diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/humiocluster_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/humiocluster_types.go
index 85bc1ff6..4c897ebd 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/humiocluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/humiocluster_types.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package v1alpha1
 
 import (
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 )
@@ -256,6 +257,14 @@ type HumioNodeSpec struct {
 
 	// HumioNodePoolFeatures defines the features that are allowed by the node pool
 	NodePoolFeatures HumioNodePoolFeatures `json:"nodePoolFeatures,omitempty"`
+
+	// SharedVolumeStorageMedium allows overriding the default storage medium of the shared volume used to share
+	// information between the init and humio containers
+	SharedVolumeStorageMedium corev1.StorageMedium `json:"sharedVolumeStorageMedium,omitempty"`
+
+	// SharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit allows overriding the default size limit of the shared volume used to share
+	// information between the init and humio containers
+	SharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit *resource.Quantity `json:"sharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type HumioNodePoolFeatures struct {
diff --git a/charts/humio-operator/crds/core.humio.com_humioclusters.yaml b/charts/humio-operator/crds/core.humio.com_humioclusters.yaml
index 0a6cbf64..68b03a1c 100644
--- a/charts/humio-operator/crds/core.humio.com_humioclusters.yaml
+++ b/charts/humio-operator/crds/core.humio.com_humioclusters.yaml
@@ -11488,6 +11488,20 @@ spec:
                             process. This should not be enabled, unless you need this for debugging purposes.
                             https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/share-process-namespace/
                           type: boolean
+                        sharedVolumeStorageMedium:
+                          description: |-
+                            SharedVolumeStorageMedium allows overriding the default storage medium of the shared volume used to share
+                            information between the init and humio containers
+                          type: string
+                        sharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit:
+                          anyOf:
+                          - type: integer
+                          - type: string
+                          description: |-
+                            SharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit allows overriding the default size limit of the shared volume used to share
+                            information between the init and humio containers
+                          pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
+                          x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                         sidecarContainer:
                           description: |-
                             SidecarContainers can be used in advanced use-cases where you want one or more sidecar container added to the
@@ -13402,6 +13416,20 @@ spec:
                   process. This should not be enabled, unless you need this for debugging purposes.
                   https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/share-process-namespace/
                 type: boolean
+              sharedVolumeStorageMedium:
+                description: |-
+                  SharedVolumeStorageMedium allows overriding the default storage medium of the shared volume used to share
+                  information between the init and humio containers
+                type: string
+              sharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit:
+                anyOf:
+                - type: integer
+                - type: string
+                description: |-
+                  SharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit allows overriding the default size limit of the shared volume used to share
+                  information between the init and humio containers
+                pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
+                x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
               sidecarContainer:
                 description: |-
                   SidecarContainers can be used in advanced use-cases where you want one or more sidecar container added to the
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/core.humio.com_humioclusters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/core.humio.com_humioclusters.yaml
index 0a6cbf64..68b03a1c 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/core.humio.com_humioclusters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/core.humio.com_humioclusters.yaml
@@ -11488,6 +11488,20 @@ spec:
                             process. This should not be enabled, unless you need this for debugging purposes.
                             https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/share-process-namespace/
                           type: boolean
+                        sharedVolumeStorageMedium:
+                          description: |-
+                            SharedVolumeStorageMedium allows overriding the default storage medium of the shared volume used to share
+                            information between the init and humio containers
+                          type: string
+                        sharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit:
+                          anyOf:
+                          - type: integer
+                          - type: string
+                          description: |-
+                            SharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit allows overriding the default size limit of the shared volume used to share
+                            information between the init and humio containers
+                          pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
+                          x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
                         sidecarContainer:
                           description: |-
                             SidecarContainers can be used in advanced use-cases where you want one or more sidecar container added to the
@@ -13402,6 +13416,20 @@ spec:
                   process. This should not be enabled, unless you need this for debugging purposes.
                   https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/share-process-namespace/
                 type: boolean
+              sharedVolumeStorageMedium:
+                description: |-
+                  SharedVolumeStorageMedium allows overriding the default storage medium of the shared volume used to share
+                  information between the init and humio containers
+                type: string
+              sharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit:
+                anyOf:
+                - type: integer
+                - type: string
+                description: |-
+                  SharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit allows overriding the default size limit of the shared volume used to share
+                  information between the init and humio containers
+                pattern: ^(\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))(([KMGTPE]i)|[numkMGTPE]|([eE](\+|-)?(([0-9]+(\.[0-9]*)?)|(\.[0-9]+))))?$
+                x-kubernetes-int-or-string: true
               sidecarContainer:
                 description: |-
                   SidecarContainers can be used in advanced use-cases where you want one or more sidecar container added to the
diff --git a/controllers/humiocluster_defaults.go b/controllers/humiocluster_defaults.go
index df5bafc6..8ff3e52f 100644
--- a/controllers/humiocluster_defaults.go
+++ b/controllers/humiocluster_defaults.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/humio/humio-operator/pkg/kubernetes"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
 
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
 
@@ -769,6 +770,14 @@ func (hnp *HumioNodePool) GetHumioServiceLabels() map[string]string {
 	return hnp.humioNodeSpec.HumioServiceLabels
 }
 
+func (hnp *HumioNodePool) GetSharedVolumeStorageMedium() corev1.StorageMedium {
+	return hnp.humioNodeSpec.SharedVolumeStorageMedium
+}
+
+func (hnp *HumioNodePool) GetSharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit() *resource.Quantity {
+	return hnp.humioNodeSpec.SharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit
+}
+
 func (hnp *HumioNodePool) GetTerminationGracePeriodSeconds() *int64 {
 	if hnp.humioNodeSpec.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds == nil {
 		return helpers.Int64Ptr(300)
diff --git a/controllers/humiocluster_pods.go b/controllers/humiocluster_pods.go
index 82fd562e..81ac64fc 100644
--- a/controllers/humiocluster_pods.go
+++ b/controllers/humiocluster_pods.go
@@ -147,8 +147,13 @@ func ConstructPod(hnp *HumioNodePool, humioNodeName string, attachments *podAtta
 			},
 			Volumes: []corev1.Volume{
 				{
-					Name:         "shared",
-					VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{}},
+					Name: "shared",
+					VolumeSource: corev1.VolumeSource{
+						EmptyDir: &corev1.EmptyDirVolumeSource{
+							Medium:    hnp.GetSharedVolumeStorageMedium(),
+							SizeLimit: hnp.GetSharedVolumeStorageSizeLimit(),
+						},
+					},
 				},
 			},
 			Affinity:                      hnp.GetAffinity(),