diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a97bd84..5f6fad6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ gitea:
 | `extraVolumeMounts`                         | Additional volume mounts for the Gitea containers                    | `{}`    |
 | `initPreScript`                             | Bash script copied verbatim to start of init container               |         |
 | `podSecurityContext.fsGroup`                | Set the shared file system group for all containers                  | 1000    |
-| `containerSecurityContext`                  | Run init and gitea containers as a specific securityContext          | `{}`    |
+| `containerSecurityContext`                  | Run init and Gitea containers as a specific securityContext          | `{}`    |
 | `schedulerName`                             | Use an alternate scheduler, e.g. "stork"                             |         |
 
 ### Image
@@ -602,6 +602,7 @@ gitea:
 | `persistence.size`          | Size for persistence to store repo information             | `10Gi`  |
 | `persistence.accessModes`   | AccessMode for persistence                                 |         |
 | `persistence.storageClass`  | Storage class for repository persistence                   |         |
+| `persistence.subPath`       | Subdirectory of the volume to mount at                     |         |
 | `persistence.labels`        | Labels for the persistence volume claim to be created      | `{}`    |
 | `persistence.annotations`   | Annotations for the persistence volume claim to be created | `{}`    |
 
diff --git a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
index 734f342..66dd287 100644
--- a/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/gitea/statefulset.yaml
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /tmp
             - name: data
               mountPath: /data
+              {{- if .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              subPath: {{ .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.extraVolumeMounts }}
             {{- toYaml .Values.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -89,6 +92,9 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /tmp
             - name: data
               mountPath: /data
+              {{- if .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              subPath: {{ .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.extraVolumeMounts }}
             {{- toYaml .Values.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -161,6 +167,9 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /tmp
             - name: data
               mountPath: /data
+              {{- if .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              subPath: {{ .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.extraVolumeMounts }}
             {{- toYaml .Values.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}
@@ -227,6 +236,9 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /tmp
             - name: data
               mountPath: /data
+              {{- if .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              subPath: {{ .Values.persistence.subPath }}
+              {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.extraVolumeMounts }}
             {{- toYaml .Values.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index ef6f324..4704495 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ persistence:
   labels: {}
   annotations: {}
   # storageClass:
+  # subPath:
 
 # additional volumes to add to the Gitea statefulset.
 extraVolumes: