diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/cluster_types.go b/pkg/api/v1/cluster_types.go
index affbfe0..2814f18 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/cluster_types.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/cluster_types.go
@@ -476,6 +476,62 @@ type ClusterSpec struct {
 	// any plugin to be loaded with the corresponding configuration
 	// +optional
 	Plugins PluginConfigurationList `json:"plugins,omitempty"`
+
+	// The configuration of the probes to be injected
+	// in the PostgreSQL Pods.
+	// +optional
+	Probes *ProbesConfiguration `json:"probes,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// ProbesConfiguration represent the configuration for the probes
+// to be injected in the PostgreSQL Pods
+type ProbesConfiguration struct {
+	// The startup probe configuration
+	Startup *Probe `json:"startup,omitempty"`
+
+	// The liveness probe configuration
+	Liveness *Probe `json:"liveness,omitempty"`
+
+	// The readiness probe configuration
+	Readiness *Probe `json:"readiness,omitempty"`
+}
+
+// Probe describes a health check to be performed against a container to determine whether it is
+// alive or ready to receive traffic.
+type Probe struct {
+	// Number of seconds after the container has started before liveness probes are initiated.
+	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle#container-probes
+	// +optional
+	InitialDelaySeconds int32 `json:"initialDelaySeconds,omitempty"`
+	// Number of seconds after which the probe times out.
+	// Defaults to 1 second. Minimum value is 1.
+	// More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-lifecycle#container-probes
+	// +optional
+	TimeoutSeconds int32 `json:"timeoutSeconds,omitempty"`
+	// How often (in seconds) to perform the probe.
+	// Default to 10 seconds. Minimum value is 1.
+	// +optional
+	PeriodSeconds int32 `json:"periodSeconds,omitempty"`
+	// Minimum consecutive successes for the probe to be considered successful after having failed.
+	// Defaults to 1. Must be 1 for liveness and startup. Minimum value is 1.
+	// +optional
+	SuccessThreshold int32 `json:"successThreshold,omitempty"`
+	// Minimum consecutive failures for the probe to be considered failed after having succeeded.
+	// Defaults to 3. Minimum value is 1.
+	// +optional
+	FailureThreshold int32 `json:"failureThreshold,omitempty"`
+	// Optional duration in seconds the pod needs to terminate gracefully upon probe failure.
+	// The grace period is the duration in seconds after the processes running in the pod are sent
+	// a termination signal and the time when the processes are forcibly halted with a kill signal.
+	// Set this value longer than the expected cleanup time for your process.
+	// If this value is nil, the pod's terminationGracePeriodSeconds will be used. Otherwise, this
+	// value overrides the value provided by the pod spec.
+	// Value must be non-negative integer. The value zero indicates stop immediately via
+	// the kill signal (no opportunity to shut down).
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling ProbeTerminationGracePeriod feature gate.
+	// Minimum value is 1. spec.terminationGracePeriodSeconds is used if unset.
+	// +optional
+	TerminationGracePeriodSeconds *int64 `json:"terminationGracePeriodSeconds,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // PluginConfigurationList represent a set of plugin with their
diff --git a/pkg/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 014362a..fbaec94 100644
--- a/pkg/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/api/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -843,6 +843,11 @@ func (in *ClusterSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *ClusterSpec) {
 			(*in)[i].DeepCopyInto(&(*out)[i])
 		}
 	}
+	if in.Probes != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Probes, &out.Probes
+		*out = new(ProbesConfiguration)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ClusterSpec.
@@ -2216,6 +2221,56 @@ func (in *PostgresConfiguration) DeepCopy() *PostgresConfiguration {
 	return out
 }
 
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *Probe) DeepCopyInto(out *Probe) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds != nil {
+		in, out := &in.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds, &out.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds
+		*out = new(int64)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new Probe.
+func (in *Probe) DeepCopy() *Probe {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(Probe)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
+// DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
+func (in *ProbesConfiguration) DeepCopyInto(out *ProbesConfiguration) {
+	*out = *in
+	if in.Startup != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Startup, &out.Startup
+		*out = new(Probe)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
+	if in.Liveness != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Liveness, &out.Liveness
+		*out = new(Probe)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
+	if in.Readiness != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Readiness, &out.Readiness
+		*out = new(Probe)
+		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
+	}
+}
+
+// DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new ProbesConfiguration.
+func (in *ProbesConfiguration) DeepCopy() *ProbesConfiguration {
+	if in == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	out := new(ProbesConfiguration)
+	in.DeepCopyInto(out)
+	return out
+}
+
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *Publication) DeepCopyInto(out *Publication) {
 	*out = *in