diff --git a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-device-plugin.yml b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-device-plugin.yml
index 1fdd0b6f4..7ef22f5a8 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-device-plugin.yml
+++ b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-device-plugin.yml
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- if $useServiceAccount }}
+      {{- if or .Values.serviceAccount.create $useServiceAccount }}
+      {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+      {{- else }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "nvidia-device-plugin.fullname" . }}-service-account
       {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if $options.hasConfigMap }}
       shareProcessNamespace: true
       initContainers:
diff --git a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-gfd.yml b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-gfd.yml
index 197f12b7a..811879920 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-gfd.yml
+++ b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-gfd.yml
@@ -52,9 +52,13 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- if $useServiceAccount }}
+      {{- if or .Values.serviceAccount.create $useServiceAccount }}
+      {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+      {{- else }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "nvidia-device-plugin.fullname" . }}-service-account
       {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if $options.hasConfigMap }}
       shareProcessNamespace: true
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-mps-control-daemon.yml b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-mps-control-daemon.yml
index da37aba6d..2dffdf84a 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-mps-control-daemon.yml
+++ b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-mps-control-daemon.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 {{- if .Values.devicePlugin.enabled }}
 ---
 {{- $options := (include "nvidia-device-plugin.options" . | fromJson) }}
+{{- $useServiceAccount := $options.hasConfigMap }}
 {{- $configMapName := (include "nvidia-device-plugin.configMapName" .) | trim }}
 {{- $daemonsetName := printf "%s-mps-control-daemon" (include "nvidia-device-plugin.fullname" .) | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" }}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
@@ -50,12 +51,16 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
-      {{- if $options.hasConfigMap }}
+      {{- if or .Values.serviceAccount.create $useServiceAccount }}
+      {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+      {{- else }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "nvidia-device-plugin.fullname" . }}-service-account
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if not .Values.mps.enableHostPID }}
       shareProcessNamespace: true
       {{- end }}
-      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.mps.enableHostPID }}
       hostPID: true
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/service-account.yml b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/service-account.yml
index 7ab9ba336..b4aa71f34 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/service-account.yml
+++ b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/service-account.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,19 @@
 ---
 {{- $options := (include "nvidia-device-plugin.options" . | fromJson) }}
-{{- if or $options.hasConfigMap ( and .Values.gfd.enabled .Values.nfd.enableNodeFeatureApi ) }}
+{{- if or .Values.serviceAccount.create $options.hasConfigMap ( and .Values.gfd.enabled .Values.nfd.enableNodeFeatureApi ) }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
+  {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+  name: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+  {{- else }}
   name: {{ include "nvidia-device-plugin.fullname" . }}-service-account
+  {{- end }}
   namespace: {{ include "nvidia-device-plugin.namespace" . }}
+  {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
   labels:
     {{- include "nvidia-device-plugin.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/values.yaml b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/values.yaml
index 147b9eac9..c1de43092 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/values.yaml
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ podAnnotations: {}
 podSecurityContext: {}
 securityContext: {}
 
+serviceAccount:
+  # Specifies whether a service account should be created.
+  create: false
+
+  # The name of the service account to use.
+  # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template.
+  # name: ""
+
+  # Optional additional annotations to add to the controller's Service Account. Templates are allowed for both keys and values.
+  # annotations: {}
+
 resources: {}
 nodeSelector: {}
 affinity: