diff --git a/deploy/helm/jellyfin-ha/templates/statefulset.yaml b/deploy/helm/jellyfin-ha/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 866ad4b08d..b2e9ada827 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/jellyfin-ha/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/jellyfin-ha/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@ spec:
             {{- end }}
             - name: Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__LeaseDurationSeconds
               value: {{ .Values.ha.transcodeStore.leaseDurationSeconds | quote }}
+            - name: Jellyfin__TranscodeStore__SessionRetentionSeconds
+              value: {{ .Values.ha.transcodeStore.sessionRetentionSeconds | quote }}
             {{- end }}
 
             # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/deploy/helm/jellyfin-ha/values.yaml b/deploy/helm/jellyfin-ha/values.yaml
index 5e933f9d5b..9d6d6385e2 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/jellyfin-ha/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/jellyfin-ha/values.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ ha:
     # -- How long (seconds) a pod's transcode lease is valid before another pod may take over.
     leaseDurationSeconds: 30
 
+    # -- How long (seconds) an unrenewed session record is kept so another pod can still take it over.
+    sessionRetentionSeconds: 300
+
     # -- Secret containing the Redis connection string.
     # If set, the connection string is read from this secret instead of the value above.
     # The secret must have a key named by existingSecret.key.