diff --git a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/worker.yaml b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/worker.yaml
index 8e41039f1..f48aade32 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/worker.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/templates/worker.yaml
@@ -130,3 +130,6 @@ spec:
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
     {{- end }}
+    {{- with .Values.worker.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . | quote }}
+    {{- end }}
diff --git a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/values.yaml b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/values.yaml
index de996457d..bc24b15b5 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/node-feature-discovery/values.yaml
@@ -363,6 +363,8 @@ worker:
 
   affinity: {}
 
+  priorityClassName: ""
+
 topologyUpdater:
   enable: false
   createCRDs: false
diff --git a/docs/get-started/deployment-and-usage.md b/docs/get-started/deployment-and-usage.md
index 364821d4e..548b3c104 100644
--- a/docs/get-started/deployment-and-usage.md
+++ b/docs/get-started/deployment-and-usage.md
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ We have introduced the following Chart parameters.
 | `worker.resources` | dict | {} | NFD worker pod [resources management](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-resources-containers/) |
 | `worker.nodeSelector` | dict | {} | NFD worker pod [node selector](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/#nodeselector) |
 | `worker.tolerations` | dict | {} | NFD worker pod [node tolerations](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/taint-and-toleration/) |
+| `worker.priorityClassName` | string |  | NFD worker pod [priority class](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/pod-priority-preemption/) |
 | `worker.annotations` | dict | {} | NFD worker pod [annotations](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/) |
 | `worker.daemonsetAnnotations` | dict | {} | NFD worker daemonset [annotations](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/) |