diff --git a/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
index ab0b10084..7ad1430a3 100644
--- a/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/logprep/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -68,6 +68,10 @@ spec:
             - name: REQUESTS_CA_BUNDLE
               value: /home/logprep/certificates/{{ .Values.secrets.certificates.name }}
             {{- end }}
+            {{- range $key, $value := .Values.environment }}
+            - name: {{ $key }}
+              value: {{ $value }}
+            {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
             - name: logprep-temp
               mountPath: /tmp
diff --git a/charts/logprep/values.yaml b/charts/logprep/values.yaml
index eff8614ef..fa918c80b 100644
--- a/charts/logprep/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/logprep/values.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@ securityContext:
 #     name: logprep-image-pull-secret # Name of the secret containing the image pull secret
 secrets: {}
 
+# extra environment variables in format key: value
+# Example:
+#
+# environment:
+#   MY_ENV_VAR: "my value"
+#   MY_OTHER_ENV_VAR: "my other value"
+#
+environment: {}
+
 # Boolean to signal to use affinity to avoid deploying multiple instances of the
 # pod on the same node
 affinity: false
diff --git a/tests/unit/charts/test_deployment.py b/tests/unit/charts/test_deployment.py
index 803f40d5d..f861ff47e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/charts/test_deployment.py
+++ b/tests/unit/charts/test_deployment.py
@@ -356,3 +356,12 @@ def test_extra_secrets_are_mounted(self):
         mounts = self.deployment["spec.template.spec.containers.0.volumeMounts"]
         mount = [mount for mount in mounts if mount["name"] == "mysecret"]
         assert mount
+
+    def test_environment_variables_are_populated(self):
+        logprep_values = {"environment": {"MY_VAR": "my_value", "MY_OTHER_VAR": "my_other_value"}}
+        self.manifests = self.render_chart("logprep", logprep_values)
+        env = self.deployment["spec.template.spec.containers.0.env"]
+        my_var = [variable for variable in env if variable["name"] == "MY_VAR"].pop()
+        assert my_var["value"] == "my_value"
+        my_var = [variable for variable in env if variable["name"] == "MY_OTHER_VAR"].pop()
+        assert my_var["value"] == "my_other_value"