diff --git a/deploy/charts/konnector/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/charts/konnector/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7efc03147..49547a7a9 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/konnector/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/konnector/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.hostAliases }}
+      hostAliases:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
diff --git a/deploy/charts/konnector/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/konnector/values.yaml
index 4ac61a70d..5151dfa6e 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/konnector/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/konnector/values.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@ resources:
     cpu: 500m
     memory: 256Mi
 
+# Host aliases injected into /etc/hosts.
+# Needed when circumventing local DNS (e.g. local setup).
+hostAliases: []
+# Example:
+# - ip: "1.2.3.4"
+#   hostnames:
+#     - kcp.api.portal.localhost
+
 podAnnotations: {}
 podLabels: {}