diff --git a/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/addon-operator/_prowconfig.yaml b/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/addon-operator/_prowconfig.yaml
index 812846eb7a5dc..184e02d25668b 100644
--- a/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/addon-operator/_prowconfig.yaml
+++ b/core-services/prow/02_config/openshift/addon-operator/_prowconfig.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+branch-protection:
+  orgs:
+    openshift:
+      repos:
+        addon-operator:
+          branches:
+            main:
+              protect: true
+              required_status_checks:
+                contexts:
+                - Konflux kflux-prd-rh03 / addon-operator-on-pull-request
+                - ci/prow/coverage
+                - ci/prow/images
+                - ci/prow/lint
+                - ci/prow/precommit-check
+                - ci/prow/unit
 tide:
   queries:
   - excludedBranches: