diff --git a/api/v1/runtimecomponent_types.go b/api/v1/runtimecomponent_types.go
index 9c875478..2607da52 100644
--- a/api/v1/runtimecomponent_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/runtimecomponent_types.go
@@ -163,6 +163,10 @@ type RuntimeComponentSpec struct {
 	// DNS settings for the pod.
 	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:order=29,type=spec,displayName="DNS"
 	DNS *RuntimeComponentDNS `json:"dns,omitempty"`
+
+	// Name of the PriorityClass for the pod.
+	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:order=30,type=spec,displayName="Priority Class Name"
+	PriorityClassName *string `json:"priorityClassName,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Defines the DNS
diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index c9232ad6..2dccb832 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -260,4 +260,5 @@ type BaseComponent interface {
 	GetDisableServiceLinks() *bool
 	GetTolerations() []corev1.Toleration
 	GetDNS() BaseComponentDNS
+	GetPriorityClassName() *string
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 3d016372..ddabc207 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -785,6 +785,10 @@ func CustomizePodSpec(pts *corev1.PodTemplateSpec, ba common.BaseComponent) {
 	}
 
 	pts.Spec.Tolerations = ba.GetTolerations()
+
+	if ba.GetPriorityClassName() != nil {
+		pts.Spec.PriorityClassName = *ba.GetPriorityClassName()
+	}
 }
 
 // Initialize an empty TopologySpreadConstraints list and optionally prefers scheduling across zones/hosts for pods with podMatchLabels