diff --git a/stable/minio/Chart.yaml b/stable/minio/Chart.yaml
index 286404c564..2a1292bdb0 100755
--- a/stable/minio/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/minio/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: MinIO is a high performance distributed object storage server, designed for large-scale private cloud infrastructure.
 name: minio
-version: 2.4.16
+version: 2.4.17
 appVersion: RELEASE.2019-05-14T23-57-45Z
 keywords:
 - storage
diff --git a/stable/minio/README.md b/stable/minio/README.md
index 9b904eaa63..0f8ae9eb85 100755
--- a/stable/minio/README.md
+++ b/stable/minio/README.md
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the MinIO chart and the
 | `service.port`             | Kubernetes port where service is exposed| `9000`                                              |
 | `service.externalIPs`      | service external IP addresses | `nil`                                                         |
 | `service.annotations`      | Service annotations                 | `{}`                                                    |
+| `serviceAccount.create`    | Toggle creation of new service account | `true`                                               |
+| `serviceAccount.name`      | Name of service account to create and/or use | `""`                                           |
 | `persistence.enabled`      | Use persistent volume to store data | `true`                                                  |
 | `persistence.size`         | Size of persistent volume claim     | `10Gi`                                                  |
 | `persistence.existingClaim`| Use an existing PVC to persist data | `nil`                                                   |
diff --git a/stable/minio/templates/_helpers.tpl b/stable/minio/templates/_helpers.tpl
index c8fe9ba7aa..5939428d48 100644
--- a/stable/minio/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/stable/minio/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -41,3 +41,14 @@ Return the appropriate apiVersion for networkpolicy.
 {{- print "networking.k8s.io/v1" -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Determine service account name for deployment or statefulset.
+*/}}
+{{- define "minio.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create -}}
+{{- default (include "minio.fullname" .) .Values.serviceAccount.name | replace "+" "_" | trunc 63 | trimSuffix "-" -}}
+{{- else -}}
+{{- default "default" .Values.serviceAccount.name -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stable/minio/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/minio/templates/deployment.yaml
index 3773dd57ca..7b20eed369 100644
--- a/stable/minio/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/minio/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ spec:
   {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
       priorityClassName: "{{ .Values.priorityClassName }}"
   {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "minio.serviceAccountName" . | quote }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
diff --git a/stable/minio/templates/statefulset.yaml b/stable/minio/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 1eb6663921..1cdd40afa4 100644
--- a/stable/minio/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/minio/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.priorityClassName }}
       priorityClassName: "{{ .Values.priorityClassName }}"
       {{- end }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "minio.serviceAccountName" . | quote }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           image: {{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}
diff --git a/stable/minio/values.yaml b/stable/minio/values.yaml
index e23df7e64c..2f6d6f0397 100755
--- a/stable/minio/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/minio/values.yaml
@@ -249,3 +249,11 @@ environment:
 networkPolicy:
   enabled: false
   allowExternal: true
+
+## Specify the service account to use for the Minio pods. If 'create' is set to 'false'
+## and 'name' is left unspecified, the account 'default' will be used.
+serviceAccount:
+  create: true
+  ## The name of the service account to use. If 'create' is 'true', a service account with that name
+  ## will be created. Otherwise, a name will be auto-generated.
+  name: