diff --git a/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/templates/flink-operator.yaml b/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/templates/flink-operator.yaml
index 9621f8f0bd..3dfb794ba5 100644
--- a/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/templates/flink-operator.yaml
+++ b/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/templates/flink-operator.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.operatorPod.hostNetwork }}
       {{- if .Values.operatorPod.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector: {{ toYaml .Values.operatorPod.nodeSelector | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml b/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
index 824b265938..f27de4a3e3 100644
--- a/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/flink-kubernetes-operator/values.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ rbac:
 
 operatorPod:
   priorityClassName: null
+  hostNetwork: false
   annotations: {}
   labels: {}
   # The env variables only apply to the operator container in the operator pod