diff --git a/templates/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 29265d70..973704c1 100644
--- a/templates/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -36,3 +36,13 @@ If release name contains chart name it will be used as a full name.
 {{- .Release.Namespace -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/* The mount path for the shared credentials file */}}
+{{- define "aws.credentials.secret_mount_path" -}}
+{{- "/var/run/secrets/aws" -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/* The path the shared credentials file is mounted */}}
+{{- define "aws.credentials.path" -}}
+{{- printf "%s/%s" (include "aws.credentials.secret_mount_path" .) .Values.aws.credentials.secretKey -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml b/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
index d3a307a7..9fd82f76 100644
--- a/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/templates/helm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.log.level | quote }}
         - name: ACK_RESOURCE_TAGS
           value: {{ join "," .Values.resourceTags | quote }}
+        {{- if .Values.aws.credentials.secretName }}
+        - name: AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE
+          value: {{ include "aws.credentials.path" . }}
+        - name: AWS_PROFILE
+          value: {{ .Values.aws.credentials.profile }}
+        volumeMounts:
+          - name: {{ .Values.aws.credentials.secretName }}
+            mountPath: {{ include "aws.credentials.secret_mount_path" . }}
+            readOnly: true
+        {{- end }}          
         securityContext:
           allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
           privileged: false
@@ -101,3 +111,9 @@ spec:
       hostIPC: false
       hostNetwork: false
       hostPID: false
+      {{ if .Values.aws.credentials.secretName -}}
+      volumes:
+        - name: {{ .Values.aws.credentials.secretName }}
+          secret:
+            secretName: {{ .Values.aws.credentials.secretName }}
+      {{ end -}}
diff --git a/templates/helm/values.schema.json b/templates/helm/values.schema.json
index e5032484..c80422e6 100644
--- a/templates/helm/values.schema.json
+++ b/templates/helm/values.schema.json
@@ -153,6 +153,21 @@
         },
         "endpoint": {
           "type": "string"
+        },
+        "credentials": {
+          "description": "AWS credentials information",
+          "properties": {
+            "secretName": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "secretKey": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
         }
       },
       "type": "object"
diff --git a/templates/helm/values.yaml.tpl b/templates/helm/values.yaml.tpl
index 90bb7d9c..ad7be8cc 100644
--- a/templates/helm/values.yaml.tpl
+++ b/templates/helm/values.yaml.tpl
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ aws:
   # If specified, use the AWS region for AWS API calls
   region: ""
   endpoint_url: ""
+  credentials:
+    # If specified, Secret with shared credentials file to use.
+    secretName: ""
+    # Secret stringData key that contains the credentials
+    secretKey: "credentials"
+    # Profile used for AWS credentials
+    profile: "default"  
 
 # log level for the controller
 log: