diff --git a/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml b/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
index 623bc0c0e2..f105c37376 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: mariadb
-version: 5.4.3
+version: 5.5.0
 appVersion: 10.1.37
 description: Fast, reliable, scalable, and easy to use open-source relational database system. MariaDB Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software. Highly available MariaDB cluster.
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/README.md b/stable/mariadb/README.md
index db1cff7c9b..16bf9a0d28 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/README.md
+++ b/stable/mariadb/README.md
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the MariaDB chart and t
 | `service.type`                            | Kubernetes service type                             | `ClusterIP`                                                       |
 | `service.clusterIp`                       | Specific cluster IP when service type is cluster IP. Use None for headless service | `nil`                              |
 | `service.port`                            | MySQL service port                                  | `3306`                                                            |
+| `serviceAccount.create`                   | Specifies whether a ServiceAccount should be created | `false`                                                          |
+| `serviceAccount.name`                     | The name of the ServiceAccount to create            | Generated using the mariadb.fullname template                     |
 | `securityContext.enabled`                 | Enable security context                             | `true`                                                            |
 | `securityContext.fsGroup`                 | Group ID for the container                          | `1001`                                                            |
 | `securityContext.runAsUser`               | User ID for the container                           | `1001`                                                            |
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/templates/_helpers.tpl b/stable/mariadb/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 2512871a8f..99ff7806d8 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/stable/mariadb/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -84,3 +84,14 @@ Get the initialization scripts ConfigMap name.
 {{- printf "%s-init-scripts" (include "mariadb.fullname" .) -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "mariadb.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+    {{ default (include "mariadb.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else -}}
+    {{ default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/templates/master-statefulset.yaml b/stable/mariadb/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
index 34a2f2c389..c077a3b608 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ spec:
         release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
         chart: {{ template "mariadb.chart" . }}
     spec:
+      serviceAccountName: "{{ template "mariadb.serviceAccountName" . }}"
       {{- if .Values.securityContext.enabled }}
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: {{ .Values.securityContext.fsGroup }}
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/templates/slave-statefulset.yaml b/stable/mariadb/templates/slave-statefulset.yaml
index df9749faa1..f2cab6162e 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/templates/slave-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/templates/slave-statefulset.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ spec:
         release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
         chart: {{ template "mariadb.chart" . }}
     spec:
+      serviceAccountName: "{{ template "mariadb.serviceAccountName" . }}"
       {{- if .Values.securityContext.enabled }}
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: {{ .Values.securityContext.fsGroup }}
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/values-production.yaml b/stable/mariadb/values-production.yaml
index e129c1c545..f8e3b0dae3 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/values-production.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/values-production.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ service:
   #   master: 30001
   #   slave: 30002
 
+## Pods Service Account
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-service-account/
+serviceAccount:
+  ## Specifies whether a ServiceAccount should be created
+  ##
+  create: false
+  ## The name of the ServiceAccount to use.
+  ## If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the mariadb.fullname template
+  # name:
+
 ## Pod Security Context
 ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/
 ##
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/values.yaml b/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
index 9b94f1a055..9a2dfd52ab 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ service:
   #   master: 30001
   #   slave: 30002
 
+## Pods Service Account
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-service-account/
+serviceAccount:
+  ## Specifies whether a ServiceAccount should be created
+  ##
+  create: false
+  ## The name of the ServiceAccount to use.
+  ## If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the mariadb.fullname template
+  # name:
+
 ## Pod Security Context
 ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/security-context/
 ##