diff --git a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
index b34acfe3b..5f860329d 100644
--- a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
+++ b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: rabbitmq
-version: 5.2.0
+version: 5.3.0
 appVersion: 3.7.14
 description: Open source message broker software that implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
 keywords:
diff --git a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/README.md b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/README.md
index 7efa57274..c53cd0566 100644
--- a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/README.md
+++ b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/README.md
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the RabbitMQ chart and
 | `persistence.enabled`                | Use a PVC to persist data                        | `true`                                                  |
 | `service.annotations`                | service annotations as an array                  | []                                                      |
 | `persistence.storageClass`           | Storage class of backing PVC                     | `nil` (uses alpha storage class annotation)             |
+| `persistence.existingClaim`           | RabbitMQ data Persistent Volume existing claim name                     |  ""          |
 | `persistence.accessMode`             | Use volume as ReadOnly or ReadWrite              | `ReadWriteOnce`                                         |
 | `persistence.size`                   | Size of data volume                              | `8Gi`                                                   |
 | `persistence.path`                   | Mount path of the data volume                    | `/opt/bitnami/rabbitmq/var/lib/rabbitmq`                |
diff --git a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 3e7349026..c47d4238f 100644
--- a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -264,6 +264,10 @@ spec:
       {{- if not .Values.persistence.enabled }}
         - name: data
           emptyDir: {}
+      {{- else if .Values.persistence.existingClaim }}
+        - name: data
+          persistentVolumeClaim:
+            claimName: {{ .Values.persistence.existingClaim }}
   {{- else }}
   volumeClaimTemplates:
     - metadata:
diff --git a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/values-production.yaml b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/values-production.yaml
index 3a0460e24..f70404790 100644
--- a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/values-production.yaml
+++ b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/values-production.yaml
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ persistence:
   # storageClass: "-"
   accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
 
+  ## Existing PersistentVolumeClaims
+  # existingClaim: ""
+
   # If you change this value, you might have to adjust `rabbitmq.diskFreeLimit` as well.
   size: 8Gi
 
diff --git a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/values.yaml b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/values.yaml
index 2184b1132..53c186cb9 100644
--- a/upstreamed/rabbitmq/values.yaml
+++ b/upstreamed/rabbitmq/values.yaml
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ persistence:
   # storageClass: "-"
   accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
 
+  ## Existing PersistentVolumeClaims
+  # existingClaim: ""
+
   # If you change this value, you might have to adjust `rabbitmq.diskFreeLimit` as well.
   size: 8Gi