diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/customrresourcedefinition.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/customrresourcedefinition.yaml
index 1c6f1564e..88ee1b614 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/customrresourcedefinition.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/customrresourcedefinition.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{ if .Values.crd.create }}
 apiVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1beta1
 kind: CustomResourceDefinition
 metadata:
@@ -99,3 +100,4 @@ spec:
   subresources:
     status: {}
   version: v1
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml
index 1ecd8915b..4cee9e663 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/values-crd.yaml
@@ -238,6 +238,10 @@ rbac:
   # Specifies whether RBAC resources should be created
   create: true
 
+crd:
+  # Specifies whether custom resource definitions should be created
+  create: true
+
 serviceAccount:
   # Specifies whether a ServiceAccount should be created
   create: true
diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
index b7ec6b21f..1bf6b8085 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
@@ -219,6 +219,10 @@ rbac:
   # Specifies whether RBAC resources should be created
   create: true
 
+crd:
+  # Specifies whether custom resource definitions should be created
+  create: true
+
 serviceAccount:
   # Specifies whether a ServiceAccount should be created
   create: true