diff --git a/rust/crd/src/history.rs b/rust/crd/src/history.rs
index 20579b60..2b872c47 100644
--- a/rust/crd/src/history.rs
+++ b/rust/crd/src/history.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ use crate::{affinity::history_affinity, constants::*};
 use std::collections::{BTreeMap, HashMap};
 
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
-use snafu::{ResultExt, Snafu};
+use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
+use stackable_operator::role_utils::RoleGroup;
 use stackable_operator::{
     commons::{
         affinity::StackableAffinity,
@@ -45,6 +46,8 @@ pub enum Error {
     },
     #[snafu(display("fragment validation failure"))]
     FragmentValidationFailure { source: ValidationError },
+    #[snafu(display("the role group {role_group} is not defined"))]
+    CannotRetrieveRoleGroup { role_group: String },
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, CustomResource, Debug, Deserialize, JsonSchema, Serialize)]
@@ -118,6 +121,26 @@ impl CurrentlySupportedListenerClasses {
 }
 
 impl SparkHistoryServer {
+    /// Returns a reference to the role. Raises an error if the role is not defined.
+    pub fn role(&self) -> &Role<HistoryConfigFragment> {
+        &self.spec.nodes
+    }
+
+    /// Returns a reference to the role group. Raises an error if the role or role group are not defined.
+    pub fn rolegroup(
+        &self,
+        rolegroup_ref: &RoleGroupRef<SparkHistoryServer>,
+    ) -> Result<RoleGroup<HistoryConfigFragment>, Error> {
+        self.spec
+            .nodes
+            .role_groups
+            .get(&rolegroup_ref.role_group)
+            .with_context(|| CannotRetrieveRoleGroupSnafu {
+                role_group: rolegroup_ref.role_group.to_owned(),
+            })
+            .cloned()
+    }
+
     pub fn merged_config(
         &self,
         rolegroup_ref: &RoleGroupRef<SparkHistoryServer>,
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/history_controller.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/history_controller.rs
index 1913ed49..f7444c41 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/history_controller.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/history_controller.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ use stackable_operator::{
 };
 use stackable_spark_k8s_crd::{
     constants::*,
+    history,
     history::{HistoryConfig, SparkHistoryServer, SparkHistoryServerContainer},
     s3logdir::S3LogDir,
     tlscerts,
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ use std::{collections::BTreeMap, sync::Arc};
 
 use snafu::{OptionExt, ResultExt, Snafu};
 use stackable_operator::builder::resources::ResourceRequirementsBuilder;
+use stackable_operator::k8s_openapi::DeepMerge;
 use stackable_operator::logging::controller::ReconcilerError;
 use strum::{EnumDiscriminants, IntoStaticStr};
 
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ pub enum Error {
         source: product_logging::Error,
         cm_name: String,
     },
+    #[snafu(display("cannot retrieve role group"))]
+    CannotRetrieveRoleGroup { source: history::Error },
 }
 
 type Result<T, E = Error> = std::result::Result<T, E>;
@@ -388,6 +392,14 @@ fn build_stateful_set(
         ));
     }
 
+    let mut pod_template = pb.build_template();
+    pod_template.merge_from(shs.role().config.pod_overrides.clone());
+    let role_group = shs
+        .rolegroup(rolegroupref)
+        .with_context(|_| CannotRetrieveRoleGroupSnafu)?;
+
+    pod_template.merge_from(role_group.config.pod_overrides);
+
     Ok(StatefulSet {
         metadata: ObjectMetaBuilder::new()
             .name_and_namespace(shs)
@@ -401,7 +413,7 @@ fn build_stateful_set(
             ))
             .build(),
         spec: Some(StatefulSetSpec {
-            template: pb.build_template(),
+            template: pod_template,
             replicas: shs.replicas(rolegroupref),
             selector: LabelSelector {
                 match_labels: Some(role_group_selector_labels(
diff --git a/rust/operator-binary/src/spark_k8s_controller.rs b/rust/operator-binary/src/spark_k8s_controller.rs
index 7dc56108..85473c48 100644
--- a/rust/operator-binary/src/spark_k8s_controller.rs
+++ b/rust/operator-binary/src/spark_k8s_controller.rs
@@ -517,8 +517,6 @@ fn pod_template(
 
     let mut pod_template = pb.build_template();
     pod_template.merge_from(config.pod_overrides.clone());
-    // tracing::info!("pod_template: {:?}", pod_template);
-    // pb.build().context(PodTemplateConfigMapSnafu)
     Ok(pod_template)
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/06-assert.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/06-assert.yaml
index 68c0e487..310c3ea5 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/06-assert.yaml
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/06-assert.yaml
@@ -7,5 +7,16 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: StatefulSet
 metadata:
   name: spark-history-node-default
+spec:
+  template:
+    containers:
+      - name: spark-history
+        resources:
+          limits:
+            cpu: 1500m
+            memory: 1Gi
+          requests:
+            cpu: 500m
+            memory: 512Mi
 status:
   readyReplicas: 1
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/06-deploy-history-server.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/06-deploy-history-server.yaml.j2
index 349f0239..cc3d7170 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/06-deploy-history-server.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/pod_overrides/06-deploy-history-server.yaml.j2
@@ -40,3 +40,14 @@ spec:
         replicas: 1
         config:
           cleaner: true
+        podOverrides:
+          spec:
+            containers:
+              - name: spark-history
+                resources:
+                  requests:
+                    cpu: 500m
+                    memory: 512Mi
+                  limits:
+                    cpu: 1500m
+                    memory: 1024Mi
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