diff --git a/stable/nats/Chart.yaml b/stable/nats/Chart.yaml
index 97f0d33da0..4256b9edbf 100644
--- a/stable/nats/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/nats/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: nats
-version: 2.0.6
+version: 2.1.0
 appVersion: 1.4.1
 description: An open-source, cloud-native messaging system
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/nats/README.md b/stable/nats/README.md
index a0b89b5e25..5da52959f6 100644
--- a/stable/nats/README.md
+++ b/stable/nats/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the NATS chart and thei
 | Parameter                            | Description                                                                                  | Default                                                       |
 | ------------------------------------ | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `global.imageRegistry`               | Global Docker image registry                                                                 | `nil`                                                         |
+| `global.imagePullSecrets`            | Global Docker registry secret names as an array                                              | `[]` (does not add image pull secrets to deployed pods)       |
 | `image.registry`                     | NATS image registry                                                                          | `docker.io`                                                   |
 | `image.repository`                   | NATS Image name                                                                              | `bitnami/nats`                                                |
 | `image.tag`                          | NATS Image tag                                                                               | `{VERSION}`                                                   |
diff --git a/stable/nats/templates/_helpers.tpl b/stable/nats/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 2609856746..adffe94f68 100644
--- a/stable/nats/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/stable/nats/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -79,3 +79,38 @@ Return the proper image name (for the metrics image)
     {{- printf "%s/%s:%s" $registryName $repositoryName $tag -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Return the proper Docker Image Registry Secret Names
+*/}}
+{{- define "nats.imagePullSecrets" -}}
+{{/*
+Helm 2.11 supports the assignment of a value to a variable defined in a different scope,
+but Helm 2.9 and 2.10 does not support it, so we need to implement this if-else logic.
+Also, we can not use a single if because lazy evaluation is not an option
+*/}}
+{{- if .Values.global }}
+{{- if .Values.global.imagePullSecrets }}
+imagePullSecrets:
+{{- range .Values.global.imagePullSecrets }}
+  - name: {{ . }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- else if or .Values.image.pullSecrets .Values.metrics.image.pullSecrets }}
+imagePullSecrets:
+{{- range .Values.image.pullSecrets }}
+  - name: {{ . }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- range .Values.metrics.image.pullSecrets }}
+  - name: {{ . }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- else if or .Values.image.pullSecrets .Values.metrics.image.pullSecrets }}
+imagePullSecrets:
+{{- range .Values.image.pullSecrets }}
+  - name: {{ . }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- range .Values.metrics.image.pullSecrets }}
+  - name: {{ . }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/stable/nats/templates/statefulset.yaml b/stable/nats/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 7c8a20f399..685691bc07 100644
--- a/stable/nats/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/nats/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -39,10 +39,7 @@ spec:
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
     spec:
-      {{- if .Values.image.pullSecrets }}
-      imagePullSecrets:
-{{ toYaml .Values.image.pullSecrets | indent 8 }}
-      {{- end }}
+{{- include "nats.imagePullSecrets" . | indent 6 }}
       {{- if .Values.securityContext.enabled }}
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: {{ .Values.securityContext.fsGroup }}
diff --git a/stable/nats/values.yaml b/stable/nats/values.yaml
index 2d72bd2ac0..2e30c02a9f 100644
--- a/stable/nats/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/nats/values.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
-## Global Docker image registry
-## Please, note that this will override the image registry for all the images, including dependencies, configured to use the global value
+## Global Docker image parameters
+## Please, note that this will override the image parameters, including dependencies, configured to use the global value
+## Current available global Docker image parameters: imageRegistry and imagePullSecrets
 ##
 # global:
-#   imageRegistry:
+#   imageRegistry: myRegistryName
+#   imagePullSecrets:
+#     - myRegistryKeySecretName
 
 ## Bitnami NATS image version
 ## ref: https://hub.docker.com/r/bitnami/nats/tags/
@@ -21,7 +24,7 @@ image:
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/
   ##
   # pullSecrets:
-  #   - name: myRegistrKeySecretName
+  #   - name: myRegistryKeySecretName
 
 ## NATS replicas
 replicaCount: 1
@@ -273,7 +276,7 @@ metrics:
     ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/
     ##
     # pullSecrets:
-    #   - myRegistrKeySecretName
+    #   - myRegistryKeySecretName
   ## Metrics exporter resource requests and limits
   ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/compute-resources/
   ##