diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/Chart.yaml b/omec/omec-control-plane/Chart.yaml
index 5029523..3a8444e 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/Chart.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/Chart.yaml
@@ -19,4 +19,4 @@
 name: omec-control-plane
 icon: https://guide.opencord.org/logos/cord.svg
 
-version: 0.1.16
+version: 0.1.17
diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 7427461..bb98547 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -110,3 +110,23 @@
       - endpoints
       - configmaps
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Render init container for coredump.
+*/}}
+{{- define "omec-control-plane.coredump_init" -}}
+{{- $pod := index . 0 -}}
+{{- $context := index . 1 -}}
+- name: {{ $pod }}-coredump-init
+  image: {{ $context.Values.images.tags.init | quote }}
+  imagePullPolicy: {{ $context.Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+  securityContext:
+    privileged: true
+    runAsUser: 0
+  command: ["bash", "-xc"]
+  args:
+    - echo '/tmp/coredump/core.%h.%e.%t' > /mnt/host-rootfs/proc/sys/kernel/core_pattern
+  volumeMounts:
+    - name: host-rootfs
+      mountPath: /mnt/host-rootfs
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_hss-run.sh.tpl b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_hss-run.sh.tpl
index b3d9be1..a391541 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_hss-run.sh.tpl
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_hss-run.sh.tpl
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 set -ex
 
+{{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+cp /bin/hss /tmp/coredump/
+{{- end }}
+
 CONF_DIR="/opt/c3po/hss/conf"
 LOGS_DIR="/opt/c3po/hss/logs"
 mkdir -p $CONF_DIR $LOGS_DIR
diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_mme-run.sh.tpl b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_mme-run.sh.tpl
index 6b7718b..f1b937c 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_mme-run.sh.tpl
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_mme-run.sh.tpl
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 APPLICATION=$1
 
+{{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+cp /openmme/target/bin/$APPLICATION /tmp/coredump/
+{{- end }}
+
 # copy config files to openmme target directly
 cp /opt/mme/config/shared/* /openmme/target/conf/
 
diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_spgwc-run.sh.tpl b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_spgwc-run.sh.tpl
index cd61eac..9dfa29f 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_spgwc-run.sh.tpl
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/bin/_spgwc-run.sh.tpl
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@
 
 set -xe
 
+{{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+cp /bin/ngic_controlplane /tmp/coredump/
+{{- end }}
+
 mkdir -p /opt/cp/config
 cd /opt/cp/config
-cp /etc/cp/config/{adc_rules.cfg,cp_config.cfg,interface.cfg,meter_profile.cfg,pcc_rules.cfg,sdf_rules.cfg,app_config.cfg} .
 
+cp /etc/cp/config/{adc_rules.cfg,cp_config.cfg,interface.cfg,meter_profile.cfg,pcc_rules.cfg,sdf_rules.cfg,app_config.cfg} .
 sed -i "s/CP_ADDR/$POD_IP/g" interface.cfg
 
