diff --git a/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/secrets.yaml b/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/secrets.yaml
index 754f117..a900132 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -25,3 +25,17 @@
 type: Opaque
 data:
   odl-password: {{ .Values.config.odlPassword | b64enc | quote }}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}-sdnctl
+  namespace: {{ include "common.namespace" . }}
+  labels:
+    app: {{ include "common.fullname" . }}
+    chart: {{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
+type: Opaque
+data:
+  db-sdnctl-password: {{ .Values.config.dbSdnctlPassword | b64enc | quote }}
diff --git a/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/statefulset.yaml b/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/statefulset.yaml
index e821406..28e9803 100644
--- a/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/sdnc/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-odl
                   key: odl-password
+            - name: SDNC_DB_PASSWORD
+              valueFrom:
+                secretKeyRef:
+                  name: {{ template "common.fullname" . }}-sdnctl
+                  key: db-sdnctl-password
             - name: SDNC_CONFIG_DIR
               value: "{{ .Values.config.configDir }}"
             - name: ENABLE_ODL_CLUSTER