diff --git a/pkg/clustermanager/cluster_manager.go b/pkg/clustermanager/cluster_manager.go
index 9c0e2b19ee2e4..d698070ac414c 100644
--- a/pkg/clustermanager/cluster_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/clustermanager/cluster_manager.go
@@ -523,6 +523,22 @@ func (c *ClusterManager) getWorkloadClusterKubeconfig(ctx context.Context, clust
 	return nil
 }
 
+// CreateEKSAReleaseBundle applies the eks-a release bundle to the cluster.
+func (c *ClusterManager) CreateEKSAReleaseBundle(ctx context.Context, cluster *types.Cluster, clusterSpec *cluster.Spec) error {
+	if clusterSpec.Cluster.Namespace != "" {
+		if err := c.clusterClient.CreateNamespaceIfNotPresent(ctx, cluster.KubeconfigFile, clusterSpec.Cluster.Namespace); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	clusterSpec.Cluster.AddManagedByCLIAnnotation()
+
+	if err := c.ApplyBundles(ctx, clusterSpec, cluster); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return c.ApplyReleases(ctx, clusterSpec, cluster)
+}
+
 func (c *ClusterManager) RunPostCreateWorkloadCluster(ctx context.Context, managementCluster, workloadCluster *types.Cluster, clusterSpec *cluster.Spec) error {
 	logger.V(3).Info("Waiting for controlplane and worker machines to be ready")
 	labels := []string{clusterv1.MachineControlPlaneNameLabel, clusterv1.MachineDeploymentNameLabel}
diff --git a/pkg/workflows/interfaces/interfaces.go b/pkg/workflows/interfaces/interfaces.go
index 53bf52cb2eea8..f983ae5567484 100644
--- a/pkg/workflows/interfaces/interfaces.go
+++ b/pkg/workflows/interfaces/interfaces.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type ClusterManager interface {
 	SaveLogsManagementCluster(ctx context.Context, spec *cluster.Spec, cluster *types.Cluster) error
 	SaveLogsWorkloadCluster(ctx context.Context, provider providers.Provider, spec *cluster.Spec, cluster *types.Cluster) error
 	InstallCustomComponents(ctx context.Context, clusterSpec *cluster.Spec, cluster *types.Cluster, provider providers.Provider) error
+	CreateEKSAReleaseBundle(ctx context.Context, cluster *types.Cluster, clusterSpec *cluster.Spec) error
 	CreateEKSANamespace(ctx context.Context, cluster *types.Cluster) error
 	CreateEKSAResources(ctx context.Context, cluster *types.Cluster, clusterSpec *cluster.Spec, datacenterConfig providers.DatacenterConfig, machineConfigs []providers.MachineConfig) error
 	ApplyBundles(ctx context.Context, clusterSpec *cluster.Spec, cluster *types.Cluster) error
diff --git a/pkg/workflows/interfaces/mocks/clients.go b/pkg/workflows/interfaces/mocks/clients.go
index 4e09d90db0327..0d5cb41101383 100644
--- a/pkg/workflows/interfaces/mocks/clients.go
+++ b/pkg/workflows/interfaces/mocks/clients.go
@@ -181,6 +181,20 @@ func (mr *MockClusterManagerMockRecorder) CreateEKSANamespace(arg0, arg1 interfa
 	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "CreateEKSANamespace", reflect.TypeOf((*MockClusterManager)(nil).CreateEKSANamespace), arg0, arg1)
 }
 
+// CreateEKSAReleaseBundle mocks base method.
+func (m *MockClusterManager) CreateEKSAReleaseBundle(arg0 context.Context, arg1 *types.Cluster, arg2 *cluster.Spec) error {
+	m.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	ret := m.ctrl.Call(m, "CreateEKSAReleaseBundle", arg0, arg1, arg2)
+	ret0, _ := ret[0].(error)
+	return ret0
+}
+
+// CreateEKSAReleaseBundle indicates an expected call of CreateEKSAReleaseBundle.
+func (mr *MockClusterManagerMockRecorder) CreateEKSAReleaseBundle(arg0, arg1, arg2 interface{}) *gomock.Call {
+	mr.mock.ctrl.T.Helper()
+	return mr.mock.ctrl.RecordCallWithMethodType(mr.mock, "CreateEKSAReleaseBundle", reflect.TypeOf((*MockClusterManager)(nil).CreateEKSAReleaseBundle), arg0, arg1, arg2)
+}
+
 // CreateEKSAResources mocks base method.
 func (m *MockClusterManager) CreateEKSAResources(arg0 context.Context, arg1 *types.Cluster, arg2 *cluster.Spec, arg3 providers.DatacenterConfig, arg4 []providers.MachineConfig) error {
 	m.ctrl.T.Helper()