diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f7b0ed9..1b00460 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -672,6 +672,7 @@ gitea:
 | `tolerations`                               | Tolerations for the statefulset                        | `[]`  |
 | `affinity`                                  | Affinity for the statefulset                           | `{}`  |
 | `dnsConfig`                                 | dnsConfig for the statefulset                          | `{}`  |
+| `priorityClassName`                         | priorityClassName for the statefulset                  | `""`  |
 | `statefulset.env`                           | Additional environment variables to pass to containers | `[]`  |
 | `statefulset.terminationGracePeriodSeconds` | How long to wait until forcefully kill the pod         | `60`  |
 | `statefulset.labels`                        | Labels for the statefulset                             | `{}`  |
diff --git a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
index 71818d1..b11813b 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.schedulerName }}
       schedulerName: "{{ .Values.schedulerName }}"
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: "{{ .Values.priorityClassName }}"
+      {{- end }}
       {{- include "gitea.images.pullSecrets" . | nindent 6 }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index c07676e..de358c6 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -189,6 +189,9 @@ affinity: {}
 ## @param dnsConfig dnsConfig for the statefulset
 dnsConfig: {}
 
+## @param priorityClassName priorityClassName for the statefulset
+priorityClassName: ""
+
 ## @param statefulset.env  Additional environment variables to pass to containers
 ## @param statefulset.terminationGracePeriodSeconds How long to wait until forcefully kill the pod
 ## @param statefulset.labels Labels for the statefulset