diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
index 7b03fad227..54a6e88870 100755
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: nginx-ingress
-version: 0.8.22
+version: 0.8.23
 appVersion: 0.9.0-beta.15
 description: An nginx Ingress controller that uses ConfigMap to store the nginx configuration.
 icon: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c5/Nginx_logo.svg/500px-Nginx_logo.svg.png
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md b/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
index 7141c3958a..65740c6e56 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `controller.extraArgs` | Additional controller container arguments | `{}`
 `controller.kind` | install as Deployment or DaemonSet | `Deployment`
 `controller.tolerations` | node taints to tolerate (requires Kubernetes >=1.6) | `[]`
+`controller.minReadySeconds` | how many seconds a pod needs to be ready before killing the next, during update | `0`
 `controller.nodeSelector` | node labels for pod assignment | `{}`
 `controller.podAnnotations` | annotations to be added to pods | `{}`
 `controller.replicaCount` | desired number of controller pods | `1`
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `controller.customTemplate.configMapName` | configMap containing a custom nginx template | `""`
 `controller.customTemplate.configMapKey` | configMap key containing the nginx template | `""`
 `controller.headers` | configMap key:value pairs containing the [custom headers](https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx/tree/master/docs/examples/customization/custom-headers) for Nginx | `{}`
+`controller.updateStrategy` | allows setting of RollingUpdate strategy | `{}`
 `defaultBackend.name` | name of the default backend component | `default-backend`
 `defaultBackend.image.repository` | default backend container image repository | `k8s.gcr.io/defaultbackend`
 `defaultBackend.image.tag` | default backend container image tag | `1.3`
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
index e38ad4b165..b7329af784 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ template "nginx-ingress.controller.fullname" . }}
 spec:
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.revisionHistoryLimit }}
+  updateStrategy:
+{{ toYaml .Values.controller.updateStrategy | indent 4 }}
+  minReadySeconds: {{ .Values.controller.minReadySeconds }}
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 0c60d3642c..7265a20711 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ spec:
   revisionHistoryLimit: {{ .Values.revisionHistoryLimit }}
   strategy:
 {{ toYaml .Values.controller.updateStrategy | indent 4 }}
+  minReadySeconds: {{ .Values.controller.minReadySeconds }}
   template:
     metadata:
       annotations:
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
index 21f304e2d8..1bf415a138 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ controller:
   #    maxUnavailable: 1
   #  type: RollingUpdate
 
+  # minReadySeconds to avoid killing pods before we are ready
+  ##
+  minReadySeconds: 0
+
+
   ## Node tolerations for server scheduling to nodes with taints
   ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/
   ##