diff --git a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/configuration.yaml b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/configuration.yaml
index 34a7e9a..99da0bb 100644
--- a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/configuration.yaml
+++ b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/configuration.yaml
@@ -113,23 +113,23 @@ data:
     {{- $default := .Values.workers.default }}
     {{- range $worker, $config := .Values.workers }}
       {{- if $config.enabled }}
-        {{- if eq $worker "pusher" }}
+        {{- if or (eq $worker "pusher") (eq $config.app "pusher") }}
 
     # For pusher worker
     start_pushers: false
-        {{- else if eq $worker "appservice" }}
+        {{- else if or (eq $worker "appservice") (eq $config.app "appservice") }}
 
     # For appservice worker
     notify_appservices: false
-        {{- else if eq $worker "federation_sender" }}
+        {{- else if or (eq $worker "federation_sender") (eq $config.app "federation_sender") }}
 
     # For federation_sender worker
     send_federation: false
-        {{- else if eq $worker "media_repository" }}
+        {{- else if or (eq $worker "media_repository") (eq $config.app "media_repository") }}
 
     # For media_repository worker
     enable_media_repo: false
-        {{- else if eq $worker "user_dir" }}
+        {{- else if or (eq $worker "user_dir") (eq $config.app "user_dir") }}
 
     # For user_dir worker
     update_user_directory: false
diff --git a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-configuration.yaml b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-configuration.yaml
index c3dc485..50a1e38 100644
--- a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-configuration.yaml
+++ b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-configuration.yaml
@@ -19,9 +19,10 @@ data:
 {{- range $worker, $config := .Values.workers -}}
   {{- if $config.enabled -}}
     {{- $name := $worker | replace "_" "-" }}
+    {{- $app := $config.app | default $worker }}
 
   {{ $name }}.worker: |
-    worker_app: "synapse.app.{{ (not (not $config.generic)) | ternary "generic_worker" $worker }}"
+    worker_app: "synapse.app.{{ (not (not $config.generic)) | ternary "generic_worker" $app }}"
 {{- if $config.name -}}
 {{-   if (gt ($config.replicaCount | int) 1) -}}
 {{-     fail "Replica count must be 1 if a worker has a unique name." -}}
diff --git a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-deployment.yaml b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-deployment.yaml
index d701239..5389ede 100644
--- a/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/matrix-synapse/templates/worker-deployment.yaml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {{- range $worker, $config := .Values.workers }}
 {{- if $config.enabled }}
 {{- $name := $worker | replace "_" "-" }}
+{{- $app := $config.app | default $worker }}
 ---
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ spec:
               {{- end }}
               {{- end }}
 
-              exec python -B -m synapse.app.{{ (not (not $config.generic)) | ternary "generic_worker" $worker }} \
+              exec python -B -m synapse.app.{{ (not (not $config.generic)) | ternary "generic_worker" $app }} \
                           -c /synapse/config/homeserver.yaml \
                           -c /synapse/config/conf.d/ \
                           -c /synapse/config/{{ $name }}.worker
diff --git a/charts/matrix-synapse/values.yaml b/charts/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
index 8dbb963..df163dd 100644
--- a/charts/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/matrix-synapse/values.yaml
@@ -529,6 +529,13 @@ workers:
   federation_sender:
     enabled: false
 
+  ## Specialized workers can also be run as multiple separate instances,
+  ## make sure to read the relevant documentation.
+  ##
+  # federation_sender_other:
+  #   app: federation_sender
+  #   enabled: false
+
   ## This worker deals with serving and storing media.
   ## NB; Running multiple instances will conflict with background jobs.
   ##