diff --git a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/defaults/main.yml
index 406d20acaf8..7eb7557ce8d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/defaults/main.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_deploy_dsc: true
 # Data Science Cluster Configuration
 ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_codeflare: Removed
 ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_dashboard: Managed
+ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_dashboard_replicas: 2
 ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_datasciencepipelines: Managed
 ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_kserve: Removed
 ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_kueue: Removed
diff --git a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/tasks/workload.yml b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/tasks/workload.yml
index 23142a6f515..05d035a5414 100644
--- a/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/tasks/workload.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles_ocp_workloads/ocp4_workload_openshift_ai/tasks/workload.yml
@@ -33,6 +33,31 @@
     msg: r_ds_cluster
     verbosity: 2
 
+- name: Configure rhods-dashboard deployment replicas
+  when:
+    - ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_dashboard_replicas is defined
+  block:
+    - name: Wait for rhods-dashboard deployment to be created
+      kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: Deployment
+        name: rhods-dashboard
+        namespace: redhat-ods-applications
+      register: r_dashboard_deployment
+      until:
+        - r_dashboard_deployment.resources is defined
+        - r_dashboard_deployment.resources | length > 0
+      retries: 10
+      delay: 30
+
+    - name: Scale rhods-dashboard deployment replicas
+      kubernetes.core.k8s_scale:
+        api_version: apps/v1
+        kind: Deployment
+        name: rhods-dashboard
+        namespace: redhat-ods-applications
+        replicas: "{{ ocp4_workload_openshift_ai_dashboard_replicas | int }}"
+
 - name: Get the OpenShift AI dashboard route
   kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
     api_version: route.openshift.io/v1
@@ -41,10 +66,10 @@
     namespace: redhat-ods-applications
   register: r_odh_dashboard_route
   until:
-  - r_odh_dashboard_route.resources is defined
-  - r_odh_dashboard_route.resources | length > 0
-  - r_odh_dashboard_route.resources.0.status.ingress.0.host is defined
-  - r_odh_dashboard_route.resources.0.status.ingress.0.host | length > 0
+    - r_odh_dashboard_route.resources is defined
+    - r_odh_dashboard_route.resources | length > 0
+    - r_odh_dashboard_route.resources.0.status.ingress.0.host is defined
+    - r_odh_dashboard_route.resources.0.status.ingress.0.host | length > 0
   retries: 80
   delay: 30