diff --git a/opencloud/dev-values.yaml b/opencloud/dev-values.yaml
index 73bb549..0230b95 100644
--- a/opencloud/dev-values.yaml
+++ b/opencloud/dev-values.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ mongodb:
   persistence:
     enabled: true
     storageClass: kind-sc
+    existingClaim: mongo-pvc
+    accessModes: 
+    - ReadWriteOnce
     size: 100Mi
   persistentVolumeClaimRetentionPolicy:
     enabled: true
diff --git a/opencloud/templates/mongo.yaml b/opencloud/templates/mongo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..82ffd21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/opencloud/templates/mongo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{{- if .Values.mongodb.enabled }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+metadata:
+  name: {{ index .Values.mongodb.persistence.existingClaim }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  annotations:
+    helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
+spec:
+  accessModes: {{ .Values.mongodb.persistence.accessModes }}
+  resources:
+    requests:
+      storage: {{ index .Values.mongodb.persistence.size }}
+  storageClassName: {{ index .Values.mongodb.persistence.storageClass }}
+{{- end }}