diff --git a/helm/charts/nats/files/nats-box/deployment/pod-template.yaml b/helm/charts/nats/files/nats-box/deployment/pod-template.yaml
index 71056bfb..3f9e3221 100644
--- a/helm/charts/nats/files/nats-box/deployment/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/helm/charts/nats/files/nats-box/deployment/pod-template.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,15 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "natsBox.labels" $ | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
+  {{- with .Values.natsBox.podTemplate.nodeSelector }}
+  nodeSelector:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+
+  {{- with .Values.natsBox.podTemplate.tolerations }}
+  tolerations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
   containers:
   {{- with .Values.natsBox.container }}
   - {{ include "nats.loadMergePatch" (merge (dict "file" "nats-box/deployment/container.yaml" "ctx" $) .) | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/helm/charts/nats/files/stateful-set/pod-template.yaml b/helm/charts/nats/files/stateful-set/pod-template.yaml
index 9832ba34..30ebc3be 100644
--- a/helm/charts/nats/files/stateful-set/pod-template.yaml
+++ b/helm/charts/nats/files/stateful-set/pod-template.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ metadata:
     checksum/config: {{ sha256sum $configMap }}
     {{- end }}
 spec:
+  {{- with .Values.podTemplate.nodeSelector }}
+  nodeSelector:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+
+  {{- with .Values.podTemplate.tolerations }}
+  tolerations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
   containers:
   # nats
   {{- $nats := dict }}
diff --git a/helm/charts/nats/values.yaml b/helm/charts/nats/values.yaml
index 24c6708f..729c6075 100644
--- a/helm/charts/nats/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/charts/nats/values.yaml
@@ -494,6 +494,14 @@ podTemplate:
   #
   topologySpreadConstraints: {}
 
+  # node selection for NATS StatefulSet pods
+  # if empty, Kubernetes will schedule on any node
+  nodeSelector: {}
+
+  # tolerations for NATS StatefulSet pods
+  # if empty, no tolerations are applied
+  tolerations: []
+
   # merge or patch the pod template
   # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#pod-v1-core
   merge: {}
@@ -619,6 +627,14 @@ natsBox:
 
   # deployment -> pod template
   podTemplate:
+    # node selection for nats-box pods
+    # if empty, Kubernetes will schedule on any node
+    nodeSelector: {}
+
+    # tolerations for nats-box pods
+    # if empty, no tolerations are applied
+    tolerations: []
+    
     # merge or patch the pod template
     # https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.24/#pod-v1-core
     merge: {}