diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e361ce20..9271b878 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Changelog for Cass Operator, new PRs should update the `main / unreleased` secti
 * [CHANGE] [#618](https://github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/issues/618) Update dependencies to support controller-runtime 0.17.2, modify required parts.
 * [ENHANCEMENT] [#628](https://github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/issues/628) Replace pod task can replace any node, including those that have crashed
 * [ENHANCEMENT] [#532](https://github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/issues/532) Instead of rejecting updates/creates with deprecated fields, return kubectl warnings.
+* [ENHANCEMENT] [#648](https://github.com/k8ssandra/cass-operator/issues/648) Add a default (5 seconds) MinReadySeconds to the StatefulSets and make that value configurable in the Spec
 
 ## v1.19.1
 
diff --git a/apis/cassandra/v1beta1/cassandradatacenter_types.go b/apis/cassandra/v1beta1/cassandradatacenter_types.go
index e2d17732..ff8d3d08 100644
--- a/apis/cassandra/v1beta1/cassandradatacenter_types.go
+++ b/apis/cassandra/v1beta1/cassandradatacenter_types.go
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ type CassandraDatacenterSpec struct {
 	// Use cautiously.
 	// +optional
 	DatacenterName string `json:"datacenterName,omitempty"`
+
+	// MinReadySeconds sets the minimum number of seconds for which a newly created pod should be ready without any of its containers crashing, for it to be considered available. Defaults to 5 seconds and is set in the StatefulSet spec.
+	// Setting to 0 might cause multiple Cassandra pods to restart at the same time despite PodDisruptionBudget settings.
+	MinReadySeconds *int32 `json:"minReadySeconds,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type NetworkingConfig struct {
diff --git a/apis/cassandra/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/apis/cassandra/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 63c077c8..ad4af351 100644
--- a/apis/cassandra/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/apis/cassandra/v1beta1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -357,6 +357,11 @@ func (in *CassandraDatacenterSpec) DeepCopyInto(out *CassandraDatacenterSpec) {
 		*out = new(CDCConfiguration)
 		(*in).DeepCopyInto(*out)
 	}
+	if in.MinReadySeconds != nil {
+		in, out := &in.MinReadySeconds, &out.MinReadySeconds
+		*out = new(int32)
+		**out = **in
+	}
 }
 
 // DeepCopy is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, creating a new CassandraDatacenterSpec.
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/cassandra.datastax.com_cassandradatacenters.yaml b/config/crd/bases/cassandra.datastax.com_cassandradatacenters.yaml
index b3d4eb5c..75f81e9e 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/cassandra.datastax.com_cassandradatacenters.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/cassandra.datastax.com_cassandradatacenters.yaml
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@ spec:
                     - serverSecretName
                     type: object
                 type: object
+              minReadySeconds:
+                description: |-
+                  MinReadySeconds sets the minimum number of seconds for which a newly created pod should be ready without any of its containers crashing, for it to be considered available. Defaults to 5 seconds and is set in the StatefulSet spec.
+                  Setting to 0 might cause multiple Cassandra pods to restart at the same time despite PodDisruptionBudget settings.
+                format: int32
+                type: integer
               networking:
                 properties:
                   hostNetwork:
diff --git a/pkg/reconciliation/construct_statefulset.go b/pkg/reconciliation/construct_statefulset.go
index e48f3ce6..e73e3392 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciliation/construct_statefulset.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciliation/construct_statefulset.go
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func newStatefulSetForCassandraDatacenter(
 			PodManagementPolicy:  appsv1.ParallelPodManagement,
 			Template:             *template,
 			VolumeClaimTemplates: volumeClaimTemplates,
+			MinReadySeconds:      5,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -152,6 +153,10 @@ func newStatefulSetForCassandraDatacenter(
 		result.Spec.ServiceName = sts.Spec.ServiceName
 	}
 
+	if dc.Spec.MinReadySeconds != nil {
+		result.Spec.MinReadySeconds = *dc.Spec.MinReadySeconds
+	}
+
 	// add a hash here to facilitate checking if updates are needed
 	utils.AddHashAnnotation(result)