sock