diff --git a/base/external-secrets/kustomization.yaml b/base/external-secrets/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09e56c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/external-secrets/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Kustomization
+
+namespace: external-secrets
+
+resources:
+  - namespace.yaml
+
+helmCharts:
+- name: external-secrets
+  repo: https://charts.external-secrets.io
+  namespace: external-secrets
+  version: 0.17.0
+  releaseName: c-kustom
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/base/external-secrets/namespace.yaml b/base/external-secrets/namespace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55ff7cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/base/external-secrets/namespace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: external-secrets
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/base/external-secrets/values.yaml b/base/external-secrets/values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/base/kustomization.yaml b/base/kustomization.yaml
index c2b5434..91b3280 100644
--- a/base/kustomization.yaml
+++ b/base/kustomization.yaml
@@ -11,4 +11,5 @@ resources:
 - ./minio
 - ./metrics
 - ./nginx
+- ./external-secrets
 #- ./cloudnative-pg-operator