diff --git a/charts/common/templates/cron.yaml b/charts/common/templates/cron.yaml
index def2e8f..0cf9851 100644
--- a/charts/common/templates/cron.yaml
+++ b/charts/common/templates/cron.yaml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 {{- $postgres := .Values.postgres -}}
 {{- $secrets := .Values.secrets -}}
 {{- $cronjob := .Values.cron -}}
+{{- $globalPullPolicy := .Values.imagePullPolicy | default "Always" -}}
 {{- if $cronjob.enabled -}}
 {{- /* YAML Spec */}}
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ spec:
             {{- printf "\n            " -}}
             - name: {{ .name | default $app }}
               image: {{ $image }}
-              imagePullPolicy: Always
+              imagePullPolicy: {{ .pullPolicy | default $globalPullPolicy }}
               {{- if .command }}
               command: {{ .command }}
               {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/common/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/common/templates/deployment.yaml
index b4ea0f1..e8f6cfb 100644
--- a/charts/common/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/common/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 {{- $maxSurge := .Values.deployment.maxSurge | default "25%" }}
 {{- $maxUnavailable := .Values.deployment.maxUnavailable | default "25%" }}
 {{- $hpa := .Values.hpa | default dict }}
+{{- $globalPullPolicy := .Values.imagePullPolicy | default "Always" }}
 {{- if $enabled }}
 {{- /* YAML Spec */}}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ spec:
         {{- printf "\n        " -}}
         - name: {{ .name | default $app }}
           image: {{ $image }}
-          imagePullPolicy: Always
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .pullPolicy | default $globalPullPolicy }}
           {{- if .command }}
           command: {{ .command }}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/common/tests/cron_test.yaml b/charts/common/tests/cron_test.yaml
index b2ce8b3..87a2f6a 100644
--- a/charts/common/tests/cron_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/common/tests/cron_test.yaml
@@ -239,4 +239,28 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - equal:
           path: spec.jobTemplate.spec.activeDeadlineSeconds
-          value: 1200
\ No newline at end of file
+          value: 1200
+  - it: imagePullPolicy defaults to Always
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.jobTemplate.spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+          value: Always
+  - it: imagePullPolicy can be overridden globally
+    set:
+      imagePullPolicy: Never
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.jobTemplate.spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+          value: Never
+  - it: per-container pullPolicy takes precedence over global imagePullPolicy
+    set:
+      imagePullPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+        - image: img
+          pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          probes:
+            enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.jobTemplate.spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+          value: IfNotPresent
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/common/tests/deployment_test.yaml b/charts/common/tests/deployment_test.yaml
index 47fa305..bf05231 100644
--- a/charts/common/tests/deployment_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/common/tests/deployment_test.yaml
@@ -592,6 +592,41 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: spec.minReadySeconds
           value: 10
+  - it: imagePullPolicy defaults to Always
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+          value: Always
+  - it: imagePullPolicy can be overridden globally
+    set:
+      imagePullPolicy: Never
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+          value: Never
+  - it: imagePullPolicy can be overridden per container
+    set:
+      containers:
+        - image: img
+          pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+          probes:
+            enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+          value: IfNotPresent
+  - it: per-container pullPolicy takes precedence over global imagePullPolicy
+    set:
+      imagePullPolicy: Never
+      containers:
+        - image: img
+          pullPolicy: Always
+          probes:
+            enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy
+          value: Always
   - it: can set initContainers
     set:
       initContainers:
diff --git a/charts/common/values.yaml b/charts/common/values.yaml
index a6f412e..a1b1375 100644
--- a/charts/common/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/common/values.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ releaseName:
 # @default -- `{ app shortname team common:version environment }`
 labels: {}
 
+# -- Override image pull policy for all containers. Useful for local cluster testing (kind/k3s) where images are loaded directly. Valid values: Always, IfNotPresent, Never
+# @default -- Always
+imagePullPolicy:
+
 ingress:
   # -- Enable or disable the ingress
   enabled: true
@@ -139,6 +143,8 @@ container:
   # -- Name of container
   # @default -- .app
   name:
+  # -- Override image pull policy for this container. Overrides the global `imagePullPolicy`. Valid values: Always, IfNotPresent, Never
+  pullPolicy:
   # -- Add labels to your pods
   labels: {}
   # -- Optionally set the command that will run in the pod. If not set, the entrypoint for the container-image is used (recommended for most Java-apps).