diff --git a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
index 776ac2800..76df515d3 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
@@ -1965,6 +1965,9 @@ spec:
                 description: Disable web container's nginx ipv6 listener
                 type: boolean
                 default: false
+              idle_deployment:
+                description: Scale down deployments to put AWX into an idle state
+                type: boolean
               metrics_utility_enabled:
                 description: Enable metrics utility
                 type: boolean
diff --git a/config/manifests/bases/awx-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml b/config/manifests/bases/awx-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
index c7f8cc7d4..f5ee7a7bb 100644
--- a/config/manifests/bases/awx-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
+++ b/config/manifests/bases/awx-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml
@@ -1155,6 +1155,13 @@ spec:
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:advanced
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch
         - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:fieldDependency:metrics_utility_enabled:true
+      - description: Scale down deployments to put AWX into an idle state
+        displayName: Idle AWX
+        path: idle_deployment
+        x-descriptors:
+        - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:advanced
+        - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:booleanSwitch
+        - urn:alm:descriptor:com.tectonic.ui:hidden
       statusDescriptors:
       - description: Route to access the instance deployed
         displayName: URL
diff --git a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
index d6dbed00c..e9933efa3 100644
--- a/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml
@@ -505,3 +505,6 @@ nginx_worker_cpu_affinity: 'auto'
 nginx_listen_queue_size: "{{ uwsgi_listen_queue_size }}"
 
 extra_settings_files: {}
+
+# idle_deployment - Scale down deployments to put AWX into an idle state
+idle_deployment: false
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/database.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/database.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3a60af21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/database.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+---
+- name: Get database configuration
+  include_tasks: database_configuration.yml
+
+# It is possible that N-2 postgres pods may still be present in the namespace from previous upgrades.
+# So we have to take that into account and preferentially set the most recent one.
+- name: Get the old postgres pod (N-1)
+  k8s_info:
+    kind: Pod
+    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+    field_selectors:
+      - status.phase=Running
+  register: _running_pods
+
+- block:
+    - name: Filter pods by name
+      set_fact:
+        filtered_old_postgres_pods: "{{ _running_pods.resources |
+          selectattr('metadata.name', 'match', ansible_operator_meta.name + '-postgres.*-0') |
+          rejectattr('metadata.name', 'search', '-' + supported_pg_version | string + '-0') |
+          list }}"
+
+  # Sort pods by name in reverse order (most recent PG version first) and set
+    - name: Set info for previous postgres pod
+      set_fact:
+        sorted_old_postgres_pods: "{{ filtered_old_postgres_pods |
+          sort(attribute='metadata.name') |
+          reverse | list }}"
+      when: filtered_old_postgres_pods | length
+
+
+    - name: Set info for previous postgres pod
+      set_fact:
+        old_postgres_pod: "{{ sorted_old_postgres_pods | first }}"
+      when: filtered_old_postgres_pods | length
+  when: _running_pods.resources | length
+
+- name: Look up details for this deployment
+  k8s_info:
+    api_version: "{{ api_version }}"
+    kind: "{{ kind }}"
+    name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}"
+    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+  register: this_awx
+
+# If this deployment has been upgraded before or if upgrade has already been started, set this var
+- name: Set previous PG version var
+  set_fact:
+    _previous_upgraded_pg_version: "{{ this_awx['resources'][0]['status']['upgradedPostgresVersion'] | default(false) }}"
+  when:
+    - this_awx['resources'][0] is defined
+    - "'upgradedPostgresVersion' in this_awx['resources'][0]['status']"
+
+- name: Check if postgres pod is running an older version
+  block:
+    - name: Get old PostgreSQL version
+      k8s_exec:
+        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+        pod: "{{ old_postgres_pod['metadata']['name'] }}"
+        command: |
+          bash -c """
+          if [ -f "{{ _postgres_data_path }}/PG_VERSION" ]; then
+            cat "{{ _postgres_data_path }}/PG_VERSION"
+          elif [ -f '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata/PG_VERSION' ]; then
+            cat '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata/PG_VERSION'
+          fi
+          """
+      register: _old_pg_version
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "--- Upgrading from {{ old_postgres_pod['metadata']['name'] | default('NONE')}} Pod ---"
+
+    - name: Upgrade data dir from old Postgres to {{ supported_pg_version }} if applicable
+      include_tasks: upgrade_postgres.yml
+      when:
+        - (_old_pg_version.stdout | default(0) | int ) < supported_pg_version
+  when:
+    - managed_database
+    - (_previous_upgraded_pg_version | default(false)) | ternary(_previous_upgraded_pg_version | int < supported_pg_version, true)
+    - old_postgres_pod | length  # If empty, then old pg pod has been removed and we can assume the upgrade is complete
+
+- block:
+    - name: Create Database if no database is specified
+      k8s:
+        apply: true
+        definition: "{{ lookup('template', 'statefulsets/postgres.yaml.j2') }}"
