diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c70e8ad..d9b8705 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -417,6 +417,34 @@ Annotations can be added to the Gitea pod.
 |---------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
 |gitea.config | Everything in app.ini can be configured with this dict. See Examples for more details | {} |
 
+### Gitea Probes
+
+Configure Liveness, Readiness and Startup [Probes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/)
+
+| Parameter           | Description                       | Default                      |
+|---------------------|-----------------------------------|------------------------------|
+|gitea.livenessProbe.enabled | Enable liveness probe | true |
+|gitea.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds | Delay before probe start| 200 |
+|gitea.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds | probe timeout | 1 |
+|gitea.livenessProbe.periodSeconds | period between probes | 10 |
+|gitea.livenessProbe.successThreshold | Minimum consecutive success probes | 1 |
+|gitea.livenessProbe.failureThreshold | Minimum consecutive error probes | 10 |
+|gitea.readinessProbe.enabled | Enable readiness probe | true |
+|gitea.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds | Delay before probe start| 200 |
+|gitea.readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds | probe timeout | 1 |
+|gitea.readinessProbe.periodSeconds | period between probes | 10 |
+|gitea.readinessProbe.successThreshold | Minimum consecutive success probes | 1 |
+|gitea.readinessProbe.failureThreshold | Minimum consecutive error probes | 10 |
+|gitea.startupProbe.enabled | Enable startup probe | false |
+|gitea.startupProbe.initialDelaySeconds | Delay before probe start| 200 |
+|gitea.startupProbe.timeoutSeconds | probe timeout | 1 |
+|gitea.startupProbe.periodSeconds | period between probes | 10 |
+|gitea.startupProbe.successThreshold | Minimum consecutive success probes | 1 |
+|gitea.startupProbe.failureThreshold | Minimum consecutive error probes | 10 |
+|gitea.customLivenessProbe | Custom liveness probe (needs `gitea.livenessProbe.enabled: false`) |  |
+|gitea.customReadinessProbe | Custom readiness probe (needs `gitea.readinessProbe.enabled: false`) |  |
+|gitea.customStartupProbe | Custom startup probe (needs `gitea.startupProbe.enabled: false`) |  |
+
 ### Memcached BuiltIn
 
 Memcached is loaded as a dependency from [Bitnami](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/master/bitnami/memcached) if enabled in the values. Complete Configuration can be taken from their website.
diff --git a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
index bfaba36..c199ea8 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
@@ -71,21 +71,45 @@ spec:
             - name: profiler
               containerPort: 6060
             {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.gitea.livenessProbe.enabled }}
           livenessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
               port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 200
-            timeoutSeconds: 1
-            periodSeconds: 10
-            successThreshold: 1
-            failureThreshold: 10
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.livenessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.livenessProbe.periodSeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.livenessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
+            successThreshold: {{ .Values.gitea.livenessProbe.successThreshold }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.gitea.livenessProbe.failureThreshold }}
+          {{- else if .Values.gitea.customLivenessProbe }}
+          livenessProbe:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.gitea.customLivenessProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.gitea.readinessProbe.enabled }}
           readinessProbe:
             tcpSocket:
               port: http
-            initialDelaySeconds: 5
-            periodSeconds: 10
-            successThreshold: 1
-            failureThreshold: 3
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.readinessProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.readinessProbe.periodSeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.readinessProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
+            successThreshold: {{ .Values.gitea.readinessProbe.successThreshold }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.gitea.readinessProbe.failureThreshold }}
+          {{- else if .Values.gitea.customReadinessProbe }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.gitea.customReadinessProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.gitea.startupProbe.enabled }}
+          startupProbe:
+            tcpSocket:
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.startupProbe.initialDelaySeconds }}
+            periodSeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.startupProbe.periodSeconds }}
+            timeoutSeconds: {{ .Values.gitea.startupProbe.timeoutSeconds }}
+            successThreshold: {{ .Values.gitea.startupProbe.successThreshold }}
+            failureThreshold: {{ .Values.gitea.startupProbe.failureThreshold }}
+          {{- else if .Values.gitea.customStartupProbe }}
+          startupProbe:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.gitea.customStartupProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
           securityContext:
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 64b3fe4..1475521 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -169,6 +169,52 @@ gitea:
     builtIn:
       enabled: true
 
+  livenessProbe:
+    enabled: true
+    initialDelaySeconds: 200
+    timeoutSeconds: 1
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    successThreshold: 1
+    failureThreshold: 10
+  readinessProbe:
+    enabled: true
+    initialDelaySeconds: 5
+    timeoutSeconds: 1
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    successThreshold: 1
+    failureThreshold: 3
+  startupProbe:
+    enabled: false
+    initialDelaySeconds: 60
+    periodSeconds: 10
+    successThreshold: 1
+    failureThreshold: 10
+
+  # customLivenessProbe:
+  #   httpGet:
+  #     path: /user/login
+  #     port: http
+  #   initialDelaySeconds: 60
+  #   periodSeconds: 10
+  #   successThreshold: 1
+  #   failureThreshold: 10
+  # customReadinessProbe:
+  #   httpGet:
+  #     path: /user/login
+  #     port: http
+  #   initialDelaySeconds: 5
+  #   periodSeconds: 10
+  #   successThreshold: 1
+  #   failureThreshold: 3
+  # customStartupProbe:
+  #   httpGet:
+  #     path: /user/login
+  #     port: http
+  #   initialDelaySeconds: 60
+  #   periodSeconds: 10
+  #   successThreshold: 1
+  #   failureThreshold: 10
+
 memcached:
   service:
     port: 11211