diff --git a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/Chart.yaml b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/Chart.yaml
index 9b108da0..5da18ddf 100644
--- a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/Chart.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ appVersion: 4.0.0
 description: nfs-subdir-external-provisioner is an automatic provisioner that used your *already configured* NFS server, automatically creating Persistent Volumes.
 name: nfs-subdir-external-provisioner
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner
-version: 4.0.4
+version: 4.0.5
 kubeVersion: ">=1.9.0-0"
 sources:
 - https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner
diff --git a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/README.md b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/README.md
index d097e7fb..f54a4c99 100644
--- a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/README.md
+++ b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of this chart and their d
 | `storageClass.allowVolumeExpansion` | Allow expanding the volume                                  | `true`                                            |
 | `storageClass.reclaimPolicy`        | Method used to reclaim an obsoleted volume                  | `Delete`                                          |
 | `storageClass.provisionerName`      | Name of the provisionerName                                 | null                                              |
-| `storageClass.archiveOnDelete`      | Archive pvc when deleting                                   | `true`                                            |
+| `storageClass.archiveOnDelete`      | Archive PVC when deleting                                   | `true`                                            |
+| `storageClass.onDelete`             | Strategy on PVC deletion. Overrides `archiveOnDelete` when set to lowercase values `delete` or `retain`  | null |
 | `storageClass.pathPattern`          | Specifies a template for the directory name                 | null                                              |
 | `storageClass.accessModes`          | Set access mode for PV                                      | `ReadWriteOnce`                                   |
 | `leaderElection.enabled`            | Enables or disables leader election                         | `true`                                            |
diff --git a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
index 22576c57..80122dd0 100644
--- a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
+++ b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/templates/storageclass.yaml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ parameters:
   {{- if .Values.storageClass.pathPattern }}
   pathPattern: "{{ .Values.storageClass.pathPattern }}"
   {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.storageClass.onDelete }}
+  onDelete: "{{ .Values.storageClass.onDelete }}"
+  {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.nfs.mountOptions }}
 mountOptions:
   {{- range .Values.nfs.mountOptions }}
diff --git a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
index 9e670f55..66b83c59 100644
--- a/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nfs-subdir-external-provisioner/values.yaml
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ storageClass:
   # When set to false your PVs will not be archived by the provisioner upon deletion of the PVC.
   archiveOnDelete: true
 
+  # If it exists and has 'delete' value, delete the directory. If it exists and has 'retain' value, save the directory.
+  # Overrides archiveOnDelete.
+  # Ignored if value not set.
+  onDelete:
+
   # Specifies a template for creating a directory path via PVC metadata's such as labels, annotations, name or namespace.
   # Ignored if value not set.
   pathPattern: