diff --git a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
index 71b00937f6..9ae15f1e23 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
     {{- if not (quote .Values.automountServiceAccountToken | empty) }}
       automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.automountServiceAccountToken }}
     {{- end }}
-      {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      {{- with (concat .Values.imagePullSecrets .Values.global.imagePullSecrets) }}
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/values.yaml b/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
index 060dd1ffe1..531a0436aa 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 
+global:
+  # -- Global image pull secrets.
+  imagePullSecrets: []
+
 image:
   # -- Image repository for the `external-dns` container.
   repository: registry.k8s.io/external-dns/external-dns