diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c453aec..541e343 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ Annotations can be added to the Gitea pod.
 | extraVolumeMounts                         | Additional volumes mounts for the Gitea containers     | {}          |
 | initPreScript                             | Bash script copied verbatim to start of init container |             |
 | securityContext                           | Run as a specific securityContext                      | {}          |
+| schedulerName                             | Use an alternate scheduler, e.g. "stork"               |             |
 
 ### Image
 
diff --git a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
index 9b331fb..e73cc3e 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ spec:
         {{- toYaml .Values.statefulset.labels | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.schedulerName }}
+      schedulerName: "{{ .Values.schedulerName }}"
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index bec2288..a04e765 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ resources: {}
   #   cpu: 100m
   #   memory: 128Mi
 
+## Use an alternate scheduler, e.g. "stork".
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/configure-multiple-schedulers/
+##
+# schedulerName:
+
 nodeSelector: {}
 
 tolerations: []