diff --git a/Charts/ioc-instance/templates/deployment.yaml b/Charts/ioc-instance/templates/deployment.yaml
index ddc56a3..64a58e1 100644
--- a/Charts/ioc-instance/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/Charts/ioc-instance/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ spec:
         # always re-deploy in case the configMap has changed
         rollme: {{ randAlphaNum 5 | quote }}
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.runtimeClassName }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ .Values.runtimeClassName }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.serviceAccountName }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ .Values.serviceAccountName | quote }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/Charts/ioc-instance/values.yaml b/Charts/ioc-instance/values.yaml
index 5286229..b6b9ea7 100644
--- a/Charts/ioc-instance/values.yaml
+++ b/Charts/ioc-instance/values.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ location: ""
 # DEFAULT = .Values.$location
 ioc_group: ""
 
+# Features relating to the pod run time, such as USB devices
+runtimeClassName: ""
+
+
 # we use the default service account in the namespace so leave this out
 # if you need to specify an alternative then uncomment below
 serviceAccountName: ""
diff --git a/Schemas/ioc-instance.schema.json b/Schemas/ioc-instance.schema.json
index 7d13173..ab84fe5 100644
--- a/Schemas/ioc-instance.schema.json
+++ b/Schemas/ioc-instance.schema.json
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@
         "resources": {
           "$ref": "https://kubernetesjsonschema.dev/v1.18.1/_definitions.json#/definitions/io.k8s.api.core.v1.Container/properties/resources"
         },
+        "runtimeClassName": {
+          "$ref": "https://kubernetesjsonschema.dev/v1.18.1/_definitions.json#/definitions/io.k8s.api.core.v1.PodSpec/properties/runtimeClassName"
+        },
         "nodeName": {
           "$ref": "https://kubernetesjsonschema.dev/v1.18.1/_definitions.json#/definitions/io.k8s.api.core.v1.PodSpec/properties/nodeName"
         },