diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/deployment.yaml
index 6abed60a4a..1dabe35a12 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ spec:
           periodSeconds: 1
         {{- end }}
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: {{ .Values.nginxGateway.securityContext.allowPrivilegeEscalation }}
           capabilities:
             add:
@@ -151,6 +153,8 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 443
           name: https
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           capabilities:
             add:
             - NET_BIND_SERVICE
diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/scc.yaml b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/scc.yaml
index 8b6b741434..afeddcae19 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/scc.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/scc.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ supplementalGroups:
     max: 1001
 seLinuxContext:
   type: MustRunAs
+seccompProfiles:
+- runtime/default
 volumes:
 - emptyDir
 - secret
diff --git a/config/tests/static-deployment.yaml b/config/tests/static-deployment.yaml
index 4544caf4ea..73ad539084 100644
--- a/config/tests/static-deployment.yaml
+++ b/config/tests/static-deployment.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ spec:
           initialDelaySeconds: 3
           periodSeconds: 1
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             add:
@@ -87,6 +89,8 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 443
           name: https
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           capabilities:
             add:
             - NET_BIND_SERVICE
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway-experimental.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway-experimental.yaml
index 68571eff79..1da745fa5c 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway-experimental.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway-experimental.yaml
@@ -214,6 +214,8 @@ spec:
           initialDelaySeconds: 3
           periodSeconds: 1
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             add:
@@ -243,6 +245,8 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 443
           name: https
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           capabilities:
             add:
             - NET_BIND_SERVICE
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
index 689355cbbe..135031dc34 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-gateway.yaml
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ spec:
           initialDelaySeconds: 3
           periodSeconds: 1
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             add:
@@ -239,6 +241,8 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 443
           name: https
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           capabilities:
             add:
             - NET_BIND_SERVICE
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway-experimental.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway-experimental.yaml
index 28e125362b..f690092614 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway-experimental.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway-experimental.yaml
@@ -221,6 +221,8 @@ spec:
           initialDelaySeconds: 3
           periodSeconds: 1
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             add:
@@ -250,6 +252,8 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 443
           name: https
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           capabilities:
             add:
             - NET_BIND_SERVICE
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway.yaml b/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway.yaml
index 762eb5d324..8e6fd9462b 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/nginx-plus-gateway.yaml
@@ -217,6 +217,8 @@ spec:
           initialDelaySeconds: 3
           periodSeconds: 1
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           capabilities:
             add:
@@ -246,6 +248,8 @@ spec:
         - containerPort: 443
           name: https
         securityContext:
+          seccompProfile:
+            type: RuntimeDefault
           capabilities:
             add:
             - NET_BIND_SERVICE
diff --git a/deploy/manifests/scc.yaml b/deploy/manifests/scc.yaml
index 59bf343b33..3ff4f15773 100644
--- a/deploy/manifests/scc.yaml
+++ b/deploy/manifests/scc.yaml
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ supplementalGroups:
     max: 1001
 seLinuxContext:
   type: MustRunAs
+seccompProfiles:
+- runtime/default
 volumes:
 - emptyDir
 - secret