diff --git a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/configmap.yaml b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/configmap.yaml
index 13c8e96c9..ea1c5230f 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ data:
   ROOK_LOG_LEVEL: {{ .Values.logLevel | quote }}
   ROOK_CEPH_COMMANDS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: {{ .Values.cephCommandsTimeoutSeconds | quote }}
   ROOK_OBC_WATCH_OPERATOR_NAMESPACE: {{ .Values.enableOBCWatchOperatorNamespace | quote }}
+{{- if .Values.operatorMetricsBindAddress }}
+  ROOK_OPERATOR_METRICS_BIND_ADDRESS: {{ .Values.operatorMetricsBindAddress | quote }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.obcProvisionerNamePrefix }}
   ROOK_OBC_PROVISIONER_NAME_PREFIX: {{ .Values.obcProvisionerNamePrefix | quote }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/deploy/examples/operator.yaml b/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
index 0527b057a..58b8a762e 100644
--- a/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/examples/operator.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ data:
   # The logging level for the operator: ERROR | WARNING | INFO | DEBUG
   ROOK_LOG_LEVEL: "INFO"
 
+  # The address for the operator's controller-runtime metrics. 0 is disabled. :8080 serves metrics on port 8080.
+  ROOK_OPERATOR_METRICS_BIND_ADDRESS: "0"
+
   # Allow using loop devices for osds in test clusters.
   ROOK_CEPH_ALLOW_LOOP_DEVICES: "false"
 
diff --git a/pkg/operator/ceph/cr_manager.go b/pkg/operator/ceph/cr_manager.go
index f739eed46..b3398d681 100644
--- a/pkg/operator/ceph/cr_manager.go
+++ b/pkg/operator/ceph/cr_manager.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/ceph/object/zonegroup"
 	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/ceph/pool"
 	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/ceph/pool/radosnamespace"
+	"github.com/rook/rook/pkg/operator/k8sutil"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 
 	cephv1 "github.com/rook/rook/pkg/apis/ceph.rook.io/v1"
@@ -142,14 +143,18 @@ func (o *Operator) startCRDManager(context context.Context, mgrErrorCh chan erro
 		}
 	}
 
+	metricsBindAddress, err := k8sutil.GetOperatorSetting(context, o.context.Clientset, opcontroller.OperatorSettingConfigMapName, "ROOK_OPERATOR_METRICS_BIND_ADDRESS", "0")
+	if err != nil {
+		mgrErrorCh <- errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get configmap value `ROOK_OPERATOR_METRICS_BIND_ADDRESS`.")
+		return
+	}
 	skipNameValidation := true
 	// Set up a manager
 	mgrOpts := manager.Options{
 		LeaderElection: false,
 		Metrics: metricsserver.Options{
-			// BindAddress is the bind address for controller runtime metrics server default is 8080. Since we don't use the
-			// controller runtime metrics server, we need to set the bind address 0 so that port 8080 is available.
-			BindAddress: "0",
+			// BindAddress is the bind address for controller runtime metrics server. Defaulted to "0" which is off.
+			BindAddress: metricsBindAddress,
 		},
 		Scheme: scheme,
 		Controller: config.Controller{