diff --git a/cmd/operator/app/main.go b/cmd/operator/app/main.go
index cce4c71fb..7948ee75e 100644
--- a/cmd/operator/app/main.go
+++ b/cmd/operator/app/main.go
@@ -18,12 +18,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"flag"
 	"fmt"
-	log "github.com/altinity/clickhouse-operator/pkg/announcer"
-	"github.com/altinity/clickhouse-operator/pkg/version"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"sync"
 	"syscall"
+
+	log "github.com/altinity/clickhouse-operator/pkg/announcer"
+	"github.com/altinity/clickhouse-operator/pkg/chop"
+	"github.com/altinity/clickhouse-operator/pkg/version"
 )
 
 // CLI parameter variables
@@ -42,6 +44,10 @@ var (
 
 	// masterURL defines URL of kubernetes master to be used
 	masterURL string
+
+	// configmapsSecretRequest defines request for creating required defaults in configmaps and a secret to be used by the operator.
+	// This is for OCP deployment only
+	configmapsSecretRequest bool
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -49,6 +55,7 @@ func init() {
 	flag.BoolVar(&debugRequest, "debug", false, "Debug run")
 	flag.StringVar(&chopConfigFile, "config", "", "Path to clickhouse-operator config file.")
 	flag.StringVar(&masterURL, "master", "", "The address of custom Kubernetes API server. Makes sense if runs outside of the cluster and not being specified in kube config file only.")
+	flag.BoolVar(&configmapsSecretRequest, "configmaps-secret", false, "Add configmaps and secret to the namespace the operator resides")
 }
 
 // Run is an entry point of the application
@@ -60,6 +67,21 @@ func Run() {
 		os.Exit(0)
 	}
 
+	if configmapsSecretRequest {
+		kubeClient, _, _ := chop.GetClientset(kubeConfigFile, masterURL)
+		err := chop.HandleConfigmapsCreation(kubeClient)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error creating ConfigMaps: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		err = chop.HandleSecretCreation(kubeClient)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Printf("Error creating Secret: %v\n", err)
+			os.Exit(2)
+		}
+		os.Exit(0)
+	}
+
 	log.S().P()
 	defer log.E().P()
 
diff --git a/deploy/builder/templates-operatorhub/clickhouse-operator.vVERSION.clusterserviceversion-template.yaml b/deploy/builder/templates-operatorhub/clickhouse-operator.vVERSION.clusterserviceversion-template.yaml
index a3d350cf6..91046a841 100644
--- a/deploy/builder/templates-operatorhub/clickhouse-operator.vVERSION.clusterserviceversion-template.yaml
+++ b/deploy/builder/templates-operatorhub/clickhouse-operator.vVERSION.clusterserviceversion-template.yaml
@@ -1238,6 +1238,56 @@ spec:
                 labels:
                   app: clickhouse-operator
               spec:
+                volumes:
+                  - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-folder
+                    configMap:
+                      name: etc-clickhouse-operator-files
+                      optional: true
+                  - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-confd-folder
+                    configMap:
+                      name: etc-clickhouse-operator-confd-files
+                      optional: true
+                  - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-configd-folder
+                    configMap:
+                      name: etc-clickhouse-operator-configd-files
+                      optional: true
+                  - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-templatesd-folder
+                    configMap:
+                      name: etc-clickhouse-operator-templatesd-files
+                      optional: true
+                  - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-usersd-folder
+                    configMap:
+                      name: etc-clickhouse-operator-usersd-files
+                      optional: true
+                  - name: tmp-for-log
+                    emptyDir: {}            
+                initContainers:
+                  - name: add-configmaps-secret
+                    image: docker.io/altinity/clickhouse-operator:${OPERATOR_VERSION}
+                    command:
+                      - /clickhouse-operator
+                      - --configmaps-secret
+                    env:
+                      - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+                        valueFrom:
+                          fieldRef:
+                            fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+                    volumeMounts:
+                      - name: tmp-for-log
+                        mountPath: /tmp
+                    imagePullPolicy: Always
+                    securityContext:
+                      privileged: false
+                      readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
+                    resources:
+                      limits:
+                        cpu: 100m
+                        ephemeral-storage: 200Mi
+                        memory: 128Mi
+                      requests:
+                        cpu: 100m
+                        ephemeral-storage: 50Mi
+                        memory: 128Mi
                 containers:
                   - env:
                       - name: OPERATOR_POD_NODE_NAME
@@ -1287,6 +1337,17 @@ spec:
                     image: docker.io/altinity/clickhouse-operator:${OPERATOR_VERSION}
                     imagePullPolicy: Always
                     name: clickhouse-operator
+                    volumeMounts:
+                      - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-folder
+                        mountPath: /etc/clickhouse-operator
+                      - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-confd-folder
+                        mountPath: /etc/clickhouse-operator/conf.d
+                      - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-configd-folder
+                        mountPath: /etc/clickhouse-operator/config.d
+                      - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-templatesd-folder
+                        mountPath: /etc/clickhouse-operator/templates.d
+                      - name: etc-clickhouse-operator-usersd-folder
+                        mountPath: /etc/clickhouse-operator/users.d
                   - image: docker.io/altinity/metrics-exporter:${OPERATOR_VERSION}
                     imagePullPolicy: Always
                     name: metrics-exporter
diff --git a/pkg/chop/configmaps_secret.go b/pkg/chop/configmaps_secret.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de87a26e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/chop/configmaps_secret.go
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+package chop
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	apiErrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	kube "k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+)
+
+var cmNamePaths = map[string]string{
+	"etc-clickhouse-operator-files":            "/etc/clickhouse-operator/",
+	"etc-clickhouse-operator-confd-files":      "/etc/clickhouse-operator/conf.d/",
+	"etc-clickhouse-operator-configd-files":    "/etc/clickhouse-operator/config.d/",
+	"etc-clickhouse-operator-templatesd-files": "/etc/clickhouse-operator/templates.d/",
+	"etc-clickhouse-operator-usersd-files":     "/etc/clickhouse-operator/users.d/",
+}
+
+func HandleConfigmapsCreation(kubeClient *kube.Clientset) error {
+	var cm_namespace = os.Getenv("POD_NAMESPACE")
+
+	for name, path := range cmNamePaths {
+		_, err := kubeClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(cm_namespace).Get(context.TODO(), name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+		if apiErrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+			cm := makeConfigmap(name, path)
+			_, err := kubeClient.CoreV1().ConfigMaps(cm.Namespace).Create(context.TODO(), cm, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Printf("Creating ConfigMap %s/%s failed with error %v", cm.Namespace, cm.Name, err)
+				return err
+			}
+		} else if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Error probing ConfigMap %s/%s with error %v", cm_namespace, name, err)
+		} else {
+			log.Printf("ConfigMap %s/%s already exists", cm_namespace, name)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func makeConfigmap(name string, path string) *corev1.ConfigMap {
+	configs := getConfigsFrom(path)
+
+	cm := &corev1.ConfigMap{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name:      name,
+			Namespace: os.Getenv("POD_NAMESPACE"),
+		},
+		Data: configs,
+	}
+	return cm
+}
+
+func getConfigsFrom(path string) map[string]string {
+	configs := map[string]string{}
+
+	files, err := os.ReadDir(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	for _, f := range files {
+		if !f.IsDir() && f.Name() != ".gitkeep.xml" {
+			dat, err := os.ReadFile(path + f.Name())
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Fatal(err.Error())
+			}
+			configs[f.Name()] = string(dat)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return configs
+}
+
+func HandleSecretCreation(kubeClient *kube.Clientset) error {
+	const secret_name = "clickhouse-operator"
+	var secret_namespace = os.Getenv("POD_NAMESPACE")
+
+	_, err := kubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(secret_namespace).Get(context.TODO(), secret_name, metav1.GetOptions{})
+
+	if apiErrors.IsNotFound(err) {
+		secret := &corev1.Secret{
+			ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+				Namespace: secret_namespace,
+				Name:      secret_name,
+			},
+			StringData: map[string]string{
+				"username": "clickhouse_operator",
+				"password": "clickhouse_operator_password",
+			},
+			Type: corev1.SecretTypeOpaque,
+		}
+
+		_, err := kubeClient.CoreV1().Secrets(secret_namespace).Create(context.TODO(), secret, metav1.CreateOptions{})
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Creating Secret %s/%s failed with error %v", secret.Namespace, secret.Name, err)
+			return err
+		}
+	} else if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error probing Secret %s/%s with error %v", secret_namespace, secret_name, err)
+		return err
+	} else {
+		log.Printf("Secret %s/%s already exists", secret_namespace, secret_name)
+	}
+	return nil
+}