diff --git a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
index 714496188..e8f8c6c62 100644
--- a/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
+++ b/config/configStructs/tapConfig.go
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ type TapConfig struct {
 	Misc                           MiscConfig              `yaml:"misc" json:"misc"`
 	SecurityContext                SecurityContextConfig   `yaml:"securityContext" json:"securityContext"`
 	MountBpf                       bool                    `yaml:"mountBpf" json:"mountBpf" default:"true"`
+	HostNetwork                    bool                    `yaml:"hostNetwork" json:"hostNetwork" default:"true"`
 }
 
 func (config *TapConfig) PodRegex() *regexp.Regexp {
diff --git a/helm-chart/README.md b/helm-chart/README.md
index e34a611cc..6fa797612 100644
--- a/helm-chart/README.md
+++ b/helm-chart/README.md
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ Example for overriding image names:
 | `tap.metrics.port`                  | Pod port used to expose Prometheus metrics          | `49100`                                                  |
 | `tap.enabledDissectors`                   | This is an array of strings representing the list of supported protocols. Remove or comment out redundant protocols (e.g., dns).| The default list excludes: `udp` and `tcp` |
 | `tap.mountBpf`                            | BPF filesystem needs to be mounted for eBPF to work properly. This helm value determines whether Kubeshark will attempt to mount the filesystem. This option is not required if filesystem is already mounts. │ `true`|
+| `tap.hostNetwork`                         | Enable host network mode for worker DaemonSet pods. When enabled, worker pods use the host's network namespace for direct network access. | `true` |
 | `tap.gitops.enabled`                          | Enable GitOps functionality. This will allow you to use GitOps to manage your Kubeshark configuration. | `false` |
 | `logs.file`                               | Logs dump path                      | `""`                                                    |
 | `pcapdump.enabled`                        | Enable recording of all traffic captured according to other parameters. Whatever Kubeshark captures, considering pod targeting rules, will be stored in pcap files ready to be viewed by tools                 | `true`                                                                                                  |
diff --git a/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml b/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
index c029d5dbd..264cff825 100644
--- a/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/templates/09-worker-daemon-set.yaml
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ spec:
               readOnly: true
       {{- end }}
       dnsPolicy: ClusterFirstWithHostNet
-      hostNetwork: true
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.tap.hostNetwork }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "kubeshark.serviceAccountName" . }}
       {{- if .Values.tap.priorityClass }}
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.tap.priorityClass | quote }}
diff --git a/helm-chart/values.yaml b/helm-chart/values.yaml
index 44d1904f5..7bacbc851 100644
--- a/helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ tap:
       - SYS_RESOURCE
       - IPC_LOCK
   mountBpf: true
+  hostNetwork: true
 logs:
   file: ""
   grep: ""