diff --git a/ceph-rgw/templates/bin/_rgw-restart.sh.tpl b/ceph-rgw/templates/bin/_rgw-restart.sh.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a89645b46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ceph-rgw/templates/bin/_rgw-restart.sh.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+{{/*
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/}}
+
+export LC_ALL=C
+TIMEOUT="{{ .Values.conf.rgw_restart.timeout | default 600 }}s"
+
+kubectl rollout restart deployment ceph-rgw
+kubectl rollout status --timeout=${TIMEOUT} deployment ceph-rgw
+
+if [ "$?" -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Ceph rgw deployment was not able to restart in ${TIMEOUT}"
+fi
diff --git a/ceph-rgw/templates/configmap-bin.yaml b/ceph-rgw/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
index effb8dc13..e8aaa8bc3 100644
--- a/ceph-rgw/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
+++ b/ceph-rgw/templates/configmap-bin.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ data:
 {{ tuple "bin/_bootstrap.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
 
+  rgw-restart.sh: |
+{{ tuple "bin/_rgw-restart.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
   init-dirs.sh: |
 {{ tuple "bin/_init-dirs.sh.tpl" . | include "helm-toolkit.utils.template" | indent 4 }}
 
diff --git a/ceph-rgw/templates/job-rgw-restart.yaml b/ceph-rgw/templates/job-rgw-restart.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..924aaba58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ceph-rgw/templates/job-rgw-restart.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+{{/*
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+ http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/}}
+
+{{- if and .Values.manifests.job_rgw_restart }}
+{{- $envAll := . }}
+
+{{- $serviceAccountName := printf "%s-%s" .Release.Name "rgw-restart" }}
+{{ tuple $envAll "rgw_restart" $serviceAccountName | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_rbac_serviceaccount" }}
+---
+kind: ClusterRole
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - 'apps'
+    resources:
+      - deployments
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - update
+      - patch
+      - watch
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+    namespace: {{ $envAll.Release.Namespace }}
+roleRef:
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+---
+apiVersion: batch/v1
+kind: Job
+metadata:
+  name: ceph-rgw-restart
+  annotations:
+    {{ tuple $envAll | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.release_uuid" }}
+spec:
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+{{ tuple $envAll "ceph" "rgw-restart" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_metadata_labels" | indent 8 }}
+      annotations:
+{{ tuple $envAll | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.release_uuid" | indent 8 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "podName" "ceph-rgw-restart" "containerNames" (list "init" "ceph-rgw-restart") | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_mandatory_access_control_annotation" | indent 8 }}
+    spec:
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "rgw_restart" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_pod_security_context" | indent 6 }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ $serviceAccountName }}
+      restartPolicy: OnFailure
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{ .Values.labels.job.node_selector_key }}: {{ .Values.labels.job.node_selector_value }}
+      initContainers:
+{{ tuple $envAll "rgw_restart" list | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_entrypoint_init_container"  | indent 8 }}
+      containers:
+        - name: ceph-rgw-restart
+{{ tuple $envAll "ceph_config_helper" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.image" | indent 10 }}
+{{ tuple $envAll $envAll.Values.pod.resources.jobs.rgw_restart | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_resources" | indent 10 }}
+{{ dict "envAll" $envAll "application" "rgw_restart" "container" "ceph-rgw-restart" | include "helm-toolkit.snippets.kubernetes_container_security_context" | indent 10 }}
+          command:
+            - /tmp/rgw-restart.sh
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: ceph-rgw-bin
+              mountPath: /tmp/rgw-restart.sh
+              subPath: rgw-restart.sh
+              readOnly: true
+      volumes:
+        - name: ceph-rgw-bin
+          configMap:
+            name: ceph-rgw-bin
+            defaultMode: 0555
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/ceph-rgw/values.yaml b/ceph-rgw/values.yaml
index 477a36d3e..1a232a504 100644
--- a/ceph-rgw/values.yaml
+++ b/ceph-rgw/values.yaml
@@ -75,6 +75,13 @@ pod:
         rgw_storage_init:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+    rgw_restart:
+      pod:
+        runAsUser: 65534
+      container:
+        ceph-rgw-restart:
+          allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
+          readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
     rgw_s3_admin:
       pod:
         runAsUser: 64045
@@ -173,6 +180,13 @@ pod:
         limits:
           memory: "1024Mi"
           cpu: "2000m"
+      rgw_restart:
+        limits:
+          memory: "1024Mi"
+          cpu: "2000m"
+        requests:
+          memory: "128Mi"
+          cpu: "500m"
     tests:
       requests:
         memory: "128Mi"
@@ -365,6 +379,8 @@ conf:
       rgw_dynamic_resharding: false
       rgw_num_rados_handles: 4
       rgw_override_bucket_index_max_shards: 8
+  rgw_restart:
+    timeout: 600
   rgw_ks:
     enabled: false
     config:
@@ -425,6 +441,10 @@ dependencies:
     rgw:
       jobs:
         - ceph-rgw-storage-init
+    rgw_restart:
+      services:
+        - endpoint: internal
+          service: ceph_object_store
     image_repo_sync:
       services:
         - endpoint: internal
@@ -601,6 +621,7 @@ manifests:
   deployment_rgw: true
   ingress_rgw: true
   job_bootstrap: false
+  job_rgw_restart: false
   job_ceph_rgw_storage_init: true
   job_image_repo_sync: true
   job_ks_endpoints: true