diff --git a/Chart.yaml b/Chart.yaml
index 4669597..78f3585 100644
--- a/Chart.yaml
+++ b/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: pgdog
-version: v0.82
+version: v0.83
 appVersion: "v0.1.58"
diff --git a/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/deployment.yaml
index b43517b..1131ae3 100644
--- a/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ spec:
       spec:
         accessModes:
           - ReadWriteOnce
+        {{- if hasKey .Values.statefulSet.walPvc "storageClassName" }}
+        storageClassName: {{ .Values.statefulSet.walPvc.storageClassName | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
         resources:
           requests:
             storage: {{ .Values.statefulSet.walPvc.size | quote }}
diff --git a/test/test.sh b/test/test.sh
index ec4f63d..5c9d3a4 100755
--- a/test/test.sh
+++ b/test/test.sh
@@ -81,5 +81,23 @@ else
   exit 1
 fi
 
+echo ""
+echo "==> Validating WAL PVC StorageClass selection..."
+wal_pvc_storage_class() {
+  helm template test-release "$CHART_DIR" -f "$1" "${@:2}" \
+    | yq -r 'select(.kind == "StatefulSet") | .spec.volumeClaimTemplates[0].spec.storageClassName'
+}
+
+default_class=$(wal_pvc_storage_class "$TEST_DIR/values-statefulset.yaml")
+custom_class=$(wal_pvc_storage_class "$TEST_DIR/values-statefulset-storage-class.yaml")
+no_class=$(wal_pvc_storage_class "$TEST_DIR/values-statefulset.yaml" --set 'statefulSet.walPvc.storageClassName=')
+
+if [ "$default_class" = "null" ] && [ "$custom_class" = "balanced-storage" ] && [ -z "$no_class" ]; then
+  echo "  WAL PVC uses the default, specified, or disabled StorageClass as requested"
+else
+  echo "  FAIL: unexpected WAL PVC StorageClass (default=$default_class, custom=$custom_class, disabled=$no_class)"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 echo ""
 echo "==> All tests passed!"
diff --git a/test/values-statefulset-storage-class.yaml b/test/values-statefulset-storage-class.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7f30ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/values-statefulset-storage-class.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Pin WAL volumes to a StorageClass compatible with the PgDog node pool.
+statefulSet:
+  enabled: true
+  walPvc:
+    enabled: true
+    storageClassName: balanced-storage
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 0e803cd..be912f3 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ statefulSet:
   walPvc:
     enabled: false
     size: 1Gi
+    # Set to a StorageClass compatible with the nodes running PgDog.
+    # Omit to use the cluster default; set to "" to disable dynamic provisioning.
+    # storageClassName: balanced-storage
 
 # env allows setting custom environment variables on the pgdog container
 # Note: NODE_ID is automatically generated and cannot be overridden