diff --git a/templates/configmap-env.yaml b/templates/configmap-env.yaml
index da9b174..cbda069 100644
--- a/templates/configmap-env.yaml
+++ b/templates/configmap-env.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,21 @@ data:
   DB_NAME: {{ .Values.postgresql.auth.database }}
   DB_POOL: {{ include "mastodon.maxDbPool" . }}
   DB_USER: {{ .Values.postgresql.auth.username }}
+  {{- if .Values.postgresql.readReplica.hostname }}
+  REPLICA_DB_HOST: {{ .Values.postgresql.readReplica.hostname }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.postgresql.readReplica.port }}
+  REPLICA_DB_PORT: {{ .Values.postgresql.readReplica.port }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.database }}
+  REPLICA_DB_NAME: {{ .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.database }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.username }}
+  REPLICA_DB_USER: {{ .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.username }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.password }}
+  REPLICA_DB_PASS: {{ .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.password }}
+  {{- end }}
   PREPARED_STATEMENTS: {{ .Values.mastodon.preparedStatements | quote }}
   DEFAULT_LOCALE: {{ .Values.mastodon.locale }}
   {{- if .Values.elasticsearch.enabled }}
diff --git a/templates/deployment-sidekiq.yaml b/templates/deployment-sidekiq.yaml
index 3d269e1..6ca8a5e 100644
--- a/templates/deployment-sidekiq.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment-sidekiq.yaml
@@ -92,6 +92,13 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ template "mastodon.postgresql.secretName" $context }}
                   key: password
+            {{- if $context.Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.existingSecret }}
+            - name: "REPLICA_DB_PASS"
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ $context.Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.existingSecret }}
+                  key: password
+            {{- end }}
             - name: "REDIS_PASSWORD"
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/templates/deployment-streaming.yaml b/templates/deployment-streaming.yaml
index ea08b1b..2fbdfb4 100644
--- a/templates/deployment-streaming.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment-streaming.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ template "mastodon.postgresql.secretName" . }}
                   key: password
+            {{- if .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.existingSecret }}
+            - name: "REPLICA_DB_PASS"
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.existingSecret }}
+                  key: password
+            {{- end }}
             - name: "REDIS_PASSWORD"
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/templates/deployment-web.yaml b/templates/deployment-web.yaml
index c206297..057c2c8 100644
--- a/templates/deployment-web.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment-web.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,13 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ template "mastodon.postgresql.secretName" . }}
                   key: password
+            {{- if .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.existingSecret }}
+            - name: "REPLICA_DB_PASS"
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ .Values.postgresql.readReplica.auth.existingSecret}}
+                  key: password
+            {{- end }}
             - name: "REDIS_PASSWORD"
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 34f7869..800a8b5 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -280,6 +280,17 @@ postgresql:
     # with a key of password set to the password you want
     existingSecret: ""
 
+  # Options for a read-only replica.
+  # If enabled, mastodon uses existing defaults for postgres for these values as well.
+  readReplica:
+    hostname:
+    port:
+    auth:
+      database:
+      username:
+      password:
+      existingSecret:
+
 # https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/master/bitnami/redis#parameters
 redis:
   # disable if you want to use an existing redis instance; in which case the