diff --git a/docs/sources/installation/helm/reference.md b/docs/sources/installation/helm/reference.md
index de3d88759f..73eb9dbd4d 100644
--- a/docs/sources/installation/helm/reference.md
+++ b/docs/sources/installation/helm/reference.md
@@ -2484,6 +2484,15 @@ null
 			<td><pre lang="json">
 {}
 </pre>
+</td>
+		</tr>
+		<tr>
+			<td>read.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC</td>
+			<td>bool</td>
+			<td>Enable StatefulSetAutoDeletePVC feature</td>
+			<td><pre lang="json">
+true
+</pre>
 </td>
 		</tr>
 		<tr>
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/templates/read/statefulset-read.yaml b/production/helm/loki/templates/read/statefulset-read.yaml
index e9d77199a7..13f0bea209 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/templates/read/statefulset-read.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/templates/read/statefulset-read.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ spec:
       partition: 0
   serviceName: {{ printf "%s-headless" (include "loki.readFullname" .) }}
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.loki.revisionHistoryLimit }}
-  {{- if (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) }}
+  {{- if and (semverCompare ">= 1.23-0" .Capabilities.KubeVersion.Version) (.Values.read.persistence.enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC)  }}
   {{/*
     Data on the read nodes is easy to replace, so we want to always delete PVCs to make
     operation easier, and will rely on re-fetching data when needed.
diff --git a/production/helm/loki/values.yaml b/production/helm/loki/values.yaml
index e99db2907f..e371d36e82 100644
--- a/production/helm/loki/values.yaml
+++ b/production/helm/loki/values.yaml
@@ -852,6 +852,8 @@ read:
   # -- Tolerations for read pods
   tolerations: []
   persistence:
+    # -- Enable StatefulSetAutoDeletePVC feature
+    enableStatefulSetAutoDeletePVC: true
     # -- Size of persistent disk
     size: 10Gi
     # -- Storage class to be used.