diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8a6afee3..2ab90249 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
 - Rename FW subsystem ID from `PCDU_2` to `POWER_SYSTEM_IF`.
 - Add new `SWITCH_UNKNOWN` returnvalue in `PowerSwitchIF`.
 - Simplify `PeriodicHousekeepingHelper`: No non-diagnostic handling
+- Pool Manager now allows enabling the `spillToHigherPools` option.
 
 # [v6.0.0]
 
diff --git a/src/fsfw/storagemanager/PoolManager.cpp b/src/fsfw/storagemanager/PoolManager.cpp
index c724aa25..ed92dfef 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/storagemanager/PoolManager.cpp
+++ b/src/fsfw/storagemanager/PoolManager.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 #include "fsfw/FSFW.h"
 
-PoolManager::PoolManager(object_id_t setObjectId, const LocalPoolConfig& localPoolConfig)
-    : LocalPool(setObjectId, localPoolConfig, true) {
+PoolManager::PoolManager(object_id_t setObjectId, const LocalPoolConfig& localPoolConfig, bool spillToHigherPools)
+    : LocalPool(setObjectId, localPoolConfig, true, spillToHigherPools) {
   mutex = MutexFactory::instance()->createMutex();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/fsfw/storagemanager/PoolManager.h b/src/fsfw/storagemanager/PoolManager.h
index d4bb9f0d..798e92dd 100644
--- a/src/fsfw/storagemanager/PoolManager.h
+++ b/src/fsfw/storagemanager/PoolManager.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  */
 class PoolManager : public LocalPool {
  public:
-  PoolManager(object_id_t setObjectId, const LocalPoolConfig& poolConfig);
+  PoolManager(object_id_t setObjectId, const LocalPoolConfig& poolConfig, bool spillToHigherPools);
 
   /**
    * @brief	In the PoolManager's destructor all allocated memory