diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1dc0a72e..97ca4c3f 100644
--- a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -146,9 +146,13 @@ spec:
           periodSeconds: {{ .Values.reloader.deployment.readinessProbe.periodSeconds | default "10" }}
           successThreshold: {{ .Values.reloader.deployment.readinessProbe.successThreshold | default "1" }}
 
-      {{- with .Values.reloader.deployment.containerSecurityContext }}
-        securityContext: {{ toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
-      {{- end }}
+        {{- $containerSecurityContext := .Values.reloader.deployment.containerSecurityContext | default dict }}
+        {{- if .Values.reloader.readOnlyRootFileSystem }}
+          {{- $_ := set $containerSecurityContext "readOnlyRootFilesystem" true }}
+        {{- end }}
+
+        securityContext:
+          {{- toYaml $containerSecurityContext | nindent 10 }}
 
       {{- if eq .Values.reloader.readOnlyRootFileSystem true }}
         volumeMounts:
diff --git a/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/tests/deployment_test.yaml b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/tests/deployment_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7fabe5c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deployments/kubernetes/chart/reloader/tests/deployment_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+suite: Deployment
+
+templates:
+  - deployment.yaml
+
+tests:
+  - it: sets readOnlyRootFilesystem in container securityContext when reloader.readOnlyRootFileSystem is true
+    set:
+      reloader:
+        readOnlyRootFileSystem: true
+        deployment:
+          containerSecurityContext:
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: false
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].securityContext.readOnlyRootFilesystem
+          value: true
+
+  - it: sets readOnlyRootFilesystem in container securityContext even if reloader.deployment.containerSecurityContext is null
+    set:
+      reloader:
+        readOnlyRootFileSystem: true
+        deployment:
+          containerSecurityContext: null
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].securityContext.readOnlyRootFilesystem
+          value: true
+
+  - it: does not override readOnlyRootFilesystem in container securityContext based on reloader.readOnlyRootFileSystem
+    set:
+      reloader:
+        readOnlyRootFileSystem: false
+        deployment:
+          containerSecurityContext:
+            readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].securityContext.readOnlyRootFilesystem
+          value: true
+
+  - it: template is still valid with no defined containerSecurityContext
+    set:
+      reloader:
+        readOnlyRootFileSystem: false
+        deployment:
+          containerSecurityContext: null
+    asserts:
+      - isEmpty:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].securityContext