diff --git a/hacks/values/oathkeeper.yaml b/hacks/values/oathkeeper.yaml
index 5cb86d55b..038a215ca 100644
--- a/hacks/values/oathkeeper.yaml
+++ b/hacks/values/oathkeeper.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,21 @@ deployment:
     behavior:
       scaleDown:
         stabilizationWindowSeconds: 60
+    extraMetrics:
+    - type: ContainerResource
+      containerResource:
+        name: cpu
+        container: sidecar
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: 80
+    - type: ContainerResource
+      containerResource:
+        name: memory
+        container: sidecar
+        target:
+          type: Utilization
+          averageUtilization: 80
   strategy:
     type: RollingUpdate
     rollingUpdate:
diff --git a/helm/charts/oathkeeper/templates/hpa-controller.yaml b/helm/charts/oathkeeper/templates/hpa-controller.yaml
index b80f4a2ae..6c81cb543 100644
--- a/helm/charts/oathkeeper/templates/hpa-controller.yaml
+++ b/helm/charts/oathkeeper/templates/hpa-controller.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.deployment.autoscaling.enabled }}
+{{- $kubeVersion := .Capabilities.KubeVersion.GitVersion -}}
 apiVersion: autoscaling/v2
 kind: HorizontalPodAutoscaler
 metadata:
@@ -20,17 +21,34 @@ spec:
   maxReplicas: {{ .Values.deployment.autoscaling.maxReplicas }}
   metrics:
   {{- with .Values.deployment.autoscaling.targetMemory }}
+  {{- if and (and (not (empty $kubeVersion)) (semverCompare ">=1.30-0" $kubeVersion) (not (empty $.Values.deployment.autoscaling.extraMetrics))) }}
+  - type: ContainerResource
+    containerResource:
+      name: memory
+      container: {{ $.Chart.Name }}
+  {{- else }}
   - type: Resource
     resource:
       name: memory
+  {{- end }}
       target:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
   {{- end }}
   {{- with .Values.deployment.autoscaling.targetCPU}}
+  {{- if and (and (not (empty $kubeVersion)) (semverCompare ">=1.30-0" $kubeVersion) (not (empty $.Values.deployment.autoscaling.extraMetrics))) }}
+  - type: ContainerResource
+    containerResource:
+      name: cpu
+      container: {{ $.Chart.Name }}
+  {{- else }}
   - type: Resource
     resource:
       name: cpu
+  {{- end }}
       target:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- if and (and (not (empty $kubeVersion)) (semverCompare ">=1.30-0" $kubeVersion) (not (empty $.Values.deployment.autoscaling.extraMetrics))) }}
+  {{- toYaml .Values.deployment.autoscaling.extraMetrics | nindent 2}}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/charts/oathkeeper/values.yaml b/helm/charts/oathkeeper/values.yaml
index 333f14ba2..13bb42f64 100644
--- a/helm/charts/oathkeeper/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/charts/oathkeeper/values.yaml
@@ -374,6 +374,9 @@ deployment:
     # -- Set custom behavior
     # https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/horizontal-pod-autoscale/#configurable-scaling-behavior
     behavior: {}
+    # -- Add extraContainer container resource metrics
+    # https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/horizontal-pod-autoscale/#container-resource-metrics
+    extraMetrics: []
 
 # -- Configure node affinity
 affinity: {}