diff --git a/charts/plex-media-server/Chart.yaml b/charts/plex-media-server/Chart.yaml
index f4210a9d..97ffb2a5 100644
--- a/charts/plex-media-server/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/plex-media-server/Chart.yaml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 1.1.3
+version: 1.2.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/plex-media-server/README.md b/charts/plex-media-server/README.md
index 087aa46c..bd44b8e3 100644
--- a/charts/plex-media-server/README.md
+++ b/charts/plex-media-server/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # plex-media-server
 
-![Version: 1.1.3](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.1.3-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.42.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.42.2-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.2.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.42.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.42.2-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 **Homepage:** <https://www.plex.tv>
 
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ Before contributing, please read the [Code of Conduct](../../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
 | affinity | object | `{}` |  |
 | commonLabels | object | `{}` | Common Labels for all resources created by this chart. |
 | dnsConfig | object | `{}` | Optional DNS configuration for the Pod |
+| dnsPolicy | string | `""` | Specifies the Pod's DNS policy. Default is typically 'ClusterFirst'.    If 'hostNetwork: true' is used, you may need to set this to 'ClusterFirstWithHostNet'.    Allowed values are ClusterFirst, Default, None, or ClusterFirstWithHostNet. |
 | extraContainers | list | `[]` |  |
 | extraEnv | object | `{}` |  |
 | extraInitContainers | object | `{}` |  |
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ Before contributing, please read the [Code of Conduct](../../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
 | extraVolumes | list | `[]` | Optionally specify additional volumes for the pod. |
 | fullnameOverride | string | `""` |  |
 | global.imageRegistry | string | `""` | Allow parent charts to override registry hostname |
+| hostNetwork | bool | `false` | Set to true to run the Pod in the host's network namespace.    This may be required for specific networking setups or accessing local resources. |
 | image | object | `{"pullPolicy":"IfNotPresent","registry":"index.docker.io","repository":"plexinc/pms-docker","sha":"","tag":"1.42.2.10156-f737b826c"}` | The docker image information for the pms application |
 | image.registry | string | `"index.docker.io"` | The public dockerhub registry |
 | imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
diff --git a/charts/plex-media-server/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/plex-media-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
index fa8fc424..e3ba4af2 100644
--- a/charts/plex-media-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/plex-media-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -21,10 +21,16 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         {{- toYaml .Values.statefulSet.podAnnotations | nindent 8 }}
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.hostNetwork }}
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.hostNetwork }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.dnsConfig }}
       dnsConfig:
         {{- toYaml .Values.dnsConfig | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.dnsPolicy }}
+      dnsPolicy: {{ .Values.dnsPolicy | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.runtimeClassName }}
       runtimeClassName: {{ .Values.runtimeClassName | quote }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/plex-media-server/values.yaml b/charts/plex-media-server/values.yaml
index d7bdd997..f5bda93e 100644
--- a/charts/plex-media-server/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/plex-media-server/values.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,15 @@ global:
 # -- Optional DNS configuration for the Pod
 dnsConfig: {}
 
+# -- Specifies the Pod's DNS policy. Default is typically 'ClusterFirst'.
+#    If 'hostNetwork: true' is used, you may need to set this to 'ClusterFirstWithHostNet'.
+#    Allowed values are ClusterFirst, Default, None, or ClusterFirstWithHostNet.
+dnsPolicy: ""
+
+# -- Set to true to run the Pod in the host's network namespace.
+#    This may be required for specific networking setups or accessing local resources.
+hostNetwork: false
+
 ingress:
   # -- Specify if an ingress resource for the pms server should be created or not
   enabled: false