diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml
index 73b8481fb1..7265393188 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml
@@ -184,6 +184,12 @@ spec:
       containers:
       - name: mesh-gateway
         image: {{ .Values.global.imageConsulDataplane | quote }}
+        securityContext:
+          capabilities:
+            drop:
+              - ALL
+            add:
+              - NET_BIND_SERVICE
         {{- if .Values.meshGateway.resources }}
         resources:
             {{- if eq (typeOf .Values.meshGateway.resources) "string" }}