diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
index a1aef01ae..28cb7114d 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/_params.tpl
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
 {{- if .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKey }}
 - --maxmind-license-key={{ .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKey }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeySecret }}
+- --maxmind-license-key-file={{ .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeySecretVolumeMountPath }}/{{ .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeyFilename }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.healthCheckHost }}
 - --healthz-host={{ .Values.controller.healthCheckHost }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 9f1cf70db..450e73c43 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@ spec:
               mountPath: /usr/local/certificates/
               readOnly: true
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeySecret }}
+            - name: maxmind-license-key
+              mountPath: {{ .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeySecretVolumeMountPath }}
+              readOnly: true
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.extraVolumeMounts }}
             {{- toYaml .Values.controller.extraVolumeMounts | nindent 12 }}
           {{- end }}
@@ -236,6 +241,14 @@ spec:
                 path: key
         {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeySecret }}
+        - name: maxmind-license-key
+          secret:
+            secretName: {{ .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeySecret }}
+            items:
+              - key: {{ .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeyFilename }}
+                path: {{ .Values.controller.maxmindLicenseKeyFilename }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- if .Values.controller.extraVolumes }}
         {{ toYaml .Values.controller.extraVolumes | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
index 202cd4a23..15ab53fba 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ controller:
     # -- Maxmind license key to download GeoLite2 Databases.
     ## https://blog.maxmind.com/2019/12/18/significant-changes-to-accessing-and-using-geolite2-databases
     maxmindLicenseKey: ""
+    # -- Alternatively provide the name of a secret to get the Maxmind license key from
+    maxmindLicenseKeySecret: ""
+    # -- Customize the location to mount the Maxmind license key secret
+    maxmindLicenseKeySecretVolumeMountPath: "/etc/maxmind"
+    # -- Customize the filename for the Maxmind license key secret
+    maxmindLicenseKeyFilename: "license_key"
     # -- Additional command line arguments to pass to nginx-ingress-controller
     # E.g. to specify the default SSL certificate you can use
     extraArgs: {}