diff --git a/livekit-server/templates/deployment.yaml b/livekit-server/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7b35cee..bb3812b 100644
--- a/livekit-server/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/livekit-server/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,10 @@ spec:
       hostNetwork: true
       {{- end }}
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: {{ .Values.terminationGracePeriodSeconds }}
+      {{- if not (empty .Values.initContainers) }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{- toYaml .Values.initContainers | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           securityContext:
diff --git a/livekit-server/values.yaml b/livekit-server/values.yaml
index bcf6d51..8593af7 100644
--- a/livekit-server/values.yaml
+++ b/livekit-server/values.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 
+initContainers: {}
+
 replicaCount: 1
 
 image: