diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61dd7d8..7ffe82b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -508,7 +508,8 @@ Annotations can be added to the Gitea pod.
 |ingress.hosts[0].host | add hosts for ingress | git.example.com |
 |ingress.hosts[0].paths[0].path | add path for each ingress host | / |
 |ingress.hosts[0].paths[0].pathType | add ingress path type | Prefix |
-|ingress.tls|add ingress tls settings|[]|
+|ingress.tls| add ingress tls settings|[]|
+|ingress.className| add ingress class name. Only used in k8s 1.19+ | |
 
 ### Service
 
diff --git a/templates/gitea/ingress.yaml b/templates/gitea/ingress.yaml
index e7cb645..2af0804 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/ingress.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/ingress.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ metadata:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
 spec:
+{{- if .Values.ingress.className }}
+  ingressClassName: {{ .Values.ingress.className }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.ingress.tls }}
   tls:
   {{- range .Values.ingress.tls }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 554699a..99e58e2 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ service:
 
 ingress:
   enabled: false
+  # className: nginx
   annotations: {}
     # kubernetes.io/ingress.class: nginx
     # kubernetes.io/tls-acme: "true"