diff --git a/charts/plex-media-server/Chart.yaml b/charts/plex-media-server/Chart.yaml
index aa5b5b5b..cc62c166 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: 1.8.0
+version: 1.9.0
 
 # 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 8e34ba28..b423d9c1 100644
--- a/charts/plex-media-server/README.md
+++ b/charts/plex-media-server/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # plex-media-server
 
-![Version: 1.8.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.8.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.43.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.43.0-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 1.9.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-1.9.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 1.43.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-1.43.0-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 **Homepage:** <https://www.plex.tv>
 
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ Before contributing, please read the [Code of Conduct](../../CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md)
 | extraContainers | list | `[]` |  |
 | extraEnv | object | `{}` |  |
 | extraInitContainers | object | `{}` |  |
+| extraManifests | list | `[]` | Extra manifests to deploy with the release, for objects this chart does not render (Gateway API policies, NetworkPolicy, ServiceMonitor, ExternalSecret, ...) so they are owned by the release rather than applied by hand beside it. May be a list or a map. Each entry is either a YAML object or a string; both are passed through `tpl`, so entries can use the release's values and the chart's named templates. |
 | extraVolumeMounts | list | `[]` | Optionally specify additional volume mounts for the PMS and init containers. |
 | extraVolumes | list | `[]` | Optionally specify additional volumes for the pod. |
 | fullnameOverride | string | `""` |  |
diff --git a/charts/plex-media-server/templates/extra-manifests.yaml b/charts/plex-media-server/templates/extra-manifests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a986b8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/plex-media-server/templates/extra-manifests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{{- /*
+Renders arbitrary manifests supplied in .Values.extraManifests, so objects the
+chart does not template (Gateway API policies, NetworkPolicy, ServiceMonitor,
+ExternalSecret, ...) can be owned by this release.
+*/ -}}
+{{- range $manifest := .Values.extraManifests }}
+---
+{{- if kindIs "string" $manifest }}
+{{ tpl $manifest $ }}
+{{- else }}
+{{ tpl (toYaml $manifest) $ }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/plex-media-server/values.yaml b/charts/plex-media-server/values.yaml
index 04e96986..07519567 100644
--- a/charts/plex-media-server/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/plex-media-server/values.yaml
@@ -361,3 +361,44 @@ extraContainers: []
 #        memory: 128Mi
 #    volumeMounts:
 #      - ...
+
+# -- Extra manifests to deploy with the release, for objects this chart does not
+# render (Gateway API policies, NetworkPolicy, ServiceMonitor, ExternalSecret,
+# ...) so they are owned by the release rather than applied by hand beside it.
+# May be a list or a map. Each entry is either a YAML object or a string; both
+# are passed through `tpl`, so entries can use the release's values and the
+# chart's named templates.
+extraManifests: []
+# extraManifests:
+#  # A config claim the release owns, with a name of its own choosing, kept
+#  # across a `helm uninstall`. Point 'pms.configExistingClaim' at the same name
+#  # so the StatefulSet mounts it instead of a volumeClaimTemplate.
+#  - |
+#    apiVersion: v1
+#    kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
+#    metadata:
+#      name: {{ .Values.pms.configExistingClaim }}
+#      labels:
+#        {{- include "pms-chart.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+#      annotations:
+#        helm.sh/resource-policy: keep
+#    spec:
+#      accessModes:
+#        - ReadWriteOnce
+#      resources:
+#        requests:
+#          storage: {{ .Values.pms.configStorage }}
+#  # An entry given as an object rather than a string. Quote any value that
+#  # starts with a template - a bare `{{` is not valid YAML.
+#  - apiVersion: gateway.envoyproxy.io/v1alpha1
+#    kind: BackendTrafficPolicy
+#    metadata:
+#      name: '{{ include "pms-chart.fullname" . }}-compression'
+#    spec:
+#      targetRefs:
+#        - group: gateway.networking.k8s.io
+#          kind: HTTPRoute
+#          name: '{{ include "pms-chart.fullname" . }}'
+#      compressor:
+#        - type: Gzip
+#          gzip: {}