diff --git a/charts/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml b/charts/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
index 8ae9ea4..1e5cbba 100644
--- a/charts/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+++ b/charts/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "barbican-api" "containerNames" (list "init" "barbican-api") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
     spec:
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "barbican" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.barbican_api }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.barbican_api }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
       affinity:
 {{ tuple $envAll "barbican" "api" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml b/charts/barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml
index f414356..783d328 100644
--- a/charts/barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml
+++ b/charts/barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
     {{ tuple $envAll | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.release_uuid" }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "barbican-test" "containerNames" (list "init" "barbican-test") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 4 }}
 spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.barbican_tests }}
+  priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.barbican_tests }}
+  runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
   serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "test" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 2 }}
   nodeSelector:
diff --git a/charts/barbican/values.yaml b/charts/barbican/values.yaml
index e2e87bf..17aee72 100644
--- a/charts/barbican/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/barbican/values.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@
       - image_repo_sync
 
 pod:
+  priorityClassName:
+    barbican_api: null
+    barbican_tests: null
+    db_sync: null
+  runtimeClassName:
+    barbican_api: null
+    barbican_tests: null
+    db_sync: null
   security_context:
     barbican:
       pod:
diff --git a/charts/patches/barbican/0003-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Barbican.patch b/charts/patches/barbican/0003-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Barbican.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a956746
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/patches/barbican/0003-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Barbican.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+From e7640e5fc0179fabfa063e89f7e7a7612e1c807e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dong Ma <dong.ma@vexxhost.com>
+Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 06:32:12 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Enable {priority,runtime}ClassName for Barbican
+
+---
+ barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml |  6 +++
+ barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml       |  6 +++
+ barbican/values.yaml                   |  8 ++++
+
+diff --git a/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml b/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+index 8ae9ea42..1e5cbbac 100644
+--- a/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
++++ b/barbican/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ spec:
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "barbican-api" "containerNames" (list "init" "barbican-api") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
+     spec:
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "barbican" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.barbican_api }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.barbican_api }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+       affinity:
+ {{ tuple $envAll "barbican" "api" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
+diff --git a/barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml b/barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml
+index f4143564..783d328b 100644
+--- a/barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml
++++ b/barbican/templates/pod-test.yaml
+@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ metadata:
+     {{ tuple $envAll | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.release_uuid" }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "barbican-test" "containerNames" (list "init" "barbican-test") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 4 }}
+ spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.barbican_tests }}
++  priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.barbican_tests }}
++  runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+   serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "test" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 2 }}
+   nodeSelector:
+diff --git a/barbican/values.yaml b/barbican/values.yaml
+index e2e87bf7..17aee723 100644
+--- a/barbican/values.yaml
++++ b/barbican/values.yaml
+@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ images:
+       - image_repo_sync
+ 
+ pod:
++  priorityClassName:
++    barbican_api: null
++    barbican_tests: null
++    db_sync: null
++  runtimeClassName:
++    barbican_api: null
++    barbican_tests: null
++    db_sync: null
+   security_context:
+     barbican:
+       pod:
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/barbican-priority-runtime-class-b84c8515f03e18c5.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/barbican-priority-runtime-class-b84c8515f03e18c5.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4414c45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/barbican-priority-runtime-class-b84c8515f03e18c5.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - The Barbican role now allows users to configure the ``priorityClassName`` and
+    the ``runtimeClassName`` for all of the different components of the service.
diff --git a/roles/barbican/tests/priorityclass_test.yaml b/roles/barbican/tests/priorityclass_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cebccc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/barbican/tests/priorityclass_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+suite: priorityclass
+tests:
+  - it: should support not having a priority class
+    templates:
+      - templates/deployment-api.yaml
+      - templates/pod-test.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/pod-test.yaml
+        documentIndex: 1
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+
+  - it: should support setting a priority class
+    templates:
+      - templates/deployment-api.yaml
+      - templates/pod-test.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    set:
+      pod:
+        priorityClassName:
+          barbican_api: platform
+          barbican_tests: platform
+          db_sync: platform
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/pod-test.yaml
+        documentIndex: 1
+        equal:
+          path: spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
diff --git a/roles/barbican/tests/runtimeclass_test.yaml b/roles/barbican/tests/runtimeclass_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ee6b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/barbican/tests/runtimeclass_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+suite: runtimeclass
+tests:
+  - it: should support not having a runtime class
+    templates:
+      - templates/deployment-api.yaml
+      - templates/pod-test.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/pod-test.yaml
+        documentIndex: 1
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+
+  - it: should support setting a runtime class
+    templates:
+      - templates/deployment-api.yaml
+      - templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    set:
+      pod:
+        runtimeClassName:
+          barbican_api: kata-clh
+          barbican_tests: kata-clh
+          db_sync: kata-clh
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/pod-test.yaml
+        documentIndex: 1
+        equal:
+          path: spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh