diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/4846-Vishal-Chdhry-small.md b/changelogs/unreleased/4846-Vishal-Chdhry-small.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82c6afcc3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/4846-Vishal-Chdhry-small.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fixed bug where ExtensionServices were being updated continuously by Contour
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/internal/contour/handler.go b/internal/contour/handler.go
index 7a4383987bd..6e815511509 100644
--- a/internal/contour/handler.go
+++ b/internal/contour/handler.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	contour_api_v1 "github.com/projectcontour/contour/apis/projectcontour/v1"
+	contour_api_v1alpha1 "github.com/projectcontour/contour/apis/projectcontour/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/projectcontour/contour/internal/dag"
 	"github.com/projectcontour/contour/internal/k8s"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -190,6 +191,7 @@ func (e *EventHandler) onUpdate(op interface{}) bool {
 	case opUpdate:
 		if cmp.Equal(op.oldObj, op.newObj,
 			cmpopts.IgnoreFields(contour_api_v1.HTTPProxy{}, "Status"),
+			cmpopts.IgnoreFields(contour_api_v1alpha1.ExtensionService{}, "Status"),
 			cmpopts.IgnoreFields(gatewayapi_v1beta1.GatewayClass{}, "Status"),
 			cmpopts.IgnoreFields(gatewayapi_v1beta1.Gateway{}, "Status"),
 			cmpopts.IgnoreFields(gatewayapi_v1beta1.HTTPRoute{}, "Status"),
diff --git a/internal/k8s/helpers.go b/internal/k8s/helpers.go
index 8393252eada..0fb657bbb52 100644
--- a/internal/k8s/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/k8s/helpers.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp/cmpopts"
 	contour_api_v1 "github.com/projectcontour/contour/apis/projectcontour/v1"
+	contour_api_v1alpha1 "github.com/projectcontour/contour/apis/projectcontour/v1alpha1"
 	networking_v1 "k8s.io/api/networking/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	gatewayapi_v1alpha2 "sigs.k8s.io/gateway-api/apis/v1alpha2"
@@ -44,6 +45,13 @@ func isStatusEqual(objA, objB interface{}) bool {
 				return true
 			}
 		}
+	case *contour_api_v1alpha1.ExtensionService:
+		if b, ok := objB.(*contour_api_v1alpha1.ExtensionService); ok {
+			if cmp.Equal(a.Status, b.Status,
+				cmpopts.IgnoreFields(contour_api_v1.Condition{}, "LastTransitionTime")) {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
 	case *gatewayapi_v1beta1.GatewayClass:
 		if b, ok := objB.(*gatewayapi_v1beta1.GatewayClass); ok {
 			if cmp.Equal(a.Status, b.Status,