diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/capoperator_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/capoperator_types.go
index 58b813d..6be70e9 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/capoperator_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/capoperator_types.go
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ type CAPOperatorSpec struct {
 	IngressGatewayLabels []NameValue `json:"ingressGatewayLabels,omitempty"`
 	// Controller specification
 	Controller Controller `json:"controller,omitempty"`
+	// Monitoring specification
+	Monitoring Monitoring `json:"monitoring,omitempty"`
+}
+
+type Monitoring struct {
+	// Optionally enable Prometheus monitoring for all components
+	Enabled bool `json:"enabled"`
 }
 
 type SubscriptionServer struct {
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 22a16a0..a72861f 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func (in *CAPOperatorSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *CAPOperatorSpec) {
 		copy(*out, *in)
 	}
 	in.Controller.DeepCopyInto(&out.Controller)
+	out.Monitoring = in.Monitoring
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new CAPOperatorSpec.
@@ -145,6 +146,21 @@ func (in *Controller) DeepCopy() *Controller {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Monitoring) DeepCopyInto(out *Monitoring) {
+	*out = *in
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Monitoring.
+func (in *Monitoring) DeepCopy() *Monitoring {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Monitoring)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *NameValue) DeepCopyInto(out *NameValue) {
 	*out = *in
diff --git a/config/crd/operator.sme.sap.com_capoperators.yaml b/config/crd/operator.sme.sap.com_capoperators.yaml
index 6755318..707bb03 100644
--- a/config/crd/operator.sme.sap.com_capoperators.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/operator.sme.sap.com_capoperators.yaml
@@ -1930,6 +1930,15 @@ spec:
                   type: object
                 minItems: 1
                 type: array
+              monitoring:
+                description: Monitoring specification
+                properties:
+                  enabled:
+                    description: Optionally enable Prometheus monitoring for all components
+                    type: boolean
+                required:
+                - enabled
+                type: object
               subscriptionServer:
                 description: SubscriptionServer specification
                 properties: