diff --git a/library/common-test/tests/container/lifecycle_test.yaml b/library/common-test/tests/container/lifecycle_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..35bf215796
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/common-test/tests/container/lifecycle_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+suite: container lifecycle test
+templates:
+  - common.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: should pass with lifecycle
+    set:
+      image: &image
+        repository: nginx
+        tag: 1.19.0
+        pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  postStart:
+                    type: exec
+                    command:
+                      - echo
+                      - hello
+                  preStop:
+                    type: http
+                    port: 80
+    asserts:
+      - documentIndex: &deploymentDoc 0
+        isKind:
+          of: Deployment
+      - documentIndex: *deploymentDoc
+        isAPIVersion:
+          of: apps/v1
+      - documentIndex: *deploymentDoc
+        isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0]
+          content:
+            lifecycle:
+              postStart:
+                exec:
+                  command:
+                    - echo
+                    - hello
+              preStop:
+                httpGet:
+                  port: 80
+                  path: /
+                  scheme: HTTP
+
+  - it: should pass with lifecycle
+    set:
+      image: *image
+      some_command: ./some_command
+      some_port: 80
+      some_host: some_host
+      some_scheme: HTTPS
+      some_path: /api/v1
+      some_value: some_value
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  postStart:
+                    type: http
+                    port: "{{ .Values.some_port }}"
+                    host: "{{ .Values.some_host }}"
+                    scheme: "{{ .Values.some_scheme }}"
+                    path: "{{ .Values.some_path }}"
+                    httpHeaders:
+                      key: "{{ .Values.some_value }}"
+                  preStop:
+                    type: exec
+                    command: "{{ .Values.some_command }}"
+    asserts:
+      - documentIndex: &deploymentDoc 0
+        isKind:
+          of: Deployment
+      - documentIndex: *deploymentDoc
+        isAPIVersion:
+          of: apps/v1
+      - documentIndex: *deploymentDoc
+        isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0]
+          content:
+            lifecycle:
+              postStart:
+                httpGet:
+                  port: 80
+                  path: /api/v1
+                  scheme: HTTPS
+                  host: some_host
+                  httpHeaders:
+                    - name: key
+                      value: some_value
+              preStop:
+                exec:
+                  command:
+                    - ./some_command
+
+  # Failures
+  - it: should fail with invalid lifecycle hook
+    set:
+      image: *image
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  invalid: {}
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: Container - Expected <lifecycle> <hook> to be one of [preStop, postStart], but got [invalid]
+
+  - it: should fail with empty lifecycle type
+    set:
+      image: *image
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  preStop:
+                    command: []
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: Container - Expected non-empty <lifecycle> <type>
+
+  - it: should fail with invalid lifecycle type
+    set:
+      image: *image
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  preStop:
+                    type: invalid
+                    command: []
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: Container - Expected <lifecycle> <type> to be one of [exec, http], but got [invalid]
+
+  - it: should fail with empty command on exec lifecycle type
+    set:
+      image: *image
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  preStop:
+                    type: exec
+                    command: []
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: Container - Expected non-empty <lifecycle> <command> on [exec] type
+
+  - it: should fail with empty port on http lifecycle type
+    set:
+      image: *image
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  preStop:
+                    type: http
+                    port: ""
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: Container - Expected non-empty <lifecycle> <port> on [http] type
+
+  - it: should fail with empty value on httpHeaders on http lifecycle type
+    set:
+      image: *image
+      workload:
+        workload-name:
+          enabled: true
+          primary: true
+          type: Deployment
+          podSpec:
+            containers:
+              container-name1:
+                enabled: true
+                primary: true
+                imageSelector: image
+                lifecycle:
+                  preStop:
+                    type: http
+                    port: 80
+                    httpHeaders:
+                      key: ""
+    asserts:
+      - failedTemplate:
+          errorMessage: Container - Expected non-empty <value> on <httpHeaders>
diff --git a/library/common/1.0.0/docs/container/README.md b/library/common/1.0.0/docs/container/README.md
index eb89ec8cb9..e003e77ed5 100644
--- a/library/common/1.0.0/docs/container/README.md
+++ b/library/common/1.0.0/docs/container/README.md
@@ -2,19 +2,29 @@
 
 Assume every key bellow has a prefix of `workload.[workload-name].podSpec`.
 
-| Key                                                   |     Type      | Required | Helm Template | Default | Description                                                                                    |
-| :---------------------------------------------------- | :-----------: | :------: | :-----------: | :-----: | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| containers.[container-name]                           |    `dict`     |    ✅    |      ❌       |  `{}`   | Define the container as dict                                                                   |
-| containers.[container-name].enabled                   |   `boolean`   |    ✅    |      ❌       | `false` | Enables or Disables the container                                                              |
-| containers.[container-name].primary                   |   `boolean`   |    ✅    |      ❌       | `false` | Sets the container as primary                                                                  |
-| containers.[container-name].stdin                     |   `boolean`   |    ❌    |      ❌       | `false` | whether to enable stdin or not                                                                 |
-| containers.[container-name].tty                       |   `boolean`   |    ❌    |      ❌       | `false` | whether to enable tty or not                                                                   |
-| containers.[container-name].command                   | `list/string` |    ❌    |      ✅       |  `[]`   | Define command(s). If it's single, can be defined as string                                    |
-| containers.[container-name].args                      | `list/string` |    ❌    |      ✅       |  `[]`   | Define arg(s). If it's single, can be defined as string                                        |
-| containers.[container-name].extraArgs                 | `list/string` |    ❌    |      ✅       |  `[]`   | Define extraArg(s). Those are appended after the `args`. Useful for user defined args from GUI |
-| containers.[container-name].termination               |    `dict`     |    ❌    |      ❌       |  `{}`   | Define termination for the container                                                           |
-| containers.[container-name].termination.messagePath   |   `string`    |    ❌    |      ✅       |  `""`   | Define termination message path for the container                                              |
-| containers.[container-name].termination.messagePolicy |   `string`    |    ❌    |      ✅       |  `""`   | Define termination message policy for the container                                            |
+| Key                                                      |     Type      |     Required      |   Helm Template    | Default | Description                                                                                    |
+| :------------------------------------------------------- | :-----------: | :---------------: | :----------------: | :-----: | :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --- |
+| containers.[container-name]                              |    `dict`     |        ✅         |         ❌         |  `{}`   | Define the container as dict                                                                   |
+| containers.[container-name].enabled                      |   `boolean`   |        ✅         |         ❌         | `false` | Enables or Disables the container                                                              |
+| containers.[container-name].primary                      |   `boolean`   |        ✅         |         ❌         | `false` | Sets the container as primary                                                                  |
+| containers.[container-name].stdin                        |   `boolean`   |        ❌         |         ❌         | `false` | whether to enable stdin or not                                                                 |
+| containers.[container-name].tty                          |   `boolean`   |        ❌         |         ❌         | `false` | whether to enable tty or not                                                                   |
+| containers.[container-name].command                      | `list/string` |        ❌         |         ✅         |  `[]`   | Define command(s). If it's single, can be defined as string                                    |
+| containers.[container-name].args                         | `list/string` |        ❌         |         ✅         |  `[]`   | Define arg(s). If it's single, can be defined as string                                        |
+| containers.[container-name].extraArgs                    | `list/string` |        ❌         |         ✅         |  `[]`   | Define extraArg(s). Those are appended after the `args`. Useful for user defined args from GUI |
+| containers.[container-name].termination                  |    `dict`     |        ❌         |         ❌         |  `{}`   | Define termination for the container                                                           |
+| containers.[container-name].termination.messagePath      |   `string`    |        ❌         |         ✅         |  `""`   | Define termination message path for the container                                              |
