diff --git a/stable/kibana/Chart.yaml b/stable/kibana/Chart.yaml
index ca70c10a94..ed55ff464a 100644
--- a/stable/kibana/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/kibana/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: kibana
-version: 0.5.0
+version: 0.6.0
 appVersion: 6.0.0
 description: Kibana is an open source data visualization plugin for Elasticsearch
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/elastic/kibana/master/src/ui/public/icons/kibana-color.svg
diff --git a/stable/kibana/README.md b/stable/kibana/README.md
index 32c58175dd..34e52c3c46 100644
--- a/stable/kibana/README.md
+++ b/stable/kibana/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `nodeSelector` | node labels for pod assignment | `{}`
 `podAnnotations` | annotations to add to each pod | `{}`
 `replicaCount` | desired number of pods | `1`
+`serviceAccountName` | serviceAccount that will run the pod | `nil`
 `resources` | pod resource requests & limits | `{}`
 `service.externalPort` | external port for the service | `443`
 `service.internalPort` | internal port for the service | `4180`
diff --git a/stable/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
index 36634e1ad1..8cd725e6b7 100644
--- a/stable/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ spec:
         app: {{ template "kibana.name" . }}
         release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.serviceAccountName }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ .Values.serviceAccountName }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
         image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
diff --git a/stable/kibana/values.yaml b/stable/kibana/values.yaml
index c230d1d3d5..f4fc03ab93 100644
--- a/stable/kibana/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/kibana/values.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ ingress:
     #   hosts:
     #     - chart-example.local
 
+# service account that will run the pod. Leave commented to use the default service account.
+# serviceAccountName: kibana
+
 resources: {}
   # limits:
   #   cpu: 100m