diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
index dc6c4c1d806..609a04fe09e 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.base
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ spec:
     spec:
       priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
       serviceAccountName: coredns
+      affinity:
+        podAntiAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - weight: 100
+            podAffinityTerm:
+              labelSelector:
+                matchExpressions:
+                  - key: k8s-app
+                    operator: In
+                    values: ["kube-dns"]
+              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       tolerations:
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
           operator: "Exists"
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
index 211f110bb36..57611280358 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.in
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ spec:
     spec:
       priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
       serviceAccountName: coredns
+      affinity:
+        podAntiAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - weight: 100
+            podAffinityTerm:
+              labelSelector:
+                matchExpressions:
+                  - key: k8s-app
+                    operator: In
+                    values: ["kube-dns"]
+              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       tolerations:
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
           operator: "Exists"
diff --git a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
index 0270c2e535e..5a3191a4375 100644
--- a/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
+++ b/cluster/addons/dns/coredns/coredns.yaml.sed
@@ -111,6 +111,17 @@ spec:
     spec:
       priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
       serviceAccountName: coredns
+      affinity:
+        podAntiAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - weight: 100
+            podAffinityTerm:
+              labelSelector:
+                matchExpressions:
+                  - key: k8s-app
+                    operator: In
+                    values: ["kube-dns"]
+              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
       tolerations:
         - key: "CriticalAddonsOnly"
           operator: "Exists"