diff --git a/charts/vigil-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/vigil-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
index 444f44c..60bb4c6 100644
--- a/charts/vigil-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/vigil-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ spec:
       {{- with .Values.volumes }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/vigil-controller/values.yaml b/charts/vigil-controller/values.yaml
index acbc3db..17fcf7c 100644
--- a/charts/vigil-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/vigil-controller/values.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,8 @@ readinessProbe:
   initialDelaySeconds: 5
   periodSeconds: 10
 
+# -- Priority class name for the controller pods
+priorityClassName: ""
 # -- Node selector
 nodeSelector: {}
 # -- Tolerations