diff --git a/stable/coredns/Chart.yaml b/stable/coredns/Chart.yaml
index 6c98d66cbd..75fc6a755d 100644
--- a/stable/coredns/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/coredns/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: coredns
-version: 1.5.0
-appVersion: 1.5.0
+version: 1.5.1
+appVersion: 1.5.1
 description: CoreDNS is a DNS server that chains plugins and provides Kubernetes DNS Services
 keywords:
 - coredns
diff --git a/stable/coredns/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/coredns/templates/deployment.yaml
index db0ba5e68f..afd16c2e8f 100644
--- a/stable/coredns/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/coredns/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
     spec:
       serviceAccountName: {{ template "coredns.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
+      priorityClassName: {{ .Values.priorityClassName | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.isClusterService }}
       dnsPolicy: Default
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/stable/coredns/values.yaml b/stable/coredns/values.yaml
index 5dfc2e9aba..e8fc5475da 100644
--- a/stable/coredns/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/coredns/values.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ rbac:
 # isClusterService specifies whether chart should be deployed as cluster-service or normal k8s app.
 isClusterService: true
 
+# Optional priority class to be used for the coredns pods
+priorityClassName: ""
+
 servers:
 - zones:
   - zone: .