diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller-clusterrole.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller-clusterrole.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9e366975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller-clusterrole.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+{{- if .Values.clusterAdminAccess.enabled }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "argo-cd.fullname" . }}-application-controller
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "argo-cd.name" . }}-application-controller
+    helm.sh/chart: {{ include "argo-cd.chart" . }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: {{ include "argo-cd.name" . }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: application-controller
+rules:
+- apiGroups:
+  - '*'
+  resources:
+  - '*'
+  verbs:
+  - '*'
+- nonResourceURLs:
+  - '*'
+  verbs:
+  - '*'
+{{- end }}
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diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller-clusterrolebinding.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller-clusterrolebinding.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f3b5e12d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/templates/argocd-application-controller-clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{{- if .Values.clusterAdminAccess.enabled }}
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "argo-cd.fullname" . }}-application-controller
+  labels:
+    app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "argo-cd.name" . }}-application-controller
+    helm.sh/chart: {{ include "argo-cd.chart" . }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/part-of: {{ include "argo-cd.name" . }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: application-controller
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: {{ include "argo-cd.fullname" . }}-application-controller
+subjects:
+- kind: ServiceAccount
+  name: {{ include "argo-cd.fullname" . }}-application-controller
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+{{- end -}} }}
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diff --git a/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml b/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml
index 1b14c7c4..4a99e294 100644
--- a/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-cd/values.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,14 @@ repoServer:
     tag: v0.11.0
     pullPolicy: Always
 
+# Standard Argo CD installation with cluster-admin access. 
+# Set this true if you plan to use Argo CD to deploy applications in the same cluster that 
+#     Argo CD runs in (i.e. kubernetes.svc.default). 
+# Will still be able to deploy to external clusters with inputted credentials.
+
+clusterAdminAccess:
+  enabled: true
+
 config:
   helmRepositories:
     - name: privateRepo