diff --git a/charts/bee/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/bee/templates/statefulset.yaml
index cd81ce3..5bcdba4 100644
--- a/charts/bee/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/bee/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "bee.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   serviceName: {{ include "bee.fullname" . }}-headless
+  podManagementPolicy: {{ .Values.podManagementPolicy }}
   replicas: {{ .Values.replicaCount }}
   updateStrategy:
     {{- toYaml .Values.updateStrategy | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/charts/bee/values.yaml b/charts/bee/values.yaml
index e07b33f..1591f21 100644
--- a/charts/bee/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/bee/values.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ serviceAccount:
   ## if not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
   name:
 
+## StatefulSet's ordering guarantees: OrderedReady or Parallel
+## OrderedReady - launches or terminates all pods in ordered way
+## Parallel - launches or terminates all pods in parallel
+podManagementPolicy: OrderedReady
+
 ## Bee process inside container is run with gid/uid 999
 ## fsGroup=999 enables mounting external volumes with appropriate permissions
 podSecurityContext: