diff --git a/api/v1/runtimecomponent_types.go b/api/v1/runtimecomponent_types.go
index 583268d0..c472fc17 100644
--- a/api/v1/runtimecomponent_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/runtimecomponent_types.go
@@ -149,6 +149,9 @@ type RuntimeComponentSpec struct {
 
 	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:order=26,type=spec,displayName="Topology Spread Constraints"
 	TopologySpreadConstraints *RuntimeComponentTopologySpreadConstraints `json:"topologySpreadConstraints,omitempty"`
+
+	// +operator-sdk:csv:customresourcedefinitions:order=27,type=spec,displayName="Priority Class Name"
+	PriorityClassName *string `json:"priorityClassName,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Defines the topology spread constraints
@@ -703,6 +706,13 @@ func (cr *RuntimeComponent) GetDeployment() common.BaseComponentDeployment {
 	return cr.Spec.Deployment
 }
 
+func (cr *RuntimeComponent) GetPriorityClassName() *string {
+	if cr.Spec.PriorityClassName == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return cr.Spec.PriorityClassName
+}
+
 // GetDeploymentStrategy returns deployment strategy struct
 func (cr *RuntimeComponentDeployment) GetDeploymentUpdateStrategy() *appsv1.DeploymentStrategy {
 	return cr.UpdateStrategy
diff --git a/common/types.go b/common/types.go
index 7c8c141c..0e96e996 100644
--- a/common/types.go
+++ b/common/types.go
@@ -233,4 +233,5 @@ type BaseComponent interface {
 	GetTopologySpreadConstraints() BaseComponentTopologySpreadConstraints
 	GetSecurityContext() *corev1.SecurityContext
 	GetManageTLS() *bool
+	GetPriorityClassName() *string
 }
diff --git a/utils/utils.go b/utils/utils.go
index 7d2bf1ca..401f16ed 100644
--- a/utils/utils.go
+++ b/utils/utils.go
@@ -745,6 +745,12 @@ func CustomizePodSpec(pts *corev1.PodTemplateSpec, ba common.BaseComponent) {
 		}
 	}
 	pts.Spec.AutomountServiceAccountToken = &mount
+
+	if ba.GetPriorityClassName() != nil {
+		pts.Spec.PriorityClassName = *ba.GetPriorityClassName()
+	} else {
+		pts.Spec.PriorityClassName = ""
+	}
 }
 
 // Initialize an empty TopologySpreadConstraints list and optionally prefers scheduling across zones/hosts for pods with podMatchLabels