diff --git a/charts/k8up/README.md b/charts/k8up/README.md
index 711c75c4a..b811b528c 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/README.md
+++ b/charts/k8up/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ Document your changes in values.yaml and let `make docs:helm` generate this sect
 | nodeSelector | object | `{}` |  |
 | podAnnotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to add to the Pod spec. |
 | podSecurityContext | object | `{}` | Security context to add to the Pod spec. |
+| priorityClassName | string | `""` | The name of the priority class to use. |
 | rbac.create | bool | `true` | Create cluster roles and rolebinding. May need elevated permissions to create cluster roles and -bindings. |
 | replicaCount | int | `1` | How many operator pods should run. Note: Operator features leader election for K8s 1.16 and later, so that only 1 pod is reconciling/scheduling jobs. Follower pods reduce interruption time as they're on hot standby when leader is unresponsive. |
 | resources.limits.memory | string | `"256Mi"` | Memory limit of K8up operator. See [supported units][resource-units]. |
diff --git a/charts/k8up/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/k8up/templates/deployment.yaml
index fbceb5b02..75fc96bba 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8up/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ spec:
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ template "k8up.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      {{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/k8up/values.yaml b/charts/k8up/values.yaml
index 337809afc..d62d2054c 100644
--- a/charts/k8up/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8up/values.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,9 @@ podSecurityContext: {}
 # -- Container security context
 securityContext: {}
 
+# -- The name of the priority class to use.
+priorityClassName: ""
+
 nodeSelector: {}
 
 tolerations: []