diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/_helpers.tpl b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/_helpers.tpl
index b679fe520..b8048abb6 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -173,4 +173,13 @@ Inject extra environment vars in the format key:value, if populated
 {{- printf "false" -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/* check if any InitContainers exist for Volumes */}}
+{{- define "volume.initContainers_exists" -}}
+{{- if or (not (empty .Values.volume.dir_idx )) (not (empty .Values.volume.initContainers )) -}}
+{{- printf "true" -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- printf "false" -}}
+{{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/filer-statefulset.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/filer-statefulset.yaml
index 266c95a98..c36783650 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/filer-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/filer-statefulset.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.filer.priorityClassName | quote }}
       {{- end }}
       enableServiceLinks: false
+      {{- if .Values.filer.initContainers }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{ tpl .Values.filer.initContainers . | nindent 8 | trim }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: seaweedfs
           image: {{ template "filer.image" . }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/master-statefulset.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
index 8af1bf91d..65038be78 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.master.priorityClassName | quote }}
       {{- end }}
       enableServiceLinks: false
+      {{- if .Values.master.initContainers }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{ tpl .Values.master.initContainers . | nindent 8 | trim }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: seaweedfs
           image: {{ template "master.image" . }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/s3-deployment.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/s3-deployment.yaml
index aac09f328..e3b5b33b4 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/s3-deployment.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/s3-deployment.yaml
@@ -39,6 +39,10 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.s3.priorityClassName | quote }}
       {{- end }}
       enableServiceLinks: false
+      {{- if .Values.s3.initContainers }}
+      initContainers:
+        {{ tpl .Values.s3.initContainers . | nindent 8 | trim }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: seaweedfs
           image: {{ template "s3.image" . }}
diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/volume-statefulset.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/volume-statefulset.yaml
index de2703d14..d0031e1e2 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/volume-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/templates/volume-statefulset.yaml
@@ -45,18 +45,24 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.volume.priorityClassName | quote }}
       {{- end }}
       enableServiceLinks: false
-      {{- if .Values.volume.dir_idx }}
+      {{- $initContainers_exists := include "volume.initContainers_exists" . -}}
+      {{- if $initContainers_exists }}
       initContainers:
+        {{- if .Values.volume.dir_idx }}
         - name: seaweedfs-vol-move-idx
           image: {{ template "volume.image" . }}
-          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.pullPolicy | default "IfNotPresent" }}
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy | default "IfNotPresent" }}
           command: [ '/bin/sh', '-c' ]
-          args: ['if ls {{ .Values.volume.dir }}/*.idx >/dev/null 2>&1; then mv {{ .Values.volume.dir }}/*.idx {{ .Values.volume.dir_idx }}/; fi;']
+          args: [ 'if ls {{ .Values.volume.dir }}/*.idx >/dev/null 2>&1; then mv {{ .Values.volume.dir }}/*.idx {{ .Values.volume.dir_idx }}/; fi;' ]
           volumeMounts:
-          - name: idx
-            mountPath: {{ .Values.volume.dir_idx }}
-          - name: data
-            mountPath: {{ .Values.volume.dir }}
+            - name: idx
+              mountPath: {{ .Values.volume.dir_idx }}
+            - name: data
+              mountPath: {{ .Values.volume.dir }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.volume.initContainers }}
+        {{ tpl .Values.volume.initContainers . | nindent 8 | trim }}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: seaweedfs
diff --git a/k8s/helm_charts2/values.yaml b/k8s/helm_charts2/values.yaml
index 948b336b9..6f724879c 100644
--- a/k8s/helm_charts2/values.yaml
+++ b/k8s/helm_charts2/values.yaml
@@ -73,6 +73,8 @@ master:
     size: ""
     storageClass: ""
 
+  initContainers: ""
+
   extraVolumes: ""
   extraVolumeMounts: ""
 
@@ -210,6 +212,8 @@ volume:
   # Adjust jpg orientation when uploading.
   imagesFixOrientation: false
 
+  initContainers: ""
+
   extraVolumes: ""
   extraVolumeMounts: ""
 
@@ -309,6 +313,8 @@ filer:
     size: ""
     storageClass: ""
 
+  initContainers: ""
+
   extraVolumes: ""
   extraVolumeMounts: ""
 
@@ -424,6 +430,8 @@ s3:
   # Suffix of the host name, {bucket}.{domainName}
   domainName: ""
 
+  initContainers: ""
+
   extraVolumes: ""
   extraVolumeMounts: ""