diff --git a/charts/simple-app/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/simple-app/CHANGELOG.md
index 7cfce25..e23db3d 100644
--- a/charts/simple-app/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/simple-app/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+# 1.5.0
+
+* Add `startupProbe` support with `global.startupProbe` fallback
+
 # 1.4.2
 
 * Allow extra/unknown values (e.g. `enabled`) without schema validation errors
diff --git a/charts/simple-app/Chart.yaml b/charts/simple-app/Chart.yaml
index 16e9268..d5b5fcf 100644
--- a/charts/simple-app/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/simple-app/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: "1.4.2"
+version: "1.5.0"
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/simple-app/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/simple-app/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7f7f93b..fabd50b 100644
--- a/charts/simple-app/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/simple-app/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 {{- $probePath := $probe.path | default "/" -}}
 {{- $livenessProbe := .Values.livenessProbe | default .Values.global.livenessProbe | default dict -}}
 {{- $readinessProbe := .Values.readinessProbe | default .Values.global.readinessProbe | default dict -}}
+{{- $startupProbe := .Values.startupProbe | default .Values.global.startupProbe | default dict -}}
 {{- $autoscaling := .Values.autoscaling | default .Values.global.autoscaling | default dict -}}
 {{- $replicaCount := .Values.replicaCount | default .Values.global.replicaCount | default 1 -}}
 
@@ -111,6 +112,10 @@ spec:
               path: {{ $probePath }}
               port: http
             {{- end }}
+          {{- if $startupProbe }}
+          startupProbe:
+            {{- toYaml $startupProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- include "simple-charts-common.resources" . | nindent 10 }}
           volumeMounts:
             {{- if .Values.shmSize }}
diff --git a/charts/simple-app/tests/simple_test.yaml b/charts/simple-app/tests/simple_test.yaml
index f98aad5..a7a02b5 100644
--- a/charts/simple-app/tests/simple_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/simple-app/tests/simple_test.yaml
@@ -338,3 +338,32 @@ tests:
                 matchLabels:
                   app.kubernetes.io/instance: simple
                   app.kubernetes.io/name: simple-app
+
+  - it: Deployment should not have startupProbe by default
+    template: deployment.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Deployment
+      - notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].startupProbe
+
+  - it: Deployment should set startupProbe when specified
+    template: deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      startupProbe:
+        httpGet:
+          path: /healthz
+          port: http
+        failureThreshold: 30
+        periodSeconds: 10
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Deployment
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].startupProbe.httpGet
+          value:
+            path: /healthz
+            port: http
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].startupProbe.failureThreshold
+          value: 30
diff --git a/charts/simple-app/values.schema.json b/charts/simple-app/values.schema.json
index a99e6f0..07a674d 100644
--- a/charts/simple-app/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/simple-app/values.schema.json
@@ -223,6 +223,9 @@
         "readinessProbe": {
             "type": "object"
         },
+        "startupProbe": {
+            "type": "object"
+        },
         "replicaCount": {
             "oneOf": [
                 {
diff --git a/charts/simple-app/values.yaml b/charts/simple-app/values.yaml
index b495d77..97cc608 100644
--- a/charts/simple-app/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/simple-app/values.yaml
@@ -150,6 +150,16 @@ readinessProbe: {}
   # successThreshold: 1
   # failureThreshold: 3
 
+startupProbe: {}
+  # httpGet:
+  #   path: /
+  #   port: http
+  # initialDelaySeconds: 0
+  # timeoutSeconds: 1
+  # periodSeconds: 10
+  # successThreshold: 1
+  # failureThreshold: 30
+
 # Defaults to global.replicaCount or 1
 replicaCount:
 
@@ -296,6 +306,7 @@ global: {}
   # probe: {}
   # livenessProbe: {}
   # readinessProbe: {}
+  # startupProbe: {}
   # replicaCount:
   # resources: {}
   # autoscaling: {}
diff --git a/charts/simple-worker/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/simple-worker/CHANGELOG.md
index 9f77e71..c93973d 100644
--- a/charts/simple-worker/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/simple-worker/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+# 1.5.0
+
+* Add `startupProbe` support with `global.startupProbe` fallback
+* Make `livenessProbe` and `readinessProbe` configurable via values (default behaviour unchanged: `exec: echo ok`)
+
 # 1.4.2
 
