diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/README.md b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/README.md
index 5b3be213e44..74880df151b 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/README.md
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/README.md
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ The Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) automatically adjusts the CPU and memory resou
 | admissionController.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | int or string | `nil` | Maximum number/percentage of pods that can be unavailable after the eviction. IMPORTANT: You can specify either 'minAvailable' or 'maxUnavailable', but not both. |
 | admissionController.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable | int or string | `1` | Minimum number/percentage of pods that must be available after the eviction. IMPORTANT: You can specify either 'minAvailable' or 'maxUnavailable', but not both. |
 | admissionController.podLabels | object | `{}` |  |
+| admissionController.priorityClassName | string | `nil` |  |
 | admissionController.replicas | int | `2` |  |
 | admissionController.resources.limits.cpu | string | `"200m"` |  |
 | admissionController.resources.limits.memory | string | `"500Mi"` |  |
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ The Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) automatically adjusts the CPU and memory resou
 | recommender.podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | int or string | `nil` | Maximum number/percentage of pods that can be unavailable after the eviction. IMPORTANT: You can specify either 'minAvailable' or 'maxUnavailable', but not both. |
 | recommender.podDisruptionBudget.minAvailable | int or string | `1` | Minimum number/percentage of pods that must be available after the eviction. IMPORTANT: You can specify either 'minAvailable' or 'maxUnavailable', but not both. |
 | recommender.podLabels | object | `{}` |  |
+| recommender.priorityClassName | string | `nil` |  |
 | recommender.replicas | int | `2` |  |
 | recommender.resources.limits.cpu | string | `"200m"` |  |
 | recommender.resources.limits.memory | string | `"1000Mi"` |  |
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@ The Vertical Pod Autoscaler (VPA) automatically adjusts the CPU and memory resou
 | updater.leaderElection.retryPeriod | string | `"2s"` |  |
 | updater.podAnnotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | updater.podLabels | object | `{}` |  |
+| updater.priorityClassName | string | `nil` |  |
 | updater.replicas | int | `2` |  |
 | updater.serviceAccount.annotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | updater.serviceAccount.create | bool | `true` |  |
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/admission-controller-deployment.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/admission-controller-deployment.yaml
index acc9a878e73..922c45000fb 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/admission-controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/admission-controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ spec:
       tolerations:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.admissionController.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: admission-controller
           image: {{ include "vertical-pod-autoscaler.admissionController.image" . }}
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/recommender-deployment.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/recommender-deployment.yaml
index 7e41bd293d3..137bcc0614e 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/recommender-deployment.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/recommender-deployment.yaml
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
         {{ toYaml . | nindent 8 | trim }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.recommender.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: recommender
         image: {{ include "vertical-pod-autoscaler.recommender.image" . }}
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/updater-deployment.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/updater-deployment.yaml
index 999aaf2ad3c..84a4174e7e7 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/updater-deployment.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/templates/updater-deployment.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
         {{ toYaml . | nindent 8 | trim }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.updater.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: updater
           image: {{ include "vertical-pod-autoscaler.updater.image" . }}
diff --git a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/values.yaml b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/values.yaml
index bf7cc24c333..b031b427aa9 100644
--- a/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/values.yaml
+++ b/vertical-pod-autoscaler/charts/vertical-pod-autoscaler/values.yaml
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ admissionController:
     maxUnavailable:
     # maxUnavailable: 1
 
+  # name of priorityclass for scheduling
+  priorityClassName:
+  # priorityClassName : high-priority
+
 recommender:
   enabled: true
   image:
@@ -186,6 +190,10 @@ recommender:
     maxUnavailable:
     # maxUnavailable: 1
 
+  # name of priorityclass for scheduling
+  priorityClassName:
+  # priorityClassName : high-priority
+
 updater:
   enabled: true
   image:
@@ -227,3 +235,7 @@ updater:
     renewDeadline: 10s
     # Duration the clients should wait between attempting acquisition and renewal of a leadership.
     retryPeriod: 2s
+
+  # name of priorityclass for scheduling
+  priorityClassName:
+  # priorityClassName : high-priority