+| containers.[container-name].termination.messagePolicy    |   `string`    |        ❌         |         ✅         |  `""`   | Define termination message policy for the container                                            |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle                    |    `dict`     |        ❌         |         ❌         |  `{}`   | Define lifecycle for the container                                                             |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.preStop            |    `dict`     |        ❌         |         ❌         |  `{}`   | Define preStop lifecycle                                                                       |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.postStart          |    `dict`     |        ❌         |         ❌         |  `{}`   | Define preStop lifecycle                                                                       |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.[hook].type        |   `string`    |        ❌         |         ❌         |  `""`   | Define hook type (exec, http)                                                                  |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.[hook].command     | `list/string` | ✅ (On exec type) |         ✅         |  `""`   | Define command(s). If it's single, can be defined as string (Only when exec type is used)      |     |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.[hook].port        |     `int`     | ✅ (On http type) |         ✅         |  `""`   | Define the port, (Only when http type is used)                                                 |     |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.[hook].host        |   `string`    |        ❌         |         ✅         |         | Define the host, k8s defaults to POD IP (Only when http type is used)                          |     |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.[hook].path        |   `string`    |        ❌         |         ✅         |   `/`   | Define the path (Only when http type is used)                                                  |     |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.[hook].scheme      |   `string`    |        ❌         |         ✅         | `HTTP`  | Define the scheme (Only when http type is used)                                                |     |
+| containers.[container-name].lifecycle.[hook].httpHeaders |    `dict`     |        ❌         | ✅ (On value only) |  `{}`   | Define the httpHeaders in key-value pairs (Only when http type is used)                        |     |
 
 ---
 
@@ -57,4 +67,17 @@ workload:
           termination:
             messagePath: /dev/termination-log
             messagePolicy: File
+          lifecycle:
+            preStop:
+              type: exec
+              command:
+                - command
+            postStart:
+              type: http
+              port: 8080
+              host: localhost
+              path: /path
+              scheme: HTTP
+              httpHeaders:
+                key: value
 ```
diff --git a/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/_lifecycle.tpl b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/_lifecycle.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48b11e9de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/_lifecycle.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+{{/* Returns lifecycle */}}
+{{/* Call this template:
+{{ include "ix.v1.common.lib.container.lifecycle" (dict "rootCtx" $ "objectData" $objectData) }}
+rootCtx: The root context of the template. It is used to access the global context.
+objectData: The object data to be used to render the container.
+*/}}
+{{- define "ix.v1.common.lib.container.lifecycle" -}}
+  {{- $rootCtx := .rootCtx -}}
+  {{- $objectData := .objectData -}}
+
+  {{- $hooks := (list "preStop" "postStart") -}}
+  {{- $types := (list "exec" "http") -}}
+  {{- with $objectData.lifecycle -}}
+    {{- range $hook, $hookValues := . -}}
+      {{- if not (mustHas $hook $hooks) -}}
+        {{- fail (printf "Container - Expected <lifecycle> <hook> to be one of [%s], but got [%s]" (join ", " $hooks) $hook) -}}
+      {{- end -}}
+
+      {{- if not $hookValues.type -}}
+        {{- fail "Container - Expected non-empty <lifecycle> <type>" -}}
+      {{- end -}}
+
+      {{- if not (mustHas $hookValues.type $types) -}}
+        {{- fail (printf "Container - Expected <lifecycle> <type> to be one of [%s], but got [%s]" (join ", " $types) $hookValues.type) -}}
+      {{- end }}
+{{ $hook }}:
+      {{- if eq $hookValues.type "exec" -}}
+        {{- if not $hookValues.command -}}
+          {{- fail "Container - Expected non-empty <lifecycle> <command> on [exec] type" -}}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- include "ix.v1.common.lib.container.actions.exec" (dict "rootCtx" $rootCtx "objectData" $hookValues) | trim | nindent 2 }}
+      {{- else if eq $hookValues.type "http" }}
+        {{- if not $hookValues.port -}}
+          {{- fail "Container - Expected non-empty <lifecycle> <port> on [http] type" -}}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- include "ix.v1.common.lib.container.actions.httpGet" (dict "rootCtx" $rootCtx "objectData" $hookValues) | trim | nindent 2 }}
+      {{- end -}}
+
+    {{- end -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+
+
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_exec.tpl b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_exec.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92a56e1a74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_exec.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{{/* Returns exec action */}}
+{{/* Call this template:
+{{ include "ix.v1.common.lib.container.actions.exec" (dict "rootCtx" $ "objectData" $objectData) }}
+rootCtx: The root context of the template. It is used to access the global context.
