diff --git a/charts/authelia/Chart.yaml b/charts/authelia/Chart.yaml
index 08493e7..45c82ef 100644
--- a/charts/authelia/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/authelia/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: authelia
-version: 0.9.11
+version: 0.9.12
 kubeVersion: ">= 1.13.0-0"
 description: Authelia is a Single Sign-On Multi-Factor portal for web apps
 type: application
diff --git a/charts/authelia/README.md b/charts/authelia/README.md
index b5a4213..e56a3e6 100644
--- a/charts/authelia/README.md
+++ b/charts/authelia/README.md
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ This documents the parameters in the chart values. As the chart values are quite
 |                 pod.kind                  | Configures the kind of pod: StatefulSet, Deployment, DaemonSet |   DaemonSet   |
 |              pod.annotations              |            Adds annotations specifically to the pod            |      {}       |
 |                pod.labels                 |              Adds labels specifically to the pod               |      {}       |
+|            pod.initContainers             |    Adds additional init containers specifically to the pod     |      []       |
 |               pod.replicas                |     Configures the replicas for Deployment's/statefulSet's     |       1       |
 |         pod.revisionHistoryLimit          |              Configures the revisionHistoryLimit               |       1       |
 |             pod.strategy.type             |        Configures the pods strategy/updateStrategy type        | RollingUpdate |
diff --git a/charts/authelia/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/authelia/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 02cd68a..6e423f9 100644
--- a/charts/authelia/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/authelia/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -476,6 +476,19 @@ Renders a probe
     {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Renders a value that contains template.
+Usage:
+{{ include "authelia.snippets.render" ( dict "value" .Values.path.to.the.Value "context" $) }}
+*/}}
+{{- define "authelia.snippets.render" -}}
+    {{- if typeIs "string" .value }}
+        {{- tpl .value .context }}
+    {{- else }}
+        {{- tpl (.value | toYaml) .context }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/*
 Returns the service port.
 */}}
diff --git a/charts/authelia/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/authelia/templates/deployment.yaml
index e37e309..6527266 100644
--- a/charts/authelia/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/authelia/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -82,6 +82,9 @@ spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ default (include "authelia.name" .) .Values.rbac.serviceAccountName }}
       {{- end }}
       enableServiceLinks: {{ .Values.pod.enableServiceLinks | default false }}
+      {{- if .Values.pod.initContainers }}
+      initContainers: {{- include "authelia.snippets.render" (dict "value" .Values.pod.initContainers "context" $) | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: authelia
         image: {{ include "authelia.image" . }}
diff --git a/charts/authelia/values.local.yaml b/charts/authelia/values.local.yaml
index e98cc91..4cd168b 100644
--- a/charts/authelia/values.local.yaml
+++ b/charts/authelia/values.local.yaml
@@ -238,6 +238,12 @@ pod:
   # Modifies the args for the command. Useful for debugging.
   args: []
 
+  initContainers: []
+  # initContainers:
+  # - name: myapp-init
+  #   image: busybox:1.36
+  #   command: ['sh', '-c', 'echo The app is starting! && sleep 5']
+
   replicas: 1
   revisionHistoryLimit: 5
   priorityClassName: ''
diff --git a/charts/authelia/values.yaml b/charts/authelia/values.yaml
index 5b9748d..b59b041 100644
--- a/charts/authelia/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/authelia/values.yaml
@@ -233,6 +233,12 @@ pod:
   # Modifies the args for the command. Useful for debugging.
   args: []
 
+  initContainers: []
+  # initContainers:
+  # - name: myapp-init
+  #   image: busybox:1.36
+  #   command: ['sh', '-c', 'echo The app is starting! && sleep 5']
+
   replicas: 1
   revisionHistoryLimit: 5
   priorityClassName: ''