diff --git a/deploy/overlays/staging/autoscaling.yml b/deploy/overlays/staging/autoscaling.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b7500c09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/overlays/staging/autoscaling.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2beta1
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: atst
+spec:
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 2
+---
+apiVersion: autoscaling/v2beta1
+kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
+metadata:
+  name: atst-worker
+spec:
+  minReplicas: 1
+  maxReplicas: 2
diff --git a/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml b/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
index 24705531..c1ef8fd2 100644
--- a/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/deploy/overlays/staging/kustomization.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ resources:
   - namespace.yml
   - reset-cron-job.yml
 patchesStrategicMerge:
+  - autoscaling.yml
   - ports.yml
   - envvars.yml
   - flex_vol.yml