diff --git a/charts/postgresql/templates/networkpolicy-egress.yaml b/charts/postgresql/templates/networkpolicy-egress.yaml
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+{{- if and .Values.networkPolicy.enabled (or .Values.networkPolicy.egressRules.denyConnectionsToExternal .Values.networkPolicy.egressRules.customRules) }}
+apiVersion: {{ include "common.capabilities.networkPolicy.apiVersion" . }}
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: {{ printf "%s-egress" (include "common.names.fullname" .) }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels: {{- include "common.labels.standard" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- if .Values.commonLabels }}
+    {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" ( dict "value" .Values.commonLabels "context" $ ) | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.commonAnnotations }}
+  annotations: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" ( dict "value" .Values.commonAnnotations "context" $ ) | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels: {{- include "common.labels.matchLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  policyTypes:
+    - Egress
+  egress:
+    {{- if .Values.networkPolicy.egressRules.denyConnectionsToExternal }}
+    - ports:
+        - port: 53
+          protocol: UDP
+        - port: 53
+          protocol: TCP
+    - to:
+        - namespaceSelector: {}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.networkPolicy.egressRules.customRules }}
+    {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.networkPolicy.egressRules.customRules "context" $) | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}