diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index 50212f9d5..0e394f7bf 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ securityContext: {}
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   port: 80
+  targetPort: 80
 
 ingress:
   enabled: false
@@ -339,7 +340,7 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           ports:
             - name: http
-              containerPort: {{ .Values.service.port }}
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}
               protocol: TCP
           livenessProbe:
             {{- toYaml .Values.livenessProbe | nindent 12 }}
@@ -379,7 +380,7 @@ spec:
   type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
   ports:
     - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
-      targetPort: http
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.service.targetPort }}
       protocol: TCP
       name: http
   selector: