diff --git a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
index be3bcb7ad05..770a263526e 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ To use [the values available](#values), with `helm install` or `helm upgrade`, u
 | tetragon.prometheus.serviceMonitor.labelsOverride | object | `{}` | The set of labels to place on the 'ServiceMonitor' resource. |
 | tetragon.resources | object | `{}` |  |
 | tetragon.securityContext.privileged | bool | `true` |  |
-| tetragonOperator.image | object | `{"override":null,"repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator","suffix":"","tag":"v0.11.0"}` | tetragon-operator image. |
+| tetragonOperator.image | object | `{"override":null,"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator","suffix":"","tag":"v0.11.0"}` | tetragon-operator image. |
 | tetragonOperator.podInfo.enabled | bool | `false` | Enables the PodInfo CRD and the controller that reconciles PodInfo custom resources. |
 | tetragonOperator.skipCRDCreation | bool | `false` |  |
 | tolerations[0].operator | string | `"Exists"` |  |
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/README.md b/install/kubernetes/README.md
index f0a3c656120..9e05b11c2d7 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/README.md
+++ b/install/kubernetes/README.md
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ Helm chart for Tetragon
 | tetragon.prometheus.serviceMonitor.labelsOverride | object | `{}` | The set of labels to place on the 'ServiceMonitor' resource. |
 | tetragon.resources | object | `{}` |  |
 | tetragon.securityContext.privileged | bool | `true` |  |
-| tetragonOperator.image | object | `{"override":null,"repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator","suffix":"","tag":"v0.11.0"}` | tetragon-operator image. |
+| tetragonOperator.image | object | `{"override":null,"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-operator","suffix":"","tag":"v0.11.0"}` | tetragon-operator image. |
 | tetragonOperator.podInfo.enabled | bool | `false` | Enables the PodInfo CRD and the controller that reconciles PodInfo custom resources. |
 | tetragonOperator.skipCRDCreation | bool | `false` |  |
 | tolerations[0].operator | string | `"Exists"` |  |
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/templates/operator_deployment.yaml b/install/kubernetes/templates/operator_deployment.yaml
index a72c5629c62..bfa3b0db995 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/templates/operator_deployment.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/templates/operator_deployment.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ spec:
           - serve
           - --config-dir=/etc/tetragon/operator.conf.d/
         image: "{{ if .Values.tetragonOperator.image.override }}{{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.override }}{{ else }}{{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.repository }}{{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.suffix }}:{{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.tag }}{{ end }}"
+        imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.tetragonOperator.image.pullPolicy }}
         volumeMounts:
           - mountPath: /etc/tetragon/operator.conf.d/
             name: tetragon-operator-config
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/values.yaml b/install/kubernetes/values.yaml
index 0f8791c5336..98eb704bee1 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/values.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/values.yaml
@@ -159,6 +159,7 @@ tetragonOperator:
     tag: v0.11.0
     # tetragon-operator image-digest
     suffix: ""
+    pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
   # Skip CRD creation.
   skipCRDCreation: false
   podInfo: