diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 77254ec6..2db70b6c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0
 	go.bytebuilders.dev/license-verifier v0.12.2
 	gomodules.xyz/logs v0.0.6
+	gomodules.xyz/sets v0.2.1
 	gomodules.xyz/x v0.0.14
 	k8s.io/api v0.25.2
 	k8s.io/apimachinery v0.25.2
@@ -176,7 +177,6 @@ require (
 	gomodules.xyz/clock v0.0.0-20200817085942-06523dba733f // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/flags v0.1.3 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/jsonpatch/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
-	gomodules.xyz/sets v0.2.1 // indirect
 	gomodules.xyz/wait v0.2.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/api v0.96.0 // indirect
 	google.golang.org/appengine v1.6.7 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/plan/plan.go b/pkg/plan/plan.go
index ab28d41e..40e2fc78 100644
--- a/pkg/plan/plan.go
+++ b/pkg/plan/plan.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	externaldnsv1alpha1 "kubeops.dev/external-dns-operator/apis/external/v1alpha1"
 
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gomodules.xyz/sets"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/endpoint"
@@ -305,8 +306,16 @@ func createAndApplyPlan(ctx context.Context, cfg *externaldns.Config, r registry
 		klog.Info("all records are already up to date")
 	}
 
+	managedRecordsTypes := sets.NewString()
+
+	for _, dnsType := range cfg.ManagedDNSRecordTypes {
+		managedRecordsTypes.Insert(dnsType)
+	}
+
 	for _, rec := range pln.Desired {
-		dnsRecs = append(dnsRecs, externaldnsv1alpha1.DNSRecord{Name: rec.DNSName, Target: rec.Targets.String()})
+		if managedRecordsTypes.Has(rec.RecordType) {
+			dnsRecs = append(dnsRecs, externaldnsv1alpha1.DNSRecord{Name: rec.DNSName, Target: rec.Targets.String()})
+		}
 	}
 	return dnsRecs, nil
 }