diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 58135a33..a93d474d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Added an annotation to Kubernetes resources to resolve an issue where deletion was stuck due to hanging load balancers.
+
 ### Added
 
 - Make Cilium ENI-based IP allocation configurable with high-level `global.connectivity.cilium.ipamMode` value. This feature was previously introduced as prototype and is now fully working.
diff --git a/helm/cluster-aws/templates/_aws_cluster.tpl b/helm/cluster-aws/templates/_aws_cluster.tpl
index 43da4579..c7751ab5 100644
--- a/helm/cluster-aws/templates/_aws_cluster.tpl
+++ b/helm/cluster-aws/templates/_aws_cluster.tpl
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ metadata:
     cluster.x-k8s.io/paused: "true"
     {{end}}
     aws.cluster.x-k8s.io/external-resource-gc: "true"
+    aws.cluster.x-k8s.io/external-resource-tasks-gc: "load-balancer,security-group"
     aws.giantswarm.io/vpc-endpoint-mode: "{{ .Values.global.connectivity.vpcEndpointMode }}"
     network-topology.giantswarm.io/mode: "{{ .Values.global.connectivity.topology.mode }}"
     {{- if .Values.global.connectivity.topology.transitGatewayId }}