diff --git a/packages/system/monitoring-agents/templates/vmagent.yaml b/packages/system/monitoring-agents/templates/vmagent.yaml
index bf53965b..78c6d46f 100644
--- a/packages/system/monitoring-agents/templates/vmagent.yaml
+++ b/packages/system/monitoring-agents/templates/vmagent.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ kind: VMAgent
 metadata:
   name: vmagent
 spec:
+  shardCount: 1
   externalLabels:
     cluster: {{ .Values.vmagent.externalLabels.cluster }}
     tenant: {{ .Values.vmagent.externalLabels.tenant }}
diff --git a/packages/system/monitoring-agents/templates/vpa.yaml b/packages/system/monitoring-agents/templates/vpa.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fa672d82
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/system/monitoring-agents/templates/vpa.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+apiVersion: autoscaling.k8s.io/v1
+kind: VerticalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: vpa-vmagent
+spec:
+  targetRef:
+    apiVersion: operator.victoriametrics.com/v1beta1
+    kind: VMAgent
+    name: vmagent
+  updatePolicy:
+    updateMode: Auto
+  resourcePolicy:
+    containerPolicies:
+      - containerName: config-reloader
+        minAllowed:
+          cpu: 100m
+          memory: 25Mi
+        maxAllowed:
+          cpu: 1000m
+          memory: 256Mi
+      - containerName: vmagent
+        minAllowed:
+          cpu: 100m
+          memory: 25Mi
+        maxAllowed:
+          cpu: 4000m
+          memory: 6G