diff --git a/charts/egressd/templates/collector/daemonSet.yaml b/charts/egressd/templates/collector/daemonSet.yaml
index 89dd456..17507d6 100644
--- a/charts/egressd/templates/collector/daemonSet.yaml
+++ b/charts/egressd/templates/collector/daemonSet.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ spec:
           {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.collector.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ .Values.collector.priorityClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/egressd/templates/exporter/deployment.yaml b/charts/egressd/templates/exporter/deployment.yaml
index 45c2a8e..c0ea07b 100644
--- a/charts/egressd/templates/exporter/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/egressd/templates/exporter/deployment.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ spec:
           {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.exporter.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ .Values.exporter.priorityClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/egressd/values.yaml b/charts/egressd/values.yaml
index 8c8f387..ec08ffb 100644
--- a/charts/egressd/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/egressd/values.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ collector:
     # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
     name: ""
 
+  ## The name of the PriorityClass for collector pods
+  priorityClassName: "system-node-critical"
 
   ## Annotations to be added to collector pod
   ##
@@ -121,6 +123,9 @@ exporter:
     name: ""
 
 
+  ## The name of the PriorityClass for exporter pods
+  priorityClassName: "system-node-critical"
+
   ## Annotations to be added to exporter pod
   ##
   podAnnotations: { }