diff --git a/charts/external-dns/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/external-dns/CHANGELOG.md
index b8074e57a0..3569fa6869 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/external-dns/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 - Ability to configure `imagePullSecrets` via helm `global` value ([#4667](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns/pull/4667)) _@jkroepke_
 - Added options to configure `labelFilter` and `managedRecordTypes` via dedicated helm values ([#4849](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns/pull/4849)) _@abaguas_
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed automatic addition of pod selector labels to `affinity` and `topologySpreadConstraints` if not defined. _@pvickery-ParamountCommerce_
+
 ## [v1.15.0] - 2023-09-10
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/ci/ci-values.yaml b/charts/external-dns/ci/ci-values.yaml
index 97a6626419..e9b1db41cb 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/ci/ci-values.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/ci/ci-values.yaml
@@ -2,3 +2,35 @@ labelFilter: foo=bar
 managedRecordTypes: []
 provider:
   name: inmemory
+affinity:
+  podAffinity:
+    preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+      - weight: 100
+        podAffinityTerm:
+          topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
+          labelSelector:
+            matchExpressions:
+              - key: app.kubernetes.io/name
+                operator: In
+                values:
+                  - test
+    requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+      - topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
+  podAntiAffinity:
+    preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+      - weight: 100
+        podAffinityTerm:
+          topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
+    requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+      - topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
+        labelSelector:
+          matchExpressions:
+            - key: app.kubernetes.io/name
+              operator: In
+              values:
+                - test
+
+topologySpreadConstraints:
+  - maxSkew: 1
+    topologyKey: "topology.kubernetes.io/zone"
+    whenUnsatisfiable: "ScheduleAnyway"
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 3ce55cd8a3..15304fbcbf 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/external-dns/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -93,3 +93,12 @@ The image to use for optional webhook sidecar
 {{- printf "%s:%s" .repository .tag }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+The pod affinity default label Selector
+*/}}
+{{- define "external-dns.labelSelector" -}}
+labelSelector:
+  matchLabels:
+    {{ include "external-dns.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
index 89028b8a03..46a41de4fa 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- $defaultSelector := (include "external-dns.labelSelector" $ ) | fromYaml -}}
 {{- $providerName := tpl (include "external-dns.providerName" .) $ }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
@@ -203,11 +204,67 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.affinity }}
       affinity:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- with .podAffinity }}
+        podAffinity:
+          {{- with .preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution }}
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          {{- range . }}
+            - podAffinityTerm:
+              {{- if dig "podAffinityTerm" "labelSelector" nil . }}
+                {{- toYaml .podAffinityTerm | nindent 16 }}
+              {{- else }}
+                {{- (merge $defaultSelector .podAffinityTerm) | toYaml | nindent 16 }}
+              {{- end }}
+              weight: {{ .weight  }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution }}
+          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          {{- range . }}
+            {{- if dig "labelSelector" nil . }}
+              - {{ toYaml . | indent 16 | trim }}
+            {{- else }}
+              - {{ (merge $defaultSelector .) | toYaml | indent 16 | trim }}
+            {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .podAntiAffinity }}
+        podAntiAffinity:
+          {{- with .preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution }}
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          {{- range . }}
+            - podAffinityTerm:
+              {{- if dig "podAffinityTerm" "labelSelector" nil . }}
+                {{- toYaml .podAffinityTerm | nindent 16 }}
+              {{- else }}
+                {{- (merge $defaultSelector .podAffinityTerm) | toYaml | nindent 16 }}
+              {{- end }}
+              weight: {{ .weight  }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution }}
+          requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          {{- range . }}
+            {{- if dig "labelSelector" nil . }}
+              - {{ toYaml . | indent 16 | trim }}
+            {{- else }}
+              - {{ (merge $defaultSelector .) | toYaml | indent 16 | trim }}
+            {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.topologySpreadConstraints }}
       topologySpreadConstraints:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- range . }}
+        - {{ toYaml . | nindent 10 | trim }}
+          {{- if not (hasKey . "labelSelector") }}
+          labelSelector:
+            matchLabels:
+              {{- include "external-dns.selectorLabels" $ | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
       tolerations: