diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
index 3633ea10..db560bbd 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: nextcloud
-version: 8.6.0
+version: 8.7.0
 # renovate: image=docker.io/library/nextcloud
 appVersion: 32.0.2
 description: A file sharing server that puts the control and security of your own data back into your hands.
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/templates/route.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/templates/route.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8f9c4319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/templates/route.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{{- if .Values.httpRoute.enabled }}
+{{- $fullName := include "nextcloud.fullname" . -}}
+{{- $svcPort := .Values.service.port -}}
+apiVersion: {{ .Values.httpRoute.apiVersion }}
+kind: {{ .Values.httpRoute.kind }}
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $fullName }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "nextcloud.labels"  ( dict "component" "app"  "rootContext" $ ) | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- with .Values.httpRoute.labels }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.httpRoute.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  {{- with .Values.httpRoute.parentRefs }}
+  parentRefs:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.httpRoute.hostnames }}
+  hostnames:
+    {{- tpl (toYaml .) $ | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  rules:
+    {{- range .Values.httpRoute.rules }}
+    {{- with .matches }}
+    - matches:
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
+    {{- with .filters }}
+      filters:
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
+    - backendRefs:
+        - name: {{ $fullName }}
+          port: {{ $svcPort }}
+          weight: 1
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
index 9c44fd28..f604b964 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,44 @@ deploymentLabels: {}
 # Number of replicas to be deployed
 replicaCount: 1
 
+httpRoute:
+  # -- Enable an HTTPRoute resource for nextcloud .
+  enabled: false
+  # -- Set the route apiVersion
+  apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
+  # -- Set the route kind
+  kind: HTTPRoute
+
+  # -- Route annotations
+  annotations: {}
+  # -- Route labels
+  labels: {}
+  # -- Route hostnames
+  hostnames: []
+  # -- Reference to parent gateways
+  parentRefs: []
+  # -- List of rules and filters applied.
+  rules:
+    - matches:
+        - path:
+            type: PathPrefix
+            value: "/"
+  #   filters:
+  #   - type: RequestHeaderModifier
+  #     requestHeaderModifier:
+  #       set:
+  #       - name: My-Overwrite-Header
+  #         value: this-is-the-only-value
+  #       remove:
+  #       - User-Agent
+  # - matches:
+  #   - path:
+  #       type: PathPrefix
+  #       value: /echo
+  #     headers:
+  #     - name: version
+  #       value: v2
+
 ## Allowing use of ingress controllers
 ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/ingress/
 ##