diff --git a/cilium-values-virt.yaml b/cilium-values-virt.yaml
index f3d4e4c..06960a9 100644
--- a/cilium-values-virt.yaml
+++ b/cilium-values-virt.yaml
@@ -39,7 +39,8 @@ operator:
     requests:
       cpu: 50m
       memory: 128Mi
-
+  prometheus:
+    enabled: true
 # Roll out cilium agent pods automatically when ConfigMap is updated.
 rollOutCiliumPods: true
 resources:
@@ -102,3 +103,6 @@ hubble:
   ui:
     enabled: true
     rollOutPods: true
+
+prometheus:
+  enabled: true
diff --git a/cilium-values.yaml b/cilium-values.yaml
index 261190b..5bfc23b 100644
--- a/cilium-values.yaml
+++ b/cilium-values.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ operator:
     requests:
       cpu: 50m
       memory: 128Mi
-
+  prometheus:
+    enabled: true
 # Roll out cilium agent pods automatically when ConfigMap is updated.
 rollOutCiliumPods: true
 resources:
@@ -101,3 +102,7 @@ hubble:
   ui:
     enabled: true
     rollOutPods: true
+
+prometheus:
+  enabled: true
+