diff --git a/charts/cinder/templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml b/charts/cinder/templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
index 897b5b6..14c18f5 100644
--- a/charts/cinder/templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+++ b/charts/cinder/templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" $serviceAccountName "containerNames" (list "cinder-volume-usage-audit" "init") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 12 }}
         spec:
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "volume_usage_audit" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 10 }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_api }}
+          priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_api }}
+          runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
           serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
           restartPolicy: OnFailure
 {{ if $envAll.Values.pod.tolerations.cinder.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml b/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
index 641ed3b..117e503 100644
--- a/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+++ b/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
 {{ tuple "cinder_api" . | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.custom_pod_annotations" | indent 8 }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "cinder-api" "containerNames" (list "cinder-api" "ceph-coordination-volume-perms" "init") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_api }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_api }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "cinder_api" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
       affinity:
diff --git a/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml b/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml
index 3657446..c3abd3b 100644
--- a/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+++ b/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
 {{ tuple "cinder_backup" . | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.custom_pod_annotations" | indent 8 }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "cinder-backup" "containerNames" (list "cinder-backup" "ceph-coordination-volume-perms" "init") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_backup }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_backup }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "cinder_backup" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
       affinity:
diff --git a/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml b/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
index 03206a8..f5b6638 100644
--- a/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+++ b/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@
 {{ tuple "cinder_scheduler" . | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.custom_pod_annotations" | indent 8 }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "cinder-scheduler" "containerNames" (list "cinder-scheduler" "ceph-coordination-volume-perms" "init") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_scheduler }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_scheduler }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "cinder_scheduler" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
       affinity:
diff --git a/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml b/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml
index a21c13e..fb0d626 100644
--- a/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+++ b/charts/cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@
 {{ tuple "cinder_volume" . | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.custom_pod_annotations" | indent 8 }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "cinder-volume" "containerNames" (list "cinder-volume" "ceph-coordination-volume-perms" "init-cinder-conf" "init" ) | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_volume }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_volume }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "cinder_volume" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
       affinity:
diff --git a/charts/cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml b/charts/cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
index 3ed52cd..e44bdcf 100644
--- a/charts/cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+++ b/charts/cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@
 {{ end }}
   nodeSelector:
     {{ .Values.labels.test.node_selector_key }}: {{ .Values.labels.test.node_selector_value }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_tests }}
+  priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_tests }}
+  runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
   serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
   initContainers:
 {{ tuple $envAll "tests" $mounts_tests_init | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_entrypoint_init_container" | indent 4 }}
diff --git a/charts/cinder/values.yaml b/charts/cinder/values.yaml
index 6f1d32a..8a2299c 100644
--- a/charts/cinder/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/cinder/values.yaml
@@ -76,6 +76,22 @@
       failed: 1
 
 pod:
+  priorityClassName:
+    cinder_api: null
+    cinder_backup: null
+    cinder_scheduler: null
+    cinder_tests: null
+    cinder_volume_usage_audit: null
+    cinder_volume: null
+    db_sync: null
+  runtimeClassName:
+    cinder_api: null
+    cinder_backup: null
+    cinder_scheduler: null
+    cinder_tests: null
+    cinder_volume_usage_audit: null
+    cinder_volume: null
+    db_sync: null
   security_context:
     volume_usage_audit:
       pod:
diff --git a/charts/patches/cinder/0003-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Cinder.patch b/charts/patches/cinder/0003-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Cinder.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7397b0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/patches/cinder/0003-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Cinder.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,146 @@
+From 5fa9fbab45a5cd489007ca0286e7203accd1f398 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Mohammed Naser <mnaser@vexxhost.com>
+Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2025 09:33:47 -0500
+Subject: [PATCH] Enable {priority,runtime}ClassName for Cinder
+
+---
+ .../cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml      |  6 ++++++
+ cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml             |  6 ++++++
+ cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml          |  6 ++++++
+ cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml       |  6 ++++++
+ cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml          |  6 ++++++
+ cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml             |  6 ++++++
+ cinder/values.yaml                               | 16 ++++++++++++++++
+ 7 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/cinder/templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml b/cinder/templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+index 1d935f12..18d9e28e 100644
+--- a/cinder/templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
++++ b/cinder/templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ spec:
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" $serviceAccountName "containerNames" (list "cinder-volume-usage-audit" "init") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 12 }}
+         spec:
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "volume_usage_audit" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 10 }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_api }}
++          priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_api }}
++          runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+           serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+           restartPolicy: OnFailure
+ {{ if $envAll.Values.pod.tolerations.cinder.enabled }}
+diff --git a/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml b/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+index f29d103f..3b1a30d6 100644
+--- a/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
++++ b/cinder/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ spec:
+ {{ tuple "cinder_api" . | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.custom_pod_annotations" | indent 8 }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "cinder-api" "containerNames" (list "cinder-api" "ceph-coordination-volume-perms" "init") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_api }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_api }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "cinder_api" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+       affinity:
+diff --git a/cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml b/cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+index ccd84fc0..617031a0 100644
+--- a/cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml
++++ b/cinder/templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ spec:
+ {{ tuple "cinder_backup" . | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.custom_pod_annotations" | indent 8 }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "cinder-backup" "containerNames" (list "cinder-backup" "ceph-coordination-volume-perms" "init") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_backup }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_backup }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "cinder_backup" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+       affinity:
+diff --git a/cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml b/cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+index 73e14e55..016ade95 100644
+--- a/cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
++++ b/cinder/templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+@@ -46,6 +46,12 @@ spec:
+ {{ tuple "cinder_scheduler" . | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.custom_pod_annotations" | indent 8 }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "cinder-scheduler" "containerNames" (list "cinder-scheduler" "ceph-coordination-volume-perms" "init") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_scheduler }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_scheduler }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "cinder_scheduler" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+       affinity:
+diff --git a/cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml b/cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+index c28518da..83430c33 100644
+--- a/cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml
++++ b/cinder/templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ spec:
+ {{ tuple "cinder_volume" . | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.custom_pod_annotations" | indent 8 }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "cinder-volume" "containerNames" (list "cinder-volume" "ceph-coordination-volume-perms" "init-cinder-conf" "init" ) | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_volume }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_volume }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "cinder_volume" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+       affinity:
+diff --git a/cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml b/cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+index 34316c65..a2852359 100644
+--- a/cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
++++ b/cinder/templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ spec:
+ {{ end }}
+   nodeSelector:
+     {{ .Values.labels.test.node_selector_key }}: {{ .Values.labels.test.node_selector_value }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.cinder_tests }}
++  priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.cinder_tests }}
++  runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+   serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+   initContainers:
+ {{ tuple $envAll "tests" $mounts_tests_init | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_entrypoint_init_container" | indent 4 }}
+diff --git a/cinder/values.yaml b/cinder/values.yaml
+index 6b335be1..1377e4cd 100644
+--- a/cinder/values.yaml
++++ b/cinder/values.yaml
+@@ -76,6 +76,22 @@ jobs:
+       failed: 1
+ 
+ pod:
++  priorityClassName:
++    cinder_api: null
++    cinder_backup: null
++    cinder_scheduler: null
++    cinder_tests: null
++    cinder_volume_usage_audit: null
++    cinder_volume: null
++    db_sync: null
++  runtimeClassName:
++    cinder_api: null
++    cinder_backup: null
++    cinder_scheduler: null
++    cinder_tests: null
++    cinder_volume_usage_audit: null
++    cinder_volume: null
++    db_sync: null
+   security_context:
+     volume_usage_audit:
+       pod:
+-- 
+2.43.0
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/cinder-priority-runtime-class-910112b1da7bd5c1.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-priority-runtime-class-910112b1da7bd5c1.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6852e16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/cinder-priority-runtime-class-910112b1da7bd5c1.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - The Cinder role now allows users to configure the ``priorityClassName`` and
+    the ``runtimeClassName`` for all of the different components of the service.
diff --git a/roles/cinder/tests/priorityclass_test.yaml b/roles/cinder/tests/priorityclass_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ca4967
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/cinder/tests/priorityclass_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+suite: priorityclass
+tests:
+  - it: should support not having a priority class
+    templates:
+      - templates/deployment-api.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+      - templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+      - templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.jobTemplate.spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        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/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+      - templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+      - templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    set:
+      pod:
+        priorityClassName:
+          cinder_api: platform
+          cinder_backup: platform
+          cinder_scheduler: platform
+          cinder_tests: platform
+          cinder_volume_usage_audit: platform
+          cinder_volume: platform
+          db_sync: platform
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.jobTemplate.spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        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/cinder/tests/runtimeclass_test.yaml b/roles/cinder/tests/runtimeclass_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..151958a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/cinder/tests/runtimeclass_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+suite: runtimeclass
+tests:
+  - it: should support not having a runtime class
+    templates:
+      - templates/deployment-api.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+      - templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+      - templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.jobTemplate.spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        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/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+      - templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+      - templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    set:
+      pod:
+        runtimeClassName:
+          cinder_api: kata-clh
+          cinder_backup: kata-clh
+          cinder_scheduler: kata-clh
+          cinder_tests: kata-clh
+          cinder_volume_usage_audit: kata-clh
+          cinder_volume: 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/deployment-scheduler.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/deployment-volume.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/cron-job-cinder-volume-usage-audit.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.jobTemplate.spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/deployment-backup.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/pod-rally-test.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh