diff --git a/helm/trident-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/trident-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8f4ba95a9..64cfac260 100644
--- a/helm/trident-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/trident-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
     spec:
       {{- if .Values.affinity }}
       affinity:
-{{- toYaml .Values.affinity | nindent 8 }}       
+{{- toYaml .Values.affinity | nindent 8 }}
     {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
@@ -68,12 +68,7 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.imagePullPolicy }}
         name: trident-operator
         resources:
-          requests:
-            cpu: "10m"
-            memory: "40Mi"
-          limits:
-            cpu: "20m"
-            memory: "80Mi"
+          {{- toYaml .Values.operatorResources | nindent 10 }}
       {{- if and (eq .Values.cloudProvider "Azure") (eq .Values.cloudIdentity "") }}
       volumes:
       - name: azure-cred
diff --git a/helm/trident-operator/values.yaml b/helm/trident-operator/values.yaml
index a7e8d2536..9a6b42f67 100644
--- a/helm/trident-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/trident-operator/values.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ affinity:
               operator: In
               values:
               - linux
-              
+
 
 # tridentControllerPluginNodeSelector additional nodeSelectors for the Pod running the Trident Controller CSI Plugin.
 # tridentControllerPluginNodeSelector : {}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ affinity:
 # tridentNodePluginNodeSelector additional nodeSelectors for Pods running the Trident Node CSI Plugin.
 # tridentNodePluginNodeSelector : {}
 
-# tridentNodePluginTolerations overrides tolerations for Pods running the Trident Node CSI Plugin. 
+# tridentNodePluginTolerations overrides tolerations for Pods running the Trident Node CSI Plugin.
 # tridentNodePluginTolerations: []
 
 
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ imagePullSecrets: []
 kubeletDir: ""
 
 
-# operatorLogLevel allows the log level of the Trident operator to be set to one of these: 
+# operatorLogLevel allows the log level of the Trident operator to be set to one of these:
 # trace, debug, info, warn, error, fatal.
 # operatorLogLevel: "info"
 
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ operatorImage: ""
 # operatorImageTag allows overriding the tag of the trident-operator image.
 operatorImageTag: ""
 
+# operatorResources permits configuring the trident-operator resources.
+operatorResources:
+  requests:
+    cpu: "10m"
+    memory: "40Mi"
+  limits:
+    cpu: "20m"
+    memory: "80Mi"
+
 
 # tridentIPv6 allows enabling Trident to work in IPv6 clusters.
 tridentIPv6: false
@@ -164,7 +173,7 @@ iscsiSelfHealingWaitTime: "7m0s"
 configuratorReconcileInterval: 30m0s
 
 # forceInstallRancherClusterRoles will install a Rancher specific ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding when set to true.
-# When set to false, the ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding will be installed only when a Rancher cluster is detected. 
+# When set to false, the ClusterRole and ClusterRoleBinding will be installed only when a Rancher cluster is detected.
 forceInstallRancherClusterRoles: false
 
 # Auto generated ANF backend related fields consumed by the configurator controller.