diff --git a/helm/kube-image-keeper/templates/garbage-collection-cron-job.yaml b/helm/kube-image-keeper/templates/garbage-collection-cron-job.yaml
index 10f8ba06..66bb1d68 100644
--- a/helm/kube-image-keeper/templates/garbage-collection-cron-job.yaml
+++ b/helm/kube-image-keeper/templates/garbage-collection-cron-job.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ spec:
           containers:
             - name: kubectl
               image: "{{ .Values.registry.garbageCollection.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.registry.garbageCollection.image.tag }}"
+              resources:
+                {{- toYaml .Values.registry.garbageCollection.resources | nindent 16 }}
               imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.registry.garbageCollection.image.pullPolicy }}
               command:
                 - bash
diff --git a/helm/kube-image-keeper/values.yaml b/helm/kube-image-keeper/values.yaml
index 939cde73..bbc494b3 100644
--- a/helm/kube-image-keeper/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/kube-image-keeper/values.yaml
@@ -230,6 +230,18 @@ registry:
     schedule: "0 0 * * 0"
     # -- If true, delete untagged manifests. Default to false since there is a known bug in **docker distribution** garbage collect job.
     deleteUntagged: false
+    # -- Resources settings for the garbage collector pod
+    resources:
+      requests:
+        # -- Cpu requests for the garbage collector pod
+        cpu: "10m"
+        # -- Memory requests for the garbage collector pod
+        memory: "10Mi"
+      limits:
+        # -- Cpu limits for the garbage collector pod
+        cpu: "1"
+        # -- Memory limits for the garbage collector pod
+        memory: "512Mi"
     image:
       # -- Cronjob image repository
       repository: bitnami/kubectl