diff --git a/deployments/kai-scheduler/crds/kai.scheduler_schedulingshards.yaml b/deployments/kai-scheduler/crds/kai.scheduler_schedulingshards.yaml
index 171bf1649..f71916d98 100644
--- a/deployments/kai-scheduler/crds/kai.scheduler_schedulingshards.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kai-scheduler/crds/kai.scheduler_schedulingshards.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,16 @@ spec:
           spec:
             description: SchedulingShardSpec defines the desired state of SchedulingShard
             properties:
+              actions:
+                description: |-
+                  Actions defines the scheduler actions to run in order. If not specified, defaults to
+                  "allocate, consolidation, reclaim, preempt, stalegangeviction" (consolidation is
+                  excluded when using spread placement strategy).
+                  Available actions: allocate, consolidation, reclaim, preempt, stalegangeviction
+                  Example: ["allocate", "reclaim", "preempt"] to disable stalegangeviction and consolidation.
+                items:
+                  type: string
+                type: array
               args:
                 additionalProperties:
                   type: string
diff --git a/deployments/kai-scheduler/templates/default-shard.yaml b/deployments/kai-scheduler/templates/default-shard.yaml
index cdb828890..9c452f8eb 100644
--- a/deployments/kai-scheduler/templates/default-shard.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kai-scheduler/templates/default-shard.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,7 @@ spec:
     gpu: {{ .Values.scheduler.placementStrategy }}
     cpu: {{ .Values.scheduler.placementStrategy }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.scheduler.actions }}
+  actions:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.scheduler.actions | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/deployments/kai-scheduler/values.yaml b/deployments/kai-scheduler/values.yaml
index 93ea5a389..8bc4775f3 100644
--- a/deployments/kai-scheduler/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kai-scheduler/values.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@ scheduler:
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
     # tag: ""  # Optional: Override global.tag or Chart.AppVersion
   placementStrategy: binpack
+  # actions defines the scheduler actions to run in order.
+  # If empty, defaults to: allocate, consolidation, reclaim, preempt, stalegangeviction
+  # (consolidation is excluded when using spread placement strategy)
+  # Available actions: allocate, consolidation, reclaim, preempt, stalegangeviction
+  # Example to disable stalegangeviction: ["allocate", "consolidation", "reclaim", "preempt"]
+  actions: []
   ports:
     metricsPort: 8080
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kai/v1/schedulingshard_types.go b/pkg/apis/kai/v1/schedulingshard_types.go
index d310537d3..311ca4bb6 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kai/v1/schedulingshard_types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kai/v1/schedulingshard_types.go
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ const (
 
 // SchedulingShardSpec defines the desired state of SchedulingShard
 type SchedulingShardSpec struct {
+	// Actions defines the scheduler actions to run in order. If not specified, defaults to
+	// "allocate, consolidation, reclaim, preempt, stalegangeviction" (consolidation is
+	// excluded when using spread placement strategy).
+	// Available actions: allocate, consolidation, reclaim, preempt, stalegangeviction
+	// Example: ["allocate", "reclaim", "preempt"] to disable stalegangeviction and consolidation.
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	Actions []string `json:"actions,omitempty"`
+
 	// Args specifies custom CLI arguments for the scheduler. These are merged with automatically generated flags.
 	// Valid flags are those defined in the scheduler's code. Usage examples:
 	// - To pass "--custom-flag=value": Args: {"custom-flag": "value"}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/kai/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/kai/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 3278767b2..e8deb9f99 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/kai/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/kai/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ func (in *SchedulingShardList) DeepCopyObject() runtime.Object {
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *SchedulingShardSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *SchedulingShardSpec) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.Actions != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Actions, &out.Actions
+		*out = make([]string, len(*in))
+		copy(*out, *in)
+	}
 	if in.Args != nil {
 		in, out := &in.Args, &out.Args
 		*out = make(map[string]string, len(*in))
diff --git a/pkg/operator/operands/scheduler/resources_for_shard.go b/pkg/operator/operands/scheduler/resources_for_shard.go
index 28935ce1b..e9276c9d5 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/operands/scheduler/resources_for_shard.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/operands/scheduler/resources_for_shard.go
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/KAI-scheduler/pkg/operator/operands/common"
 	usagedbapi "github.com/NVIDIA/KAI-scheduler/pkg/scheduler/cache/usagedb/api"
 	"github.com/NVIDIA/KAI-scheduler/pkg/scheduler/conf"
+	"github.com/NVIDIA/KAI-scheduler/pkg/scheduler/framework"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -129,11 +130,18 @@ func (s *SchedulerForShard) configMapForShard(
 	placementArguments := calculatePlacementArguments(shard.Spec.PlacementStrategy)
 	innerConfig := conf.SchedulerConfiguration{}
 
-	actions := []string{"allocate"}
-	if placementArguments[gpuResource] != spreadStrategy && placementArguments[cpuResource] != spreadStrategy {
-		actions = append(actions, "consolidation")
+	var actions []string
+	if len(shard.Spec.Actions) > 0 {
+		// Use custom actions from shard spec
+		actions = shard.Spec.Actions
+	} else {
+		// Default actions
+		actions = []string{string(framework.Allocate)}
+		if placementArguments[gpuResource] != spreadStrategy && placementArguments[cpuResource] != spreadStrategy {
+			actions = append(actions, string(framework.Consolidation))
+		}
+		actions = append(actions, string(framework.Reclaim), string(framework.Preempt), string(framework.StaleGangEviction))
 	}
-	actions = append(actions, []string{"reclaim", "preempt", "stalegangeviction"}...)
 
 	innerConfig.Actions = strings.Join(actions, ", ")