diff --git a/charts/account-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/account-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index ce1c5da8d..667d2ab13 100644
--- a/charts/account-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/account-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ spec:
           env:
           - name: KCP_ENABLED
             value: "{{ .Values.kcp.enabled }}"
+          - name: VIRTUAL_WORKSPACE_URL
+            value: "{{ .Values.kcp.virtualWorkspaceUrl }}"
           {{- if .Values.kubeconfigSecret }}
           - name: KUBECONFIG
             value: /api-kubeconfig/kubeconfig
diff --git a/charts/account-operator/values.yaml b/charts/account-operator/values.yaml
index 4ff565347..bf2331cb2 100644
--- a/charts/account-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/account-operator/values.yaml
@@ -25,5 +25,6 @@ deployment:
 
 kcp:
   enabled: false
+  virtualWorkspaceUrl: ""
 
 kubeconfigSecret: ""