diff --git a/helm/kanister-operator/README.md b/helm/kanister-operator/README.md
index 63fb1d218e..19d7b6ec44 100644
--- a/helm/kanister-operator/README.md
+++ b/helm/kanister-operator/README.md
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `image.tag` | controller container image tag | `0.10.0`
 `image.pullPolicy` | controller container image pull policy | `IfNotPresent`
 `resources` | k8s pod resources | `None`
+`nodeSelector` | node labels for pod assignment. Evaluated as template | `{}` |
+`tolerations` | tolerations for pod assignment. Evaluated as a template | `[]` |
 
 Specify each parameter you'd like to override using a YAML file as described above in the [installation](#installing-the-chart) section.
 
diff --git a/helm/kanister-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/kanister-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index bbb9c6fdfa..2526f06fb7 100644
--- a/helm/kanister-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/kanister-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -72,3 +72,9 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.resources | indent 12 }}
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector: {{ toYaml .Values.nodeSelector | nindent 8 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.tolerations }}
+      tolerations: {{ toYaml .Values.tolerations | nindent 8 }}
+{{- end }}              
diff --git a/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml b/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
index 1459d5874c..cb7cdde090 100644
--- a/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/kanister-operator/values.yaml
@@ -76,3 +76,13 @@ resources:
 # requests:
 #  cpu: 100m
 #  memory: 128Mi
+#  
+# tolerations for pod assignment. Evaluated as a template  
+tolerations: []
+#- effect: NoSchedule
+#  key: CriticalAddonsOnly
+#  operator: Equal
+#  value: "true"        
+#
+# node labels for pod assignment. Evaluated as template
+nodeSelector: {}