diff --git a/api/v1/coherence_types.go b/api/v1/coherence_types.go
index 3876788c..c77c0371 100644
--- a/api/v1/coherence_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/coherence_types.go
@@ -2320,6 +2320,19 @@ type ReadinessProbeSpec struct {
 	// Minimum consecutive failures for the probe to be considered failed after having succeeded.
 	// +optional
 	FailureThreshold *int32 `json:"failureThreshold,omitempty"`
+	// TerminationGracePeriodSeconds is the optional duration in seconds the pod needs to terminate gracefully
+	// upon probe failure.
+	// The grace period is the duration in seconds after the processes running in the pod are sent
+	// a termination signal and the time when the processes are forcibly halted with a kill signal.
+	// Set this value longer than the expected cleanup time for your process.
+	// If this value is nil, the pod's terminationGracePeriodSeconds will be used. Otherwise, this
+	// value overrides the value provided by the pod spec.
+	// Value must be non-negative integer. The value zero indicates stop immediately via
+	// the kill signal (no opportunity to shut down).
+	// This is a beta field and requires enabling ProbeTerminationGracePeriod feature gate.
+	// The minimum value is 1. spec.terminationGracePeriodSeconds is used if unset.
+	// +optional
+	TerminationGracePeriodSeconds *int64 `json:"terminationGracePeriodSeconds,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ProbeHandler is the definition of a probe handler.
@@ -2371,6 +2384,7 @@ func (in *ReadinessProbeSpec) UpdateProbeSpec(port int32, path string, probe *co
 		if in.TimeoutSeconds != nil {
 			probe.TimeoutSeconds = *in.TimeoutSeconds
 		}
+		probe.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds = in.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/api/v1/coherenceresource_types.go b/api/v1/coherenceresource_types.go
index 2901e2db..66a53a72 100644
--- a/api/v1/coherenceresource_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/coherenceresource_types.go
@@ -677,6 +677,7 @@ func (in *CoherenceStatefulSetResourceSpec) CreateStatefulSet(deployment *Cohere
 	sts.Labels[LabelComponent] = LabelComponentCoherenceStatefulSet
 	sts.Spec = appsv1.StatefulSetSpec{
 		Replicas:             &replicas,
+		MinReadySeconds:      in.GetMinReadySeconds(),
 		PodManagementPolicy:  appsv1.ParallelPodManagement,
 		UpdateStrategy:       updateStrategy,
 		RevisionHistoryLimit: ptr.To(int32(5)),
diff --git a/api/v1/coherenceresourcespec_types.go b/api/v1/coherenceresourcespec_types.go
index 6aa3ad83..c0b61dc0 100644
--- a/api/v1/coherenceresourcespec_types.go
+++ b/api/v1/coherenceresourcespec_types.go
@@ -290,6 +290,11 @@ type CoherenceResourceSpec struct {
 	// Cannot be updated.
 	// +optional
 	Lifecycle *corev1.Lifecycle `json:"lifecycle,omitempty"`
+	// Minimum number of seconds for which a newly created pod should be ready
+	// without any of its container crashing for it to be considered available.
+	// Defaults to 0 (pod will be considered available as soon as it is ready)
+	// +optional
+	MinReadySeconds *int32 `json:"minReadySeconds,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // Action is an action to execute when the StatefulSet becomes ready.
@@ -399,6 +404,15 @@ func (in *CoherenceResourceSpec) GetDefaultScalingProbe() *Probe {
 	return probe.DeepCopy()
 }
 
+// GetMinReadySeconds returns the minReadySeconds value or zero if
+// minReadySeconds is not configured.
+func (in *CoherenceResourceSpec) GetMinReadySeconds() int32 {
+	if in == nil || in.MinReadySeconds == nil {
+		return 0
+	}
+	return *in.MinReadySeconds
+}
+
 // GetCoherencePersistence returns the Coherence PersistenceSpec or nil if
 // persistence is not configured.
 func (in *CoherenceResourceSpec) GetCoherencePersistence() *PersistenceSpec {
diff --git a/api/v1/create_statefulset_probes_test.go b/api/v1/create_statefulset_probes_test.go
index f9a0ee9a..505f3d9b 100644
--- a/api/v1/create_statefulset_probes_test.go
+++ b/api/v1/create_statefulset_probes_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2022, 2023, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
+ * Copyright (c) 2020, 2025, Oracle and/or its affiliates.
  * Licensed under the Universal Permissive License v 1.0 as shown at
  * http://oss.oracle.com/licenses/upl.
  */
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	coh "github.com/oracle/coherence-operator/api/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/intstr"
+	"k8s.io/utils/ptr"
 	"testing"
 )
 
@@ -37,11 +38,12 @@ func TestCreateStatefulSetWithEmptyReadinessProbeSpec(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCreateStatefulSetWithReadinessProbeSpec(t *testing.T) {
 
 	probe := coh.ReadinessProbeSpec{
-		InitialDelaySeconds: int32Ptr(10),
-		TimeoutSeconds:      int32Ptr(20),
-		PeriodSeconds:       int32Ptr(30),
-		SuccessThreshold:    int32Ptr(40),
-		FailureThreshold:    int32Ptr(50),
+		InitialDelaySeconds:           int32Ptr(10),
+		TimeoutSeconds:                int32Ptr(20),
+		PeriodSeconds:                 int32Ptr(30),
+		SuccessThreshold:              int32Ptr(40),
+		FailureThreshold:              int32Ptr(50),
+		TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: ptr.To(int64(1234)),
 	}
 
 	spec := coh.CoherenceResourceSpec{
@@ -62,11 +64,12 @@ func TestCreateStatefulSetWithReadinessProbeSpec(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			TCPSocket: nil,
 		},
-		InitialDelaySeconds: 10,
-		TimeoutSeconds:      20,
-		PeriodSeconds:       30,
-		SuccessThreshold:    40,
-		FailureThreshold:    50,
+		InitialDelaySeconds:           10,
+		TimeoutSeconds:                20,
+		PeriodSeconds:                 30,
+		SuccessThreshold:              40,
+		FailureThreshold:              50,
+		TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: ptr.To(int64(1234)),
 	}
 
 	// assert that the StatefulSet is as expected
diff --git a/api/v1/create_statefulset_test.go b/api/v1/create_statefulset_test.go
index d0298955..d9bc53ac 100644
--- a/api/v1/create_statefulset_test.go
+++ b/api/v1/create_statefulset_test.go
@@ -797,3 +797,33 @@ func TestCreateStatefulUsingJava8(t *testing.T) {
 	// assert that the StatefulSet is as expected
 	assertStatefulSetCreation(t, deployment, stsExpected)
 }
+
+func TestCreateStatefulSetWithMinReadySeconds(t *testing.T) {
+	spec := coh.CoherenceResourceSpec{
+		MinReadySeconds: ptr.To(int32(19)),
+	}
+
+	// Create the test deployment
+	deployment := createTestDeployment(spec)
+	// Create expected StatefulSet
+	stsExpected := createMinimalExpectedStatefulSet(deployment)
+	stsExpected.Spec.MinReadySeconds = 19
+
+	// assert that the StatefulSet is as expected
+	assertStatefulSetCreation(t, deployment, stsExpected)
+}
+
+func TestCreateStatefulSetWithMinReadySecondsSetToZero(t *testing.T) {
+	spec := coh.CoherenceResourceSpec{
+		MinReadySeconds: ptr.To(int32(0)),
+	}
+
+	// Create the test deployment
+	deployment := createTestDeployment(spec)
+	// Create expected StatefulSet
+	stsExpected := createMinimalExpectedStatefulSet(deployment)
+	stsExpected.Spec.MinReadySeconds = 0
+
+	// assert that the StatefulSet is as expected
+	assertStatefulSetCreation(t, deployment, stsExpected)
+}