diff --git a/app/kumactl/cmd/install/testdata/install-control-plane.dump-values.yaml b/app/kumactl/cmd/install/testdata/install-control-plane.dump-values.yaml
index e765d6137db2..07e2bd710f37 100644
--- a/app/kumactl/cmd/install/testdata/install-control-plane.dump-values.yaml
+++ b/app/kumactl/cmd/install/testdata/install-control-plane.dump-values.yaml
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ controlPlane:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the Kuma Control Plane
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Failure policy of the mutating webhook implemented by the Kuma Injector component
   injectorFailurePolicy: Fail
 
@@ -532,6 +535,9 @@ ingress:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the ingress
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Security context at the pod level for ingress
   podSecurityContext:
     runAsNonRoot: true
@@ -655,6 +661,9 @@ egress:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the egress
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Security context at the pod level for egress
   podSecurityContext:
     runAsNonRoot: true
diff --git a/deployments/charts/kuma/README.md b/deployments/charts/kuma/README.md
index 224873ea70a0..88a9c51f210e 100644
--- a/deployments/charts/kuma/README.md
+++ b/deployments/charts/kuma/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ A Helm chart for the Kuma Control Plane
 | controlPlane.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | int | `1` | The maximum number of unavailable pods allowed by the budget |
 | controlPlane.affinity | object | `{"podAntiAffinity":{"preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution":[{"podAffinityTerm":{"labelSelector":{"matchExpressions":[{"key":"app.kubernetes.io/name","operator":"In","values":["{{ include \"kuma.name\" . }}"]},{"key":"app.kubernetes.io/instance","operator":"In","values":["{{ .Release.Name }}"]},{"key":"app","operator":"In","values":["{{ include \"kuma.name\" . }}-control-plane"]}]},"topologyKey":"kubernetes.io/hostname"},"weight":100}]}}` | Affinity placement rule for the Kuma Control Plane pods. This is rendered as a template, so you can reference other helm variables or includes. |
 | controlPlane.topologySpreadConstraints | string | `nil` | Topology spread constraints rule for the Kuma Control Plane pods. This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels. |
+| controlPlane.priorityClassName | string | `""` | Priority Class Name of the Kuma Control Plane |
 | controlPlane.injectorFailurePolicy | string | `"Fail"` | Failure policy of the mutating webhook implemented by the Kuma Injector component |
 | controlPlane.service.apiServer.http.nodePort | int | `30681` | Port on which Http api server Service is exposed on Node for service of type NodePort |
 | controlPlane.service.apiServer.https.nodePort | int | `30682` | Port on which Https api server Service is exposed on Node for service of type NodePort |
@@ -157,6 +158,7 @@ A Helm chart for the Kuma Control Plane
 | ingress.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | int | `1` | The maximum number of unavailable pods allowed by the budget |
 | ingress.affinity | object | `{"podAntiAffinity":{"preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution":[{"podAffinityTerm":{"labelSelector":{"matchExpressions":[{"key":"app.kubernetes.io/name","operator":"In","values":["{{ include \"kuma.name\" . }}"]},{"key":"app.kubernetes.io/instance","operator":"In","values":["{{ .Release.Name }}"]},{"key":"app","operator":"In","values":["kuma-ingress"]}]},"topologyKey":"kubernetes.io/hostname"},"weight":100}]}}` | Affinity placement rule for the Kuma Ingress pods This is rendered as a template, so you can reference other helm variables or includes. |
 | ingress.topologySpreadConstraints | string | `nil` | Topology spread constraints rule for the Kuma Mesh Ingress pods. This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels. |
+| ingress.priorityClassName | string | `""` | Priority Class Name of the ingress |
 | ingress.podSecurityContext | object | `{"runAsGroup":5678,"runAsNonRoot":true,"runAsUser":5678}` | Security context at the pod level for ingress |
 | ingress.containerSecurityContext | object | `{"readOnlyRootFilesystem":true}` | Security context at the container level for ingress |
 | ingress.serviceAccountAnnotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to add for Control Plane's Service Account |
@@ -194,6 +196,7 @@ A Helm chart for the Kuma Control Plane
 | egress.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | int | `1` | The maximum number of unavailable pods allowed by the budget |
 | egress.affinity | object | `{"podAntiAffinity":{"preferredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution":[{"podAffinityTerm":{"labelSelector":{"matchExpressions":[{"key":"app.kubernetes.io/name","operator":"In","values":["{{ include \"kuma.name\" . }}"]},{"key":"app.kubernetes.io/instance","operator":"In","values":["{{ .Release.Name }}"]},{"key":"app","operator":"In","values":["kuma-egress"]}]},"topologyKey":"kubernetes.io/hostname"},"weight":100}]}}` | Affinity placement rule for the Kuma Egress pods. This is rendered as a template, so you can reference other helm variables or includes. |
 | egress.topologySpreadConstraints | string | `nil` | Topology spread constraints rule for the Kuma Egress pods. This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels. |
+| egress.priorityClassName | string | `""` | Priority Class Name of the egress |
 | egress.podSecurityContext | object | `{"runAsGroup":5678,"runAsNonRoot":true,"runAsUser":5678}` | Security context at the pod level for egress |
 | egress.containerSecurityContext | object | `{"readOnlyRootFilesystem":true}` | Security context at the container level for egress |
 | egress.serviceAccountAnnotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to add for Control Plane's Service Account |
diff --git a/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/cp-deployment.yaml b/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/cp-deployment.yaml
index 1111b149bce0..6e6329688c23 100644
--- a/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/cp-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/cp-deployment.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ spec:
       {{- with .Values.controlPlane.topologySpreadConstraints }}
       topologySpreadConstraints: {{ tpl (toYaml . | nindent 8) $ }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.controlPlane.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       securityContext:
       {{- toYaml .Values.controlPlane.podSecurityContext | trim | nindent 8 }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "kuma.name" . }}-control-plane
diff --git a/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/egress-deployment.yaml b/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/egress-deployment.yaml
index 3b6617eee0bd..1f6ccd2d754a 100644
--- a/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/egress-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/egress-deployment.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ spec:
       {{- with .Values.egress.topologySpreadConstraints }}
       topologySpreadConstraints: {{ tpl (toYaml . | nindent 8) $ }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.egress.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       securityContext:
       {{- toYaml .Values.egress.podSecurityContext | trim | nindent 8 }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "kuma.name" . }}-egress
diff --git a/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/ingress-deployment.yaml b/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/ingress-deployment.yaml
index fcefeaac6319..5a31584db951 100644
--- a/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/ingress-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/charts/kuma/templates/ingress-deployment.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ spec:
       {{- with .Values.ingress.topologySpreadConstraints }}
       topologySpreadConstraints: {{ tpl (toYaml . | nindent 8) $ }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.ingress.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       securityContext:
       {{- toYaml .Values.ingress.podSecurityContext | trim | nindent 8 }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "kuma.name" . }}-ingress
diff --git a/deployments/charts/kuma/values.yaml b/deployments/charts/kuma/values.yaml
index e765d6137db2..07e2bd710f37 100644
--- a/deployments/charts/kuma/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/charts/kuma/values.yaml
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ controlPlane:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the Kuma Control Plane
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Failure policy of the mutating webhook implemented by the Kuma Injector component
   injectorFailurePolicy: Fail
 
@@ -532,6 +535,9 @@ ingress:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the ingress
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Security context at the pod level for ingress
   podSecurityContext:
     runAsNonRoot: true
@@ -655,6 +661,9 @@ egress:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the egress
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Security context at the pod level for egress
   podSecurityContext:
     runAsNonRoot: true
diff --git a/docs/generated/raw/helm-values.yaml b/docs/generated/raw/helm-values.yaml
index e765d6137db2..07e2bd710f37 100644
--- a/docs/generated/raw/helm-values.yaml
+++ b/docs/generated/raw/helm-values.yaml
@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ controlPlane:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the Kuma Control Plane
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Failure policy of the mutating webhook implemented by the Kuma Injector component
   injectorFailurePolicy: Fail
 
@@ -532,6 +535,9 @@ ingress:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the ingress
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Security context at the pod level for ingress
   podSecurityContext:
     runAsNonRoot: true
@@ -655,6 +661,9 @@ egress:
   # This is rendered as a template, so you can use variables to generate match labels.
   topologySpreadConstraints:
 
+  # -- Priority Class Name of the egress
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
   # -- Security context at the pod level for egress
   podSecurityContext:
     runAsNonRoot: true