diff --git a/helm/solr/README.md b/helm/solr/README.md
index 5aa45a94..6d114f7c 100644
--- a/helm/solr/README.md
+++ b/helm/solr/README.md
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ When using the helm chart, omit `customSolrKubeOptions.`
 | podOptions.initContainers | []object |  | An optional list of additional initContainers to run before the Solr container starts |
 | podOptions.envVars | []object |  | List of additional environment variables for the Solr container |
 | podOptions.podSecurityContext | object |  | Security context for the Solr pod |
+| podOptions.containerSecurityContext | object |  | Security context for the Solr container in each pod |
 | podOptions.terminationGracePeriodSeconds | int |  | Optional amount of time to wait for Solr to stop on its own, before manually killing it |
 | podOptions.livenessProbe | object |  | Custom liveness probe for the Solr container |
 | podOptions.readinessProbe | object |  | Custom readiness probe for the Solr container |
diff --git a/helm/solr/templates/_custom_option_helpers.tpl b/helm/solr/templates/_custom_option_helpers.tpl
index d2b9b586..4ea01db7 100644
--- a/helm/solr/templates/_custom_option_helpers.tpl
+++ b/helm/solr/templates/_custom_option_helpers.tpl
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ nodeSelector:
 podSecurityContext:
   {{- toYaml .Values.podOptions.podSecurityContext | nindent 2 }}
 {{ end }}
+{{- if .Values.podOptions.containerSecurityContext -}}
+containerSecurityContext:
+  {{- toYaml .Values.podOptions.containerSecurityContext | nindent 2 }}
+{{ end }}
 {{- if (or .Values.podOptions.imagePullSecrets .Values.global.imagePullSecrets) -}}
 imagePullSecrets:
   {{- toYaml (append .Values.podOptions.imagePullSecrets .Values.global.imagePullSecrets) | nindent 2 }}
diff --git a/helm/solr/values.yaml b/helm/solr/values.yaml
index 216944d5..298f8265 100644
--- a/helm/solr/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/solr/values.yaml
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ podOptions:
   priorityClassName: ""
   envVars: []
   podSecurityContext: {}
+  containerSecurityContext: {}
   terminationGracePeriodSeconds: null
 
   # Set Solr service account individually instead of the global "serviceAccount.name"