diff --git a/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/templates/configmap.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb6188dc39c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{{- if ne .Values.drivedb "" }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ template "prometheus-smartctl-exporter.fullname" . }}-drivedb
+  labels:
+    {{- include "prometheus-smartctl-exporter.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  smart_drivedb.h: |
+    {{- .Values.drivedb | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/templates/daemonset.yaml b/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/templates/daemonset.yaml
index a40e78f4124c..7bceed8f63e7 100644
--- a/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: {{ $global.Values.image.pullPolicy }}
         args:
         - '--smartctl.path={{ $config.smartctl_location }}'
+        - '--smartctl.powermode-check={{ $config.smartctl_powermode_check }}'
         - '--smartctl.interval={{ $config.collect_not_more_than_period }}'
 {{ range $config.devices }}
         - '--smartctl.device={{ . }}'
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ spec:
         volumeMounts:
         - mountPath: /hostdev
           name: dev
+{{- if ne $global.Values.drivedb "" }}
+        - name: config-volume
+          mountPath: /etc/smart_drivedb.h
+          subPath: smart_drivedb.h
+{{- end }}
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
       hostNetwork: true
       restartPolicy: Always
@@ -67,6 +73,11 @@ spec:
       - hostPath:
           path: /dev
         name: dev
+{{- if ne $global.Values.drivedb "" }}
+      - name: config-volume
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ template "prometheus-smartctl-exporter.fullname" $global }}-drivedb
+{{- end }}
     {{- with $item.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/values.yaml b/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/values.yaml
index 001def18abf5..75b58c6b0471 100644
--- a/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/prometheus-smartctl-exporter/values.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ common:
     bind_to: "0.0.0.0:9633"
     url_path: "/metrics"
     smartctl_location: /usr/sbin/smartctl
+    smartctl_powermode_check: standby
     collect_not_more_than_period: 120s
 
 serviceMonitor:
@@ -84,3 +85,5 @@ service:
     enabled: false
     ipFamilies: ["IPv6", "IPv4"]
     ipFamilyPolicy: "PreferDualStack"
+
+drivedb: ""