diff --git a/templates/core/core-dpl.yaml b/templates/core/core-dpl.yaml
index e52e5f775..1ed3af77b 100644
--- a/templates/core/core-dpl.yaml
+++ b/templates/core/core-dpl.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ spec:
             port: {{ template "harbor.core.containerPort" . }}
           failureThreshold: 2
           periodSeconds: 10
+{{- with .Values.core.lifecycle }}
+        lifecycle:
+{{ toYaml . | indent 10 }}
+{{- end }}
         envFrom:
         - configMapRef:
             name: "{{ template "harbor.core" . }}"
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 7e7490650..ab57b9cbc 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -565,6 +565,7 @@ core:
   extraEnvVars: []
   nodeSelector: {}
   tolerations: []
+  lifecycle: []
   affinity: {}
   # Spread Pods across failure-domains like regions, availability zones or nodes
   topologySpreadConstraints: []