diff --git a/charts/stirling-pdf/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/stirling-pdf/templates/deployment.yaml
index 63f9505..4b0a50c 100644
--- a/charts/stirling-pdf/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/stirling-pdf/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.securityContext.supplementalGroups }}
         supplementalGroups: {{ .Values.securityContext.supplementalGroups }}
         {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.deployment.initContainers }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{- toYaml .Values.deployment.initContainers | nindent 8 }}
       {{- else if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
       initContainers:
       - name: volume-permissions
diff --git a/charts/stirling-pdf/values.yaml b/charts/stirling-pdf/values.yaml
index 16e359c..88ccd5c 100644
--- a/charts/stirling-pdf/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/stirling-pdf/values.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,19 @@ deployment:
   #      secretName: nginx-config
   # -- Additional volumes to mount
   extraVolumeMounts: []
+  # -- Custom initContainers specification
+  # If specified, these initContainers will be used instead of the default
+  # volume-permissions initContainer. This allows full control over the
+  # initContainer configuration.
+  # NOTE: When this is set, it completely overrides the default initContainer
+  # behavior. Make sure to include any necessary volume permission setup if needed.
+  initContainers: []
+  #  - name: custom-init
+  #    image: busybox:latest
+  #    command: ['sh', '-c', 'echo Initializing...']
+  #    volumeMounts:
+  #      - name: storage-volume
+  #        mountPath: /tmp
   # -- sidecarContainers for the stirling-pdf
   # -- Can be used to add a proxy to the pod that does
   # -- scanning for secrets, signing, authentication, validation