+      register: create_statefulset_result
+
+    - name: Scale down Deployment for migration
+      include_tasks: scale_down_deployment.yml
+      when: create_statefulset_result.changed
+
+  rescue:
+    - name: Scale down Deployment for migration
+      include_tasks: scale_down_deployment.yml
+
+    - name: Scale down PostgreSQL statefulset for migration
+      kubernetes.core.k8s_scale:
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: StatefulSet
+        name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-{{ supported_pg_version }}"
+        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+        replicas: 0
+        wait: yes
+
+    - name: Remove PostgreSQL statefulset for upgrade
+      k8s:
+        state: absent
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: StatefulSet
+        name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-{{ supported_pg_version }}"
+        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+        wait: yes
+      when: create_statefulset_result.error == 422
+
+    - name: Recreate PostgreSQL statefulset with updated values
+      k8s:
+        apply: true
+        definition: "{{ lookup('template', 'statefulsets/postgres.yaml.j2') }}"
+  when: managed_database
+
+- name: Set Default label selector for custom resource generated postgres
+  set_fact:
+    postgres_label_selector: "app.kubernetes.io/instance=postgres-{{ supported_pg_version }}-{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}"
+  when: postgres_label_selector is not defined
+
+- name: Get the postgres pod information
+  k8s_info:
+    kind: Pod
+    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+    label_selectors:
+      - "{{ postgres_label_selector }}"
+    field_selectors:
+      - status.phase=Running
+  register: postgres_pod
+
+- name: Wait for Database to initialize if managed DB
+  k8s_info:
+    kind: Pod
+    namespace: '{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}'
+    label_selectors:
+      - "{{ postgres_label_selector }}"
+    field_selectors:
+      - status.phase=Running
+  register: postgres_pod
+  until:
+    - "postgres_pod['resources'] | length"
+    - "postgres_pod['resources'][0]['status']['phase'] == 'Running'"
+    - "postgres_pod['resources'][0]['status']['containerStatuses'][0]['ready'] == true"
+  delay: 5
+  retries: 60
+  when: managed_database
+
+- name: Look up details for this deployment
+  k8s_info:
+    api_version: "{{ api_version }}"
+    kind: "{{ kind }}"
+    name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}"
+    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+  register: this_awx
+
+- name: Migrate data from old Openshift instance
+  import_tasks: migrate_data.yml
+  when:
+    - old_pg_config['resources'] is defined
+    - old_pg_config['resources'] | length
+    - this_awx['resources'][0]['status']['migratedFromSecret'] is not defined
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
index 31742d182..d5ee4239a 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/database_configuration.yml
@@ -106,167 +106,3 @@
 - name: Set database as managed
   set_fact:
     managed_database: "{{ pg_config['resources'][0]['data']['type'] | default('') | b64decode == 'managed' }}"
-
-# It is possible that N-2 postgres pods may still be present in the namespace from previous upgrades.
-# So we have to take that into account and preferentially set the most recent one.
-- name: Get the old postgres pod (N-1)
-  k8s_info:
-    kind: Pod
-    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-    field_selectors:
-      - status.phase=Running
-  register: _running_pods
-
-- block:
-    - name: Filter pods by name
-      set_fact:
-        filtered_old_postgres_pods: "{{ _running_pods.resources |
-          selectattr('metadata.name', 'match', ansible_operator_meta.name + '-postgres.*-0') |
-          rejectattr('metadata.name', 'search', '-' + supported_pg_version | string + '-0') |
-          list }}"
-
-  # Sort pods by name in reverse order (most recent PG version first) and set
-    - name: Set info for previous postgres pod
-      set_fact:
-        sorted_old_postgres_pods: "{{ filtered_old_postgres_pods |
-          sort(attribute='metadata.name') |
-          reverse | list }}"
-      when: filtered_old_postgres_pods | length
-
-
-    - name: Set info for previous postgres pod
-      set_fact:
-        old_postgres_pod: "{{ sorted_old_postgres_pods | first }}"
-      when: filtered_old_postgres_pods | length
-  when: _running_pods.resources | length
-
-- name: Look up details for this deployment
-  k8s_info:
-    api_version: "{{ api_version }}"
-    kind: "{{ kind }}"
-    name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}"
-    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-  register: this_awx
-
-# If this deployment has been upgraded before or if upgrade has already been started, set this var
-- name: Set previous PG version var
-  set_fact:
-    _previous_upgraded_pg_version: "{{ this_awx['resources'][0]['status']['upgradedPostgresVersion'] | default(false) }}"
-  when:
-    - this_awx['resources'][0] is defined
-    - "'upgradedPostgresVersion' in this_awx['resources'][0]['status']"
-
-- name: Check if postgres pod is running an older version
-  block:
-    - name: Get old PostgreSQL version
-      k8s_exec:
-        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-        pod: "{{ old_postgres_pod['metadata']['name'] }}"
-        command: |
-          bash -c """
-          if [ -f "{{ _postgres_data_path }}/PG_VERSION" ]; then
-            cat "{{ _postgres_data_path }}/PG_VERSION"
-          elif [ -f '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata/PG_VERSION' ]; then
-            cat '/var/lib/postgresql/data/pgdata/PG_VERSION'
-          fi
-          """
-      register: _old_pg_version
-
-    - debug:
-        msg: "--- Upgrading from {{ old_postgres_pod['metadata']['name'] | default('NONE')}} Pod ---"
-
-    - name: Upgrade data dir from old Postgres to {{ supported_pg_version }} if applicable
-      include_tasks: upgrade_postgres.yml
-      when:
-        - (_old_pg_version.stdout | default(0) | int ) < supported_pg_version
-  when:
-    - managed_database
-    - (_previous_upgraded_pg_version | default(false)) | ternary(_previous_upgraded_pg_version | int < supported_pg_version, true)
-    - old_postgres_pod | length  # If empty, then old pg pod has been removed and we can assume the upgrade is complete
-
-- block:
-    - name: Create Database if no database is specified
-      k8s:
-        apply: true
-        definition: "{{ lookup('template', 'statefulsets/postgres.yaml.j2') }}"
-      register: create_statefulset_result
-
-    - name: Scale down Deployment for migration
-      include_tasks: scale_down_deployment.yml
-      when: create_statefulset_result.changed
-
-  rescue:
-    - name: Scale down Deployment for migration
-      include_tasks: scale_down_deployment.yml
-
-    - name: Scale down PostgreSQL statefulset for migration
-      kubernetes.core.k8s_scale:
-        api_version: apps/v1
-        kind: StatefulSet
-        name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-{{ supported_pg_version }}"
-        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-        replicas: 0
-        wait: yes
-
-    - name: Remove PostgreSQL statefulset for upgrade
-      k8s:
-        state: absent
-        api_version: apps/v1
-        kind: StatefulSet
-        name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-{{ supported_pg_version }}"
-        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-        wait: yes
-      when: create_statefulset_result.error == 422
-
-    - name: Recreate PostgreSQL statefulset with updated values
-      k8s:
-        apply: true
-        definition: "{{ lookup('template', 'statefulsets/postgres.yaml.j2') }}"
-  when: managed_database
-
-- name: Set Default label selector for custom resource generated postgres
-  set_fact:
-    postgres_label_selector: "app.kubernetes.io/instance=postgres-{{ supported_pg_version }}-{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}"
-  when: postgres_label_selector is not defined
-
-- name: Get the postgres pod information
-  k8s_info:
-    kind: Pod
-    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-    label_selectors:
-      - "{{ postgres_label_selector }}"
-    field_selectors:
-      - status.phase=Running
-  register: postgres_pod
-
-- name: Wait for Database to initialize if managed DB
-  k8s_info:
-    kind: Pod
-    namespace: '{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}'
-    label_selectors:
-      - "{{ postgres_label_selector }}"
-    field_selectors:
-      - status.phase=Running
-  register: postgres_pod
-  until:
-    - "postgres_pod['resources'] | length"
-    - "postgres_pod['resources'][0]['status']['phase'] == 'Running'"
-    - "postgres_pod['resources'][0]['status']['containerStatuses'][0]['ready'] == true"
-  delay: 5
-  retries: 60
-  when: managed_database
-
-- name: Look up details for this deployment
-  k8s_info:
-    api_version: "{{ api_version }}"
-    kind: "{{ kind }}"
-    name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}"
-    namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
-  register: this_awx
-
-- name: Migrate data from old Openshift instance
-  import_tasks: migrate_data.yml
-  when:
-    - old_pg_config['resources'] is defined
-    - old_pg_config['resources'] | length
-    - this_awx['resources'][0]['status']['migratedFromSecret'] is not defined
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/idle_deployment.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/idle_deployment.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cc5ff51c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/idle_deployment.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+---
+- name: Scale down AWX Deployments
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    state: present
+    definition:
+      apiVersion: apps/v1
+      kind: Deployment
+      metadata:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+      spec:
+        replicas: 0
+  loop:
+    - '{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-task'
+    - '{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-web'
+
+- name: Get database configuration
+  include_tasks: database_configuration.yml
+
+- name: Scale down PostgreSQL Statefulset
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    state: present
+    definition:
+      apiVersion: apps/v1
+      kind: StatefulSet
+      metadata:
+        name: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-postgres-{{ supported_pg_version }}"
+        namespace: "{{ ansible_operator_meta.namespace }}"
+      spec:
+        replicas: 0
+  when: managed_database
+
+- name: End Playbook
+  ansible.builtin.meta: end_play
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/install.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/install.yml
index b0099eb9d..bc1d7e919 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/install.yml
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@
 - name: Include set_images tasks
   include_tasks: set_images.yml
 
-- name: Include database configuration tasks
-  include_tasks: database_configuration.yml
+- name: Include Database tasks
+  include_tasks: database.yml
 
 - name: Load Route TLS certificate
   include_tasks: load_route_tls_secret.yml
diff --git a/roles/installer/tasks/main.yml b/roles/installer/tasks/main.yml
index dffe35f75..3440effc0 100644
--- a/roles/installer/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/installer/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 ---
+- name: Idle AWX
+  include_tasks: idle_deployment.yml
+  when: idle_deployment | bool
+
 - name: Check for presence of old awx Deployment
   k8s_info:
     api_version: apps/v1