diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b362cf1b..5e065ae6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 - Default stackableVersion to operator version ([#385]).
 - Configuration overrides for the JVM security properties, such as DNS caching ([#389]).
 - Support PodDisruptionBudgets ([#399]).
+- Support graceful shutdown ([#XXX]).
 
 ### Changed
 
 - `vector` `0.26.0` -> `0.31.0` ([#382]).
-- `operator-rs` `0.44.0` -> `0.52.1` ([#385], [#399]).
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index d29e5c69..91204620 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
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+ "syn 2.0.38",
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+ "syn 2.0.38",
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 4c48e016..7b666594 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ serde = { version = "1.0", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0"
 serde_yaml = "0.9"
 snafu = "0.7"
-stackable-operator = { git = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git", tag = "0.52.1" }
+stackable-operator = { git = "https://github.com/stackabletech/operator-rs.git", tag = "0.54.0" }
 strum = { version = "0.25", features = ["derive"] }
 tokio = { version = "1.29", features = ["full"] }
 tracing = "0.1"
diff --git a/docs/modules/hbase/pages/usage-guide/operations/graceful-shutdown.adoc b/docs/modules/hbase/pages/usage-guide/operations/graceful-shutdown.adoc
index 37ee4a40..55e59e0b 100644
--- a/docs/modules/hbase/pages/usage-guide/operations/graceful-shutdown.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/hbase/pages/usage-guide/operations/graceful-shutdown.adoc
@@ -1,7 +1,15 @@
 = Graceful shutdown
 
-Graceful shutdown of HBase nodes is either not supported by the product itself
-or we have not implemented it yet.
+You can configure the graceful shutdown as described in xref:concepts:operations/pod_placement.adoc[].
 
-Outstanding implementation work for the graceful shutdowns of all products where this functionality is relevant is tracked in
-https://github.com/stackabletech/issues/issues/357
+== Masters
+
+As a default, masters have `15` minutes to terminate gracefully.
+
+== RegionServers
+
+As a default, RegionServers have `60` minutes to terminate gracefully.
+
+== RestServers
+
+As a default, RestServers have `5` minutes to terminate gracefully.
diff --git a/rust/crd/src/lib.rs b/rust/crd/src/lib.rs
index 0680946a..e3bae52a 100644
--- a/rust/crd/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rust/crd/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ use stackable_operator::{
         },
     },
     config::{fragment, fragment::Fragment, fragment::ValidationError, merge::Merge},
+    duration::Duration,
     k8s_openapi::apimachinery::pkg::api::resource::Quantity,
     kube::{runtime::reflector::ObjectRef, CustomResource, ResourceExt},
     product_config_utils::{ConfigError, Configuration},
@@ -233,6 +234,11 @@ impl HbaseRole {
                 storage: HbaseStorageConfigFragment {},
             },
         };
+        let graceful_shutdown_timeout = match &self {
+            HbaseRole::Master => Duration::from_minutes_unchecked(15),
+            HbaseRole::RegionServer => Duration::from_minutes_unchecked(60),
+            HbaseRole::RestServer => Duration::from_minutes_unchecked(5),
+        };
 
         HbaseConfigFragment {
             hbase_rootdir: None,
@@ -240,6 +246,7 @@ impl HbaseRole {
             resources,
             logging: product_logging::spec::default_logging(),
             affinity: get_affinity(cluster_name, self, hdfs_discovery_cm_name),
+            graceful_shutdown_timeout: Some(graceful_shutdown_timeout),
         }
     }
 }
@@ -306,6 +313,11 @@ pub struct HbaseConfig {
     pub logging: Logging<Container>,
     #[fragment_attrs(serde(default))]
     pub affinity: StackableAffinity,
+    #[fragment_attrs(serde(default))]
+    #[fragment_attrs(schemars(
+        description = "Time period Pods have to gracefully shut down, e.g. `30m`, `1h` or `2d`. Consult the operator documentation for details."
+    ))]
+    pub graceful_shutdown_timeout: Option<Duration>,
 }
 
 impl Configuration for HbaseConfigFragment {
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/hbase_controller.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/hbase_controller.rs
index 105156f5..26acd15d 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/hbase_controller.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/hbase_controller.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use crate::{
     discovery::build_discovery_configmap,
-    operations::pdb::add_pdbs,
+    operations::{graceful_shutdown::add_graceful_shutdown_config, pdb::add_pdbs},
     product_logging::{
         extend_role_group_config_map, resolve_vector_aggregator_address, LOG4J_CONFIG_FILE,
     },
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ pub async fn reconcile_hbase(hbase: Arc<HbaseCluster>, ctx: Arc<Ctx>) -> Result<
         for (rolegroup_name, rolegroup_config) in group_config.iter() {
             let rolegroup = hbase.server_rolegroup_ref(role_name, rolegroup_name);
 
-            let config = hbase
+            let merged_config = hbase
                 .merged_config(
                     &hbase_role,
                     &rolegroup.role_group,
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ pub async fn reconcile_hbase(hbase: Arc<HbaseCluster>, ctx: Arc<Ctx>) -> Result<
                 &rolegroup,
                 rolegroup_config,
                 &zookeeper_connection_information,
-                &config,
+                &merged_config,
                 &resolved_product_image,
                 vector_aggregator_address.as_deref(),
             )?;
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ pub async fn reconcile_hbase(hbase: Arc<HbaseCluster>, ctx: Arc<Ctx>) -> Result<
                 &hbase,
                 &hbase_role,
                 &rolegroup,
-                &config,
+                &merged_config,
                 &resolved_product_image,
             )?;
             cluster_resources
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@ fn build_rolegroup_statefulset(
         ));
     }
 
+    add_graceful_shutdown_config(config, &mut pod_builder);
+
     let mut pod_template = pod_builder.build_template();
     if let Some(role) = role {
         pod_template.merge_from(role.config.pod_overrides.clone());
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/operations/graceful_shutdown.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/operations/graceful_shutdown.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8fd4673b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/operations/graceful_shutdown.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+use stackable_hbase_crd::HbaseConfig;
+use stackable_operator::builder::PodBuilder;
+
+pub fn add_graceful_shutdown_config(merged_config: &HbaseConfig, pod_builder: &mut PodBuilder) {
+    // This must be always set by the merge mechanism, as we provide a default value.
+    if let Some(graceful_shutdown_timeout) = merged_config.graceful_shutdown_timeout {
+        pod_builder.termination_grace_period_seconds(graceful_shutdown_timeout.as_secs() as i64);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/operations/mod.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/operations/mod.rs
index d3cf6e9c..92ca2ec7 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/operations/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/operations/mod.rs
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+pub mod graceful_shutdown;
 pub mod pdb;
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/30-assert.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/30-assert.yaml
index c3b9f698..676f8bcc 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/30-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/30-assert.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: test-hbase-master-default
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 900
 status:
   readyReplicas: 1
   replicas: 1
@@ -17,6 +21,10 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: test-hbase-regionserver-default
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 3600
 status:
   readyReplicas: 1
   replicas: 1
@@ -25,6 +33,10 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: test-hbase-restserver-default
+spec:
+  template:
+    spec:
+      terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 300
 status:
   readyReplicas: 1
   replicas: 1