 * Allow extra/unknown values (e.g. `enabled`) without schema validation errors
diff --git a/charts/simple-worker/Chart.yaml b/charts/simple-worker/Chart.yaml
index 4f3b15f..e95fc5c 100644
--- a/charts/simple-worker/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/simple-worker/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: "1.4.2"
+version: "1.5.0"
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/simple-worker/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/simple-worker/templates/deployment.yaml
index b3b3d7f..c1fd151 100644
--- a/charts/simple-worker/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/simple-worker/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 {{- $fullName := include "simple-charts-common.fullname" . -}}
 {{- $autoscaling := .Values.autoscaling | default .Values.global.autoscaling | default dict -}}
 {{- $replicaCount := .Values.replicaCount | default .Values.global.replicaCount | default 1 -}}
+{{- $livenessProbe := .Values.livenessProbe | default .Values.global.livenessProbe | default dict -}}
+{{- $readinessProbe := .Values.readinessProbe | default .Values.global.readinessProbe | default dict -}}
+{{- $startupProbe := .Values.startupProbe | default .Values.global.startupProbe | default dict -}}
 
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
@@ -70,15 +73,27 @@ spec:
           {{ end }}
           {{- include "simple-charts-common.env" . | nindent 10 }}
           livenessProbe:
+            {{- if $livenessProbe }}
+            {{- toYaml $livenessProbe | nindent 12 }}
+            {{- else }}
             exec:
               command:
                 - echo
                 - ok
+            {{- end }}
           readinessProbe:
+            {{- if $readinessProbe }}
+            {{- toYaml $readinessProbe | nindent 12 }}
+            {{- else }}
             exec:
               command:
                 - echo
                 - ok
+            {{- end }}
+          {{- if $startupProbe }}
+          startupProbe:
+            {{- toYaml $startupProbe | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- include "simple-charts-common.resources" . | nindent 10 }}
           volumeMounts:
             {{- if .Values.shmSize }}
diff --git a/charts/simple-worker/tests/simple_test.yaml b/charts/simple-worker/tests/simple_test.yaml
index a8f2af2..f6db909 100644
--- a/charts/simple-worker/tests/simple_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/simple-worker/tests/simple_test.yaml
@@ -181,3 +181,34 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - hasDocuments:
           count: 0
+
+  - it: Deployment should not have startupProbe by default
+    template: deployment.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Deployment
+      - notExists:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].startupProbe
+
+  - it: Deployment should set startupProbe when specified
+    template: deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      startupProbe:
+        exec:
+          command:
+            - cat
+            - /tmp/ready
+        failureThreshold: 30
+        periodSeconds: 10
+    asserts:
+      - isKind:
+          of: Deployment
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].startupProbe.exec.command
+          value:
+            - cat
+            - /tmp/ready
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].startupProbe.failureThreshold
+          value: 30
+
diff --git a/charts/simple-worker/values.schema.json b/charts/simple-worker/values.schema.json
index a0296bd..1580ffa 100644
--- a/charts/simple-worker/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/simple-worker/values.schema.json
@@ -4,7 +4,10 @@
     "type": "object",
     "properties": {
         "global": {
-            "type": ["object", "null"]
+            "type": [
+                "object",
+                "null"
+            ]
         },
         "nameOverride": {
             "type": "string"
@@ -175,6 +178,9 @@
         "readinessProbe": {
             "type": "object"
         },
+        "startupProbe": {
+            "type": "object"
+        },
         "replicaCount": {
             "oneOf": [
                 {
diff --git a/charts/simple-worker/values.yaml b/charts/simple-worker/values.yaml
index e03ffcf..2f581d4 100644
--- a/charts/simple-worker/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/simple-worker/values.yaml
@@ -78,6 +78,36 @@ configs: []
 # Defaults to global.replicaCount or 1
 replicaCount:
 
+livenessProbe: {}
+  # exec:
+  #   command:
+  #     - echo
+  #     - ok
+  # initialDelaySeconds: 5
+  # timeoutSeconds: 1
+  # periodSeconds: 10
+  # failureThreshold: 3
+
+readinessProbe: {}
+  # exec:
+  #   command:
+  #     - echo
+  #     - ok
+  # initialDelaySeconds: 5
+  # timeoutSeconds: 1
+  # periodSeconds: 10
+  # failureThreshold: 3
+
+startupProbe: {}
+  # exec:
+  #   command:
+  #     - echo
+  #     - ok
+  # initialDelaySeconds: 0
+  # timeoutSeconds: 1
+  # periodSeconds: 10
+  # failureThreshold: 30
+
 serviceAccount: {}
   ## Specifies whether a service account should be created
   # create: true
@@ -133,6 +163,9 @@ global: {}
   # hostAliases: []
   # env: []
   # replicaCount:
+  # livenessProbe: {}
+  # readinessProbe: {}
+  # startupProbe: {}
   # resources: {}
   # autoscaling: {}
   # nodeSelector: {}