diff --git a/charts/umap/templates/configmap-templates.yaml b/charts/umap/templates/configmap-templates.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..71d12599
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/umap/templates/configmap-templates.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{ if .Values.umap.templates}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "umap.fullname" . }}-templates
+  labels:
+    {{- include "umap.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+{{- range $k, $v := .Values.umap.templates }}
+    {{ $k }}: {{ $v | quote }}
+{{- end }}
+{{end}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/umap/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/umap/templates/deployment.yaml
index 96780f95..20ba1ca9 100644
--- a/charts/umap/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/umap/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       annotations:
         checksum/config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secret-config.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+        checksum/templates: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/configmap-templates.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
         checksum/env: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/secret-env.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
       {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
@@ -77,6 +78,14 @@ spec:
             - name: data
               mountPath: /srv/umap/uploads/
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.umap.templates}}
+          {{- range $k, $v := .Values.umap.templates }}
+            - name: templates
+              mountPath: /venv/lib/python3.11/site-packages/umap/templates/umap/{{- $k }}
+              subPath: {{ $k }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+
       volumes:
         - name: config
           secret:
@@ -88,6 +97,12 @@ spec:
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: {{ include "umap.pvcName" . }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.umap.templates}}
+        - name: templates
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ include "umap.fullname" . }}-templates        
+      {{- end }}
+
       {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/umap/values.yaml b/charts/umap/values.yaml
index de72d63b..966e5bc5 100644
--- a/charts/umap/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/umap/values.yaml
@@ -77,6 +77,17 @@ umap:
     SECRET_KEY: CHANGE_ME
     STATIC_ROOT: /srv/umap/static
     MEDIA_ROOT: /srv/umap/uploads
+  
+  templates: {}
+    # Overwrite templates like footer.html or header.html
+    #  footer.html: |
+    #    <a href="/imprint">Imprint</a>
+    #  header.html: |
+    #    custom Header    
+    #
+    # It is not recommended to overwrite other templates!
+    # list of templates: https://github.com/umap-project/umap/tree/master/umap/templates/umap
+    
   # You can also provide umap.conf content here:
   config: |
     from umap.settings.base import *