diff --git a/src/keycloak/chart/README.md b/src/keycloak/chart/README.md
index 265724189..c191822f6 100644
--- a/src/keycloak/chart/README.md
+++ b/src/keycloak/chart/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ For more information on Keycloak and its capabilities, see its [documentation](h
 
 ### Dev Mode
 
-When `devMode: true` is set, the chart will deploy a single Keycloak Pod with an in-memory database and scaling turned off.
+When `devMode: true` is set, the chart will deploy a single Keycloak Pod with an in-memory database and scaling turned off. Devmode also leverages PVCs by default for `data` and `themes`.
 
 ### Autoscaling
 
diff --git a/src/keycloak/chart/templates/pvc.yaml b/src/keycloak/chart/templates/pvc.yaml
index 928c2b518..fea8dd0b9 100644
--- a/src/keycloak/chart/templates/pvc.yaml
+++ b/src/keycloak/chart/templates/pvc.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,45 @@
-{{- if .Values.devMode }}
+{{- if .Values.persistence.providers.enabled }}
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "keycloak.fullname" . }}-providers
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "keycloak.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode | quote }}
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: {{ .Values.persistence.providers.size | quote }}
+  {{- if .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}
+  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}"
+  {{- end }}
+---
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- if .Values.persistence.conf.enabled }}
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+apiVersion: v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "keycloak.fullname" . }}-conf
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "keycloak.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode | quote }}
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: {{ .Values.persistence.conf.size | quote }}
+  {{- if .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}
+  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}"
+  {{- end }}
+---
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- if or .Values.persistence.data.enabled .Values.devMode }}
+# devMode enables this PVC by default to preserve legacy behavior
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
@@ -8,11 +49,18 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "keycloak.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteOnce
+    - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode | quote }}
   resources:
     requests:
-      storage: 512Mi
+      storage: {{ .Values.persistence.data.size | quote }}
+  {{- if .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}
+  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}"
+  {{- end }}
 ---
+{{- end }}
+
+{{- if or .Values.persistence.themes.enabled .Values.devMode }}
+# devMode enables this PVC by default to preserve legacy behavior
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
 apiVersion: v1
 metadata:
@@ -22,8 +70,11 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "keycloak.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   accessModes:
-    - ReadWriteOnce
+    - {{ .Values.persistence.accessMode | quote }}
   resources:
     requests:
-      storage: 512Mi
+      storage: {{ .Values.persistence.themes.size | quote }}
+  {{- if .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}
+  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.persistence.storageClassName }}"
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/src/keycloak/chart/templates/statefulset.yaml b/src/keycloak/chart/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 374a56be5..c5560da58 100644
--- a/src/keycloak/chart/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/src/keycloak/chart/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -239,19 +239,32 @@ spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: {{ .Values.terminationGracePeriodSeconds }}
       volumes:
         - name: providers
+          {{- if .Values.persistence.providers.enabled }}
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: {{ include "keycloak.fullname" . }}-providers
+          {{- else }}
           emptyDir: {}
+          {{- end }}
         - name: conf
+          {{- if .Values.persistence.conf.enabled }}
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: {{ include "keycloak.fullname" . }}-conf
+          {{- else }}
           emptyDir: {}
-      {{- if .Values.devMode }}
+          {{- end }}
         - name: data
+          {{- if or .Values.persistence.data.enabled .Values.devMode }}
+          # devMode enables this PVC by default to preserve legacy behavior
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: {{ include "keycloak.fullname" . }}-data
+          {{- else }}
+          emptyDir: {}
+          {{- end }}
         - name: themes
+          {{- if or .Values.persistence.themes.enabled .Values.devMode }}
+          # devMode enables this PVC by default to preserve legacy behavior
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: {{ include "keycloak.fullname" . }}-themes
-      {{- else }}
-        - name: data
-          emptyDir: {}
-        - name: themes
+          {{- else }}
           emptyDir: {}
-      {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
diff --git a/src/keycloak/chart/values.yaml b/src/keycloak/chart/values.yaml
index c6110a0db..b64f42d8f 100644
--- a/src/keycloak/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/src/keycloak/chart/values.yaml
@@ -91,6 +91,29 @@ resources:
     cpu: "1"
     memory: "1Gi"
 
+# Persistence settings for PVC management (when enabled=false, an emptyDir will be used)
+# `devMode` overrides the enabled flag for `data` and `themes` to allow hot-reloads of the theme/plugin in k3d
+#
+#  NOTE:
+#    Default persistence settings should be sufficient for *nearly all use cases*, especially when used in conjunction with
+#      the [uds-identity-config](https://github.com/defenseunicorns/uds-identity-config) image which is included by default.
+#      Unique situations may require changes, but care should be taken to account for an appropriate accessMode for your environment.
+persistence:
+  accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
+  storageClassName: ""
+  providers:
+    enabled: false
+    size: "512Mi"
+  conf:
+    enabled: false
+    size: "512Mi"
+  data:
+    enabled: false
+    size: "512Mi"
+  themes:
+    enabled: false
+    size: "512Mi"
+
 # Pod disruption budget
 podDisruptionBudget: {}