diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6ac64a30..04cfb0cc 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "actions-runner-controller.serviceAccountName" . }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- with .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: "{{ . }}"
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
       - args:
         - "--metrics-addr=127.0.0.1:8080"
diff --git a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
index 702e61bd..06043b18 100644
--- a/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/actions-runner-controller/values.yaml
@@ -79,3 +79,8 @@ nodeSelector: {}
 tolerations: []
 
 affinity: {}
+
+# Leverage a PriorityClass to ensure your pods survive resource shortages
+# ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/pod-priority-preemption/
+# PriorityClass: system-cluster-critical
+priorityClassName: ""