diff --git a/helm/trident-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/trident-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8f4ba95a9..f0c40dd1d 100644
--- a/helm/trident-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/trident-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -68,12 +68,7 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.imagePullPolicy }}
         name: trident-operator
         resources:
-          requests:
-            cpu: "10m"
-            memory: "40Mi"
-          limits:
-            cpu: "20m"
-            memory: "80Mi"
+          {{- toYaml .Values.operatorResources | nindent 10 }}
       {{- if and (eq .Values.cloudProvider "Azure") (eq .Values.cloudIdentity "") }}
       volumes:
       - name: azure-cred
diff --git a/helm/trident-operator/values.yaml b/helm/trident-operator/values.yaml
index a7e8d2536..6e08388d0 100644
--- a/helm/trident-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/trident-operator/values.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ operatorImage: ""
 # operatorImageTag allows overriding the tag of the trident-operator image.
 operatorImageTag: ""
 
+# operatorResources permits configuring the trident-operator resources.
+operatorResources:
+  requests:
+    cpu: "10m"
+    memory: "40Mi"
+  limits:
+    cpu: "20m"
+    memory: "80Mi"
+
 
 # tridentIPv6 allows enabling Trident to work in IPv6 clusters.
 tridentIPv6: false