diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index d9a81e9..1779784 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: gitea
 description: Gitea Helm chart for Kubernetes
 type: application
-version: 1.4.4
+version: 1.4.5
 appVersion: 1.12.4
 icon: https://docs.gitea.io/images/gitea.png
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fa53a91..c290c00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ Like the admin user the ldap settings can be updated but also disabled or delete
 | Parameter           | Description                       | Default                      |
 |---------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |statefulset.terminationGracePeriodSeconds| Image to start for this pod | gitea/gitea |
+|statefulset.env           | Additional environment variables to pass to containers | [] |
 
 
 ### Image
diff --git a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
index 4f260be..31001a9 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.gitea.config.server.SSH_LISTEN_PORT | quote }}
             - name: SSH_PORT
               value: {{ .Values.gitea.config.server.SSH_PORT | quote }}
+            {{- range .Values.statefulset.env }}
+            - name: {{ .name | quote | nospace }}
+              value: {{ .value | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
           ports:
             - name: ssh
               containerPort: {{ .Values.gitea.config.server.SSH_LISTEN_PORT }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 6cc85ce..dcd1219 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ tolerations: []
 affinity: {}
 
 statefulset:
+  env: []
+    # - name: VARIABLE
+    #   value: my-value
   terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
 
 persistence: