diff --git a/charts/library/common/Chart.yaml b/charts/library/common/Chart.yaml
index 715e1469..f4335f31 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/library/common/Chart.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ annotations:
     - kind: added
       description: |-
         Added `stdin` and `tty` fields to container spec.
+    - kind: added
+      description: |-
+        Added `persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy` field to statefulset spec.
     - kind: fixed
       description: |-
         Added `externalName` field to service schema.
diff --git a/charts/library/common/schemas/controllers.json b/charts/library/common/schemas/controllers.json
index b792b8ad..73c67899 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/schemas/controllers.json
+++ b/charts/library/common/schemas/controllers.json
@@ -146,6 +146,22 @@
       "podManagementPolicy": {
         "type": "string"
       },
+      "persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "properties": {
+          "whenDeleted": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["Delete", "Retain"],
+            "default": "Retain"
+          },
+          "whenScaled": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": ["Delete", "Retain"],
+            "default": "Retain"
+          }
+        }
+      },
       "volumeClaimTemplates": {
         "type": "array",
         "items": {
diff --git a/charts/library/common/templates/classes/_statefulset.tpl b/charts/library/common/templates/classes/_statefulset.tpl
index 70679555..24a309da 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/templates/classes/_statefulset.tpl
+++ b/charts/library/common/templates/classes/_statefulset.tpl
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ spec:
       app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ $statefulsetObject.identifier }}
       {{- include "bjw-s.common.lib.metadata.selectorLabels" $rootContext | nindent 6 }}
   serviceName: {{ include "bjw-s.common.lib.chart.names.fullname" $rootContext }}
+  {{- with (dig "statefulset" "persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy" nil $statefulsetObject) }}
+  persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:  {{ . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end -}}
   template:
     metadata:
       {{- with (include "bjw-s.common.lib.pod.metadata.annotations" (dict "rootContext" $rootContext "controllerObject" $statefulsetObject)) }}