diff --git a/config/channels/in-memory-channel/deployments/dispatcher.yaml b/config/channels/in-memory-channel/deployments/dispatcher.yaml
index 4496d257ee8..b1d6a4377ed 100644
--- a/config/channels/in-memory-channel/deployments/dispatcher.yaml
+++ b/config/channels/in-memory-channel/deployments/dispatcher.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels: *labels
     spec:
+      affinity:
+        podAntiAffinity:
+          preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
+          - podAffinityTerm:
+              labelSelector:
+                matchLabels: *labels
+              topologyKey: kubernetes.io/hostname
+            weight: 100
       serviceAccountName: imc-dispatcher
       containers:
       - name: dispatcher