diff --git a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml
index e9df6b6..2f6ed7c 100644
--- a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+++ b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_api }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_api }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "designate" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
       affinity:
diff --git a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml
index 02d9f3c..c3e7dcd 100644
--- a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml
+++ b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_central }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_central }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
       affinity:
 {{ tuple $envAll "designate" "central" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
index d58f630..9312bc7 100644
--- a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+++ b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_mdns }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_mdns }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
 {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "designate" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
       affinity:
diff --git a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml
index 491dbad..68e46fb 100644
--- a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+++ b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_producer }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_producer }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
       affinity:
 {{ tuple $envAll "designate" "producer" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml
index e577d9d..63222a1 100644
--- a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+++ b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_sink }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_sink }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
       affinity:
 {{ tuple $envAll "designate" "sink" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml
index 74f9c99..12d0b96 100644
--- a/charts/designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+++ b/charts/designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
     spec:
+{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_worker }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
+{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_worker }}
+      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
+{{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
       affinity:
 {{ tuple $envAll "designate" "worker" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/designate/values.yaml b/charts/designate/values.yaml
index 7169414..6e520ca 100644
--- a/charts/designate/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/designate/values.yaml
@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@
       - image_repo_sync
 
 pod:
+  priorityClassName:
+    designate_api: null
+    designate_central: null
+    designate_mdns: null
+    designate_producer: null
+    designate_sink: null
+    designate_worker: null
+    db_sync: null
+  runtimeClassName:
+    designate_api: null
+    designate_central: null
+    designate_mdns: null
+    designate_producer: null
+    designate_sink: null
+    designate_worker: null
+    db_sync: null
   affinity:
     anti:
       type:
diff --git a/charts/patches/designate/0002-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Designate.patch b/charts/patches/designate/0002-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Designate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8db3f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/patches/designate/0002-Enable-priority-runtime-ClassName-for-Designate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+From 6d9700b99f7dc8462faed77ee404682c4c042c20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dong Ma <dong.ma@vexxhost.com>
+Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2025 08:55:22 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] Enable {priority,runtime}ClassName for Designate
+
+---
+ designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml   |  6 ++++++
+ designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml  |  6 ++++++
+ designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml  |  6 ++++++
+ designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml |  6 ++++++
+ designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml  |  6 ++++++
+ designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml   |  6 ++++++
+ designate/values.yaml                     | 16 ++++++++++++++++
+ 7 files changed, 52 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml b/designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+index e9df6b6e..2f6ed7ca 100644
+--- a/designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml
++++ b/designate/templates/deployment-api.yaml
+@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ spec:
+         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_api }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_api }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "designate" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+       affinity:
+diff --git a/designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml b/designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml
+index 02d9f3ca..c3e7dcdb 100644
+--- a/designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml
++++ b/designate/templates/deployment-central.yaml
+@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ spec:
+         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_central }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_central }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+       affinity:
+ {{ tuple $envAll "designate" "central" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
+diff --git a/designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml b/designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+index d58f6304..9312bc7d 100644
+--- a/designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
++++ b/designate/templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ spec:
+         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_mdns }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_mdns }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+ {{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "designate" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+       affinity:
+diff --git a/designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml b/designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+index 491dbad8..68e46fb4 100644
+--- a/designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml
++++ b/designate/templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ spec:
+         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_producer }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_producer }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+       affinity:
+ {{ tuple $envAll "designate" "producer" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
+diff --git a/designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml b/designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+index e577d9d8..63222a1a 100644
+--- a/designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml
++++ b/designate/templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ spec:
+         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_sink }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_sink }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+       affinity:
+ {{ tuple $envAll "designate" "sink" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
+diff --git a/designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml b/designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+index 74f9c998..12d0b96a 100644
+--- a/designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml
++++ b/designate/templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ spec:
+         configmap-bin-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-bin.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+         configmap-etc-hash: {{ tuple "configmap-etc.yaml" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.hash" }}
+     spec:
++{{ with .Values.pod.priorityClassName.designate_worker }}
++      priorityClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
++{{ with .Values.pod.runtimeClassName.designate_worker }}
++      runtimeClassName: {{ . }}
++{{ end }}
+       serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+       affinity:
+ {{ tuple $envAll "designate" "worker" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_anti_affinity" | indent 8 }}
+diff --git a/designate/values.yaml b/designate/values.yaml
+index 71694146..6e520ca4 100644
+--- a/designate/values.yaml
++++ b/designate/values.yaml
+@@ -66,6 +66,22 @@ images:
+       - image_repo_sync
+ 
+ pod:
++  priorityClassName:
++    designate_api: null
++    designate_central: null
++    designate_mdns: null
++    designate_producer: null
++    designate_sink: null
++    designate_worker: null
++    db_sync: null
++  runtimeClassName:
++    designate_api: null
++    designate_central: null
++    designate_mdns: null
++    designate_producer: null
++    designate_sink: null
++    designate_worker: null
++    db_sync: null
+   affinity:
+     anti:
+       type:
+-- 
+2.34.1
+
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/designate-priority-runtime-class-63f9e7efe1b3e494.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/designate-priority-runtime-class-63f9e7efe1b3e494.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a42e7c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/designate-priority-runtime-class-63f9e7efe1b3e494.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+features:
+  - The Designate role now allows users to configure the ``priorityClassName`` and
+    the ``runtimeClassName`` for all of the different components of the service.
diff --git a/roles/designate/tests/priorityclass_test.yaml b/roles/designate/tests/priorityclass_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c8de434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/designate/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-central.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-central.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      # - template: templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+      #   documentIndex: 3
+      #   notExists:
+      #     path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.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-central.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    set:
+      pod:
+        priorityClassName:
+          designate_api: platform
+          designate_central: platform
+          designate_mdns: platform
+          designate_producer: platform
+          designate_sink: platform
+          designate_worker: platform
+          db_sync: platform
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/deployment-central.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      # - template: templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+      #   documentIndex: 3
+      #   equal:
+      #     path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+      #     value: platform
+      - template: templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
+      - template: templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.priorityClassName
+          value: platform
diff --git a/roles/designate/tests/runtimeclass_test.yaml b/roles/designate/tests/runtimeclass_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac10d05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/designate/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-central.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - template: templates/deployment-api.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-central.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      # - template: templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+      #   documentIndex: 3
+      #   notExists:
+      #     path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      - template: templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        notExists:
+          path: spec.template.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-central.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+      - templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+      - templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+    set:
+      pod:
+        runtimeClassName:
+          designate_api: kata-clh
+          designate_central: kata-clh
+          designate_mdns: kata-clh
+          designate_producer: kata-clh
+          designate_sink: kata-clh
+          designate_worker: 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-central.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/deployment-mdns.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/deployment-producer.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      # - template: templates/deployment-sink.yaml
+      #   documentIndex: 3
+      #   equal:
+      #     path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+      #     value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/deployment-worker.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh
+      - template: templates/job-db-sync.yaml
+        documentIndex: 3
+        equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.runtimeClassName
+          value: kata-clh