diff --git a/controllers/defaults/placements.go b/controllers/defaults/placements.go
index df4821fa5a..4ac96508dd 100644
--- a/controllers/defaults/placements.go
+++ b/controllers/defaults/placements.go
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
+	ProviderServerKey = "provider-server"
+
 	// osdLabelSelector is the key in OSD pod. Used
 	// as a label selector for topology spread constraints.
 	osdLabelSelector = "rook-ceph-osd"
@@ -126,6 +128,12 @@ var (
 				getOcsToleration(),
 			},
 		},
+
+		ProviderServerKey: {
+			Tolerations: []corev1.Toleration{
+				getOcsToleration(),
+			},
+		},
 	}
 )
 
diff --git a/controllers/storagecluster/placement.go b/controllers/storagecluster/placement.go
index f11cd44503..7ee2f5cbec 100644
--- a/controllers/storagecluster/placement.go
+++ b/controllers/storagecluster/placement.go
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ func getPlacement(sc *ocsv1.StorageCluster, component string) rookCephv1.Placeme
 		return placement
 	}
 
+	// if provider-server placements are found in the storagecluster spec append the default ocs tolerations to it
+	if ok && component == defaults.ProviderServerKey {
+		placement.Tolerations = append(placement.Tolerations, defaults.DaemonPlacements[component].Tolerations...)
+		return placement
+	}
+
 	// If no placement is specified for the given component and the
 	// StorageCluster has no label selector, set the default node
 	// affinity.
diff --git a/controllers/storagecluster/provider_server.go b/controllers/storagecluster/provider_server.go
index 8516abc57c..41f118b73d 100644
--- a/controllers/storagecluster/provider_server.go
+++ b/controllers/storagecluster/provider_server.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
 	ocsv1 "github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/api/v4/v1"
+	"github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/controllers/defaults"
 	"github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/controllers/util"
 	"github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/services/provider/server"
 )
@@ -379,6 +380,7 @@ func GetProviderAPIServerDeployment(instance *ocsv1.StorageCluster) *appsv1.Depl
 							},
 						},
 					},
+					Tolerations:        getPlacement(instance, defaults.ProviderServerKey).Tolerations,
 					ServiceAccountName: ocsProviderServerName,
 				},
 			},
diff --git a/controllers/storagecluster/provider_server_test.go b/controllers/storagecluster/provider_server_test.go
index 8520390d2b..b6b24a1d1b 100644
--- a/controllers/storagecluster/provider_server_test.go
+++ b/controllers/storagecluster/provider_server_test.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	logf "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 
 	ocsv1 "github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/api/v4/v1"
+	"github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/controllers/defaults"
 	"github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/controllers/util"
 	"github.com/red-hat-storage/ocs-operator/v4/services/provider/server"
 )
@@ -393,6 +394,7 @@ func GetProviderAPIServerDeploymentForTest(instance *ocsv1.StorageCluster) *apps
 						},
 					},
 					ServiceAccountName: ocsProviderServerName,
+					Tolerations:        getPlacement(instance, defaults.ProviderServerKey).Tolerations,
 				},
 			},
 		},