diff --git a/src/actions/deploy.ts b/src/actions/deploy.ts
index 17311298c..34c18b9d1 100644
--- a/src/actions/deploy.ts
+++ b/src/actions/deploy.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,17 @@ export async function deploy(
 
    // check manifest stability
    core.startGroup('Checking manifest stability')
+   const resourceType = (
+      core.getInput('resource-type') ||
+      'Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters'
+   ).toLowerCase()
    const resourceTypes: Resource[] = getResources(
       deployedManifestFiles,
       models.DEPLOYMENT_TYPES.concat([
          KubernetesConstants.DiscoveryAndLoadBalancerResource.SERVICE
       ])
    )
-   await checkManifestStability(kubectl, resourceTypes)
+   await checkManifestStability(kubectl, resourceTypes, resourceType)
    core.endGroup()
 
    // print ingresses
diff --git a/src/actions/promote.ts b/src/actions/promote.ts
index 2c11384c4..7a6c3075b 100644
--- a/src/actions/promote.ts
+++ b/src/actions/promote.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,10 @@ async function promoteBlueGreen(kubectl: Kubectl, manifests: string[]) {
 
    // checking stability of newly created deployments
    core.startGroup('Checking manifest stability')
+   const resourceType = (
+      core.getInput('resource-type') ||
+      'Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters'
+   ).toLowerCase()
    const deployedManifestFiles = deployResult.manifestFiles
    const resources: Resource[] = getResources(
       deployedManifestFiles,
@@ -173,7 +177,11 @@ async function promoteBlueGreen(kubectl: Kubectl, manifests: string[]) {
          models.DiscoveryAndLoadBalancerResource.SERVICE
       ])
    )
-   await KubernetesManifestUtility.checkManifestStability(kubectl, resources)
+   await KubernetesManifestUtility.checkManifestStability(
+      kubectl,
+      resources,
+      resourceType
+   )
    core.endGroup()
 
    core.startGroup(
diff --git a/src/strategyHelpers/deploymentHelper.ts b/src/strategyHelpers/deploymentHelper.ts
index 24257701e..024f60f53 100644
--- a/src/strategyHelpers/deploymentHelper.ts
+++ b/src/strategyHelpers/deploymentHelper.ts
@@ -138,9 +138,14 @@ function appendStableVersionLabelToResource(files: string[]): string[] {
 
 export async function checkManifestStability(
    kubectl: Kubectl,
-   resources: Resource[]
+   resources: Resource[],
+   resourceType: string
 ): Promise<void> {
-   await KubernetesManifestUtility.checkManifestStability(kubectl, resources)
+   await KubernetesManifestUtility.checkManifestStability(
+      kubectl,
+      resources,
+      resourceType
+   )
 }
 
 export async function annotateAndLabelResources(
diff --git a/src/utilities/manifestStabilityUtils.test.ts b/src/utilities/manifestStabilityUtils.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e39bcc384
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utilities/manifestStabilityUtils.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import * as manifestStabilityUtils from './manifestStabilityUtils'
+import {Kubectl} from '../types/kubectl'
+
+describe('manifestStabilityUtils', () => {
+   const kc = new Kubectl('')
+   const resources = [
+      {
+         type: 'deployment',
+         name: 'test',
+         namespace: 'default'
+      }
+   ]
+   const resourceType = 'microsoft.containerservice/fleets'
+
+   it('should return immediately if the resource type is microsoft.containerservice/fleets', async () => {
+      const spy = jest.spyOn(manifestStabilityUtils, 'checkManifestStability')
+      const checkRolloutStatusSpy = jest.spyOn(kc, 'checkRolloutStatus')
+      await manifestStabilityUtils.checkManifestStability(
+         kc,
+         resources,
+         resourceType
+      )
+
+      expect(checkRolloutStatusSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(spy).toHaveReturned()
+   })
+})
diff --git a/src/utilities/manifestStabilityUtils.ts b/src/utilities/manifestStabilityUtils.ts
index cd4b1390b..51efd49f5 100644
--- a/src/utilities/manifestStabilityUtils.ts
+++ b/src/utilities/manifestStabilityUtils.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,16 @@ const POD = 'pod'
 
 export async function checkManifestStability(
    kubectl: Kubectl,
-   resources: Resource[]
+   resources: Resource[],
+   resourceType: string
 ): Promise<void> {
+   // Skip if resource type is microsoft.containerservice/fleets
+   if (resourceType === 'microsoft.containerservice/fleets') {
+      core.info(
+         'Skipping checkManifestStability for microsoft.containerservice/fleets'
+      )
+      return
+   }
    let rolloutStatusHasErrors = false
    for (let i = 0; i < resources.length; i++) {
       const resource = resources[i]