diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/tenantcontrolplane_status.go b/api/v1alpha1/tenantcontrolplane_status.go
index 812223d..6b38625 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/tenantcontrolplane_status.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/tenantcontrolplane_status.go
@@ -183,11 +183,12 @@ type KubernetesStatus struct {
 	Ingress    *KubernetesIngressStatus   `json:"ingress,omitempty"`
 }
 
-// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=Provisioning;CertificateAuthorityRotating;Upgrading;Migrating;Ready;NotReady
+// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=Provisioning;CertificateAuthorityRotating;Upgrading;Migrating;Ready;NotReady;Sleeping
 type KubernetesVersionStatus string
 
 var (
 	VersionProvisioning KubernetesVersionStatus = "Provisioning"
+	VersionSleeping     KubernetesVersionStatus = "Sleeping"
 	VersionCARotating   KubernetesVersionStatus = "CertificateAuthorityRotating"
 	VersionUpgrading    KubernetesVersionStatus = "Upgrading"
 	VersionMigrating    KubernetesVersionStatus = "Migrating"
diff --git a/charts/kamaji/crds/kamaji.clastix.io_tenantcontrolplanes.yaml b/charts/kamaji/crds/kamaji.clastix.io_tenantcontrolplanes.yaml
index bb26cdc..b51b1c1 100644
--- a/charts/kamaji/crds/kamaji.clastix.io_tenantcontrolplanes.yaml
+++ b/charts/kamaji/crds/kamaji.clastix.io_tenantcontrolplanes.yaml
@@ -7379,6 +7379,7 @@ spec:
                             - Migrating
                             - Ready
                             - NotReady
+                            - Sleeping
                           type: string
                         version:
                           description: Version is the running Kubernetes version of the Tenant Control Plane.
diff --git a/controllers/soot/manager.go b/controllers/soot/manager.go
index d3e7a34..93b9410 100644
--- a/controllers/soot/manager.go
+++ b/controllers/soot/manager.go
@@ -136,17 +136,16 @@ func (m *Manager) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (res
 
 		return reconcile.Result{}, err
 	}
+	tcpStatus := ptr.Deref(tcp.Status.Kubernetes.Version.Status, kamajiv1alpha1.VersionProvisioning)
 	// Handling finalizer if the TenantControlPlane is marked for deletion or scaled to zero:
 	// the clean-up function is already taking care to stop the manager, if this exists.
-	if tcp.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil || ptr.Deref(tcp.Spec.ControlPlane.Deployment.Replicas, 0) == 0 {
+	if tcp.GetDeletionTimestamp() != nil || tcpStatus == kamajiv1alpha1.VersionSleeping {
 		if controllerutil.ContainsFinalizer(tcp, finalizers.SootFinalizer) {
 			return reconcile.Result{}, m.cleanup(ctx, request, tcp)
 		}
 
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 	}
-
-	tcpStatus := *tcp.Status.Kubernetes.Version.Status
 	// Triggering the reconciliation of the underlying controllers of
 	// the soot manager if this is already registered.
 	v, ok := m.sootMap[request.String()]
@@ -181,7 +180,7 @@ func (m *Manager) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, request reconcile.Request) (res
 	}
 	// No need to start a soot manager if the TenantControlPlane is not ready:
 	// enqueuing back is not required since we're going to get that event once ready.
-	if tcpStatus == kamajiv1alpha1.VersionNotReady || tcpStatus == kamajiv1alpha1.VersionCARotating {
+	if tcpStatus == kamajiv1alpha1.VersionNotReady || tcpStatus == kamajiv1alpha1.VersionCARotating || tcpStatus == kamajiv1alpha1.VersionSleeping {
 		log.FromContext(ctx).Info("skipping start of the soot manager for a not ready instance")
 
 		return reconcile.Result{}, nil
diff --git a/controllers/telemetry_controller.go b/controllers/telemetry_controller.go
index 806d333..22e1228 100644
--- a/controllers/telemetry_controller.go
+++ b/controllers/telemetry_controller.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/types"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/log"
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func (m *TelemetryController) collectStats(ctx context.Context, uid string) {
 
 	for _, tcp := range tcpList.Items {
 		switch {
-		case tcp.Spec.ControlPlane.Deployment.Replicas == nil || *tcp.Spec.ControlPlane.Deployment.Replicas == 0:
+		case ptr.Deref(tcp.Status.Kubernetes.Version.Status, kamajiv1alpha1.VersionProvisioning) == kamajiv1alpha1.VersionSleeping:
 			stats.TenantControlPlanes.Sleeping++
 		case tcp.Status.Kubernetes.Version.Status != nil && *tcp.Status.Kubernetes.Version.Status == kamajiv1alpha1.VersionNotReady:
 			stats.TenantControlPlanes.NotReady++
diff --git a/docs/content/reference/api.md b/docs/content/reference/api.md
index c312387..e3b181f 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/api.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/api.md
@@ -16199,7 +16199,7 @@ KubernetesVersion contains the information regarding the running Kubernetes vers
         <td>
           Status returns the current status of the Kubernetes version, such as its provisioning state, or completed upgrade.<br/>
           <br/>
-            <i>Enum</i>: Provisioning, CertificateAuthorityRotating, Upgrading, Migrating, Ready, NotReady<br/>
+            <i>Enum</i>: Provisioning, CertificateAuthorityRotating, Upgrading, Migrating, Ready, NotReady, Sleeping<br/>
             <i>Default</i>: Provisioning<br/>
         </td>
         <td>false</td>
diff --git a/internal/resources/k8s_deployment_resource.go b/internal/resources/k8s_deployment_resource.go
index da77491..caa9195 100644
--- a/internal/resources/k8s_deployment_resource.go
+++ b/internal/resources/k8s_deployment_resource.go
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ func (r *KubernetesDeploymentResource) GetName() string {
 
 func (r *KubernetesDeploymentResource) UpdateTenantControlPlaneStatus(_ context.Context, tenantControlPlane *kamajiv1alpha1.TenantControlPlane) error {
 	switch {
+	case ptr.Deref(tenantControlPlane.Spec.ControlPlane.Deployment.Replicas, 2) == 0:
+		tenantControlPlane.Status.Kubernetes.Version.Status = &kamajiv1alpha1.VersionSleeping
 	case !r.isProgressingUpgrade():
 		tenantControlPlane.Status.Kubernetes.Version.Status = &kamajiv1alpha1.VersionReady
 		tenantControlPlane.Status.Kubernetes.Version.Version = tenantControlPlane.Spec.Kubernetes.Version