diff --git a/internal/hcp/internal/controllers/telemetrystate/controller.go b/internal/hcp/internal/controllers/telemetrystate/controller.go
index aba7b574ed..5a6180a67b 100644
--- a/internal/hcp/internal/controllers/telemetrystate/controller.go
+++ b/internal/hcp/internal/controllers/telemetrystate/controller.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/anypb"
 
 	"github.com/hashicorp/consul/internal/controller"
@@ -109,20 +110,7 @@ func (r *telemetryStateReconciler) Reconcile(ctx context.Context, rt controller.
 		state.Metrics.IncludeList = []string{tCfg.MetricsConfig.Filters.String()}
 	}
 
-	stateData, err := anypb.New(state)
-	if err != nil {
-		rt.Logger.Error("error marshalling telemetry-state data", "error", err)
-		return err
-	}
-
-	_, err = rt.Client.Write(ctx, &pbresource.WriteRequest{Resource: &pbresource.Resource{
-		Id: &pbresource.ID{
-			Name: "global",
-			Type: pbhcp.TelemetryStateType,
-		},
-		Data: stateData,
-	}})
-	if err != nil {
+	if err := writeTelemetryStateIfUpdated(ctx, rt, state); err != nil {
 		rt.Logger.Error("error updating telemetry-state", "error", err)
 		return err
 	}
@@ -153,10 +141,33 @@ func ensureTelemetryStateDeleted(ctx context.Context, rt controller.Runtime) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-// getLinkResource returns the cluster scoped pbhcp.Link resource. If the resource is not found a nil
-// pointer and no error will be returned.
-func getLinkResource(ctx context.Context, rt controller.Runtime) (*types.DecodedLink, error) {
-	resp, err := rt.Client.Read(ctx, &pbresource.ReadRequest{Id: &pbresource.ID{Name: "global", Type: pbhcp.LinkType}})
+func writeTelemetryStateIfUpdated(ctx context.Context, rt controller.Runtime, state *pbhcp.TelemetryState) error {
+	currentState, err := getTelemetryStateResource(ctx, rt)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if currentState != nil && proto.Equal(currentState, state) {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	stateData, err := anypb.New(state)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	_, err = rt.Client.Write(ctx, &pbresource.WriteRequest{Resource: &pbresource.Resource{
+		Id: &pbresource.ID{
+			Name: "global",
+			Type: pbhcp.TelemetryStateType,
+		},
+		Data: stateData,
+	}})
+	return err
+}
+
+func getGlobalResource(ctx context.Context, rt controller.Runtime, t *pbresource.Type) (*pbresource.Resource, error) {
+	resp, err := rt.Client.Read(ctx, &pbresource.ReadRequest{Id: &pbresource.ID{Name: "global", Type: t}})
 	switch {
 	case status.Code(err) == codes.NotFound:
 		return nil, nil
@@ -164,5 +175,29 @@ func getLinkResource(ctx context.Context, rt controller.Runtime) (*types.Decoded
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return resource.Decode[*pbhcp.Link](resp.GetResource())
+	return resp.GetResource(), nil
+}
+
+// getLinkResource returns the cluster scoped pbhcp.Link resource. If the resource is not found a nil
+// pointer and no error will be returned.
+func getLinkResource(ctx context.Context, rt controller.Runtime) (*types.DecodedLink, error) {
+	res, err := getGlobalResource(ctx, rt, pbhcp.LinkType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if res == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return resource.Decode[*pbhcp.Link](res)
+}
+
+func getTelemetryStateResource(ctx context.Context, rt controller.Runtime) (*types.DecodedTelemetryState, error) {
+	res, err := getGlobalResource(ctx, rt, pbhcp.TelemetryStateType)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if res == nil {
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	return resource.Decode[*pbhcp.TelemetryState](res)
 }