diff --git a/apis/goharbor.io/v1beta1/harbor_types.go b/apis/goharbor.io/v1beta1/harbor_types.go
index b8cb4dc67..0470db17a 100644
--- a/apis/goharbor.io/v1beta1/harbor_types.go
+++ b/apis/goharbor.io/v1beta1/harbor_types.go
@@ -374,6 +374,16 @@ type CoreComponentSpec struct {
 
 	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
 	Metrics *harbormetav1.MetricsSpec `json:"metrics,omitempty"`
+
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=0
+	// +kubebuilder:default=50
+	MaxIdleConnections *int32 `json:"maxIdleConnections,omitempty"`
+
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Optional
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Minimum=0
+	// +kubebuilder:default=1000
+	MaxOpenConnections *int32 `json:"maxOpenConnections,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type JobServiceComponentSpec struct {
diff --git a/apis/goharbor.io/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/goharbor.io/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index eb08c49c3..89393cb92 100644
--- a/apis/goharbor.io/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/goharbor.io/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -631,6 +631,16 @@ func (in *CoreComponentSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *CoreComponentSpec) {
 		*out = new(v1alpha1.MetricsSpec)
 		**out = **in
 	}
+	if in.MaxIdleConnections != nil {
+		in, out := &in.MaxIdleConnections, &out.MaxIdleConnections
+		*out = new(int32)
+		**out = **in
+	}
+	if in.MaxOpenConnections != nil {
+		in, out := &in.MaxOpenConnections, &out.MaxOpenConnections
+		*out = new(int32)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new CoreComponentSpec.
diff --git a/controllers/goharbor/harbor/core.go b/controllers/goharbor/harbor/core.go
index b2523007a..0b3685e18 100644
--- a/controllers/goharbor/harbor/core.go
+++ b/controllers/goharbor/harbor/core.go
@@ -454,6 +454,8 @@ func (r *Reconciler) GetCore(ctx context.Context, harbor *goharborv1.Harbor) (*g
 			CSRFKeyRef: csrfRef,
 			Database: goharborv1.CoreDatabaseSpec{
 				PostgresConnectionWithParameters: *storage,
+				MaxIdleConnections:               harbor.Spec.Core.MaxIdleConnections,
+				MaxOpenConnections:               harbor.Spec.Core.MaxOpenConnections,
 				EncryptionKeyRef:                 encryptionKeyRef,
 			},
 			ExternalEndpoint: harbor.Spec.ExternalURL,
diff --git a/controllers/goharbor/harbor_test.go b/controllers/goharbor/harbor_test.go
index 6b7e4e4c0..472077e5d 100644
--- a/controllers/goharbor/harbor_test.go
+++ b/controllers/goharbor/harbor_test.go
@@ -137,6 +137,10 @@ func setupValidHarbor(ctx context.Context, ns string) (Resource, client.ObjectKe
 		Scheme: "http",
 		Host:   "the.dns",
 	}
+	var (
+		maxIdleConnections int32 = 50
+		maxOpenConnections int32 = 100
+	)
 
 	harbor := &goharborv1.Harbor{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
@@ -168,6 +172,8 @@ func setupValidHarbor(ctx context.Context, ns string) (Resource, client.ObjectKe
 					TokenIssuer: cmmeta.ObjectReference{
 						Name: tokenIssuerName,
 					},
+					MaxIdleConnections: &maxIdleConnections,
+					MaxOpenConnections: &maxOpenConnections,
 				},
 				Database: &goharborv1.HarborDatabaseSpec{
 					PostgresCredentials: database.PostgresCredentials,
diff --git a/manifests/cluster/deployment.yaml b/manifests/cluster/deployment.yaml
index 9aac012ea..1ccc6c1db 100644
--- a/manifests/cluster/deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/cluster/deployment.yaml
@@ -9940,6 +9940,16 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                       x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                     type: array
+                  maxIdleConnections:
+                    default: 50
+                    format: int32
+                    minimum: 0
+                    type: integer
+                  maxOpenConnections:
+                    default: 1000
+                    format: int32
+                    minimum: 0
+                    type: integer
                   metrics:
                     properties:
                       enabled:
@@ -15801,6 +15811,16 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                       x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                     type: array
+                  maxIdleConnections:
+                    default: 50
+                    format: int32
+                    minimum: 0
+                    type: integer
+                  maxOpenConnections:
+                    default: 1000
+                    format: int32
+                    minimum: 0
+                    type: integer
                   metrics:
                     properties:
                       enabled:
diff --git a/manifests/harbor/deployment.yaml b/manifests/harbor/deployment.yaml
index 66ab6074b..14b1dbcce 100644
--- a/manifests/harbor/deployment.yaml
+++ b/manifests/harbor/deployment.yaml
@@ -9940,6 +9940,16 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                       x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                     type: array
+                  maxIdleConnections:
+                    default: 50
+                    format: int32
+                    minimum: 0
+                    type: integer
+                  maxOpenConnections:
+                    default: 1000
+                    format: int32
+                    minimum: 0
+                    type: integer
                   metrics:
                     properties:
                       enabled:
@@ -15801,6 +15811,16 @@ spec:
                       type: object
                       x-kubernetes-map-type: atomic
                     type: array
+                  maxIdleConnections:
+                    default: 50
+                    format: int32
+                    minimum: 0
+                    type: integer
+                  maxOpenConnections:
+                    default: 1000
+                    format: int32
+                    minimum: 0
+                    type: integer
                   metrics:
                     properties:
                       enabled: