diff --git a/charts/pg-db/README.md b/charts/pg-db/README.md
index d03c6bf7..090bbefb 100644
--- a/charts/pg-db/README.md
+++ b/charts/pg-db/README.md
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ The chart can be customized using the following configurable parameters:
 | `patroni.syncPeriodSeconds`                               | The interval for refreshing the leader lock and applying dynamicConfiguration                                                                                                                                       | `10`                                                          |
 | `patroni.leaderLeaseDurationSeconds`                      | TTL of the cluster leader lock                                                                                                                                                                                      | `30`                                                          |
 | `patroni.dynamicConfiguration`                            | Custom PostgreSQL configuration options. Please note that configuration changes are automatically applied to the running instances without validation, so having an invalid config can make the cluster unavailable | `{}`                                                          |
+| `patroni.createReplicaMethods`                  | List of create replica methods in desired order. Operator will update Patroni instance configurations according to its value. If empty operator will add `basebackup` and prepend `pgbackrest` after the initial backup is completed. Valid values: `basebackup`, `pgbackrest`                                                                                            | `[]` |
 | `patroni.dynamicConfiguration.postgresql.parameters`      | Custom PostgreSQL configuration options                                                                                                                                                                             | `{}`                                                          |
 | `patroni.dynamicConfiguration.postgresql.pg_hba`          | PostgreSQL Host-Based Authentication section                                                                                                                                                                        | `{}`                                                          |
 | `patroni.switchover.enabled`                              | Enables or disables manual change of the cluster primary instance                                                                                                                                                   | `""`                                                          |
diff --git a/charts/pg-db/templates/cluster.yaml b/charts/pg-db/templates/cluster.yaml
index 7509ecac..ea0ec326 100644
--- a/charts/pg-db/templates/cluster.yaml
+++ b/charts/pg-db/templates/cluster.yaml
@@ -523,6 +523,10 @@ spec:
       targetInstance: {{ .Values.patroni.switchover.targetInstance }}
       {{- end }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.patroni.createReplicaMethods }}
+    createReplicaMethods:
+{{ .Values.patroni.createReplicaMethods | toYaml | indent 6 }}
+    {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if .Values.extensions }}
diff --git a/charts/pg-db/values.yaml b/charts/pg-db/values.yaml
index 334ba44b..9e593dca 100644
--- a/charts/pg-db/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/pg-db/values.yaml
@@ -518,6 +518,9 @@ pmm:
 #   switchover:
 #     enabled: "true"
 #     targetInstance: ""
+#   createReplicaMethods:
+#   - pgbackrest
+#   - basebackup
 
 # extensions:
 #   image: percona/percona-postgresql-operator:2.6.0