diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/Chart.yaml
index ff990d40ff..b2c2e34df2 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: memcached
-version: 1.0.2
+version: 1.1.0
 appVersion: 1.5.11
 description: Chart for Memcached
 keywords:
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/README.md b/bitnami/memcached/README.md
index 2ce795ea57..93e97395eb 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/README.md
@@ -45,17 +45,20 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 
 The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the Memcached chart and their default values.
 
-|      Parameter      |             Description             |                          Default                          |
-|---------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------- |
-| `image.registry`    | Memcached image registry            | `docker.io`                                               |
-| `image.repository`  | Memcached Image name                | `bitnami/memcached`                                       |
-| `image.tag`         | Memcached Image tag                 | `{VERSION}`                                               |
-| `image.pullPolicy`  | Memcached image pull policy         | `Always` if `imageTag` is `latest`, else `IfNotPresent`   |
-| `image.pullSecrets` | Specify image pull secrets          | `nil` (does not add image pull secrets to deployed pods)  |
-| `memcachedUsername` | Memcached admin user                | `nil`                                                     |
-| `memcachedPassword` | Memcached admin password            | `nil`                                                     |
-| `serviceType`       | Kubernetes Service type             | `ClusterIP`                                               |
-| `resources`         | CPU/Memory resource requests/limits | Memory: `256Mi`, CPU: `250m`                              |
+|      Parameter              |             Description             |                          Default                          |
+|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `image.registry`            | Memcached image registry            | `docker.io`                                               |
+| `image.repository`          | Memcached Image name                | `bitnami/memcached`                                       |
+| `image.tag`                 | Memcached Image tag                 | `{VERSION}`                                               |
+| `image.pullPolicy`          | Memcached image pull policy         | `Always` if `imageTag` is `latest`, else `IfNotPresent`   |
+| `image.pullSecrets`         | Specify image pull secrets          | `nil` (does not add image pull secrets to deployed pods)  |
+| `securityContext.enabled`   | Enable security context             | `true`                                                    |
+| `securityContext.fsGroup`   | Group ID for the container          | `1001`                                                    |
+| `securityContext.runAsUser` | User ID for the container           | `1001`                                                    |
+| `memcachedUsername`         | Memcached admin user                | `nil`                                                     |
+| `memcachedPassword`         | Memcached admin password            | `nil`                                                     |
+| `serviceType`               | Kubernetes Service type             | `ClusterIP`                                               |
+| `resources`                 | CPU/Memory resource requests/limits | Memory: `256Mi`, CPU: `250m`                              |
 
 The above parameters map to the env variables defined in [bitnami/memcached](http://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-memcached). For more information please refer to the [bitnami/memcached](http://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-memcached) image documentation.
 
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
index aa5852ac2c..5e0344ec18 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ spec:
         chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}"
         release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.securityContext.enabled }}
+      securityContext:
+        fsGroup: {{ .Values.securityContext.fsGroup }}
+        runAsUser: {{ .Values.securityContext.runAsUser }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.image.pullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
       {{- range .Values.image.pullSecrets }}
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
index 20674598b4..bd20d1d22a 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,15 @@ image:
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/
   ##
   # pullSecrets:
-  #   - myRegistrKeySecretName 
+  #   - myRegistrKeySecretName
+
+## Pod Security Context
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/
+##
+securityContext:
+  enabled: true
+  fsGroup: 1001
+  runAsUser: 1001
 
 ## Specify a imagePullPolicy
 ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/images/#pre-pulling-images