diff --git a/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/templates/nextcloud-aio-networkpolicy.yaml b/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/templates/nextcloud-aio-networkpolicy.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 00000000000..8e6986b8786
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/templates/nextcloud-aio-networkpolicy.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.NETWORK_POLICY_ENABLED "yes" }}
+# https://github.com/ahmetb/kubernetes-network-policy-recipes/blob/master/04-deny-traffic-from-other-namespaces.md
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  namespace: "{{ .Values.NAMESPACE }}"
+  name: nextcloud-aio-deny-from-other-namespaces
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+  policyTypes:
+    - Ingress
+    - Egress
+  ingress:
+  - from:
+    - podSelector: {}
+  egress:
+  - to:
+    - podSelector: {}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/update-helm.sh b/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/update-helm.sh
index c92139446ad..3a251b009e5 100755
--- a/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/update-helm.sh
+++ b/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/update-helm.sh
@@ -315,6 +315,29 @@ find ./ -name '*talk-deployment.yaml' -exec sed -i "/^.*\- env:/r /tmp/additiona
 # shellcheck disable=SC1083
 find ./ -name '*deployment.yaml' -exec sed -i '/image: nextcloud/s/$/"/;s|image: nextcloud/|image: "{{ .Values.IMAGE_MIRROR_PREFIX }}{{ .Values.NEXTCLOUD_IMAGE_ORG }}/|;' \{} \;
 
+cat << EOL > templates/nextcloud-aio-networkpolicy.yaml
+{{- if eq .Values.NETWORK_POLICY_ENABLED "yes" }}
+# https://github.com/ahmetb/kubernetes-network-policy-recipes/blob/master/04-deny-traffic-from-other-namespaces.md
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  namespace: "{{ .Values.NAMESPACE }}"
+  name: nextcloud-aio-deny-from-other-namespaces
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+  policyTypes:
+    - Ingress
+    - Egress
+  ingress:
+  - from:
+    - podSelector: {}
+  egress:
+  - to:
+    - podSelector: {}
+{{- end }}
+EOL
+
 cd ../
 mkdir -p ../helm-chart/
 rm latest/Chart.yaml
@@ -355,6 +378,7 @@ cat << ADDITIONAL_CONFIG >> /tmp/sample.conf
 
 NAMESPACE: default        # By changing this, you can adjust the namespace of the installation which allows to install multiple instances on one kubernetes cluster
 NAMESPACE_DISABLED: "no"        # By setting this to "yes", you can disabled the creation of the namespace so that you can use a pre-created one
+NETWORK_POLICY_ENABLED: "no"        # By setting this to "yes", you can enable a network policy that limits network access to the same namespace. ⚠️ Attention: this breaks if you use an ingress!!! So it should be disabled if you do so!
 SUBSCRIPTION_KEY:        # This allows to set the Nextcloud Enterprise key via ENV
 SERVERINFO_TOKEN:        # This allows to set the serverinfo app token for monitoring your Nextcloud via the serverinfo app
 APPS_ALLOWLIST:        # This allows to configure allowed apps that will be shown in Nextcloud's Appstore. You need to enter the app-IDs of the apps here and separate them with spaces. E.g. 'files richdocuments'
diff --git a/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/values.yaml b/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/values.yaml
index 115ca86d368..dddc569cc3e 100755
--- a/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/values.yaml
+++ b/nextcloud-aio-helm-chart/values.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ REDIS_STORAGE_SIZE: 1Gi       # You can change the size of the redis volume that
 
 NAMESPACE: default        # By changing this, you can adjust the namespace of the installation which allows to install multiple instances on one kubernetes cluster
 NAMESPACE_DISABLED: "no"        # By setting this to "yes", you can disabled the creation of the namespace so that you can use a pre-created one
+NETWORK_POLICY_ENABLED: "no"        # By setting this to "yes", you can enable a network policy that limits network access to the same namespace. ⚠️ Attention: this breaks if you use an ingress!!! So it should be disabled if you do so!
 SUBSCRIPTION_KEY:        # This allows to set the Nextcloud Enterprise key via ENV
 SERVERINFO_TOKEN:        # This allows to set the serverinfo app token for monitoring your Nextcloud via the serverinfo app
 APPS_ALLOWLIST:        # This allows to configure allowed apps that will be shown in Nextcloud's Appstore. You need to enter the app-IDs of the apps here and separate them with spaces. E.g. 'files richdocuments'