diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/defaults/main.yml
index 7a5e2efa4..1fc58b549 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/defaults/main.yml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ netchecker_server_group: 1000
 
 # Dashboard
 dashboard_enabled: true
+dashboard_replicas: 1
 
 # Limits for dashboard
 dashboard_cpu_limit: 100m
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/dashboard.yml.j2 b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/dashboard.yml.j2
index 070d4def9..f079bf122 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/dashboard.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes-apps/ansible/templates/dashboard.yml.j2
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ metadata:
   name: kubernetes-dashboard
   namespace: kube-system
 spec:
-  replicas: 1
+  replicas: {{ dashboard_replicas }}
   revisionHistoryLimit: 10
   selector:
     matchLabels: