diff --git a/charts/podinfo/README.md b/charts/podinfo/README.md
index 875daf3ef..bde00af8a 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/README.md
+++ b/charts/podinfo/README.md
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the podinfo chart and
 | `nodeSelector`                                   | `{}`                           | Node labels for pod assignment                                                                    |
 | `tolerations`                                    | `[]`                           | List of node taints to tolerate                                                                   |
 | `affinity`                                       | `None`                         | Node/pod affinities                                                                               |
+| `priorityClassName`                              | `""`                           | Pod priority class name                                                                           |
 
 Specify each parameter using the `--set key=value[,key=value]` argument:
 
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
index 177b0573c..b72674588 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -214,6 +214,9 @@ spec:
     {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
       tolerations:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
     {{- end }}
       volumes:
       - name: data
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/values.yaml b/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
index 8c89b4bac..1fbfd197c 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
@@ -272,6 +272,8 @@ tolerations: []
 
 affinity: {}
 
+priorityClassName: ""
+
 podAnnotations: {}
 
 # https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/workloads/pods/pod-topology-spread-constraints/