diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
index 05b18d722..705a00873 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,12 +4,18 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- BREAKING: Add new `ListenerClass.stickyNodePorts` field ([#1105]).
+
+[#1105]: https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs/pull/1105
+
 ## [0.99.0] - 2025-10-06
 
 ### Added
 
 - Add CLI argument and env var to disable the end-of-support checker: `EOS_DISABLED` (`--eos-disabled`) ([#1101]).
-- Add end-of-support checker ([#1096]).
+- Add end-of-support checker ([#1096], [#1103]).
   - The EoS checker can be constructed using `EndOfSupportChecker::new()`.
   - Add new `MaintenanceOptions` and `EndOfSupportOptions` structs.
   - Add new CLI arguments and env vars:
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/crds/ListenerClass.yaml b/crates/stackable-operator/crds/ListenerClass.yaml
index 11710b1dc..f569913ea 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/crds/ListenerClass.yaml
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/crds/ListenerClass.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,21 @@ spec:
                 - LoadBalancer
                 - ClusterIP
                 type: string
+              stickyNodePorts:
+                default: false
+                description: |-
+                  Wether a Pod exposed using a NodePort should be pinned to a specific Kubernetes node.
+
+                  By pinning the Pod to a specific (stable) Kubernetes node, stable addresses can be
+                  provided using NodePorts. The stickiness is achieved by listener-operator by setting the
+                  `volume.kubernetes.io/selected-node` annotation on the Listener PVC.
+
+                  However, this only works on setups with long-living nodes. If your nodes are rotated on
+                  a regular basis, the Pods previously running on a removed node will be stuck in Pending
+                  until you delete the PVC with the stickiness.
+
+                  Because of this we don't enable stickiness by default to support all environments.
+                type: boolean
             required:
             - serviceType
             type: object
diff --git a/crates/stackable-operator/src/crd/listener/class/mod.rs b/crates/stackable-operator/src/crd/listener/class/mod.rs
index 25054e26f..3150adeda 100644
--- a/crates/stackable-operator/src/crd/listener/class/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/stackable-operator/src/crd/listener/class/mod.rs
@@ -66,5 +66,19 @@ pub mod versioned {
         /// Defaults to `HostnameConservative`.
         #[serde(default = "ListenerClassSpec::default_preferred_address_type")]
         pub preferred_address_type: core_v1alpha1::PreferredAddressType,
+
+        /// Wether a Pod exposed using a NodePort should be pinned to a specific Kubernetes node.
+        ///
+        /// By pinning the Pod to a specific (stable) Kubernetes node, stable addresses can be
+        /// provided using NodePorts. The stickiness is achieved by listener-operator setting the
+        /// `volume.kubernetes.io/selected-node` annotation on the Listener PVC.
+        ///
+        /// However, this only works on setups with long-living nodes. If your nodes are rotated on
+        /// a regular basis, the Pods previously running on a removed node will be stuck in Pending
+        /// until you delete the PVC with the stickiness.
+        ///
+        /// Because of this we don't enable stickiness by default to support all environments.
+        #[serde(default)]
+        pub sticky_node_ports: bool,
     }
 }