diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/_helpers.tpl b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/_helpers.tpl
index ab2edeb91..35f126e4b 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Expand the name of the release.
 Expand the name of the operator.
 */}}
 {{- define "kube-arangodb.operatorName" -}}
-{{- printf "arango-%s-operator" .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- printf (or .Values.operator.nameOverride (printf "arango-%s-operator" .Release.Name | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-")) -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{/*
diff --git a/chart/kube-arangodb/values.yaml b/chart/kube-arangodb/values.yaml
index 7c6018afd..93c5204d1 100644
--- a/chart/kube-arangodb/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/kube-arangodb/values.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 operator:
+  nameOverride: ""
   image: arangodb/kube-arangodb:1.2.43
   imagePullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   imagePullSecrets: []