diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
index 615eb0a6..6f81ba40 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: nextcloud
-version: 7.0.1
+version: 7.0.2
 # renovate: image=docker.io/library/nextcloud
 appVersion: 31.0.7
 description: A file sharing server that puts the control and security of your own data back into your hands.
diff --git a/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1948e47d..cdf9a899 100644
--- a/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/nextcloud/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -270,6 +270,11 @@ spec:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
           volumeMounts:
+            {{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+            - name: php-confd
+              mountPath: "/usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/redis-session.ini" # fix permission denied error
+              subPath: redis-session.ini
+            {{- end }}
             {{- include "nextcloud.volumeMounts" . | trim | nindent 12 }}
         {{- end }}{{/* end-if cronjob.enabled */}}
         {{- with .Values.nextcloud.extraSidecarContainers }}
@@ -279,7 +284,7 @@ spec:
       nodeSelector:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
-      {{- if or .Values.nextcloud.extraInitContainers .Values.mariadb.enabled .Values.postgresql.enabled }}
+      {{- if or .Values.nextcloud.extraInitContainers .Values.mariadb.enabled .Values.postgresql.enabled .Values.redis.enabled }}
       initContainers:
         {{- with .Values.nextcloud.extraInitContainers }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
@@ -330,6 +335,17 @@ spec:
             - "-c"
             - "until pg_isready -h ${POSTGRES_HOST} -U ${POSTGRES_USER} ; do sleep 2 ; done"
         {{- end }}{{/* end-if any database-initContainer */}}
+        {{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+        # create empty redis file for nextcloud entrypoint to override it
+        - name: init-redis-session-ini
+          # image can be busybox, but using nextcloud image so that if there is a registry prefix, it is taken.
+          # This avoids creating a dedicated .Values config just for this image.
+          image: {{ include "nextcloud.image" . }}
+          command: ['touch', '/usr/local/etc/php/conf.d/redis-session.ini']
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: php-confd
+              mountPath: "/usr/local/etc/php/conf.d"
+        {{- end }}{{/* end-if redis init */}}
       {{- end }}{{/* end-if any initContainer */}}
       {{- with .Values.affinity }}
       affinity:
@@ -373,6 +389,10 @@ spec:
             name: {{ template "nextcloud.fullname" . }}-hooks
             defaultMode: 0o755
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.redis.enabled }}
+        - name: php-confd
+          emptyDir: {}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- with .Values.nextcloud.extraVolumes }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}