diff --git a/charts/service-gateway/templates/gateway/gwclass.yaml b/charts/service-gateway/templates/gateway/gwclass.yaml
index 0e9f87cdf..d6b807d9c 100644
--- a/charts/service-gateway/templates/gateway/gwclass.yaml
+++ b/charts/service-gateway/templates/gateway/gwclass.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ metadata:
     {{- with .Values.gatewayClass.annotations }}
       {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if eq (dig "catalog.appscode.com/is-default-gatewayclass" "" (.Values.gatewayClass.annotations | default dict)) "true" }}
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
+    {{- end }}
 spec:
   controllerName: {{ .Values.gateway.config.envoyGateway.gateway.controllerName }}
   {{- with .Values.gatewayClass.description }}