diff --git a/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/_helpers.tpl b/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/_helpers.tpl
index e5ec9182d6..c00e643fdb 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/* Kubernetes CronJob names are limited to 52 characters. */}}
+{{- define "buzz.cronJobName" -}}
+{{- $maxBaseLength := sub 51 (len .suffix) | int -}}
+{{- $base := include "buzz.fullname" .root | trunc $maxBaseLength | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- printf "%s-%s" $base .suffix -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{- define "buzz.chart" -}}
 {{- printf "%s-%s" .Chart.Name .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/_operator-jobs.tpl b/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/_operator-jobs.tpl
index f273fe8ebd..49a204f9ec 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/_operator-jobs.tpl
+++ b/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/_operator-jobs.tpl
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: CronJob
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "buzz.fullname" $root }}-deletion-drain
+  name: {{ include "buzz.cronJobName" (dict "root" $root "suffix" "deletion-drain") }}
   labels:
     {{- include "buzz.labels" $root | nindent 4 }}
     app.kubernetes.io/component: deletion-drain
diff --git a/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/storage-accounting-cronjob.yaml b/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/storage-accounting-cronjob.yaml
index deaa816888..f753bd3b41 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/storage-accounting-cronjob.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/buzz/templates/storage-accounting-cronjob.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 apiVersion: batch/v1
 kind: CronJob
 metadata:
-  name: {{ include "buzz.fullname" . }}-storage-accounting
+  name: {{ include "buzz.cronJobName" (dict "root" . "suffix" "storage-accounting") }}
   labels:
     {{- include "buzz.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
     app.kubernetes.io/component: storage-accounting
diff --git a/deploy/charts/buzz/tests/deletion_drain_test.yaml b/deploy/charts/buzz/tests/deletion_drain_test.yaml
index 1f8a6315ce..cf2b7e8556 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/buzz/tests/deletion_drain_test.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/buzz/tests/deletion_drain_test.yaml
@@ -307,3 +307,22 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - failedTemplate:
           errorPattern: "operatorJobs.deletionDrain requires Redis"
+
+  - it: preserves the deletion suffix while bounding a long release and name override
+    release:
+      name: very-long-release-name-for-operator-jobs
+    set:
+      nameOverride: custom-buzz-name
+      relayUrl: wss://buzz.example.com
+      ownerPubkey: "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+      externalPostgresql.url: postgres://u:p@h:5432/d
+      externalRedis.url: redis://h:6379
+      s3.endpoint: https://s3.example.com
+      s3.bucket: buzz-media-example
+      s3.accessKey: test
+      s3.secretKey: test
+      operatorJobs.deletionDrain.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: very-long-release-name-for-operator-j-deletion-drain
diff --git a/deploy/charts/buzz/tests/storage_accounting_test.yaml b/deploy/charts/buzz/tests/storage_accounting_test.yaml
index d37d8aefe9..563e1ec228 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/buzz/tests/storage_accounting_test.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/buzz/tests/storage_accounting_test.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ tests:
           path: kind
           value: CronJob
         template: templates/storage-accounting-cronjob.yaml
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: RELEASE-NAME-buzz-storage-accounting
+        template: templates/storage-accounting-cronjob.yaml
       - equal:
           path: spec.concurrencyPolicy
           value: Forbid
@@ -143,3 +147,21 @@ tests:
           content:
             name: BUZZ_GIT_HOOK_HMAC_SECRET
         template: templates/storage-accounting-cronjob.yaml
+
+  - it: preserves the storage suffix without a trailing separator after truncation
+    set:
+      fullnameOverride: storage-accounting-fullname-that-needs-truncation-at-the-separator
+      relayUrl: wss://buzz.example.com
+      ownerPubkey: "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000"
+      externalPostgresql.url: postgres://u:p@h:5432/d
+      externalRedis.url: redis://h:6379
+      s3.endpoint: https://s3.example.com
+      s3.bucket: buzz-media-example
+      s3.accessKey: test
+      s3.secretKey: test
+      storageAccounting.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.name
+          value: storage-accounting-fullname-that-storage-accounting
+        template: templates/storage-accounting-cronjob.yaml
diff --git a/docs/operator-community-deletion.md b/docs/operator-community-deletion.md
index d7fd69b3a2..546f73cf3d 100644
--- a/docs/operator-community-deletion.md
+++ b/docs/operator-community-deletion.md
@@ -82,8 +82,10 @@ reports their objects with the `null` version id.
      -l app.kubernetes.io/component=deletion-drain,app.kubernetes.io/instance=<release>
    ```
 
-   The name is `<fullname>-deletion-drain`. `buzz.fullname` collapses to the
-   release name when the release name already contains the chart name, so
+   The name is `<bounded-fullname>-deletion-drain`. The chart truncates only the
+   fullname portion when needed so the suffix remains stable within Kubernetes'
+   52-character CronJob name limit. `buzz.fullname` collapses to the release
+   name when the release name already contains the chart name, so
    `helm install buzz ...` renders `buzz-deletion-drain`, not
    `buzz-buzz-deletion-drain`.
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