diff --git a/deploy/helm/README.md b/deploy/helm/README.md
index 2e805c6..1c018ba 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/README.md
+++ b/deploy/helm/README.md
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ A Helm chart to deploy alertmanager-discord to Kubernetes
 | nodeSelector | object | `{}` |  |
 | podAnnotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | podSecurityContext.fsGroup | int | `2000` |  |
+| priorityClassName | string | `""` | https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/pod-priority-preemption/ |
 | replicaCount | int | `1` |  |
 | resources.limits.cpu | string | `"100m"` |  |
 | resources.limits.memory | string | `"128Mi"` |  |
diff --git a/deploy/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index d1b7c81..7c03c3f 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "alertmanager-discord.serviceAccountName" . }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/values.yaml
index c9ac44c..4533669 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/values.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ podAnnotations: {}
 podSecurityContext:
   fsGroup: 2000
 
+# -- https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/pod-priority-preemption/
+priorityClassName: ""
+
 securityContext:
   capabilities:
     drop: