diff --git a/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl b/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
index af69c64..24733ea 100644
--- a/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -34,3 +34,23 @@
 {{- $wtf := $context.Template.Name | replace $last $name -}}
 {{ include $wtf $context }}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Render init container for coredump.
+*/}}
+{{- define "omec-data-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-data-plane/templates/bin/_spgwu-run.sh.tpl b/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/bin/_spgwu-run.sh.tpl
index ff0e476..3d77d81 100644
--- a/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/bin/_spgwu-run.sh.tpl
+++ b/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/bin/_spgwu-run.sh.tpl
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
 set -ex
 
+{{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+cp /bin/ngic_dataplane /tmp/coredump/
+{{- end }}
+
 mkdir -p /opt/dp/config
 cd /opt/dp/config
 cp /etc/dp/config/{cdr.cfg,dp_config.cfg,interface.cfg} .
diff --git a/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/statefulset-spgwu.yaml b/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/statefulset-spgwu.yaml
index 35b6304..f3452d4 100644
--- a/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/statefulset-spgwu.yaml
+++ b/omec/omec-data-plane/templates/statefulset-spgwu.yaml
@@ -75,10 +75,21 @@
               mountPath: /opt/dp/scripts/setup-af-iface.sh
               subPath: setup-af-iface.sh
     {{- end }}
+    {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+{{ tuple "spgwc" . | include "omec-data-plane.coredump_init" | indent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: spgwu
         image: {{ .Values.images.tags.spgwu | quote }}
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.images.pullPolicy | quote }}
+        securityContext:
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+          privileged: true
+          runAsUser: 0
+      {{- end }}
+          capabilities:
+            add:
+              - IPC_LOCK
         stdin: true
         tty: true
         env:
@@ -104,6 +115,10 @@
           subPath: run.sh
         - name: dp-config
           mountPath: /etc/dp/config
+      {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+        - name: coredump
+          mountPath: /tmp/coredump
+      {{- end }}
         resources:
           requests:
           {{- if .Values.resources.enabled }}
@@ -119,10 +134,6 @@
           {{- if .Values.config.sriov.enabled }}
             intel.com/sriov_vfio: 2
           {{- end }}
-        securityContext:
-          capabilities:
-            add:
-              - IPC_LOCK
       volumes:
       - name: dp-script
         configMap:
@@ -132,3 +143,11 @@
         configMap:
           name: spgwu
           defaultMode: 420
+    {{- if .Values.config.coreDump.enabled }}
+      - name: host-rootfs
+        hostPath:
+          path: /
+      - name: coredump
+        hostPath:
+          path: {{ .Values.config.coreDump.path }}
+    {{- end }}