diff --git a/charts/operator/templates/alertmanager.yaml b/charts/operator/templates/alertmanager.yaml
index 78c646b214..5c2a240c9b 100644
--- a/charts/operator/templates/alertmanager.yaml
+++ b/charts/operator/templates/alertmanager.yaml
@@ -137,7 +137,12 @@ spec:
         secret:
           secretName: alertmanager
       - name: alertmanager-data
+        {{- if .Values.alertManager.persistence.enabled }}
+        persistentVolumeClaim:
+          claimName: alertmanager-data
+      {{- else }}
         emptyDir: {}
+      {{- end }}
       - name: alertmanager-config
         emptyDir: {}
       affinity:
@@ -170,3 +175,23 @@ spec:
         seccompProfile:
           type: RuntimeDefault
   serviceName: alertmanager
+{{- if .Values.alertManager.persistence.enabled }}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: alertmanager-data
+spec:
+  accessModes:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.alertManager.persistence.accessModes | nindent 4 }}
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: {{ .Values.alertManager.persistence.size }}
+  {{- if .Values.alertManager.persistence.storageClass }}
+  {{- if (eq "none" .Values.alertManager.persistence.storageClass) }}
+  storageClassName: ""
+  {{- else }}
+  storageClassName: "{{ .Values.alertManager.persistence.storageClass }}"
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/values.global.yaml b/charts/values.global.yaml
index 8a939826e6..9285ccf4f1 100644
--- a/charts/values.global.yaml
+++ b/charts/values.global.yaml
@@ -101,3 +101,12 @@ ruleEvaluator:
   serviceAccount:
     create: true
     name: rule-evaluator
+alertManager:
+  persistence:
+    enabled: false
+    ## Define the storageClassName for the PVC for dynamic provisioning.
+    ## if set to "none" the PVC will be created without a storage class and use the default storage class if one is specified by cluster administrators.
+    storageClass: "none" 
+    size: 50Mi
+    accessModes:
+      - ReadWriteOnce