diff --git a/helm/solr-operator/Chart.yaml b/helm/solr-operator/Chart.yaml
index 81138d09..29fe1cc5 100644
--- a/helm/solr-operator/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/solr-operator/Chart.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ annotations:
   # Allowed syntax is described at: https://artifacthub.io/docs/topics/annotations/helm/#example
   # 'kind' accepts values: "added", "changed", "deprecated", "removed", "fixed" and "security"
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
+    - kind: added
+      description: Support global.imagePullSecrets for pulling images from private registries
+      links:
+        - name: Github Issue
+          url: https://github.com/apache/solr-operator/issues/338
+        - name: Github PR
+          url: https://github.com/apache/solr-operator/pull/343
     - kind: changed
       description: A container PostStart Hook is no longer used to create the ZooKeeper ChRoot, instead the initContainer will manage this
       links:
diff --git a/helm/solr-operator/README.md b/helm/solr-operator/README.md
index 2e44b873..57dd5b03 100644
--- a/helm/solr-operator/README.md
+++ b/helm/solr-operator/README.md
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 
 | Key | Type | Default | Description |
 |-----|------|---------|-------------|
+| global.imagePullSecrets | []object/string | `[]` | Secrets for pulling images from private registries. Accepts both Kubernetes-native format (`[{name: "secret"}]`) and plain strings (`["secret"]`). |
 | image.repository | string | `"apache/solr-operator"` | The repository of the Solr Operator image |
 | image.tag | string | `"v0.10.0-prerelease"` | The tag/version of the Solr Operator to run |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |  |
diff --git a/helm/solr-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/solr-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1c13fae4..63a8d3f6 100644
--- a/helm/solr-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/solr-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -38,6 +38,16 @@ spec:
         {{ toYaml .Values.labels | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
     spec:
+      {{- with .Values.global.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        {{- range . }}
+        {{- if kindIs "string" . }}
+        - name: {{ . }}
+        {{- else }}
+        - {{ toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "solr-operator.serviceAccountName" . }}
       {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.priorityClassName }}
diff --git a/helm/solr-operator/values.yaml b/helm/solr-operator/values.yaml
index efdbe0a0..541adc72 100644
--- a/helm/solr-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/solr-operator/values.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
 
 replicaCount: 1
 
+global:
+  # List the secrets needed to pull images from a private registry.
+  # Accepts both Kubernetes-native format [{name: "secret"}] and plain strings ["secret"].
+  imagePullSecrets: []
+
 # Development mode configures certain settings for convenient development.
 # When 'true', logging will use: encoder=console, level=debug, stacktrace-level=warn
 development: false