diff --git a/charts/cryostat/README.md b/charts/cryostat/README.md
index 6234921..4a05ffb 100644
--- a/charts/cryostat/README.md
+++ b/charts/cryostat/README.md
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ helm install cryostat ./charts/cryostat
 | `core.discovery.kubernetes.portNames`                  | List of port names that the Cryostat application should look for in order to consider a target as JMX connectable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `[]`                        |
 | `core.discovery.kubernetes.builtInPortNumbersDisabled` | When false and `portNumbers` is empty, the Cryostat application will use the default port number `9091` to look for JMX connectable targets.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `false`                     |
 | `core.discovery.kubernetes.portNumbers`                | List of port numbers that the Cryostat application should look for in order to consider a target as JMX connectable                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `[]`                        |
+| `core.config.eventTemplates.configMapNames`            | List of ConfigMap names. Each ConfigMap is expected to contain one or more files, which are .jfc (XML) JFR Event Templates, to be mounted to the Cryostat container.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `[]`                        |
 
 ### Report Generator Deployment
 
diff --git a/charts/cryostat/templates/cryostat_deployment.yaml b/charts/cryostat/templates/cryostat_deployment.yaml
index cb0fbca..64c2ac3 100644
--- a/charts/cryostat/templates/cryostat_deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/cryostat/templates/cryostat_deployment.yaml
@@ -141,6 +141,12 @@ spec:
             failureThreshold: 18
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.core.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          volumeMounts:
+          {{- range .Values.core.config.eventTemplates.configMapNames }}
+            - name: {{ . }}
+              mountPath: /opt/cryostat.d/templates.d/{{ . }}
+              readOnly: true
+          {{- end }}
         - name: {{ printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name "grafana" }}
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml .Values.grafana.securityContext | nindent 12 }}
@@ -216,3 +222,8 @@ spec:
         secret:
           secretName: {{ .Release.Name }}-proxy-tls
       {{- end }}
+      {{- range .Values.core.config.eventTemplates.configMapNames}}
+      - name: {{ . }}
+        configMap:
+          name: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/cryostat/tests/cryostat_deployment_test.yaml b/charts/cryostat/tests/cryostat_deployment_test.yaml
index 0548fc7..3352fb8 100644
--- a/charts/cryostat/tests/cryostat_deployment_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/cryostat/tests/cryostat_deployment_test.yaml
@@ -180,6 +180,8 @@ tests:
             requests:
               cpu: 500m
               memory: 384Mi
+      - notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.contains[?(@.name=='cryostat')].volumeMounts
 
   - it: should set log level
     set:
@@ -514,3 +516,28 @@ tests:
           path: spec.template.spec.containers[?(@.name=='cryostat-jfr-datasource')].imagePullPolicy
           value: "IfNotPresent"
 
+  - it: should add volume mounts for declarative event templates
+    set:
+      core.config.eventTemplates.configMapNames: ['a', 'b']
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[?(@.name=='cryostat')].volumeMounts
+          value:
+            - name: a
+              mountPath: /opt/cryostat.d/templates.d/a
+              readOnly: true
+            - name: b
+              mountPath: /opt/cryostat.d/templates.d/b
+              readOnly: true
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.volumes
+          value:
+            - name: alpha-config
+              configMap:
+                name: RELEASE-NAME-alpha-config
+            - name: a
+              configMap:
+                name: a
+            - name: b
+              configMap:
+                name: b
diff --git a/charts/cryostat/values.schema.json b/charts/cryostat/values.schema.json
index 88c3baf..d37ee74 100644
--- a/charts/cryostat/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/cryostat/values.schema.json
@@ -258,6 +258,22 @@
                             }
                         }
                     }
+                },
+                "config": {
+                    "type": "object",
+                    "properties": {
+                        "eventTemplates": {
+                            "type": "object",
+                            "properties": {
+                                "configMapNames": {
+                                    "type": "array",
+                                    "description": "List of ConfigMap names. Each ConfigMap is expected to contain one or more files, which are .jfc (XML) JFR Event Templates, to be mounted to the Cryostat container.",
+                                    "default": [],
+                                    "items": {}
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         },
diff --git a/charts/cryostat/values.yaml b/charts/cryostat/values.yaml
index 79fdd4d..a45efec 100644
--- a/charts/cryostat/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/cryostat/values.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,10 @@ core:
       builtInPortNumbersDisabled: false
       ## @param core.discovery.kubernetes.portNumbers [array] List of port numbers that the Cryostat application should look for in order to consider a target as JMX connectable
       portNumbers: []
+  config:
+    eventTemplates:
+      ## @param core.config.eventTemplates.configMapNames [array] List of ConfigMap names. Each ConfigMap is expected to contain one or more files, which are .jfc (XML) JFR Event Templates, to be mounted to the Cryostat container.
+      configMapNames: []
 
 ## @section Report Generator Deployment
 ## @extra reports Configuration for the Reports Generator deployment