diff --git a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index d9fdcfd85..96d389713 100644
--- a/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ spec:
           protocol: TCP
         resources:
           limits:
-            cpu: 500m
-            memory: 128Mi
+            cpu: {{ .Values.proxy.resources.limits.cpu }}
+            memory: {{ .Values.proxy.resources.limits.memory }}
           requests:
-            cpu: 5m
-            memory: 64Mi
+            cpu: {{ .Values.proxy.resources.requests.cpu }}
+            memory: {{ .Values.proxy.resources.requests.memory }}
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
@@ -101,11 +101,11 @@ spec:
           periodSeconds: 10
         resources:
           limits:
-            cpu: 500m
-            memory: 512Mi
+            cpu: {{ .Values.operator.resources.limits.cpu }}
+            memory: {{ .Values.operator.resources.limits.memory }}
           requests:
-            cpu: 10m
-            memory: 64Mi
+            cpu: {{ .Values.operator.resources.requests.cpu }}
+            memory: {{ .Values.operator.resources.requests.memory }}
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 9dae758ca..54acfceb6 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ proxy:
   image: gcr.io/kubebuilder/kube-rbac-proxy:v0.16.0
   # We're commenting out the imagePullPolicy to use k8s defaults
   # imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 128Mi
+    requests:
+      cpu: 5m
+      memory: 64Mi
+operator:
+  resources:
+    limits:
+      cpu: 500m
+      memory: 512Mi
+    requests:
+      cpu: 10m
+      memory: 64Mi
 
 # setting this to true will add resources required to generate the bundle using operator-sdk
 bundleGeneration: false