diff --git a/charts/cert-manager/templates/networkpolicy-cert-manager.yaml b/charts/cert-manager/templates/networkpolicy-cert-manager.yaml
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+{{- if .Values.networkPolicy.enabled }}
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: {{ template "cert-manager.fullname" . }}-allow-ingress
+  namespace: {{ include "cert-manager.namespace" . }}
+spec:
+  ingress:
+    {{- with .Values.networkPolicy.ingress }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 2 }}
+    {{- end }}
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "cert-manager.name" . }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: "controller"
+  policyTypes:
+  - Ingress
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: NetworkPolicy
+metadata:
+  name: {{ template "cert-manager.fullname" . }}-allow-egress
+  namespace: {{ include "cert-manager.namespace" . }}
+spec:
+  egress:
+    {{- with .Values.networkPolicy.egress }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 2 }}
+    {{- end }}
+  podSelector:
+    matchLabels:
+      app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "cert-manager.name" . }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      app.kubernetes.io/component: "controller"
+  policyTypes:
+  - Egress
+{{- end }}