diff --git a/operator/charts/patroni-core/templates/deployment.yaml b/operator/charts/patroni-core/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6d741000..ea1107b0 100644
--- a/operator/charts/patroni-core/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/operator/charts/patroni-core/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ spec:
               {{ end }}
             - name: INTERNAL_TLS_ENABLED
               value: {{ default "false" .Values.INTERNAL_TLS_ENABLED | quote }}
+            - name: KUBE_FEATURE_WatchListClient
+              value: {{ default "false" .Values.KUBE_FEATURE_WatchListClient | quote }}
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz
diff --git a/operator/charts/patroni-services/templates/deployment.yaml b/operator/charts/patroni-services/templates/deployment.yaml
index 65f82832..3bd24b0f 100644
--- a/operator/charts/patroni-services/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/operator/charts/patroni-services/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ spec:
               {{- template "postgres-operator.smEnvs" . }}
             - name: INTERNAL_TLS_ENABLED
               value: {{ default "false" .Values.INTERNAL_TLS_ENABLED | quote }}
+            - name: KUBE_FEATURE_WatchListClient
+              value: {{ default "false" .Values.KUBE_FEATURE_WatchListClient | quote }}
           livenessProbe:
             httpGet:
               path: /healthz