diff --git a/charts/hedgedoc/Chart.yaml b/charts/hedgedoc/Chart.yaml
index 1f8f1abdf..90d820d63 100644
--- a/charts/hedgedoc/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/hedgedoc/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: hedgedoc
 description: Chart for HedgeDoc, a fork of CodiMD
 type: application
-version: 0.5.1
+version: 0.5.2
 appVersion: "1.10.0"
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/hedgedoc/hedgedoc-logo/main/LOGOTYPE/PNG/HedgeDoc-Logo%201.png
 sources:
@@ -24,3 +24,5 @@ annotations:
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
     - kind: changed
       description: Bumped hedgedoc image tag to 1.10.0
+    - kind: added
+      description: Option to customize liveness and readiness probe
diff --git a/charts/hedgedoc/README.md b/charts/hedgedoc/README.md
index 8a6403172..a1910b1f0 100644
--- a/charts/hedgedoc/README.md
+++ b/charts/hedgedoc/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # hedgedoc
 
-![Version: 0.5.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.1-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.10.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.10.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.5.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.5.2-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.10.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.10.0-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Chart for HedgeDoc, a fork of CodiMD
 
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ This chart is maintained by [Adfinis](https://adfinis.com/?pk_campaign=github&pk
 | image.tag | string | `""` | Override the imaae tag |
 | imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
 | ingress | object | `{"annotations":{},"className":"","enabled":false,"hosts":[{"host":"chart-example.local","paths":[{"path":"/","pathType":"ImplementationSpecific"}]}],"tls":[]}` | Ingress configuration |
+| livenessProbe | object | `{"enabled":true,"failureThreshold":2,"initialDelaySeconds":20,"periodSeconds":5,"successThreshold":1,"timeoutSeconds":2}` | Specify custom options for the containers liveness and readiness probes |
 | nameOverride | string | `""` |  |
 | nodeSelector | object | `{}` |  |
 | podAnnotations | object | `{}` |  |
@@ -50,6 +51,12 @@ This chart is maintained by [Adfinis](https://adfinis.com/?pk_campaign=github&pk
 | prometheus.serviceMonitor.interval | string | `"30s"` | Interval at which metrics should be scraped |
 | prometheus.serviceMonitor.metricRelabelings | list | `[]` | MetricRelabelConfigs to apply to samples before ingestion |
 | prometheus.serviceMonitor.relabelings | list | `[]` | RelabelConfigs to apply to samples before scraping |
+| readinessProbe.enabled | bool | `true` |  |
+| readinessProbe.failureThreshold | int | `2` |  |
+| readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds | int | `20` |  |
+| readinessProbe.periodSeconds | int | `5` |  |
+| readinessProbe.successThreshold | int | `1` |  |
+| readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds | int | `2` |  |
 | replicaCount | int | `1` |  |
 | resources | object | `{}` |  |
 | securityContext | object | `{}` |  |
diff --git a/charts/hedgedoc/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/hedgedoc/templates/deployment.yaml
index b4b2cc0de..5651f33e8 100644
--- a/charts/hedgedoc/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/hedgedoc/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -79,23 +79,28 @@ spec:
               subPath: {{ .subPath }}
               readOnly: {{ .readOnly }}
             {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.livenessProbe.enabled }}
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /_health
               port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 20
-            failureThreshold: 2
-            successThreshold: 1
-            timeoutSeconds: 2
-            periodSeconds: 5
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
+            successThreshold: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.successThreshold }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.livenessProbe.failureThreshold }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.readinessProbe.enabled }}
           readinessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /status
               port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 20
-            periodSeconds: 5
-            successThreshold: 1
-            timeoutSeconds: 2
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.periodSeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
+            successThreshold: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.successThreshold }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.readinessProbe.failureThreshold }}
+          {{- end }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
diff --git a/charts/hedgedoc/values.yaml b/charts/hedgedoc/values.yaml
index 6ec358214..8c73d59f4 100644
--- a/charts/hedgedoc/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/hedgedoc/values.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,23 @@ securityContext: {}
   # runAsNonRoot: true
   # runAsUser: 1000
 
+# -- Specify custom options for the containers liveness and readiness probes
+livenessProbe:
+  enabled: true
+  initialDelaySeconds: 20
+  periodSeconds: 5
+  timeoutSeconds: 2
+  successThreshold: 1
+  failureThreshold: 2
+
+readinessProbe:
+  enabled: true
+  initialDelaySeconds: 20
+  periodSeconds: 5
+  timeoutSeconds: 2
+  successThreshold: 1
+  failureThreshold: 2
+
 # -- Ingress configuration
 ingress:
   enabled: false