diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
index b45253b023..3980033058 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: nginx-ingress
-version: 1.24.5
+version: 1.24.6
 appVersion: 0.26.1
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
 description: An nginx Ingress controller that uses ConfigMap to store the nginx configuration.
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
index ec1740e694..1f1117853d 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.metrics.enabled }}
             - name: metrics
-              containerPort: 10254
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.port }}
               protocol: TCP
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.admissionWebhooks.enabled }}
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 7dc230d932..6bdc69a22e 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.metrics.enabled }}
             - name: metrics
-              containerPort: 10254
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.port }}
               protocol: TCP
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.admissionWebhooks.enabled }}
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
index ef2b0ffc0d..69137d4a67 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -338,6 +338,8 @@ controller:
       nodeSelector: {}
 
   metrics:
+    port: 10254
+    # if this port is changed, change healthz-port: in extraArgs: accordingly
     enabled: false
 
     service: