diff --git a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/cr.go b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/cr.go
index 3ae7ef115..ab2d48df5 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/cr.go
+++ b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/cr.go
@@ -298,6 +298,30 @@ func postgresqlSharedBuffers(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ) string {
 	}
 }
 
+func priorityHigh(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ) int32 {
+	if cr.Spec.PriorityHigh == nil {
+		return priorityMedium(cr) + 100
+	} else {
+		return cr.Spec.PriorityHigh
+	}
+}
+
+func priorityLow(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ, c *client.Client) int32 {
+	if cr.Spec.PriorityLow == nil {
+		return podPriorityClusterDefault(c)
+	} else {
+		return cr.Spec.PriorityLow
+	}
+}
+
+func priorityMedium(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ) int32 {
+	if cr.Spec.PriorityMedium == nil {
+		return priorityLow(cr) + 100
+	} else {
+		return cr.Spec.PriorityMedium
+	}
+}
+
 func serverGuid(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ, c *client.Client) string {
 	if cr.Spec.ServerGuid == "" {
 		if pod := orchestratorPod(*c); pod != nil {
@@ -375,6 +399,9 @@ func ManageCR(cr *miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ, c *client.Client) (*miqv1alpha1.ManageIQ
 		cr.Spec.PostgresqlImage = postgresqlImage(cr)
 		cr.Spec.PostgresqlMaxConnections = postgresqlMaxConnections(cr)
 		cr.Spec.PostgresqlSharedBuffers = postgresqlSharedBuffers(cr)
+		cr.Spec.PriorityLow = priorityLow(cr, *c)
+		cr.Spec.PriorityMedium = priorityMedium(cr)
+		cr.Spec.PriorityHigh = priorityHigh(cr)
 		cr.Spec.ServerGuid = serverGuid(cr, c)
 		cr.Spec.ZookeeperImage = zookeeperImage(cr)
 		cr.Spec.ZookeeperVolumeCapacity = zookeeperVolumeCapacity(cr)
diff --git a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/util.go b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/util.go
index 12e93f341..c6e8e2368 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/util.go
+++ b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/helpers/miq-components/util.go
@@ -190,3 +190,17 @@ func DefaultSecurityContext() *corev1.SecurityContext {
 
 	return sc
 }
+
+func podPriorityClusterDefault(c client.Client) int32 {
+	varTrue := true
+	priorityClassList := &schedulingv1.PriorityClassList{}
+	c.List(context.TODO(), priorityClassList)
+
+	for _, priorityClass := range priorityClassList.Items {
+		if priorityClass.ObjectMeta.Namespace == "" && priorityClass.GlobalDefault == varTrue {
+			return priorityClass.Value
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0
+}
diff --git a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/manageiq_types.go b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/manageiq_types.go
index e40be5c74..24a3460a0 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/manageiq_types.go
+++ b/manageiq-operator/api/v1alpha1/manageiq_types.go
@@ -313,6 +313,21 @@ type ManageIQSpec struct {
 	// +optional
 	PostgresqlSharedBuffers string `json:"postgresqlSharedBuffers,omitempty"`
 
+	// Priority Class High value (default: 200)
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Maximum=1000000000
+	PriorityHigh int32 `json:"priorityHigh,omitempty"`
+
+	// Priority Class Low value (default: 0)
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Maximum=999999800
+	PriorityLow int32 `json:"priorityLow,omitempty"`
+
+	// Priority Class Medium value (default: 100)
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Maximum=999999900
+	PriorityMedium int32 `json:"priorityMedium,omitempty"`
+
 	// Server GUID (default: auto-generated)
 	// +optional
 	ServerGuid string `json:"serverGuid,omitempty"`
@@ -430,6 +445,18 @@ func (m *ManageIQ) Validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if spec.PriorityLow != nil && spec.PriorityMedium != nil && spec.PriorityLow > spec.PriorityMedium{
+		errs = append(errs, "PriorityMedium is less than PriorityLow")
+	}
+
+	if spec.PriorityLow != nil && spec.PriorityHigh != nil && spec.PriorityLow > spec.PriorityHigh{
+		errs = append(errs, "PriorityHigh is less than PriorityLow")
+	}
+
+	if spec.PriorityMedium != nil && spec.PriorityHigh != nil && spec.PriorityMedium > spec.PriorityHigh{
+		errs = append(errs, "PriorityHigh is less than PriorityMedium")
+	}
+
 	if len(errs) > 0 {
 		err := fmt.Sprintf("validation failed for ManageIQ object: %s", strings.Join(errs, ", "))
 		return errors.New(err)
diff --git a/manageiq-operator/config/crd/bases/manageiq.org_manageiqs.yaml b/manageiq-operator/config/crd/bases/manageiq.org_manageiqs.yaml
index f6837ea08..69baf2c0f 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/config/crd/bases/manageiq.org_manageiqs.yaml
+++ b/manageiq-operator/config/crd/bases/manageiq.org_manageiqs.yaml
@@ -283,6 +283,21 @@ spec:
               postgresqlSharedBuffers:
                 description: 'PostgreSQL shared buffers setting (default: 1GB)'
                 type: string
+              priorityHigh:
+                description: 'Priority Class High value (default: 200)'
+                format: int32
+                maximum: 1000000000
+                type: integer
+              priorityLow:
+                description: 'Priority Class Low value (default: 0)'
+                format: int32
+                maximum: 999999800
+                type: integer
+              priorityMedium:
+                description: 'Priority Class Medium value (default: 100)'
+                format: int32
+                maximum: 999999900
+                type: integer
               serverGuid:
                 description: 'Server GUID (default: auto-generated)'
                 type: string
diff --git a/manageiq-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml b/manageiq-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
index ac97873df..c5c085d87 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
+++ b/manageiq-operator/config/rbac/role.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 ---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: manageiq-operator
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - scheduling.k8s.io
+  resources:
+  - priorityclasses
+  verbs:
+  - create
+  - get
+  - list
+  - patch
+  - update
+  - watch
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: Role
 metadata:
   name: manageiq-operator
diff --git a/manageiq-operator/config/rbac/role_binding.yaml b/manageiq-operator/config/rbac/role_binding.yaml
index 9393a38d8..b3f886f8a 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/config/rbac/role_binding.yaml
+++ b/manageiq-operator/config/rbac/role_binding.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,16 @@
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: manageiq-rolebinding
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: manageiq-operator
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: manageiq-operator
+---
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 kind: RoleBinding
 metadata:
diff --git a/manageiq-operator/controllers/manageiq_controller.go b/manageiq-operator/controllers/manageiq_controller.go
index c7bb4f87d..fea102412 100644
--- a/manageiq-operator/controllers/manageiq_controller.go
+++ b/manageiq-operator/controllers/manageiq_controller.go
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ type ManageIQReconciler struct {
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:namespace=changeme,groups=rbac.authorization.k8s.io,resources=rolebindings,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:namespace=changeme,groups=rbac.authorization.k8s.io,resources=roles,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
 //+kubebuilder:rbac:namespace=changeme,groups=route.openshift.io,resources=*,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch;delete
+//+kubebuilder:rbac:groups=scheduling.k8s.io,resources=priorityclasses,verbs=get;list;watch;create;update;patch
 
 // Reconcile is part of the main kubernetes reconciliation loop which aims to
 // move the current state of the cluster closer to the desired state.