diff --git a/helm/solr-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/solr-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1c13fae4..98242913 100644
--- a/helm/solr-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/solr-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -133,7 +133,10 @@ spec:
       volumes:
         {{- include "solr-operator.mTLS.volumes" . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
-
+      {{- with .Values.podSecurityContext }}
+      securityContext:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end -}}
       {{- if .Values.sidecarContainers }}
       {{ toYaml .Values.sidecarContainers | nindent 6 }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/solr-operator/values.yaml b/helm/solr-operator/values.yaml
index efdbe0a0..3a293e3f 100644
--- a/helm/solr-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/solr-operator/values.yaml
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ securityContext:
 envVars: []
 labels: {}
 annotations: {}
+podSecurityContext: {}
 nodeSelector: {}
 affinity: {}
 tolerations: []