diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abe13040..20250ba8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -458,6 +458,20 @@ spec:
 
 **Note**: The `image` and `image_version` are intended for local mirroring scenarios. Please note that using a version of AWX other than the one bundled with the `awx-operator` is **not** supported. For the default values, check the [main.yml](https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/blob/devel/roles/installer/defaults/main.yml) file.
 
+#### Redis container capabilities
+
+Depending on your kubernetes cluster and settings you might need to grant some capabilities to the redis container so it can start. Set the `redis_capabilities` option so the capabilities are added in the deployment.
+
+```yaml
+---
+spec:
+  ...
+  redis_capabilities:
+    - CHOWN
+    - SETUID
+    - SETGID
+```
+
 #### Privileged Tasks
 
 Depending on the type of tasks that you'll be running, you may find that you need the task pod to run as `privileged`. This can open yourself up to a variety of security concerns, so you should be aware (and verify that you have the privileges) to do this if necessary. In order to toggle this feature, you can add the following to your custom resource:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
index 6fda7629..73d5c606 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/awx.ansible.com_awxs.yaml
@@ -292,6 +292,11 @@ spec:
                 redis_image_version:
                   description: Redis container image version to use
                   type: string
+                redis_capabilities:
+                  description: Redis container capabilities
+                  type: array
+                  items:
+                    type: string
                 init_container_image:
                   description: Registry path to the init container to use
                   type: string
diff --git a/roles/installer/templates/deployment.yaml.j2 b/roles/installer/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
index 667c6e40..82cec20c 100644
--- a/roles/installer/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
+++ b/roles/installer/templates/deployment.yaml.j2
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ spec:
         - image: '{{ redis_image }}:{{ redis_image_version }}'
           imagePullPolicy: '{{ image_pull_policy }}'
           name: redis
+{% if redis_capabilities is defined and redis_capabilities %}
+          securityContext:
+            capabilities:
+              add: {{ redis_capabilities }}
+{% endif %}
           args: ["redis-server", "/etc/redis.conf"]
           volumeMounts:
             - name: {{ ansible_operator_meta.name }}-redis-config