diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md b/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
index d689e3d5f..c9ee6e447 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
@@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ Kubernetes: `>=1.20.0-0`
 | controller.maxmindLicenseKey | string | `""` | Maxmind license key to download GeoLite2 Databases. # https://blog.maxmind.com/2019/12/18/significant-changes-to-accessing-and-using-geolite2-databases |
 | controller.metrics.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
 | controller.metrics.port | int | `10254` |  |
+| controller.metrics.portName | string | `"metrics"` |  |
 | controller.metrics.prometheusRule.additionalLabels | object | `{}` |  |
 | controller.metrics.prometheusRule.enabled | bool | `false` |  |
 | controller.metrics.prometheusRule.rules | list | `[]` |  |
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
index 80c268f7c..805d2f209 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ spec:
               {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.metrics.enabled }}
-            - name: http-metrics
+            - name: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.portName }}
               containerPort: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.port }}
               protocol: TCP
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index c193f776c..fcbdab80d 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ spec:
               {{- end }}
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.metrics.enabled }}
-            - name: http-metrics
+            - name: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.portName }}
               containerPort: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.port }}
               protocol: TCP
           {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-metrics.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-metrics.yaml
index 1c1d5bddb..b178401c9 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-metrics.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-metrics.yaml
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ spec:
   externalTrafficPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.service.externalTrafficPolicy }}
 {{- end }}
   ports:
-    - name: http-metrics
+    - name: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.portName }}
       port: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.service.servicePort }}
       protocol: TCP
-      targetPort: http-metrics
+      targetPort: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.portName }}
     {{- $setNodePorts := (or (eq .Values.controller.metrics.service.type "NodePort") (eq .Values.controller.metrics.service.type "LoadBalancer")) }}
     {{- if (and $setNodePorts (not (empty .Values.controller.metrics.service.nodePort))) }}
       nodePort: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.service.nodePort }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-servicemonitor.yaml
index 973d36b3e..8ab16f0b2 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ metadata:
   {{- end }}
 spec:
   endpoints:
-    - port: http-metrics
+    - port: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.portName }}
       interval: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.serviceMonitor.scrapeInterval }}
     {{- if .Values.controller.metrics.serviceMonitor.honorLabels }}
       honorLabels: true
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
index 301635701..76d03fd72 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
@@ -666,6 +666,7 @@ controller:
 
   metrics:
     port: 10254
+    portName: metrics
     # if this port is changed, change healthz-port: in extraArgs: accordingly
     enabled: false