diff --git a/charts/kube-vip-cloud-provider/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/kube-vip-cloud-provider/templates/deployment.yaml
index 2b53972..6b1c0b1 100644
--- a/charts/kube-vip-cloud-provider/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-vip-cloud-provider/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -35,3 +35,6 @@ spec:
       affinity:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/kube-vip-cloud-provider/values.yaml b/charts/kube-vip-cloud-provider/values.yaml
index 061e4fb..13ac18b 100644
--- a/charts/kube-vip-cloud-provider/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kube-vip-cloud-provider/values.yaml
@@ -62,3 +62,5 @@ affinity:
           matchExpressions:
             - key: node-role.kubernetes.io/master
               operator: Exists
+
+priorityClassName: ""