diff --git a/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/controllers/KeycloakIngress.java b/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/controllers/KeycloakIngress.java
index 31b394dde5..c2c62b7cb8 100644
--- a/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/controllers/KeycloakIngress.java
+++ b/operator/src/main/java/org/keycloak/operator/controllers/KeycloakIngress.java
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public class KeycloakIngress extends OperatorManagedResource implements StatusUp
     protected Optional<HasMetadata> getReconciledResource() {
         IngressSpec ingressSpec = keycloak.getSpec().getIngressSpec();
         if (ingressSpec != null && !ingressSpec.isIngressEnabled()) {
-            if (existingIngress != null) {
+            if (existingIngress != null && isExistingIngressFromSameOwnerReference()) {
                 deleteExistingIngress();
             }
             return Optional.empty();
@@ -114,6 +114,16 @@ public class KeycloakIngress extends OperatorManagedResource implements StatusUp
         client.network().v1().ingresses().inNamespace(getNamespace()).delete(existingIngress);
     }
 
+    private boolean isExistingIngressFromSameOwnerReference() {
+
+        return existingIngress
+                .getMetadata()
+                .getOwnerReferences()
+                .stream()
+                .anyMatch(oneOwnerRef -> oneOwnerRef.getUid().equalsIgnoreCase(keycloak.getMetadata().getUid()));
+
+    }
+
     protected Ingress fetchExistingIngress() {
         return client
                 .network()
diff --git a/operator/src/test/java/org/keycloak/operator/testsuite/integration/KeycloakIngressTest.java b/operator/src/test/java/org/keycloak/operator/testsuite/integration/KeycloakIngressTest.java
index 328e922566..6915cd7f8b 100644
--- a/operator/src/test/java/org/keycloak/operator/testsuite/integration/KeycloakIngressTest.java
+++ b/operator/src/test/java/org/keycloak/operator/testsuite/integration/KeycloakIngressTest.java
@@ -17,13 +17,17 @@
 
 package org.keycloak.operator.testsuite.integration;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.networking.v1.Ingress;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.networking.v1.IngressBuilder;
 import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.networking.v1.ServiceBackendPortBuilder;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.dsl.Resource;
 import io.quarkus.logging.Log;
 import io.quarkus.test.junit.QuarkusTest;
 import io.restassured.RestAssured;
 import org.awaitility.Awaitility;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import org.keycloak.operator.Constants;
+import org.keycloak.operator.crds.v2alpha1.deployment.Keycloak;
 import org.keycloak.operator.crds.v2alpha1.deployment.spec.IngressSpec;
 import org.keycloak.operator.crds.v2alpha1.deployment.spec.HostnameSpecBuilder;
 import org.keycloak.operator.testsuite.utils.K8sUtils;
@@ -31,6 +35,7 @@ import org.keycloak.operator.controllers.KeycloakIngress;
 
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MINUTES;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 
@@ -188,4 +193,81 @@ public class KeycloakIngressTest extends BaseOperatorTest {
                     assertThat(k8sclient.network().v1().ingresses().inNamespace(namespace).list().getItems().size()).isEqualTo(0);
                 });
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCustomIngressDeletion() {
+
+        Keycloak defaultKeycloakDeployment = K8sUtils.getDefaultKeycloakDeployment();
+        String kcDeploymentName = defaultKeycloakDeployment.getMetadata().getName();
+        Resource<Ingress> customIngressDeployedManuallySelector = null;
+        Ingress customIngressCreatedManually;
+
+        try {
+
+            customIngressCreatedManually = createCustomIngress(kcDeploymentName, namespace, 8443);
+
+            customIngressDeployedManuallySelector = k8sclient
+                    .network()
+                    .v1()
+                    .ingresses()
+                    .inNamespace(namespace)
+                    .withName(customIngressCreatedManually.getMetadata().getName());
+
+            Awaitility.await().atMost(1, MINUTES).untilAsserted(() -> {
+                assertThat(k8sclient.network().v1().ingresses().inNamespace(namespace).list().getItems().size()).isEqualTo(1);
+            });
+
+            Log.info("Redeploying the Keycloak CR with default Ingress disabled");
+            defaultKeycloakDeployment.getSpec().setIngressSpec(new IngressSpec());
+            defaultKeycloakDeployment.getSpec().getIngressSpec().setIngressEnabled(false);
+
+            K8sUtils.deployKeycloak(k8sclient, defaultKeycloakDeployment, true);
+
+            Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+                Log.info("Make sure the Custom Ingress still remains");
+                assertThat(k8sclient.network().v1().ingresses().inNamespace(namespace).list().getItems().size()).isEqualTo(1);
+            });
+
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            savePodLogs();
+            throw e;
+        } finally {
+            Log.info("Destroying the Custom Ingress created manually to avoid errors in others Tests methods");
+            if (customIngressDeployedManuallySelector != null && customIngressDeployedManuallySelector.isReady()) {
+                assertThat(customIngressDeployedManuallySelector.delete()).isTrue();
+                Awaitility.await().untilAsserted(() -> {
+                    assertThat(k8sclient.network().v1().ingresses().inNamespace(namespace).list().getItems().size()).isEqualTo(0);
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    private Ingress createCustomIngress(String baseResourceName, String targetNamespace, int portNumber) {
+
+        Ingress customIngressCreated;
+
+        customIngressCreated = new IngressBuilder()
+                .withNewMetadata()
+                    .withName(baseResourceName + Constants.KEYCLOAK_INGRESS_SUFFIX)
+                    .withNamespace(targetNamespace)
+                    .addToAnnotations("nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/backend-protocol", "HTTPS")
+                    .addToAnnotations("route.openshift.io/termination", "passthrough")
+                .endMetadata()
+                .withNewSpec()
+                    .withNewDefaultBackend()
+                        .withNewService()
+                            .withName(baseResourceName + Constants.KEYCLOAK_SERVICE_SUFFIX)
+                            .withNewPort()
+                                .withNumber(portNumber)
+                            .endPort()
+                        .endService()
+                    .endDefaultBackend()
+                .endSpec()
+                .build();
+
+        customIngressCreated = k8sclient.network().v1().ingresses().inNamespace(targetNamespace).create(customIngressCreated);
+
+        return customIngressCreated;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/operator/src/test/java/org/keycloak/operator/testsuite/unit/IngressLogicTest.java b/operator/src/test/java/org/keycloak/operator/testsuite/unit/IngressLogicTest.java
index 6bf473a0b6..8a691d7fbf 100644
--- a/operator/src/test/java/org/keycloak/operator/testsuite/unit/IngressLogicTest.java
+++ b/operator/src/test/java/org/keycloak/operator/testsuite/unit/IngressLogicTest.java
@@ -17,9 +17,13 @@
 
 package org.keycloak.operator.testsuite.unit;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Optional;
 
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.OwnerReference;
+import io.fabric8.kubernetes.api.model.OwnerReferenceBuilder;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.keycloak.operator.Constants;
 import org.keycloak.operator.controllers.KeycloakIngress;
 import org.keycloak.operator.crds.v2alpha1.deployment.Keycloak;
 import org.keycloak.operator.crds.v2alpha1.deployment.spec.IngressSpec;
@@ -39,6 +43,7 @@ public class IngressLogicTest {
 
         private static Keycloak getKeycloak(Boolean defaultIngressEnabled, boolean ingressSpecDefined, boolean tlsConfigured) {
             var kc = K8sUtils.getDefaultKeycloakDeployment();
+            kc.getMetadata().setUid("this-is-a-fake-uid");
             if (ingressSpecDefined) {
                 kc.getSpec().setIngressSpec(new IngressSpec());
                 if (defaultIngressEnabled != null) kc.getSpec().getIngressSpec().setIngressEnabled(defaultIngressEnabled);
@@ -80,7 +85,23 @@ public class IngressLogicTest {
         @Override
         protected Ingress fetchExistingIngress() {
             if (ingressExists) {
-                return new IngressBuilder().withNewMetadata().endMetadata().build();
+
+                OwnerReference sameCROwnerRef = new OwnerReferenceBuilder()
+                        .withApiVersion(cr.getApiVersion())
+                        .withKind(cr.getKind())
+                        .withName(cr.getMetadata().getName())
+                        .withUid(cr.getMetadata().getUid())
+                        .withBlockOwnerDeletion(true)
+                        .withController(true)
+                        .build();
+
+                return new IngressBuilder()
+                        .withNewMetadata()
+                            .withName(getName())
+                            .withNamespace(cr.getMetadata().getNamespace())
+                            .withOwnerReferences(Collections.singletonList(sameCROwnerRef))
+                        .endMetadata()
+                        .build();
             } else {
                 return null;
             }