diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
index cb8c69c2b..ba33f24f5 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -59,6 +59,18 @@ Create chart name and version as used by the chart label.
 {{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Render an extra object, given as a map or as a string, with Helm templating support.
+Expects a dict with "value" (the object) and "context" (the root context).
+*/}}
+{{- define "postgres-operator.renderObject" -}}
+{{- if typeIs "string" .value -}}
+{{- tpl .value .context -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- tpl (toYaml .value) .context -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/*
 Flatten nested config options when ConfigMap is used as ConfigTarget
 */}}
diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/templates/extra-objects.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/extra-objects.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6f22828a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/templates/extra-objects.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{{ range .Values.extraObjects }}
+---
+{{ include "postgres-operator.renderObject" (dict "value" . "context" $) }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml b/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
index 7b383f63a..1f9e7f746 100644
--- a/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/postgres-operator/values.yaml
@@ -570,3 +570,8 @@ controllerID:
   # The name of the controller ID to use.
   # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
   name:
+
+# Extra Kubernetes manifests to deploy alongside the operator.
+# Each entry is a full manifest, either as a map or as a string (templated with tpl,
+# so Helm templating like {{ .Release.Namespace }} can be used).
+extraObjects: []