diff --git a/deploy/lvm-operator.yaml b/deploy/lvm-operator.yaml
index 57b023b7..a3d7d001 100644
--- a/deploy/lvm-operator.yaml
+++ b/deploy/lvm-operator.yaml
@@ -1147,6 +1147,17 @@ roleRef:
   name: openebs-lvm-provisioner-role
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
 
+---
+apiVersion: scheduling.k8s.io/v1
+kind: PriorityClass
+metadata:
+  name: openebs-lvm-localpv-csi-controller-critical
+# A PriorityClass object can have any 32-bit integer value smaller than or equal
+# to 1 billion. Larger numbers are reserved for critical system Pods that should
+# not normally be preempted or evicted. The higher the value, the higher the priority.
+value: 900000000
+globalDefault: false
+description: "This priority class should be used for the OpenEBS LVM localPV CSI driver controller deployment only."
 ---
 kind: StatefulSet
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -1181,7 +1192,7 @@ spec:
                 values:
                 - openebs-lvm-controller
             topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
-      priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
+      priorityClassName: openebs-lvm-localpv-csi-controller-critical
       serviceAccount: openebs-lvm-controller-sa
       containers:
         - name: csi-resizer
@@ -1358,6 +1369,17 @@ roleRef:
 
 ---
 
+apiVersion: scheduling.k8s.io/v1
+kind: PriorityClass
+metadata:
+  name: openebs-lvm-localpv-csi-node-critical
+# A PriorityClass object can have any 32-bit integer value smaller than or equal
+# to 1 billion. Larger numbers are reserved for critical system Pods that should
+# not normally be preempted or evicted. The higher the value, the higher the priority.
+value: 900001000
+globalDefault: false
+description: "This priority class should be used for the OpenEBS LVM localPV CSI driver node deployment only."
+---
 
 kind: DaemonSet
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -1383,7 +1405,7 @@ spec:
         openebs.io/component-name: openebs-lvm-node
         openebs.io/version: ci
     spec:
-      priorityClassName: system-node-critical
+      priorityClassName: openebs-lvm-localpv-csi-node-critical
       serviceAccount: openebs-lvm-node-sa
       hostNetwork: true
       containers:
diff --git a/deploy/yamls/lvm-driver.yaml b/deploy/yamls/lvm-driver.yaml
index d9f332e6..24150bb9 100644
--- a/deploy/yamls/lvm-driver.yaml
+++ b/deploy/yamls/lvm-driver.yaml
@@ -712,6 +712,19 @@ roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
 
 ---
+apiVersion: scheduling.k8s.io/v1
+kind: PriorityClass
+metadata:
+  name: openebs-lvm-localpv-csi-controller-critical
+# A PriorityClass object can have any 32-bit integer value smaller than or equal
+# to 1 billion. Larger numbers are reserved for critical system Pods that should
+# not normally be preempted or evicted. The higher the value, the higher the priority.
+value: 900000000
+globalDefault: false
+description: "This priority class should be used for the OpenEBS LVM localPV CSI driver controller deployment only."
+
+---
+
 kind: StatefulSet
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 metadata:
@@ -745,7 +758,7 @@ spec:
                 values:
                 - openebs-lvm-controller
             topologyKey: "kubernetes.io/hostname"
-      priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
+      priorityClassName: openebs-lvm-localpv-csi-controller-critical
       serviceAccount: openebs-lvm-controller-sa
       containers:
         - name: csi-resizer
@@ -922,6 +935,17 @@ roleRef:
 
 ---
 
+apiVersion: scheduling.k8s.io/v1
+kind: PriorityClass
+metadata:
+  name: openebs-lvm-localpv-csi-node-critical
+# A PriorityClass object can have any 32-bit integer value smaller than or equal
+# to 1 billion. Larger numbers are reserved for critical system Pods that should
+# not normally be preempted or evicted. The higher the value, the higher the priority.
+value: 900001000
+globalDefault: false
+description: "This priority class should be used for the OpenEBS LVM localPV CSI driver node deployment only."
+---
 
 kind: DaemonSet
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -947,7 +971,7 @@ spec:
         openebs.io/component-name: openebs-lvm-node
         openebs.io/version: ci
     spec:
-      priorityClassName: system-node-critical
+      priorityClassName: openebs-lvm-localpv-csi-node-critical
       serviceAccount: openebs-lvm-node-sa
       hostNetwork: true
       containers: