diff --git a/internal/controllers/clusterextension_controller.go b/internal/controllers/clusterextension_controller.go
index b71baaf2c..885556d96 100644
--- a/internal/controllers/clusterextension_controller.go
+++ b/internal/controllers/clusterextension_controller.go
@@ -32,10 +32,13 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	ctrl "sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/event"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/handler"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/predicate"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/reconcile"
 
+	"github.com/operator-framework/catalogd/api/core/v1alpha1"
 	catalogd "github.com/operator-framework/catalogd/api/core/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/deppy/pkg/deppy"
 	"github.com/operator-framework/deppy/pkg/deppy/solver"
@@ -409,6 +412,17 @@ func (r *ClusterExtensionReconciler) SetupWithManager(mgr ctrl.Manager) error {
 		For(&ocv1alpha1.ClusterExtension{}).
 		Watches(&catalogd.Catalog{},
 			handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(clusterExtensionRequestsForCatalog(mgr.GetClient(), mgr.GetLogger()))).
+		WithEventFilter(predicate.Funcs{
+			UpdateFunc: func(ue event.UpdateEvent) bool {
+				oldObject, isOldCatalog := ue.ObjectOld.(*v1alpha1.Catalog)
+				newObject, isNewCatalog := ue.ObjectNew.(*v1alpha1.Catalog)
+
+				if !isOldCatalog || !isNewCatalog {
+					return true
+				}
+				return oldObject.Status.ResolvedSource.Image.Ref != newObject.Status.ResolvedSource.Image.Ref
+			},
+		}).
 		Owns(&rukpakv1alpha2.BundleDeployment{}).
 		Complete(r)