diff --git a/deploy/cert-manager-sync/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/cert-manager-sync/templates/deployment.yaml
index 5c25043..894c87b 100644
--- a/deploy/cert-manager-sync/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cert-manager-sync/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ spec:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "cert-manager-sync.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
diff --git a/deploy/cert-manager-sync/values.yaml b/deploy/cert-manager-sync/values.yaml
index 9314171..0679df5 100644
--- a/deploy/cert-manager-sync/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/cert-manager-sync/values.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ clusterRole:
 
 podAnnotations: {}
 
+# -- Priority class name for pod scheduling
+priorityClassName: ""
+
 podSecurityContext: {}
   # fsGroup: 2000