diff --git a/helm/m3db-operator/templates/stateful_set.yaml b/helm/m3db-operator/templates/stateful_set.yaml
index e4ed336..b57105d 100644
--- a/helm/m3db-operator/templates/stateful_set.yaml
+++ b/helm/m3db-operator/templates/stateful_set.yaml
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ spec:
             - name: ENVIRONMENT
               value: {{ .Values.environment }}
       serviceAccount: {{ .Values.operator.name }}
+      {{- with .Values.affinity }}
+      affinity:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/m3db-operator/values.yaml b/helm/m3db-operator/values.yaml
index b0b6448..7d1b7e9 100644
--- a/helm/m3db-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/m3db-operator/values.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ image:
   repository: quay.io/m3db/m3db-operator
   tag: v0.14.0
 environment: production
+affinity: {}
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