diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/values_types.gen.go b/api/v1alpha1/values_types.gen.go
index 386432eaa..c2eea6744 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/values_types.gen.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/values_types.gen.go
@@ -1015,6 +1015,11 @@ type CNIGlobalConfig struct { // Default k8s resources settings for all Istio co
 	Tag *string `json:"tag,omitempty"`
 	// The variant of the Istio container images to use. Options are "debug" or "distroless". Unset will use the default for the given version.
 	Variant *string `json:"variant,omitempty"`
+
+	// Platform in which Istio is deployed. Possible values are: "openshift" and "gcp"
+	// An empty value means it is a vanilla Kubernetes distribution, therefore no special
+	// treatment will be considered.
+	Platform *string `json:"platform,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Resource describes the source of configuration
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index c41ccd16e..6587fcd95 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -297,6 +297,11 @@ func (in *CNIGlobalConfig) DeepCopyInto(out *CNIGlobalConfig) {
 		*out = new(string)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.Platform != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Platform, &out.Platform
+		*out = new(string)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new CNIGlobalConfig.
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/sailoperator.io_istiocnis.yaml b/bundle/manifests/sailoperator.io_istiocnis.yaml
index 6ad4e92b2..c6c600566 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/sailoperator.io_istiocnis.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/sailoperator.io_istiocnis.yaml
@@ -1393,6 +1393,12 @@ spec:
                               If empty, default scope and level will be used as configured in code
                             type: string
                         type: object
+                      platform:
+                        description: |-
+                          Platform in which Istio is deployed. Possible values are: "openshift" and "gcp"
+                          An empty value means it is a vanilla Kubernetes distribution, therefore no special
+                          treatment will be considered.
+                        type: string
                       tag:
                         description: Specifies the tag for the Istio docker images.
                         type: string
diff --git a/chart/crds/sailoperator.io_istiocnis.yaml b/chart/crds/sailoperator.io_istiocnis.yaml
index 4b2873749..c7de57ddd 100644
--- a/chart/crds/sailoperator.io_istiocnis.yaml
+++ b/chart/crds/sailoperator.io_istiocnis.yaml
@@ -1393,6 +1393,12 @@ spec:
                               If empty, default scope and level will be used as configured in code
                             type: string
                         type: object
+                      platform:
+                        description: |-
+                          Platform in which Istio is deployed. Possible values are: "openshift" and "gcp"
+                          An empty value means it is a vanilla Kubernetes distribution, therefore no special
+                          treatment will be considered.
+                        type: string
                       tag:
                         description: Specifies the tag for the Istio docker images.
                         type: string
diff --git a/docs/api-reference/sailoperator.io.md b/docs/api-reference/sailoperator.io.md
index eda6e2f09..0d28e3335 100644
--- a/docs/api-reference/sailoperator.io.md
+++ b/docs/api-reference/sailoperator.io.md
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ _Appears in:_
 | `logging` _[GlobalLoggingConfig](#globalloggingconfig)_ | Specifies the global logging level settings for the Istio control plane components. |  |  |
 | `tag` _string_ | Specifies the tag for the Istio docker images. |  |  |
 | `variant` _string_ | The variant of the Istio container images to use. Options are "debug" or "distroless". Unset will use the default for the given version. |  |  |
+| `platform` _string_ | Platform in which Istio is deployed. Possible values are: "openshift" and "gcp" An empty value means it is a vanilla Kubernetes distribution, therefore no special treatment will be considered. |  |  |
 
 
 #### CNIRepairConfig
diff --git a/hack/api_transformer/transform.yaml b/hack/api_transformer/transform.yaml
index f7437ed7f..6b77497ae 100644
--- a/hack/api_transformer/transform.yaml
+++ b/hack/api_transformer/transform.yaml
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ inputFiles:
       - ImagePullSecrets
       - LogAsJson
       - Logging
+      - Platform
       - Tag
       - Variant
     addComments: