diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
index 3ca2de8a5..0ddef0af1 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 {{- if .Values.controller.watchIngressWithoutClass }}
 - --watch-ingress-without-class=true
 {{- end }}
+{{- if not .Values.controller.metrics.enabled }}
+- --enable-metrics={{ .Values.controller.metrics.enabled }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.enableTopologyAwareRouting }}
 - --enable-topology-aware-routing=true
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-daemonset_test.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-daemonset_test.yaml
index 2e85848b6..1d3172227 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-daemonset_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-daemonset_test.yaml
@@ -14,3 +14,34 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: metadata.name
           value: RELEASE-NAME-ingress-nginx-controller
+
+  - it: should create a DaemonSet with argument `--enable-metrics=false` if `controller.metrics.enabled` is false
+    set:
+      controller.kind: DaemonSet
+      controller.metrics.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: --enable-metrics=false
+
+  - it: should create a DaemonSet without argument `--enable-metrics=false` if `controller.metrics.enabled` is true
+    set:
+      controller.kind: DaemonSet
+      controller.metrics.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: --enable-metrics=false
+
+  - it: should create a DaemonSet with resource limits if `controller.resources.limits` is set
+    set:
+      controller.kind: DaemonSet
+      controller.resources.limits.cpu: 500m
+      controller.resources.limits.memory: 512Mi
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.cpu
+          value: 500m
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].resources.limits.memory
+          value: 512Mi
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-deployment_test.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-deployment_test.yaml
index 01844612e..86d5828c0 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-deployment_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-deployment_test.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,22 @@ tests:
           path: spec.replicas
           value: 3
 
+  - it: should create a Deployment with argument `--enable-metrics=false` if `controller.metrics.enabled` is false
+    set:
+      controller.metrics.enabled: false
+    asserts:
+      - contains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: --enable-metrics=false
+
+  - it: should create a Deployment without argument `--enable-metrics=false` if `controller.metrics.enabled` is true
+    set:
+      controller.metrics.enabled: true
+    asserts:
+      - notContains:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          content: --enable-metrics=false
+
   - it: should create a Deployment with resource limits if `controller.resources.limits` is set
     set:
       controller.resources.limits.cpu: 500m