diff --git a/charts/podinfo/README.md b/charts/podinfo/README.md
index 4518156..2275286 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/README.md
+++ b/charts/podinfo/README.md
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `backends` | echo backend URL array | None
 `faults.delay` | random HTTP response delays between 0 and 5 seconds | `false`
 `faults.error` | 1/3 chances of a random HTTP response error | `false`
+`faults.unhealthy` | when set, the healthy state is never reached | `false`
+`faults.unready` | when set, the ready state is never reached | `false`
 `hpa.enabled` | enables HPA | `false`
 `hpa.cpu` | target CPU usage per pod | None
 `hpa.memory` | target memory usage per pod | None
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
index d8160e3..95c381a 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ spec:
             - --level={{ .Values.logLevel }}
             - --random-delay={{ .Values.faults.delay }}
             - --random-error={{ .Values.faults.error }}
+            {{- if .Values.faults.unhealthy }}
+            - --unhealthy
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.faults.unready }}
+            - --unready
+            {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.h2c.enabled }}
             - --h2c
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/values.yaml b/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
index 398c150..b46fccf 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ ui:
 faults:
   delay: false
   error: false
+  unhealthy: false
+  unready: false
 
 h2c:
   enabled: false