diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
index 15c16f6d..89d46161 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: nextcloud
-version: 8.7.0
+version: 8.8.0
 # renovate: image=docker.io/library/nextcloud
 appVersion: 32.0.3
 description: A file sharing server that puts the control and security of your own data back into your hands.
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/README.md b/charts/nextcloud/README.md
index 2f3bb007..1e3413c1 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/README.md
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/README.md
@@ -397,22 +397,23 @@ The [Nextcloud](https://hub.docker.com/_/nextcloud/) image stores the nextcloud
 Persistent Volume Claims are used to keep the data across deployments. This is known to work with GKE, EKS, K3s, and minikube.
 Nextcloud will *not* delete the PVCs when uninstalling the helm chart.
 
-| Parameter                                 | Description                                          | Default         |
-| ----------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
-| `persistence.enabled`                     | Enable persistence using PVC                         | `false`         |
-| `persistence.annotations`                 | PVC annotations                                      | `{}`            |
-| `persistence.labels`                    | PVC labels                                      | `{}`            |
-| `persistence.storageClass`                | PVC Storage Class for nextcloud volume               | `nil`           |
-| `persistence.existingClaim`               | An Existing PVC name for nextcloud volume            | `nil`           |
-| `persistence.accessMode`                  | PVC Access Mode for nextcloud volume                 | `ReadWriteOnce` |
-| `persistence.size`                        | PVC Storage Request for nextcloud volume             | `8Gi`           |
-| `persistence.nextcloudData.enabled`       | Create a second PVC for the data folder in nextcloud | `false`         |
-| `persistence.nextcloudData.annotations`   | see `persistence.annotations`                        | `{}`            |
-| `persistence.nextcloudData.labels`       | see `persistence.labels`                             | `{}`            |
-| `persistence.nextcloudData.storageClass`  | see `persistence.storageClass`                       | `nil`           |
-| `persistence.nextcloudData.existingClaim` | see `persistence.existingClaim`                      | `nil`           |
-| `persistence.nextcloudData.accessMode`    | see `persistence.accessMode`                         | `ReadWriteOnce` |
-| `persistence.nextcloudData.size`          | see `persistence.size`                               | `8Gi`           |
+| Parameter                                | Description                                             | Default         |
+|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
+| `persistence.enabled`                    | Enable persistence using PVC                            | `false`         |
+| `persistence.annotations`                | PVC annotations                                         | `{}`            |
+| `persistence.labels`                     | PVC labels                                              | `{}`            |
+| `persistence.storageClass`               | PVC Storage Class for nextcloud volume                  | `nil`           |
+| `persistence.existingClaim`              | An Existing PVC name for nextcloud volume               | `nil`           |
+| `persistence.accessMode`                 | PVC Access Mode for nextcloud volume                    | `ReadWriteOnce` |
+| `persistence.size`                       | PVC Storage Request for nextcloud volume                | `8Gi`           |
+| `persistence.nextcloudData.enabled`      | Create a second PVC for the data folder in nextcloud    | `false`         |
+| `persistence.nextcloudData.annotations`  | see `persistence.annotations`                           | `{}`            |
+| `persistence.nextcloudData.labels`       | see `persistence.labels`                                | `{}`            |
+| `persistence.nextcloudData.storageClass` | see `persistence.storageClass`                          | `nil`           |
+| `persistence.nextcloudData.existingClaim` | see `persistence.existingClaim`                         | `nil`           |
+| `persistence.nextcloudData.accessMode`   | see `persistence.accessMode`                            | `ReadWriteOnce` |
+| `persistence.nextcloudData.size`         | see `persistence.size`                                  | `8Gi`           |
+| `persistence.hostPath`      | Path on the host where nextcloud data is stored         | `nil`           |
 
 ### Metrics Configurations
 
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
index 2e03dd60..4886cb09 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -350,9 +350,15 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       volumes:
         - name: nextcloud-main
-          {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
+          {{- if and .Values.persistence.enabled }}
+          {{- if .Values.persistence.hostPath }}
+          hostPath:
+            path: {{ .Values.persistence.hostPath }}
+            type: Directory
+          {{- else }}
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: {{ if .Values.persistence.existingClaim }}{{ .Values.persistence.existingClaim }}{{- else }}{{ template "nextcloud.fullname" . }}-nextcloud{{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- else }}
           emptyDir: {}
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud-data-pvc.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud-data-pvc.yaml
index 38779155..83495d50 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud-data-pvc.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/templates/nextcloud-data-pvc.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+{{- if not .Values.persistence.hostPath }}
 {{- if and .Values.persistence.enabled .Values.persistence.nextcloudData.enabled (not .Values.persistence.nextcloudData.existingClaim) }}
 ---
 kind: PersistentVolumeClaim
@@ -21,10 +22,7 @@ spec:
     requests:
       storage: {{ .Values.persistence.nextcloudData.size | quote }}
   {{- with .Values.persistence.nextcloudData.storageClass }}
-  {{- if (eq "-" .) }}
-  storageClassName: ""
-  {{- else }}
-  storageClassName: "{{ . }}"
-  {{- end }}
+  storageClassName: {{ ternary "" . (eq "-" .) }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
index dfde6ed8..7ecc222d 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/values.yaml
@@ -740,6 +740,9 @@ persistence:
   accessMode: ReadWriteOnce
   size: 8Gi
 
+  ## If defined, use a hostPath volume for nextcloud data rather than a dynamically defined PVC.
+  hostPath:
+
   ## Use an additional pvc for the data directory rather than a subpath of the default PVC
   ## Useful to store data on a different storageClass (e.g. on slower disks)
   nextcloudData: