diff --git a/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml b/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml
index c8bf1b07d..808326444 100644
--- a/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml
+++ b/manifests/postgresql.crd.yaml
@@ -3470,6 +3470,12 @@ spec:
                 properties:
                   failsafe_mode:
                     type: boolean
+                  ignore_slots:
+                    type: array
+                    items:
+                      type: object
+                      additionalProperties:
+                        type: string
                   initdb:
                     additionalProperties:
                       type: string
diff --git a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/postgresql_type.go b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/postgresql_type.go
index b304db652..3dced435d 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/postgresql_type.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/postgresql_type.go
@@ -244,6 +244,7 @@ type Patroni struct {
 	SynchronousModeStrict bool                         `json:"synchronous_mode_strict,omitempty"`
 	SynchronousNodeCount  uint32                       `json:"synchronous_node_count,omitempty" defaults:"1"`
 	FailsafeMode          *bool                        `json:"failsafe_mode,omitempty"`
+	IgnoreSlots           []map[string]string          `json:"ignore_slots,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // StandbyDescription contains remote primary config and/or s3/gs wal path.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 79e0787bc..94a2dbdad 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -597,6 +597,19 @@ func (in *Patroni) DeepCopyInto(out *Patroni) {
 		*out = new(bool)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.IgnoreSlots != nil {
+		in, out := &in.IgnoreSlots, &out.IgnoreSlots
+		*out = make([]map[string]string, len(*in))
+		for i := range *in {
+			if (*in)[i] != nil {
+				in, out := &(*in)[i], &(*out)[i]
+				*out = make(map[string]string, len(*in))
+				for key, val := range *in {
+					(*out)[key] = val
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
 	return
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
index 224ef26f6..5826a52d0 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/k8sres.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ type patroniDCS struct {
 	PGBootstrapConfiguration map[string]interface{}       `json:"postgresql,omitempty"`
 	Slots                    map[string]map[string]string `json:"slots,omitempty"`
 	FailsafeMode             *bool                        `json:"failsafe_mode,omitempty"`
+	IgnoreSlots              []map[string]string          `json:"ignore_slots,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type pgBootstrap struct {
@@ -449,6 +450,10 @@ PatroniInitDBParams:
 		config.Bootstrap.DCS.FailsafeMode = opConfig.EnablePatroniFailsafeMode
 	}
 
+
+	if patroni.IgnoreSlots != nil {
+		config.Bootstrap.DCS.IgnoreSlots = patroni.IgnoreSlots
+	}
 	config.PgLocalConfiguration = make(map[string]interface{})
 
 	// the newer and preferred way to specify the PG version is to use the `PGVERSION` env variable
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/k8sres_test.go b/pkg/cluster/k8sres_test.go
index e39e18cd5..16be25640 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/k8sres_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/k8sres_test.go
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ func TestGenerateSpiloJSONConfiguration(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			result: `{"postgresql":{"bin_dir":"/usr/lib/postgresql/17/bin"},"bootstrap":{"initdb":[{"auth-host":"md5"},{"auth-local":"trust"}],"dcs":{"failsafe_mode":true}}}`,
 		},
+		{
+			subtest: "Patroni ignore_slots configured for PostgreSQL 17 slot sync",
+			pgParam: &acidv1.PostgresqlParam{PgVersion: "17"},
+			patroni: &acidv1.Patroni{
+				IgnoreSlots: []map[string]string{
+					{"type": "logical"},
+				},
+			},
+			opConfig: &config.Config{},
+			result:   `{"postgresql":{"bin_dir":"/usr/lib/postgresql/17/bin"},"bootstrap":{"initdb":[{"auth-host":"md5"},{"auth-local":"trust"}],"dcs":{"ignore_slots":[{"type":"logical"}]}}}`,
+		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		cluster.OpConfig = *tt.opConfig