diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/README.md b/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/README.md
index f2b2c985..cfdac5ee 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/README.md
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the csi-secrets-store-p
 | `nameOverride`                                                   | String to partially override csi-secrets-store-provider-azure.fullname template with a string (will prepend the release name)                                                                         | `""`                                                                                             |
 | `fullnameOverride`                                               | String to fully override csi-secrets-store-provider-azure.fullname template with a string                                                                                                             | `""`                                                                                             |
 | `imagePullSecrets`                                               | Secrets to be used when pulling images                                                                                                                                                                | `[]`                                                                                             |
+| `hostNetwork`                                               | Enable hostNetwork for workloads                                                                                                                                                                | `true`                                                                                          |
 | `logFormatJSON`                                                  | Use JSON logging format                                                                                                                                                                               | `false`                                                                                          |
 | `logVerbosity`                                                   | Log level. Uses V logs (klog)                                                                                                                                                                         | `0`                                                                                              |
 | `linux.enabled`                                                  | Install azure keyvault provider on linux nodes                                                                                                                                                        | true                                                                                             |
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/templates/provider-azure-installer.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/templates/provider-azure-installer.yaml
index 22184ad6..d31b0aff 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/templates/provider-azure-installer.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/templates/provider-azure-installer.yaml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.imagePullSecrets | indent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
       serviceAccountName: csi-secrets-store-provider-azure
-      hostNetwork: true
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.hostNetwork }}
       {{- if .Values.linux.dnsPolicy }}
       dnsPolicy: {{ .Values.linux.dnsPolicy }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/values.yaml b/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/values.yaml
index bbc39e7c..ca1a386d 100644
--- a/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/values.yaml
+++ b/manifest_staging/charts/csi-secrets-store-provider-azure/values.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ logFormatJSON: false
 logVerbosity: 0
 
 enableArcExtension: false
+hostNetwork: true
 
 linux:
   image: