diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/defaults/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/defaults/main.yml
index 5cde372d5db..8242d37ed1b 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,11 @@
 ---
 
 custom_cni_manifests: []
+
+custom_cni_chart_namespace: kube-system
+custom_cni_chart_release_name: ""
+custom_cni_chart_repository_name: ""
+custom_cni_chart_repository_url: ""
+custom_cni_chart_ref: "{{ custom_cni_chart_repository_name }}/"
+custom_cni_chart_version: ""
+custom_cni_chart_values: ""
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/meta/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..82f00a4f899
--- /dev/null
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+dependencies:
+  - role: helm-apps
+    when:
+      - inventory_hostname == groups['kube_control_plane'][0]
+      - custom_cni_chart_release_name | length > 0
+    environment:
+      http_proxy: "{{ http_proxy | default('') }}"
+      https_proxy: "{{ https_proxy | default('') }}"
+    release_common_opts: {}
+    releases:
+      - name: "{{ custom_cni_chart_release_name }}"
+        namespace: "{{ custom_cni_chart_namespace }}"
+        chart_ref: "{{ custom_cni_chart_ref }}"
+        chart_version: "{{ custom_cni_chart_version }}"
+        wait: true
+        values: "{{ custom_cni_chart_values }}"
+    repositories:
+      - name: "{{ custom_cni_chart_repository_name }}"
+        url: "{{ custom_cni_chart_repository_url }}"
diff --git a/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/tasks/main.yml b/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/tasks/main.yml
index c4289445bc5..52c1dbc8764 100644
--- a/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/network_plugin/custom_cni/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,26 +1,29 @@
 ---
-- name: Custom CNI | Check Custom CNI Manifests
-  assert:
-    that:
-      - "custom_cni_manifests | length > 0"
-    msg: "custom_cni_manifests should not be empty"
+- name: Custom CNI | Manifest deployment
+  block:
+  - name: Custom CNI | Check Custom CNI Manifests
+    assert:
+      that:
+        - "custom_cni_manifests | length > 0"
+      msg: "custom_cni_manifests should not be empty"
 
-- name: Custom CNI | Copy Custom manifests
-  template:
-    src: "{{ item }}"
-    dest: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/{{ item | basename | replace('.j2', '') }}"
-    mode: 0644
-  loop: "{{ custom_cni_manifests }}"
-  delegate_to: "{{ groups['kube_control_plane'] | first }}"
-  run_once: true
+  - name: Custom CNI | Copy Custom manifests
+    template:
+      src: "{{ item }}"
+      dest: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/{{ item | basename | replace('.j2', '') }}"
+      mode: 0644
+    loop: "{{ custom_cni_manifests }}"
+    delegate_to: "{{ groups['kube_control_plane'] | first }}"
+    run_once: true
 
-- name: Custom CNI | Start Resources
-  kube:
-    namespace: "kube-system"
-    kubectl: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl"
-    filename: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/{{ item | basename | replace('.j2', '') }}"
-    state: "latest"
-    wait: true
-  loop: "{{ custom_cni_manifests }}"
-  delegate_to: "{{ groups['kube_control_plane'] | first }}"
-  run_once: true
+  - name: Custom CNI | Start Resources
+    kube:
+      namespace: "kube-system"
+      kubectl: "{{ bin_dir }}/kubectl"
+      filename: "{{ kube_config_dir }}/{{ item | basename | replace('.j2', '') }}"
+      state: "latest"
+      wait: true
+    loop: "{{ custom_cni_manifests }}"
+    delegate_to: "{{ groups['kube_control_plane'] | first }}"
+    run_once: true
+  when: not custom_cni_chart_release_name | length > 0