diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 342ba6c..51d1459 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -658,6 +658,13 @@ For more information take a look at
 * Default: `true`
 * Description: Enable or disable the share
 
+#### `share.mergeAcsShare`
+
+* Required: false
+* Default: false
+* Description: If set to `true` the Share container will be installed inside the ACS pod.
+
+
 #### `share.replicas`
 
 * Required: false
diff --git a/xenit-alfresco/templates/acs/acs-deployment.yaml b/xenit-alfresco/templates/acs/acs-deployment.yaml
index 18d760d..3d4b362 100644
--- a/xenit-alfresco/templates/acs/acs-deployment.yaml
+++ b/xenit-alfresco/templates/acs/acs-deployment.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ spec:
         checksum/acs-config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/acs/acs-config.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
         checksum/mq-secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/active-mq/mq-secret.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
         checksum/db-secret: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/db-secret.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- if .Values.share.mergeAcsShare }}
+        checksum/share-config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/share/share-config.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        {{- if .Values.share.podAnnotations }}
+        {{ toYaml .Values.share.podAnnotations | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- include "globalPodAnnotations" . | indent 8 }}
         {{- if .Values.acs.podAnnotations }}
         {{ toYaml .Values.acs.podAnnotations | nindent 8 }}
@@ -105,6 +111,39 @@ spec:
             subPath: {{ .subPath }}
         {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.share.mergeAcsShare}}
+      - name: share-container
+        image: {{ .Values.share.image.registry }}/{{ .Values.share.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.share.image.tag }}
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.share.imagePullPolicy | default "IfNotPresent" }}
+        lifecycle:
+          preStop:
+            exec:
+              command:
+                - /bin/bash
+                - -c
+                - sleep 20
+        envFrom:
+          - configMapRef:
+              name: share-configmap
+          {{- if .Values.share.envFrom }}
+          {{ toYaml .Values.share.envFrom | nindent 10 }}
+          {{- end }}
+        ports:
+          - containerPort: 8082
+            # when running together with acs we fix containerport for share to 8082, see also TOMCAT-PORT
+            protocol: TCP
+        {{- if or (.Values.share.resources.requests) ((.Values.share.resources.limits)) }}
+        resources:
+          {{- if .Values.share.resources.requests }}
+          requests:
+          {{ toYaml .Values.share.resources.requests | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.share.resources.limits }}
+          limits:
+          {{ toYaml .Values.share.resources.limits | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
       volumes:
       {{- if .Values.persistentStorage.alfresco.enabled }}
         - name: data
@@ -124,4 +163,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.acs.imagePullSecrets}}
         {{ toYaml .Values.acs.imagePullSecrets | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.share.mergeAcsShare}}
+        {{- if .Values.share.imagePullSecrets }}
+        {{ toYaml .Values.share.imagePullSecrets | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- end }}
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diff --git a/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-config.yaml b/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-config.yaml
index feaab5f..031f421 100644
--- a/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-config.yaml
+++ b/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-config.yaml
@@ -7,11 +7,20 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: share
 data:
+  {{- if .Values.share.mergeAcsShare }}
+  ALFRESCO_INTERNAL_HOST: 'localhost'
+  ALFRESCO_INTERNAL_PORT: '8080'
+  {{- else }}
   ALFRESCO_INTERNAL_HOST: 'acs-service'
   ALFRESCO_INTERNAL_PORT: '30000'
+  {{- end }}
   ALFRESCO_HOST: {{ .Values.ingress.host }}
   ALFRESCO_PORT: '443'
   ALFRESCO_PROTOCOL: 'https'
+  {{- if .Values.share.mergeAcsShare }}
+  TOMCAT_PORT: '8082'
+  TOMCAT_SERVER_PORT: '8099'
+  {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.share.additionalEnvironmentVariables }}
   {{ toYaml .Values.share.additionalEnvironmentVariables | nindent 2 }}
   {{- end }}
diff --git a/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-deployment.yaml b/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-deployment.yaml
index 65928d5..203ed52 100644
--- a/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-deployment.yaml
+++ b/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-deployment.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if .Values.share.enabled -}}
+{{- if and (.Values.share.enabled) ( not .Values.share.mergeAcsShare) }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
diff --git a/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-service.yaml b/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-service.yaml
index 682bd68..b575eda 100644
--- a/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-service.yaml
+++ b/xenit-alfresco/templates/share/share-service.yaml
@@ -10,11 +10,20 @@ metadata:
     {{- end }}
 spec:
   selector:
+    {{- if .Values.share.mergeAcsShare }}
+    app: acs
+    {{- else }}
     app: share
+    {{- end }}
   ports:
       - protocol: TCP
         port: 30100
+        {{- if .Values.share.mergeAcsShare }}
+        targetPort: 8082
+        {{- else }}
         targetPort: 8080
+        {{- end }}
+
   {{- if .Values.general.serviceType }}
   type: {{ .Values.general.serviceType }}
   {{- end }}
diff --git a/xenit-alfresco/values.yaml b/xenit-alfresco/values.yaml
index b91e2d3..88ed930 100644
--- a/xenit-alfresco/values.yaml
+++ b/xenit-alfresco/values.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ digitalWorkspace:
 
 share:
   enabled: true
+  mergeAcsShare: false
   replicas: 1
   image:
     registry: 'docker.io'