diff --git a/charts/app/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/app/templates/configmap.yaml
index 5b33ca14..f82f3e94 100644
--- a/charts/app/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/app/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,17 @@ data:
   {{- include "app.configValue" ( dict "Key" "APP_COOKIE_POLICY" "Value" .cookiePolicy ) }}
   {{- end }}
 
+  # redis settings
+  {{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+  {{- if .Values.redis.sentinel.enabled }}
+  APP_REDIS_SENTINEL: "true"
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- else }}
+  {{- with .Values.app.redis }}
+  {{- include "app.configValue" ( dict "Key" "APP_REDIS_SENTINEL" "Value" .sentinel ) }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- end  }}
+
   # session settings
   {{- with .Values.app.session }}
   {{- include "app.configValue" ( dict "Key" "APP_SESSION_LIFETIME" "Value" .lifetime ) }}
diff --git a/charts/app/templates/secrets.yaml b/charts/app/templates/secrets.yaml
index 0c002a29..5254b320 100644
--- a/charts/app/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/charts/app/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@ type: Opaque
 data:
   # redis settings
   {{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
-  # provisioned redis settings
+  {{- if .Values.redis.sentinel.enabled }}
+  # provisioned redis settings for standalone
+  APP_REDIS_URI: {{ printf "redis://%s:26379" .Release.Name  | b64enc }}
+  {{- else }}
+  # provisioned redis settings for standalone
   APP_REDIS_URI: {{ printf "redis://%s-redis-master:6379" .Release.Name  | b64enc }}
+  {{- end }}
   {{- else }}
   # custom redis settings
   {{- with .Values.app.redis }}
diff --git a/charts/app/values.yaml b/charts/app/values.yaml
index a7fad7cc..201d12e4 100644
--- a/charts/app/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/app/values.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ app:
     # redis settings
     redis:
         uri: ''
+        sentinel: ''
 
     # database settings
     database:
@@ -146,12 +147,19 @@ redis:
     # should the redis chart be deployed
     enabled: true
 
-    # architecture type
-    architecture: standalone
+    # use sentinel
+    sentinel:
+        enabled: true
+
+    # disable persistence on replica as we rely on sentinels
+    replica:
+        persistence:
+            enabled: false
 
     auth:
         # no password/authentication
         enabled: false
+        sentinel: false
 
 # MongoDB settings
 # when using this sub chart
diff --git a/docs/settings.md b/docs/settings.md
index 3aa61061..8278f384 100644
--- a/docs/settings.md
+++ b/docs/settings.md
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ It's recommended to disable compression if you may delegate it to a reverse prox
 
 ## Redis configuration
 
-| Name          | Type   | Default                | Comment                 |
-| ------------- | ------ | ---------------------- | ----------------------- |
-| APP_REDIS_URI | String | redis://127.0.0.1:6379 | Redis connection string |
+| Name               | Type    | Default                | Comment                 |
+| ------------------ | ------- | ---------------------- | ----------------------- |
+| APP_REDIS_URI      | String  | redis://127.0.0.1:6379 | Redis connection string |
+| APP_REDIS_SENTINEL | Boolean | false                  | Use sentinels           |
 
 ## Session configuration
 
diff --git a/src/server/core/config.ts b/src/server/core/config.ts
index a949cabf..e2d415f5 100644
--- a/src/server/core/config.ts
+++ b/src/server/core/config.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ const config = {
 
     redis: {
         uri: getString(getPrefix('REDIS_URI'), 'redis://127.0.0.1:6379'),
+        sentinel: getBoolean(getPrefix('REDIS_SENTINEL'), false),
     },
 
     session: {
diff --git a/src/server/core/pubSub.ts b/src/server/core/pubSub.ts
index d5a3bf6c..1307caf4 100644
--- a/src/server/core/pubSub.ts
+++ b/src/server/core/pubSub.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import { EJSON, Document } from 'bson';
 import { RedisPubSub } from 'graphql-redis-subscriptions';
-import IORedis from 'ioredis';
-import config from './config';
+import { createRedisInstance } from './redis';
 
 export const getPubSub = (): RedisPubSub => {
     if (global.pubSub) {
@@ -9,8 +8,8 @@ export const getPubSub = (): RedisPubSub => {
     }
 
     global.pubSub = new RedisPubSub({
-        publisher: new IORedis(config.redis.uri, { enableOfflineQueue: false }),
-        subscriber: new IORedis(config.redis.uri, { enableOfflineQueue: false }),
+        publisher: createRedisInstance(),
+        subscriber: createRedisInstance(),
         serializer: (source: Document): string => JSON.stringify(EJSON.serialize(source)),
         deserializer: (source: string): Document => EJSON.deserialize(JSON.parse(source)) as Document,
     });
diff --git a/src/server/core/redis.ts b/src/server/core/redis.ts
index 485f04a9..cf20010d 100644
--- a/src/server/core/redis.ts
+++ b/src/server/core/redis.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,33 @@
-import IORedis, { Redis } from 'ioredis';
+import IORedis, { Redis, RedisOptions } from 'ioredis';
 import config from './config';
 
+export const createRedisInstance = () => {
+    const details = new URL(config.redis.uri);
+
+    const options: RedisOptions = {
+        enableOfflineQueue: false,
+    };
+
+    if (config.redis.sentinel) {
+        options.sentinels = [{ host: details.hostname, port: parseInt(details.port, 10) }];
+        options.sentinelUsername = details.username || undefined;
+        options.sentinelPassword = details.password || undefined;
+    } else {
+        options.host = details.hostname;
+        options.port = parseInt(details.port, 10);
+        options.username = details.username || undefined;
+        options.password = details.password || undefined;
+    }
+
+    return new IORedis(options);
+};
+
 const getRedisInstance = (): Redis => {
     if (global.redis) {
         return global.redis;
     }
 
-    global.redis = new IORedis(config.redis.uri, { enableOfflineQueue: false });
+    global.redis = createRedisInstance();
 
     return global.redis;
 };