diff --git a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/values.yaml
index 58a680f01a9f..f8c6baac18a9 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ cephClusterSpec:
     # the corresponding "backend protocol" annotation(s) for your ingress controller of choice)
     ssl: true
 
-  # Network configuration, see: https://github.com/rook/rook/blob/master/Documentation/CRDs/ceph-cluster-crd.md#network-configuration-settings
+  # Network configuration, see: https://github.com/rook/rook/blob/master/Documentation/CRDs/Cluster/ceph-cluster-crd.md#network-configuration-settings
   network:
     connections:
       # Whether to encrypt the data in transit across the wire to prevent eavesdropping the data on the network.
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/predicate.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/predicate.go
index 2b19649aaefc..f7f5112a625b 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/predicate.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/predicate.go
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	cephv1 "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1"
 	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/clusterd"
 	discoverDaemon "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/daemon/discover"
@@ -28,12 +29,28 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/k8sutil"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
+	v1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/event"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/predicate"
 )
 
+func shouldReconcileChangedNode(objOld, objNew *corev1.Node) bool {
+	// do not watch node if only resourceversion got changed
+	resourceQtyComparer := cmpopts.IgnoreFields(v1.ObjectMeta{}, "ResourceVersion")
+	diff := cmp.Diff(objOld.Spec, objNew.Spec, resourceQtyComparer)
+
+	// do not watch node if only LastHeartbeatTime got changed
+	resourceQtyComparer = cmpopts.IgnoreFields(corev1.NodeCondition{}, "LastHeartbeatTime")
+	diff1 := cmp.Diff(objOld.Spec, objNew.Spec, resourceQtyComparer)
+
+	if diff == "" && diff1 == "" {
+		return false
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
 // predicateForNodeWatcher is the predicate function to trigger reconcile on Node events
 func predicateForNodeWatcher(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, context *clusterd.Context) predicate.Funcs {
 	return predicate.Funcs{
@@ -43,8 +60,17 @@ func predicateForNodeWatcher(ctx context.Context, client client.Client, context
 		},
 
 		UpdateFunc: func(e event.UpdateEvent) bool {
-			clientCluster := newClientCluster(client, e.ObjectNew.GetNamespace(), context)
-			return clientCluster.onK8sNode(ctx, e.ObjectNew)
+			if objOld, ok := e.ObjectOld.(*corev1.Node); ok {
+				if objNew, ok := e.ObjectNew.(*corev1.Node); ok {
+					if !shouldReconcileChangedNode(objOld, objNew) {
+						return false
+					}
+
+					clientCluster := newClientCluster(client, e.ObjectNew.GetNamespace(), context)
+					return clientCluster.onK8sNode(ctx, e.ObjectNew)
+				}
+			}
+			return false
 		},
 
 		DeleteFunc: func(e event.DeleteEvent) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/predicate_test.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/predicate_test.go
index aaec26afa794..ce760d42a2c3 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/predicate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cluster/predicate_test.go
@@ -18,10 +18,12 @@ package cluster
 
 import (
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	cephv1 "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 func TestIsHotPlugCM(t *testing.T) {
@@ -40,3 +42,28 @@ func TestIsHotPlugCM(t *testing.T) {
 	cm.Labels["app"] = "rook-discover"
 	assert.True(t, isHotPlugCM(cm))
 }
+
+func TestCompareNodes(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		oldobj    corev1.Node
+		newobj    corev1.Node
+		reconcile bool
+	}{
+		{"if no changes", corev1.Node{}, corev1.Node{}, false},
+		{"if only Resourceversion got changed", corev1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "123"}}, corev1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "145"}}, false},
+		{"if only heartbeat got changed", corev1.Node{Status: corev1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{{LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.NewTime(time.Now())}}}}, corev1.Node{Status: corev1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{{LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.NewTime(<-time.After(5))}}}}, false},
+		{"if both Resourceversion and heartbeat change", corev1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "123"}, Status: corev1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{{LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.NewTime(time.Now())}}}}, corev1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "145"}, Status: corev1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{{LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.NewTime(<-time.After(5))}}}}, false},
+		{"if only a field changes", corev1.Node{Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{PodCIDR: "123"}}, corev1.Node{Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{PodCIDR: "145"}}, true},
+		{"if a field and the Resourceversion change", corev1.Node{Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{PodCIDR: "123"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "123"}}, corev1.Node{Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{PodCIDR: "145"}, ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "145"}}, true},
+		{"if a field and the hertbeat change", corev1.Node{Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{PodCIDR: "123"}, Status: corev1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{{LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.NewTime(time.Now())}}}}, corev1.Node{Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{PodCIDR: "145"}, Status: corev1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{{LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.NewTime(<-time.After(5))}}}}, true},
+		{"if a field, Resourceversion and the hertbeat change", corev1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "123"}, Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{PodCIDR: "123"}, Status: corev1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{{LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.NewTime(time.Now())}}}}, corev1.Node{ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ResourceVersion: "145"}, Spec: corev1.NodeSpec{PodCIDR: "145"}, Status: corev1.NodeStatus{Conditions: []corev1.NodeCondition{{LastHeartbeatTime: metav1.NewTime(<-time.After(5))}}}}, true},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			//#nosec G601 -- since nothing is modifying the tests slic
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.reconcile, shouldReconcileChangedNode(&tt.oldobj, &tt.newobj))
+		})
+	}
+}