diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 43b2f040..c10a1b4d 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -68,3 +68,10 @@ dataset-operator-chart:
   datasetoperator:
     image: "dataset-operator"
     tag: "latest"
+  #resources: 
+  #  requests:
+  #    cpu: "100m"
+  #    memory: "128Mi"
+  #  limits:
+  #    cpu: "500m"
+  #    memory: "512Mi"
diff --git a/src/dataset-operator/chart/templates/apps/operator.yaml b/src/dataset-operator/chart/templates/apps/operator.yaml
index ced35e52..f20243b1 100644
--- a/src/dataset-operator/chart/templates/apps/operator.yaml
+++ b/src/dataset-operator/chart/templates/apps/operator.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,10 @@ spec:
               valueFrom:
                 fieldRef:
                   fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+          {{- with .Values.resources }}
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: webhook-tls-certs
               mountPath: /tmp/k8s-webhook-server/serving-certs
diff --git a/src/dataset-operator/chart/values.yaml b/src/dataset-operator/chart/values.yaml
index a5e7e248..7e5d6d0a 100644
--- a/src/dataset-operator/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/src/dataset-operator/chart/values.yaml
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ generatekeys: {}
 nodeSelector: {}
 tolerations: []
 affinity: {}
+resources: {}