diff --git a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8a1db0518a..8a99e104e5 100644
--- a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
         runAsNonRoot: true
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "secrets-operator.fullname" . }}-controller-manager
+      {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
       nodeSelector: {{ toYaml .Values.controllerManager.nodeSelector | nindent 8 }}
       tolerations: {{ toYaml .Values.controllerManager.tolerations | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/values.yaml b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/values.yaml
index 70dcaf49cd..1f56c666cf 100644
--- a/helm-charts/secrets-operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm-charts/secrets-operator/values.yaml
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ kubernetesClusterDomain: cluster.local
 scopedNamespace: ""
 scopedRBAC: false
 installCRDs: true
+imagePullSecrets: []