diff --git a/pkg/helm/frrk8s.go b/pkg/helm/frrk8s.go
index b51bf34a5..a57697221 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/frrk8s.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/frrk8s.go
@@ -14,10 +14,13 @@ import (
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/cli"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/cli/values"
 	"helm.sh/helm/v3/pkg/getter"
+	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1/unstructured"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
 
 const (
+	frrk8sDaemonsetName         = "frr-k8s"
 	frrk8sWebhookDeploymentName = "frr-k8s-webhook-server"
 	frrk8sWebhookServiceName    = "frr-k8s-webhook-service"
 	frrk8sWebhookSecretName     = "frr-k8s-webhook-server-cert"
@@ -84,6 +87,13 @@ func (h *FRRK8SChart) Objects(envConfig params.EnvConfig, crdConfig *metallbv1be
 			obj.SetNamespace(envConfig.Namespace)
 		}
 
+		if isFRRK8SDaemonset(obj) && crdConfig.Spec.SpeakerConfig != nil {
+			obj, err = overrideFRRK8SDaemonParameters(crdConfig, obj)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
+
 		if isFRRK8SWebhookSecret(obj) && envConfig.IsOpenshift {
 			// We want to skip creating the secret on OpenShift since it is created and managed
 			// via the serving-cert-secret-name annotation on the service.
@@ -175,6 +185,10 @@ func frrk8sValues(envConfig params.EnvConfig, crdConfig *metallbv1beta1.MetalLB)
 	if crdConfig.Spec.SpeakerTolerations != nil {
 		frrk8sValueMap["tolerations"] = crdConfig.Spec.SpeakerTolerations
 	}
+	if crdConfig.Spec.SpeakerConfig != nil {
+		frrk8sValueMap["priorityClassName"] = crdConfig.Spec.SpeakerConfig.PriorityClassName
+		frrk8sValueMap["runtimeClassName"] = crdConfig.Spec.SpeakerConfig.RuntimeClassName
+	}
 
 	if crdConfig.Spec.FRRK8SConfig != nil {
 		var err error
@@ -235,6 +249,32 @@ func prometheusValues(envConfig params.EnvConfig) map[string]interface{} {
 	}
 }
 
+func overrideFRRK8SDaemonParameters(crdConfig *metallbv1beta1.MetalLB, obj *unstructured.Unstructured) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
+	config := crdConfig.Spec.SpeakerConfig
+	var daemon *appsv1.DaemonSet
+	err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.FromUnstructured(obj.Object, &daemon)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if config.Affinity != nil {
+		daemon.Spec.Template.Spec.Affinity = config.Affinity
+	}
+	for j, container := range daemon.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
+		if container.Name == "controller" && config.Resources != nil {
+			daemon.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[j].Resources = *config.Resources
+		}
+	}
+	objMap, err := runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.ToUnstructured(daemon)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: objMap}, nil
+}
+
+func isFRRK8SDaemonset(obj *unstructured.Unstructured) bool {
+	return obj.GetKind() == "DaemonSet" && obj.GetName() == frrk8sDaemonsetName
+}
+
 func isFRRK8SWebhookDeployment(obj *unstructured.Unstructured) bool {
 	return obj.GetKind() == "Deployment" && obj.GetName() == frrk8sWebhookDeploymentName
 }
diff --git a/pkg/helm/frrk8s_test.go b/pkg/helm/frrk8s_test.go
index 4f2ff702d..4e97a0775 100644
--- a/pkg/helm/frrk8s_test.go
+++ b/pkg/helm/frrk8s_test.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	. "github.com/onsi/gomega"
 	appsv1 "k8s.io/api/apps/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 )
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ func TestParseFRRK8SChartWithCustomValues(t *testing.T) {
 			LogLevel:            metallbv1beta1.LogLevelDebug,
 			SpeakerNodeSelector: nodeSelector,
 			SpeakerTolerations:  tolerations,
+			SpeakerConfig: &metallbv1beta1.Config{
+				PriorityClassName: "high-priority",
+				RuntimeClassName:  "cri-o",
+				Resources:         &corev1.ResourceRequirements{Limits: map[corev1.ResourceName]resource.Quantity{corev1.ResourceCPU: *resource.NewMilliQuantity(200, resource.DecimalSI)}},
+				Affinity: &corev1.Affinity{PodAffinity: &corev1.PodAffinity{RequiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution: []corev1.PodAffinityTerm{{LabelSelector: &metav1.LabelSelector{
+					MatchLabels: map[string]string{
+						"app": "metallb",
+					}}}}}},
+			},
 			FRRK8SConfig: &metallbv1beta1.FRRK8SConfig{
 				AlwaysBlock: []string{"192.168.1.0/24",
 					"2001:db8::/32",
@@ -67,6 +77,9 @@ func TestParseFRRK8SChartWithCustomValues(t *testing.T) {
 			err = runtime.DefaultUnstructuredConverter.FromUnstructured(obj.UnstructuredContent(), &frrk8s)
 			g.Expect(err).To(BeNil())
 			g.Expect(frrk8s.GetName()).To(Equal(frrk8sDaemonSetName))
+			g.Expect(frrk8s.Spec.Template.Spec.PriorityClassName).To(Equal("high-priority"))
+			g.Expect(*frrk8s.Spec.Template.Spec.RuntimeClassName).To(Equal("cri-o"))
+			g.Expect(frrk8s.Spec.Template.Spec.Affinity.PodAffinity.RequiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution[0].LabelSelector.MatchLabels["app"]).To(Equal("metallb"))
 			var frrk8sControllerFound bool
 			for _, container := range frrk8s.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers {
 				if container.Name == "controller" {
@@ -84,6 +97,8 @@ func TestParseFRRK8SChartWithCustomValues(t *testing.T) {
 					}
 					g.Expect(logLevelChanged).To(BeTrue())
 					g.Expect(alwaysBlockChanged).To(BeTrue())
+					g.Expect(container.Resources).NotTo(BeNil())
+					g.Expect(container.Resources.Limits.Cpu().MilliValue()).To(Equal(int64(200)))
 				}
 			}
 			g.Expect(frrk8sControllerFound).To(BeTrue())