 . cp_config.cfg
diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-hss.yaml b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-hss.yaml
index 93c8721..dc461b8 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-hss.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-hss.yaml
@@ -70,10 +70,18 @@
           - kubernetes-entrypoint
         volumeMounts:
           []
+    {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+{{ tuple "hss" . | include "omec-control-plane.coredump_init" | indent 6 }}
+    {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: hss
         image: {{ .Values.images.tags.hss }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+      {{- end }}
         stdin: true
         tty: true
         command: ["bash", "-c", "/opt/c3po/hss/hss-run.sh; sleep 3600"]
@@ -87,6 +95,10 @@
           subPath: hss-run.sh
         - name: hss-config
           mountPath: /etc/hss/conf
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        - name: coredump
+          mountPath: /tmp/coredump
+      {{- end }}
       volumes:
       - name: hss-script
         configMap:
@@ -96,3 +108,11 @@
         configMap:
           name: hss
           defaultMode: 420
+    {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+      - name: host-rootfs
+        hostPath:
+          path: /
+      - name: coredump
+        hostPath:
+          path: {{ .Values.config.coreDump.path }}
+    {{- end }}
diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-mme.yaml b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-mme.yaml
index ff64007..a858bab 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-mme.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-mme.yaml
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
         - >
           if chroot /mnt/host-rootfs modinfo nf_conntrack_proto_sctp > /dev/null 2>&1; then \
               chroot /mnt/host-rootfs modprobe nf_conntrack_proto_sctp; \
-          fi
+          fi;
         volumeMounts:
         - name: host-rootfs
           mountPath: /mnt/host-rootfs
@@ -120,10 +120,18 @@
           mountPath: /opt/mme/config
         - name: shared-data
           mountPath: /opt/mme/config/shared
+    {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+{{ tuple "mme" . | include "omec-control-plane.coredump_init" | indent 6 }}
+    {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: mme-app
         image: {{ .Values.images.tags.mme | quote }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+      {{- end }}
         command: ["bash", "-xc"]
         args:
         - /opt/mme/scripts/mme-run.sh mme-app
@@ -137,13 +145,22 @@
           subPath: mme-run.sh
         - name: shared-data
           mountPath: /opt/mme/config/shared
-        - name: configs
-          mountPath: /opt/mme/config
         - name: shared-app
           mountPath: /tmp
+        - name: configs
+          mountPath: /opt/mme/config
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        - name: coredump
+          mountPath: /tmp/coredump
+      {{- end }}
       - name: s1ap-app
         image: {{ .Values.images.tags.mme | quote }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+      {{- end }}
         command: ["bash", "-xc"]
         args:
         - /opt/mme/scripts/mme-run.sh s1ap-app
@@ -159,9 +176,18 @@
           mountPath: /opt/mme/config/shared
         - name: shared-app
           mountPath: /tmp
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        - name: coredump
+          mountPath: /tmp/coredump
+      {{- end }}
       - name: s6a-app
         image: {{ .Values.images.tags.mme | quote }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+      {{- end }}
         command: ["bash", "-xc"]
         args:
         - /opt/mme/scripts/mme-run.sh s6a-app
@@ -177,9 +203,18 @@
           mountPath: /opt/mme/config/shared
         - name: shared-app
           mountPath: /tmp
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        - name: coredump
+          mountPath: /tmp/coredump
+      {{- end }}
       - name: s11-app
         image: {{ .Values.images.tags.mme | quote }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+      {{- end }}
         command: ["bash", "-xc"]
         args:
         - /opt/mme/scripts/mme-run.sh s11-app
@@ -195,6 +230,10 @@
           mountPath: /opt/mme/config/shared
         - name: shared-app
           mountPath: /tmp
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        - name: coredump
+          mountPath: /tmp/coredump
+      {{- end }}
       volumes:
       - name: scripts
         configMap:
@@ -211,3 +250,8 @@
       - name: host-rootfs
         hostPath:
           path: /
+    {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+      - name: coredump
+        hostPath:
+          path: {{ .Values.config.coreDump.path }}
+    {{- end }}
diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-spgwc.yaml b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-spgwc.yaml
index ebc0cd0..90775c0 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-spgwc.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/templates/statefulset-spgwc.yaml
@@ -63,10 +63,18 @@
             value: "echo done"
           - name: DEPENDENCY_POD_JSON
             value: '[{"labels": {"app": "mme"}, "requireSameNode": false}]'
+    {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+{{ tuple "spgwc" . | include "omec-control-plane.coredump_init" | indent 6 }}
+    {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: spgwc
         image: {{ .Values.images.tags.spgwc }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pullPolicy }}
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        securityContext:
+          privileged: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+      {{- end }}
         stdin: true
         tty: true
         command: ["/opt/cp/scripts/spgwc-run.sh"]
@@ -96,6 +104,10 @@
           subPath: spgwc-run.sh
         - name: cp-config
           mountPath: /etc/cp/config
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        - name: coredump
+          mountPath: /tmp/coredump
+      {{- end }}
       volumes:
       - name: cp-script
         configMap:
@@ -105,3 +117,11 @@
         configMap:
           name: spgwc
           defaultMode: 420
+    {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+      - name: host-rootfs
+        hostPath:
+          path: /
+      - name: coredump
+        hostPath:
+          path: {{ .Values.config.coreDump.path }}
+    {{- end }}
diff --git a/omec/omec-control-plane/values.yaml b/omec/omec-control-plane/values.yaml
index 9d3263e..c52ce9b 100644
--- a/omec/omec-control-plane/values.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-control-plane/values.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@
 
 config:
   clusterDomain: cluster.local
+  coreDump:
+    enabled: false
+    path: /tmp/coredump
   hss:
     hssdb: cassandra
     s6a: