diff --git a/deploy/charts/trust-manager/README.md b/deploy/charts/trust-manager/README.md
index 7706ba57..0d9e4b23 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/trust-manager/README.md
+++ b/deploy/charts/trust-manager/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ Kubernetes: `>= 1.25.0-0`
 | imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` | For Private docker registries, authentication is needed. Registry secrets are applied to the service account |
 | nodeSelector | object | `{"kubernetes.io/os":"linux"}` | Configure the nodeSelector; defaults to any Linux node (trust-manager doesn't support Windows nodes) |
 | replicaCount | int | `1` | Number of replicas of trust-manager to run. |
+| priorityClassName | string | `""` | Configure the priority class of the pod; see https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/pod-priority-preemption/#priorityclass |
 | resources | object | `{}` |  |
 | tolerations | list | `[]` | List of Kubernetes Tolerations; see https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.27/#toleration-v1-core |
 | topologySpreadConstraints | list | `[]` | List of Kubernetes TopologySpreadConstraints; see https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.27/#topologyspreadconstraint-v1-core |
diff --git a/deploy/charts/trust-manager/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/charts/trust-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1b6eed00..5d9a7786 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/trust-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/trust-manager/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ spec:
           seccompProfile:
             type: RuntimeDefault
           {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: "{{ . }}"
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/deploy/charts/trust-manager/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/trust-manager/values.yaml
index a47bf158..0751cf3e 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/trust-manager/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/trust-manager/values.yaml
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ resources: {}
   #   cpu: 100m
   #   memory: 128Mi
 
+# -- Configure the priority class of the pod; see https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/pod-priority-preemption/#priorityclass
+priorityClassName: ""
+
 # -- Configure the nodeSelector; defaults to any Linux node (trust-manager doesn't support Windows nodes)
 nodeSelector:
   kubernetes.io/os: linux