diff --git a/stable/kong/Chart.yaml b/stable/kong/Chart.yaml
index 6e6762cae0..4836704451 100644
--- a/stable/kong/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/kong/Chart.yaml
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ maintainers:
 name: kong
 sources:
 - https://github.com/Kong/kong
-version: 0.6.5
+version: 0.6.6
 appVersion: 0.14.1
diff --git a/stable/kong/README.md b/stable/kong/README.md
index aa043a7f13..a6e85fb6fd 100644
--- a/stable/kong/README.md
+++ b/stable/kong/README.md
@@ -177,3 +177,4 @@ https://github.com/Kong/kubernetes-ingress-controller/blob/master/docs/custom-ty
 | image.tag        | Version of the ingress controller           | 0.2.0                                                                        |
 | readinessProbe   | Kong ingress controllers readiness probe    |                                                                              |
 | livenessProbe    | Kong ingress controllers liveness probe     |                                                                              |
+| ingressClass     | The ingress-class value for controller      | nginx
diff --git a/stable/kong/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/stable/kong/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 9f4f8100c8..7824bde6f6 100644
--- a/stable/kong/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/kong/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ spec:
         - --default-backend-service={{ .Release.Namespace }}/{{ template "kong.fullname" . }}-proxy
         # Service from were we extract the IP address/es to use in Ingress status
         - --publish-service={{ .Release.Namespace }}/{{ template "kong.fullname" . }}-proxy
+        # Set the ingress class
+        - --ingress-class={{ .Values.ingressController.ingressClass }}
         env:
         - name: POD_NAME
           valueFrom:
diff --git a/stable/kong/values.yaml b/stable/kong/values.yaml
index 49bffe66a5..e9456b5d85 100644
--- a/stable/kong/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/kong/values.yaml
@@ -195,3 +195,5 @@ ingressController:
     # The name of the ServiceAccount to use.
     # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
     name:
+
+  ingressClass: nginx