diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
index b6501885..691c07c2 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ spec:
         - "--leader-election-id={{ .Values.leaderElectionId }}"
         {{- end }}
         - "--sync-period={{ .Values.syncPeriod }}"
+        - "--default-scale-down-delay={{ .Values.defaultScaleDownDelay }}"
         - "--docker-image={{ .Values.image.dindSidecarRepositoryAndTag }}"
         - "--runner-image={{ .Values.image.actionsRunnerRepositoryAndTag }}"
         {{- range .Values.image.actionsRunnerImagePullSecrets }}
diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
index 17609532..efa04c89 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ labels: {}
 replicaCount: 1
 
 syncPeriod: 10m
+defaultScaleDownDelay: 10m
 
 enableLeaderElection: true
 # Specifies the controller id for leader election.