diff --git a/cmd/aws-application-networking-k8s/main.go b/cmd/aws-application-networking-k8s/main.go
index 93637920..6fe09d7e 100644
--- a/cmd/aws-application-networking-k8s/main.go
+++ b/cmd/aws-application-networking-k8s/main.go
@@ -18,14 +18,15 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	gwv1alpha2 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-application-networking-k8s/pkg/webhook"
 	"github.com/go-logr/zapr"
 	"go.uber.org/zap/zapcore"
 	k8swebhook "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/webhook"
+	gwv1alpha2 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
 
 	"github.com/aws/aws-application-networking-k8s/pkg/aws"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-application-networking-k8s/pkg/utils/gwlog"
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/endpoint"
 	gwv1 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1"
+
 	//+kubebuilder:scaffold:imports
 	anv1alpha1 "github.com/aws/aws-application-networking-k8s/pkg/apis/applicationnetworking/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-application-networking-k8s/pkg/config"
@@ -92,6 +94,51 @@ func addOptionalCRDs(scheme *runtime.Scheme) {
 	metav1.AddToGroupVersion(scheme, groupVersion)
 }
 
+func checkRequiredCRDs(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
+	// Add or update the required CRDs when new CRDs are added to the project
+	requiredCRDs := []schema.GroupVersionKind{
+		{
+			Group:   gwv1.GroupVersion.Group,
+			Version: gwv1.GroupVersion.Version,
+			Kind:    "Gateway",
+		},
+		{
+			Group:   gwv1.GroupVersion.Group,
+			Version: gwv1.GroupVersion.Version,
+			Kind:    "GatewayClass",
+		},
+		{
+			Group:   gwv1.GroupVersion.Group,
+			Version: gwv1.GroupVersion.Version,
+			Kind:    "HTTPRoute",
+		},
+		{
+			Group:   gwv1.GroupVersion.Group,
+			Version: gwv1.GroupVersion.Version,
+			Kind:    "GRPCRoute",
+		},
+		{
+			Group:   gwv1alpha2.GroupVersion.Group,
+			Version: gwv1alpha2.GroupVersion.Version,
+			Kind:    "TLSRoute",
+		},
+	}
+	missingCRDs := make([]string, 0, len(requiredCRDs))
+	for _, crd := range requiredCRDs {
+		ok, err := k8s.IsGVKSupported(mgr, crd.GroupVersion().String(), crd.Kind)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("error checking required CRD %s: %w", crd, err)
+		}
+		if !ok {
+			missingCRDs = append(missingCRDs, crd.String())
+		}
+	}
+	if len(missingCRDs) > 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("missing required CRDs: %s", strings.Join(missingCRDs, ", "))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func main() {
 	var metricsAddr string
 	var enableLeaderElection bool
@@ -164,6 +211,10 @@ func main() {
 		setupLog.Fatal("manager setup failed:", err)
 	}
 
+	if err := checkRequiredCRDs(mgr); err != nil {
+		setupLog.Fatal("required CRDs check failed:", err)
+	}
+
 	if enableWebhook {
 		logger := log.Named("pod-readiness-gate-injector")
 		readinessGateInjector := webhook.NewPodReadinessGateInjector(