diff --git a/pkg/chartutil/create.go b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
index 0d260627e..8cb0493f3 100644
--- a/pkg/chartutil/create.go
+++ b/pkg/chartutil/create.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ image:
   tag: stable
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
+imagePullSecrets: []
 nameOverride: ""
 fullnameOverride: ""
 
@@ -183,6 +184,10 @@ spec:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "<CHARTNAME>.name" . }}
         app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
     spec:
+    {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      imagePullSecrets:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+    {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"