diff --git a/stable/sonatype-nexus/Chart.yaml b/stable/sonatype-nexus/Chart.yaml
index e24ad8d161..1dcee33eba 100644
--- a/stable/sonatype-nexus/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/sonatype-nexus/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: sonatype-nexus
-version: 1.4.4
+version: 1.5.0
 appVersion: 3.12.1-01
 description: Sonatype Nexus is an open source repository manager
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/sonatype-nexus/README.md b/stable/sonatype-nexus/README.md
index 23a03b4dd1..ed3f92a0c5 100644
--- a/stable/sonatype-nexus/README.md
+++ b/stable/sonatype-nexus/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Nexus chart and the
 | `nexusProxy.imageName`                      | Proxy image                         | `quay.io/travelaudience/docker-nexus-proxy` |
 | `nexusProxy.imageTag`                       | Proxy image version                 | `2.1.0`                                 |
 | `nexusProxy.imagePullPolicy`                | Proxy image pull policy             | `IfNotPresent`                          |
+| `nexusProxy.resources`                      | Proxy resource requests and limits  | `{}`                                    |
 | `nexusProxy.env.nexusHttpHost`              | Nexus url to access Nexus           | `nil`                                   |
 | `nexusProxy.env.nexusDockerHost`            | Containers url to be used with docker | `nil`                                 |
 | `nexusProxy.env.enforceHttps`               | Allow only https access or not      | `false`                                 |
diff --git a/stable/sonatype-nexus/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/sonatype-nexus/templates/deployment.yaml
index f3d97a18cd..9cd2271f42 100644
--- a/stable/sonatype-nexus/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/sonatype-nexus/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ spec:
               name: nexus-backup
         - name: nexus-proxy
           image: {{ .Values.nexusProxy.imageName }}:{{ .Values.nexusProxy.imageTag }}
+          resources:
+{{ toYaml .Values.nexusProxy.resources | indent 12 }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.nexusProxy.imagePullPolicy }}
           env:
             - name: ALLOWED_USER_AGENTS_ON_ROOT_REGEX
diff --git a/stable/sonatype-nexus/values.yaml b/stable/sonatype-nexus/values.yaml
index 98f83980f4..94317462df 100644
--- a/stable/sonatype-nexus/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/sonatype-nexus/values.yaml
@@ -54,7 +54,13 @@ nexusProxy:
   # secrets:
   #   keystore: ""
   #   password: ""
-
+  resources: {}
+    # requests:
+      # cpu: 100m
+      # memory: 256Mi
+    # limits:
+      # cpu: 200m
+      # memory: 512Mi
 persistence:
   enabled: true
   accessMode: ReadWriteOnce