diff --git a/charts/netbox/Chart.yaml b/charts/netbox/Chart.yaml
index c863a48e..b6012c5f 100644
--- a/charts/netbox/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/netbox/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: netbox
-version: 5.0.57
+version: 5.1.0
 # renovate: image=ghcr.io/netbox-community/netbox
 appVersion: "v4.2.6"
 type: application
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/images: |
     - name: netbox
       image: ghcr.io/netbox-community/netbox:v4.2.6
+    - name: kubectl
+      image: docker.io/bitnami/kubectl:1.32.2-debian-12-r3
     - name: busybox
       image: docker.io/busybox:1.37.0
   artifacthub.io/license: Apache-2.0
diff --git a/charts/netbox/templates/worker/deployment.yaml b/charts/netbox/templates/worker/deployment.yaml
index 3dcf1f19..523f1b40 100644
--- a/charts/netbox/templates/worker/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/netbox/templates/worker/deployment.yaml
@@ -39,8 +39,33 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.worker.podSecurityContext.enabled }}
       securityContext: {{- include "common.compatibility.renderSecurityContext" (dict "secContext" .Values.worker.podSecurityContext "context" $) | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
-      {{- if .Values.worker.initContainers }}
-      initContainers: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.worker.initContainers "context" $) | trim | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- if or .Values.worker.initContainers .Values.worker.waitForBackend.enabled }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{- if .Values.worker.waitForBackend.enabled }}
+        - name: wait-for-backend
+          image: {{ include "common.images.image" (dict "imageRoot" .Values.worker.waitForBackend.image "global" .Values.global) }}
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.worker.waitForBackend.image.pullPolicy | quote }}
+          {{- if .Values.worker.waitForBackend.command }}
+          command: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.worker.waitForBackend.command "context" $) | nindent 10 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.worker.waitForBackend.args }}
+          args: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.worker.waitForBackend.args "context" $) | nindent 10 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.worker.waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.enabled }}
+          securityContext: {{- include "common.compatibility.renderSecurityContext" (dict "secContext" .Values.worker.waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.worker.waitForBackend.resources }}
+          resources: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.worker.waitForBackend.resources "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- else if ne .Values.worker.waitForBackend.resourcesPreset "none" }}
+          resources: {{- include "common.resources.preset" (dict "type" .Values.worker.waitForBackend.resourcesPreset) | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          env:
+            - name: DEPLOYMENT_NAME
+              value: {{ include "common.names.fullname" . }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.worker.initContainers }}
+        {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.worker.initContainers "context" $) | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}-worker
diff --git a/charts/netbox/values.schema.json b/charts/netbox/values.schema.json
index 62863f59..f2df85ea 100644
--- a/charts/netbox/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/netbox/values.schema.json
@@ -1625,6 +1625,99 @@
             }
           },
           "type": "object"
+        },
+        "waitForBackend": {
+          "properties": {
+            "args": {
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            "command": {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            "enabled": {
+              "type": "boolean"
+            },
+            "podSecurityContext": {
+              "properties": {
+                "enabled": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "fsGroup": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "fsGroupChangePolicy": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "supplementalGroups": {
+                  "type": "array"
+                },
+                "sysctls": {
+                  "type": "array"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "resources": {
+              "properties": {},
+              "type": "object"
+            },
+            "resourcesPreset": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "securityContext": {
+              "properties": {
+                "allowPrivilegeEscalation": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "capabilities": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "drop": {
+                      "items": {
+                        "type": "string"
+                      },
+                      "type": "array"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "enabled": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "privileged": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "readOnlyRootFilesystem": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "runAsGroup": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "runAsNonRoot": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "runAsUser": {
+                  "type": "integer"
+                },
+                "seLinuxOptions": {
+                  "properties": {},
+                  "type": "object"
+                },
+                "seccompProfile": {
+                  "properties": {
+                    "type": {
+                      "type": "string"
+                    }
+                  },
+                  "type": "object"
+                }
+              },
+              "type": "object"
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
         }
       },
       "type": "object"
diff --git a/charts/netbox/values.yaml b/charts/netbox/values.yaml
index 81b40d49..73722892 100644
--- a/charts/netbox/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/netbox/values.yaml
@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ startupProbe:
   initialDelaySeconds: 5
   periodSeconds: 10
   timeoutSeconds: 1
-  failureThreshold: 10
+  failureThreshold: 100
   successThreshold: 1
 ## @param customLivenessProbe Override default liveness probe for containers
 ##
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ worker:
   readOnlyPersistence: false
   ## @param worker.automountServiceAccountToken Mount Service Account token in pod
   ##
-  automountServiceAccountToken: false
+  automountServiceAccountToken: true
   ## @param worker.affinity Affinity for worker pod assignment
   ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity
   ## Note: podAffinityPreset, podAntiAffinityPreset, and nodeAffinityPreset will be ignored when it's set
@@ -1627,3 +1627,96 @@ worker:
   ##    command: ['sh', '-c', 'echo "init"']
   ##
   initContainers: []
+  ## Init containers parameters:
+  ## wait-for-backend: Wait for NetBox backend before running workers
+  ##
+  waitForBackend:
+    ## @param waitForBackend.enabled Wait for NetBox backend before running workers
+    ##
+    enabled: true
+    ## @param waitForBackend.image.registry [default: REGISTRY_NAME] Init container wait-for-backend image registry
+    ## @param waitForBackend.image.repository [default: REPOSITORY_NAME/kubectl] Init container wait-for-backend image name
+    ## @param waitForBackend.image.tag Init container wait-for-backend image tag
+    ## @param waitForBackend.image.digest Init container wait-for-backend image digest in the way sha256:aa.... Please note this parameter, if set, will override the tag
+    ## @param waitForBackend.image.pullPolicy Init container wait-for-backend image pull policy
+    ## @param waitForBackend.image.pullSecrets Specify docker-registry secret names as an array
+    ##
+    image:
+      registry: docker.io
+      repository: bitnami/kubectl
+      tag: 1.32.2-debian-12-r3
+      digest: ""
+      ## Specify a imagePullPolicy
+      ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/#pre-pulled-images
+      ##
+      pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+      ## Optionally specify an array of imagePullSecrets (secrets must be manually created in the namespace)
+      ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/
+      ## Example:
+      ## pullSecrets:
+      ##   - myRegistryKeySecretName
+      ##
+      pullSecrets: []
+    ## @param waitForBackend.command The command to execute in the wait-for-backend container
+    ##
+    command:
+      - /bin/bash
+      - -ec
+    ## @param waitForBackend.args Override wait-for-backend container args
+    ##
+    args:
+      - |
+        deployment=${DEPLOYMENT_NAME:?deployment name is missing}
+        return_code=0
+
+        echo "Waiting for deployment \"${deployment}\" to be successfully rolled out..."
+        kubectl rollout status deployment "$deployment" 2>&1 || return_code=$?
+        echo "Rollout exit code: '${return_code}'"
+        exit $return_code
+    ## waitForBackend containers' Security Context (init container).
+    ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/#set-the-security-context-for-a-container
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.enabled Enabled containers' Security Context
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.seLinuxOptions [object,nullable] Set SELinux options in container
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.runAsUser Set containers' Security Context runAsUser
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.runAsGroup Set containers' Security Context runAsGroup
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.runAsNonRoot Set container's Security Context runAsNonRoot
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.privileged Set container's Security Context privileged
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.readOnlyRootFilesystem Set container's Security Context readOnlyRootFilesystem
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.allowPrivilegeEscalation Set container's Security Context allowPrivilegeEscalation
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.capabilities.drop List of capabilities to be dropped
+    ## @param waitForBackend.containerSecurityContext.seccompProfile.type Set container's Security Context seccomp profile
+    ##
+    containerSecurityContext:
+      enabled: true
+      seLinuxOptions: {}
+      runAsUser: 1001
+      runAsGroup: 1001
+      runAsNonRoot: true
+      privileged: false
+      readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+      capabilities:
+        drop: ["ALL"]
+      seccompProfile:
+        type: "RuntimeDefault"
+    ## Init container resource requests and limits.
+    ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/
+    ## We usually recommend not to specify default resources and to leave this as a conscious
+    ## choice for the user. This also increases chances charts run on environments with little
+    ## resources, such as Minikube. If you do want to specify resources, uncomment the following
+    ## lines, adjust them as necessary, and remove the curly braces after 'resources:'.
+    ## @param waitForBackend.resourcesPreset Set container resources according to one common preset (allowed values: none, nano, micro, small, medium, large, xlarge, 2xlarge). This is ignored if waitForBackend.resources is set (waitForBackend.resources is recommended for production).
+    ## More information: https://github.com/bitnami/charts/blob/main/bitnami/common/templates/_resources.tpl#L15
+    ##
+    resourcesPreset: "nano"
+    ## @param waitForBackend.resources Set container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads)
+    ## Example:
+    ## resources:
+    ##   requests:
+    ##     cpu: 2
+    ##     memory: 512Mi
+    ##   limits:
+    ##     cpu: 3
+    ##     memory: 1024Mi
+    ##
+    resources: {}