diff --git a/charts/renovate/README.md b/charts/renovate/README.md
index 37db00e0d..8020d9e33 100644
--- a/charts/renovate/README.md
+++ b/charts/renovate/README.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the chart and the defau
 | cronjob.jobRestartPolicy | string | `"Never"` |  |
 | cronjob.labels | object | `{}` |  |
 | cronjob.schedule | string | `"0 1 * * *"` |  |
+| cronjob.startingDeadlineSeconds | string | `""` |  |
 | cronjob.successfulJobsHistoryLimit | string | `""` |  |
 | cronjob.suspend | bool | `false` | If it is set to true, all subsequent executions are suspended. This setting does not apply to already started executions. |
 | dind.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable dind sidecar usage? |
diff --git a/charts/renovate/templates/cronjob.yaml b/charts/renovate/templates/cronjob.yaml
index 456322d29..6e3c69f88 100644
--- a/charts/renovate/templates/cronjob.yaml
+++ b/charts/renovate/templates/cronjob.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ spec:
   {{- with .Values.cronjob.successfulJobsHistoryLimit }}
   successfulJobsHistoryLimit: {{ . }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.cronjob.startingDeadlineSeconds }}
+  startingDeadlineSeconds: {{ . }}
+  {{- end }}
   jobTemplate:
     metadata:
       labels:
diff --git a/charts/renovate/values.yaml b/charts/renovate/values.yaml
index f415f7144..54d993e1a 100644
--- a/charts/renovate/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/renovate/values.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ cronjob:
   successfulJobsHistoryLimit: ''
   jobRestartPolicy: Never
   jobBackoffLimit: ''
+  startingDeadlineSeconds: ''
 
 pod:
   annotations: {}