diff --git a/helm/reana/templates/announcement-config.yaml b/helm/reana/templates/announcement-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b86c19f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/reana/templates/announcement-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: announcement-config
+data:
+  announcement: ""
diff --git a/helm/reana/templates/reana-server.yaml b/helm/reana/templates/reana-server.yaml
index f23bcaf0..d143fb68 100644
--- a/helm/reana/templates/reana-server.yaml
+++ b/helm/reana/templates/reana-server.yaml
@@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ spec:
               secretKeyRef:
                 name: {{ include "reana.prefix" . }}-secrets
                 key: REANA_SECRET_KEY
+          - name: REANA_UI_ANNOUNCEMENT
+            valueFrom:
+              configMapKeyRef:
+                name: announcement-config
+                key: announcement
           {{- if .Values.debug.enabled }}
           # Disable CORS in development environment, for example
           # to connect from an external React application.