diff --git a/examples/tenant-prometheus.yaml b/examples/tenant-prometheus.yaml
index c4d75079fbe..3cf2a4a6f28 100644
--- a/examples/tenant-prometheus.yaml
+++ b/examples/tenant-prometheus.yaml
@@ -97,4 +97,7 @@ spec:
   podManagementPolicy: Parallel
 
   prometheus:
+    image: "prom/prometheus"
+    sidecarimage: "alpine"
+    initimage: "busybox"
     diskCapacityGB: 5
diff --git a/helm/minio-operator/templates/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml b/helm/minio-operator/templates/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
index 8c7007d3c73..98129122b52 100644
--- a/helm/minio-operator/templates/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
+++ b/helm/minio-operator/templates/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
@@ -1421,6 +1421,10 @@ spec:
                     type: object
                   diskCapacityGB:
                     type: integer
+                  image:
+                    type: string
+                  initimage:
+                    type: string
                   labels:
                     additionalProperties:
                       type: string
@@ -1510,6 +1514,8 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                     type: object
+                  sidecarimage:
+                    type: string
                 type: object
               requestAutoCert:
                 type: boolean
@@ -5370,6 +5376,10 @@ spec:
                     type: object
                   diskCapacityGB:
                     type: integer
+                  image:
+                    type: string
+                  initimage:
+                    type: string
                   labels:
                     additionalProperties:
                       type: string
@@ -5459,6 +5469,8 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                     type: object
+                  sidecarimage:
+                    type: string
                 type: object
               requestAutoCert:
                 type: boolean
diff --git a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/constants.go b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/constants.go
index 7f657395939..3ced42d5e92 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/constants.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/constants.go
@@ -157,6 +157,12 @@ const ConsoleCertPath = "/tmp/certs"
 // PrometheusImage specifies the container image for prometheus server
 const PrometheusImage = "quay.io/prometheus/prometheus:latest"
 
+// PrometheusSideCarImage specifies the container image for prometheus sidecar
+const PrometheusSideCarImage = "alpine"
+
+// PrometheusInitImage specifies the init container image for prometheus server
+const PrometheusInitImage = "busybox"
+
 // PrometheusInstanceLabel is applied to the prometheus server pod
 const PrometheusInstanceLabel = "v1.min.io/prometheus"
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/helper.go b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/helper.go
index 3209acb3307..d8ec7ecdc97 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/helper.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/helper.go
@@ -365,6 +365,18 @@ func (t *Tenant) EnsureDefaults() *Tenant {
 		}
 	}
 
+	if t.HasPrometheusEnabled() {
+		if t.Spec.Prometheus.Image == "" {
+			t.Spec.Prometheus.Image = PrometheusImage
+		}
+		if t.Spec.Prometheus.SideCarImage == "" {
+			t.Spec.Prometheus.SideCarImage = PrometheusSideCarImage
+		}
+		if t.Spec.Prometheus.InitImage == "" {
+			t.Spec.Prometheus.InitImage = PrometheusInitImage
+		}
+	}
+
 	return t
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/types.go b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/types.go
index 4aa7badb86d..c652023b2b0 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/minio.min.io/v2/types.go
@@ -360,6 +360,17 @@ type AuditConfig struct {
 
 // PrometheusConfig defines configuration for Prometheus metrics server
 type PrometheusConfig struct {
+	// Image defines Prometheus container image.
+	// +optional
+	Image string `json:"image,omitempty"`
+	// SideCarImage defines container image to be used for sidecar
+	// Expects "alpine" image
+	// +optional
+	SideCarImage string `json:"sidecarimage,omitempty"`
+	// InitImage defines init container image to be used for Prometheus
+	// Expects "busybox" image
+	// +optional
+	InitImage string `json:"initimage,omitempty"`
 	// DiskCapacityGB defines the disk capacity in GB available to the
 	// Prometheus server
 	// +optional
diff --git a/pkg/resources/statefulsets/prometheus.go b/pkg/resources/statefulsets/prometheus.go
index c4b7ef659ed..3114f7d6902 100644
--- a/pkg/resources/statefulsets/prometheus.go
+++ b/pkg/resources/statefulsets/prometheus.go
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func prometheusServerContainer(t *miniov2.Tenant) corev1.Container {
 	var runAsUser int64 = 1000
 	return corev1.Container{
 		Name:  miniov2.PrometheusContainerName,
-		Image: miniov2.PrometheusImage,
+		Image: t.Spec.Prometheus.Image,
 		Ports: []corev1.ContainerPort{
 			{
 				ContainerPort: miniov2.PrometheusPort,
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func prometheusServerContainer(t *miniov2.Tenant) corev1.Container {
 func prometheusSidecarContainer(t *miniov2.Tenant) corev1.Container {
 	return corev1.Container{
 		Name:            miniov2.PrometheusContainerName + "-sidecar",
-		Image:           "alpine",
+		Image:           t.Spec.Prometheus.SideCarImage,
 		ImagePullPolicy: t.Spec.ImagePullPolicy,
 		VolumeMounts:    prometheusVolumeMounts(t),
 		Env:             prometheusEnvVars(t),
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func NewForPrometheus(t *miniov2.Tenant, serviceName string) *appsv1.StatefulSet
 	initContainers := []corev1.Container{
 		{
 			Name:  "prometheus-init-chown-data",
-			Image: "busybox",
+			Image: t.Spec.Prometheus.InitImage,
 			Command: []string{
 				"chown",
 				"-R",
diff --git a/resources/base/crds/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml b/resources/base/crds/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
index 8c7007d3c73..98129122b52 100644
--- a/resources/base/crds/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
+++ b/resources/base/crds/minio.min.io_tenants.yaml
@@ -1421,6 +1421,10 @@ spec:
                     type: object
                   diskCapacityGB:
                     type: integer
+                  image:
+                    type: string
+                  initimage:
+                    type: string
                   labels:
                     additionalProperties:
                       type: string
@@ -1510,6 +1514,8 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                     type: object
+                  sidecarimage:
+                    type: string
                 type: object
               requestAutoCert:
                 type: boolean
@@ -5370,6 +5376,10 @@ spec:
                     type: object
                   diskCapacityGB:
                     type: integer
+                  image:
+                    type: string
+                  initimage:
+                    type: string
                   labels:
                     additionalProperties:
                       type: string
@@ -5459,6 +5469,8 @@ spec:
                             type: string
                         type: object
                     type: object
+                  sidecarimage:
+                    type: string
                 type: object
               requestAutoCert:
                 type: boolean