diff --git a/haproxy-ingress/templates/_podtemplate.yaml b/haproxy-ingress/templates/_podtemplate.yaml
index 2355505..3ece360 100644
--- a/haproxy-ingress/templates/_podtemplate.yaml
+++ b/haproxy-ingress/templates/_podtemplate.yaml
@@ -317,6 +317,9 @@ spec:
 {{- if .Values.controller.priorityClassName }}
   priorityClassName: {{ .Values.controller.priorityClassName | quote }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.runtimeClassName }}
+  runtimeClassName: {{ .Values.controller.runtimeClassName | quote }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.podSecurityContext }}
   securityContext:
     {{- toYaml .Values.controller.podSecurityContext | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/haproxy-ingress/values.yaml b/haproxy-ingress/values.yaml
index 2841fd9..94ed708 100644
--- a/haproxy-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/haproxy-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -154,6 +154,11 @@ controller:
   ##
   securityContextInitContainer: {}
 
+  ## Runtime Class to be used
+  ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/runtime-class/
+  ##
+  runtimeClassName: ""
+
   # Defines if controller.securityContext should be applied in the
   # controller's pod (if legacy: true) or the container (if legacy: false)
   legacySecurityContext: true