+objectData: The object data to be used to render the container.
+*/}}
+{{- define "ix.v1.common.lib.container.actions.exec" -}}
+  {{- $rootCtx := .rootCtx -}}
+  {{- $objectData := .objectData }}
+exec:
+  command:
+    {{- include "ix.v1.common.lib.container.command" (dict "rootCtx" $rootCtx "objectData" $objectData) | trim | nindent 4}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_httpGet.tpl b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_httpGet.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72446f4220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/container/actions/_httpGet.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{{/* Returns httpGet action */}}
+{{/* Call this template:
+{{ include "ix.v1.common.lib.container.actions.httpGet" (dict "rootCtx" $ "objectData" $objectData) }}
+rootCtx: The root context of the template. It is used to access the global context.
+objectData: The object data to be used to render the container.
+*/}}
+{{- define "ix.v1.common.lib.container.actions.httpGet" -}}
+  {{- $rootCtx := .rootCtx -}}
+  {{- $objectData := .objectData -}}
+
+  {{- $port := $objectData.port -}}
+  {{- $path := "/" -}}
+  {{- $scheme := "HTTP" -}}
+
+  {{- if kindIs "string" $port -}}
+    {{- $port = tpl $port $rootCtx -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+  {{- with $objectData.path -}}
+    {{- $path = tpl . $rootCtx -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+  {{- with $objectData.scheme -}}
+    {{- $scheme = tpl . $rootCtx -}}
+  {{- end }}
+httpGet:
+  {{- with $objectData.host }}
+  host: {{ tpl . $rootCtx }}
+  {{- end }}
+  port: {{ $port }}
+  path: {{ $path }}
+  scheme: {{ $scheme }}
+  {{- with $objectData.httpHeaders }}
+  httpHeaders:
+    {{- range $name, $value := . }}
+      {{- if not $value -}}
+        {{- fail "Container - Expected non-empty <value> on <httpHeaders>" -}}
+      {{- end }}
+    - name: {{ $name }}
+      value: {{ tpl $value $rootCtx }}
+    {{- end -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/pod/_container.tpl b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/pod/_container.tpl
index 3aea6fb164..ee64f37ec4 100644
--- a/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/pod/_container.tpl
+++ b/library/common/1.0.0/templates/lib/pod/_container.tpl
@@ -29,9 +29,12 @@ objectData: The object data to be used to render the Pod.
   {{- with $termination.messagePolicy }}
   terminationMessagePolicy: {{ . }}
   {{- end -}}
+  {{- with (include "ix.v1.common.lib.container.lifecycle" (dict "rootCtx" $rootCtx "objectData" $objectData) | trim) }}
+  lifecycle:
+    {{- . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{/* TODO:
-lifecycle
 securityContext
 resources
 probes
diff --git a/library/common/1.0.0/values.yaml b/library/common/1.0.0/values.yaml
index 4681e4d546..59b5e3079e 100644
--- a/library/common/1.0.0/values.yaml
+++ b/library/common/1.0.0/values.yaml
@@ -476,9 +476,19 @@ workload:
                 - ALL
           lifecycle:
             postStart:
-              command: []
+              type: http
+              port: 123
+              path: /asdf
+              httpHeaders:
+                key: value
+                key2: value2
+              host: asdf
+              scheme: HTTPS
             preStop:
-              command: []
+              type: exec
+              command:
+                - asdf
+                - asdf
           termination:
             messagePath: ""
             messagePolicy: ""