diff --git a/charts/kafka-ui/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/kafka-ui/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7a92712b..b69f9d68 100644
--- a/charts/kafka-ui/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/kafka-ui/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -149,3 +149,6 @@ spec:
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/kafka-ui/values.yaml b/charts/kafka-ui/values.yaml
index 72038e9b..9103b6b5 100644
--- a/charts/kafka-ui/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kafka-ui/values.yaml
@@ -161,3 +161,5 @@ initContainers: {}
 volumeMounts: {}
 
 volumes: {}
+
+priorityClassName: ""