diff --git a/roles/scale_ocp_workers/README.md b/roles/scale_ocp_workers/README.md
index 8907d31..cb5b27f 100644
--- a/roles/scale_ocp_workers/README.md
+++ b/roles/scale_ocp_workers/README.md
@@ -26,6 +26,22 @@ Scale to 5 workers with a different instance type:
     worker_machineset_suffix: compute
 ```
 
+Scale to 3 workers and enable worker-only mode (compact/SNO clusters):
+
+```yaml
+- name: Scale OCP workers with worker-only mode
+  ansible.builtin.include_role:
+    name: agnosticd.cloud_provider_aws.scale_ocp_workers
+  vars:
+    worker_instance_count: 3
+    worker_only: true
+```
+
+When `worker_only: true`, the role will:
+1. Remove the `node-role.kubernetes.io/worker` label from control-plane nodes
+2. Set `mastersSchedulable: false` on the Scheduler object (adds `NoSchedule` taint automatically)
+3. Drain control-plane nodes to move existing workloads to the new workers (set `worker_drain_control_plane: false` to skip)
+
 ## Variables
 
 See [defaults/main.yml](defaults/main.yml) for all variables and their defaults.
diff --git a/roles/scale_ocp_workers/defaults/main.yml b/roles/scale_ocp_workers/defaults/main.yml
index f7e873f..aa53926 100644
--- a/roles/scale_ocp_workers/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/scale_ocp_workers/defaults/main.yml
@@ -30,3 +30,11 @@ worker_scale_approve_csrs: true
 worker_scale_csr_wait_seconds: 180
 worker_scale_csr_retries: 30
 worker_scale_csr_delay: 10
+
+# Worker-only mode: removes worker label from control-plane nodes
+# and sets mastersSchedulable: false on the Scheduler object
+worker_only: false
+
+# Drain control-plane nodes to move existing workloads to dedicated workers
+# Only applies when worker_only is true
+worker_drain_control_plane: true
diff --git a/roles/scale_ocp_workers/tasks/configure_worker_only.yml b/roles/scale_ocp_workers/tasks/configure_worker_only.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5904b76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/scale_ocp_workers/tasks/configure_worker_only.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+---
+# configure_worker_only.yml
+# Removes worker role from control-plane nodes, disables master scheduling,
+# and optionally drains control-plane nodes to move workloads to dedicated workers.
+
+- name: Get control-plane nodes
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+    api_version: v1
+    kind: Node
+    label_selectors:
+    - "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane"
+  register: r_control_plane_nodes
+
+- name: Get master-labeled nodes
+  kubernetes.core.k8s_info:
+    api_version: v1
+    kind: Node
+    label_selectors:
+    - "node-role.kubernetes.io/master"
+  register: r_master_nodes
+
+- name: Build list of control-plane nodes with worker label
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    control_plane_worker_nodes: >-
+      {%- set nodes = [] -%}
+      {%- set seen = [] -%}
+      {%- for node in (r_control_plane_nodes.resources + r_master_nodes.resources) -%}
+        {%- if node.metadata.name not in seen
+            and node.metadata.labels.get('node-role.kubernetes.io/worker') is defined -%}
+          {%- set _ = nodes.append(node.metadata.name) -%}
+          {%- set _ = seen.append(node.metadata.name) -%}
+        {%- endif -%}
+      {%- endfor -%}
+      {{ nodes }}
+
+- name: Display control-plane nodes with worker label
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg: "Control-plane nodes with worker label: {{ control_plane_worker_nodes }}"
+
+- name: Remove worker label from control-plane nodes
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    api_version: v1
+    kind: Node
+    name: "{{ item }}"
+    state: present
+    definition:
+      metadata:
+        labels:
+          node-role.kubernetes.io/worker: null
+  loop: "{{ control_plane_worker_nodes }}"
+  when: control_plane_worker_nodes | length > 0
+
+- name: Set mastersSchedulable to false
+  kubernetes.core.k8s:
+    api_version: config.openshift.io/v1
+    kind: Scheduler
+    name: cluster
+    state: present
+    definition:
+      spec:
+        mastersSchedulable: false
+
+- name: Drain and uncordon control-plane nodes
+  when:
+  - worker_drain_control_plane | default(true) | bool
+  - control_plane_worker_nodes | length > 0
+  block:
+  - name: Drain control-plane node
+    kubernetes.core.k8s_drain:
+      name: "{{ item }}"
+      state: drain
+      delete_options:
+        ignore_daemonsets: true
+        delete_emptydir_data: true
+        force: true
+    loop: "{{ control_plane_worker_nodes }}"
+    # Ignore errors (e.g. apiserver PDB violation)
+    ignore_errors: true
+
+  - name: Uncordon control-plane node
+    kubernetes.core.k8s_drain:
+      name: "{{ item }}"
+      state: uncordon
+    loop: "{{ control_plane_worker_nodes }}"
+
+- name: Display worker-only mode configuration results
+  ansible.builtin.debug:
+    msg:
+    - "Worker-only mode configured successfully"
+    - "Control-plane nodes with worker label removed: {{ control_plane_worker_nodes }}"
+    - "mastersSchedulable: false"
+    - "Control-plane nodes drained: {{ worker_drain_control_plane | default(true) | bool }}"
diff --git a/roles/scale_ocp_workers/tasks/main.yml b/roles/scale_ocp_workers/tasks/main.yml
index ebcd955..30ce3ec 100644
--- a/roles/scale_ocp_workers/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/scale_ocp_workers/tasks/main.yml
@@ -78,3 +78,7 @@
     - name: Wait for worker nodes to be Ready
       when: worker_instance_count | int > 0
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: wait_for_nodes.yml
+
+    - name: Configure worker-only mode
+      when: worker_only | default(false) | bool
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: configure_worker_only.yml