diff --git a/stable/postgresql/Chart.yaml b/stable/postgresql/Chart.yaml
index 73f25a9256..9503f00e9a 100644
--- a/stable/postgresql/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/postgresql/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: postgresql
-version: 4.1.0
+version: 4.2.0
 appVersion: 10.8.0
 description: Chart for PostgreSQL, an object-relational database management system (ORDBMS) with an emphasis on extensibility and on standards-compliance.
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/postgresql/README.md b/stable/postgresql/README.md
index 380cafec65..33412e863f 100644
--- a/stable/postgresql/README.md
+++ b/stable/postgresql/README.md
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the PostgreSQL chart a
 | `securityContext.enabled`                     | Enable security context                                                                                                | `true`                                                      |
 | `securityContext.fsGroup`                     | Group ID for the container                                                                                             | `1001`                                                      |
 | `securityContext.runAsUser`                   | User ID for the container                                                                                              | `1001`                                                      |
+| `serviceAccount.enabled`                      | Enable service account (Note: Service Account will only be automatically created if `serviceAccount.name` is not set)  | `false`                                                     |
+| `serviceAcccount.name`                        | Name of existing service account                                                                                       | `nil`                                                       |
 | `livenessProbe.enabled`                       | Would you like a livessProbed to be enabled                                                                            | `true`                                                      |
 | `networkPolicy.enabled`                       | Enable NetworkPolicy                                                                                                   | `false`                                                     |
 | `networkPolicy.allowExternal`                 | Don't require client label for connections                                                                             | `true`                                                      |
diff --git a/stable/postgresql/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/stable/postgresql/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..27e5b516ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stable/postgresql/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{{- if and (.Values.serviceAccount.enabled) (not .Values.serviceAccount.name) }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    app: {{ template "postgresql.name" . }}
+    chart: {{ template "postgresql.chart" . }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
+    heritage: {{ .Release.Service | quote }}
+  name: {{ template "postgresql.fullname" . }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stable/postgresql/templates/statefulset-slaves.yaml b/stable/postgresql/templates/statefulset-slaves.yaml
index 60f5290170..eacbab8452 100644
--- a/stable/postgresql/templates/statefulset-slaves.yaml
+++ b/stable/postgresql/templates/statefulset-slaves.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: {{ .Values.securityContext.fsGroup }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.enabled }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ default (include "postgresql.fullname" . ) .Values.serviceAccount.name}}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if and .Values.volumePermissions.enabled .Values.persistence.enabled }}
       initContainers:
       - name: init-chmod-data
diff --git a/stable/postgresql/templates/statefulset.yaml b/stable/postgresql/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 81b5d136f5..ffb2570d71 100644
--- a/stable/postgresql/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/postgresql/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ spec:
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: {{ .Values.securityContext.fsGroup }}      
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.enabled }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ default (include "postgresql.fullname" . ) .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if and .Values.volumePermissions.enabled .Values.persistence.enabled }}
       initContainers:
       - name: init-chmod-data
diff --git a/stable/postgresql/values-production.yaml b/stable/postgresql/values-production.yaml
index f0d05db780..c8ddbc17a6 100644
--- a/stable/postgresql/values-production.yaml
+++ b/stable/postgresql/values-production.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ securityContext:
   fsGroup: 1001
   runAsUser: 1001
 
+## Pod Service Account
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-service-account/
+serviceAccount:
+  enabled: false
+  ## Name of an already existing service account. Setting this value disables the automatic service account creation.
+  # name:
+
 replication:
   enabled: true
   user: repl_user
diff --git a/stable/postgresql/values.yaml b/stable/postgresql/values.yaml
index 120ed972f4..ab72898d79 100644
--- a/stable/postgresql/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/postgresql/values.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ securityContext:
   fsGroup: 1001
   runAsUser: 1001
 
+## Pod Service Account
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-service-account/
+serviceAccount:
+  enabled: false
+  ## Name of an already existing service account. Setting this value disables the automatic service account creation.
+  # name:
+
 replication:
   enabled: false
   user: repl_user