diff --git a/examples/deployment/nginx/kubeadm/nginx-ingress-controller-rbac.yml b/examples/deployment/nginx/kubeadm/nginx-ingress-controller-rbac.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..64561f375
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/deployment/nginx/kubeadm/nginx-ingress-controller-rbac.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Namespace
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-ingress
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-ingress-serviceaccount
+  namespace: nginx-ingress
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRole
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-ingress-clusterrole
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps
+      - endpoints
+      - nodes
+      - pods
+      - secrets
+    verbs:
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - nodes
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - services
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - "extensions"
+    resources:
+      - ingresses
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - list
+      - watch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+        - events
+    verbs:
+        - create
+        - patch
+  - apiGroups:
+      - "extensions"
+    resources:
+      - ingresses/status
+    verbs:
+      - update
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: Role
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-ingress-role
+  namespace: nginx-ingress
+rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps
+      - pods
+      - secrets
+    verbs:
+      - get
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps
+    resourceNames:
+      # Defaults to "<election-id>-<ingress-class>"
+      # Here: "<ingress-controller-leader>-<nginx>"
+      # This has to be adapted if you change either parameter
+      # when launching the nginx-ingress-controller.
+      - "ingress-controller-leader-nginx"
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - update
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - configmaps
+    verbs:
+      - create
+  - apiGroups:
+      - ""
+    resources:
+      - endpoints
+    verbs:
+      - get
+      - create
+      - update
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: RoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-ingress-role-nisa-binding
+  namespace: nginx-ingress
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: Role
+  name: nginx-ingress-role
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: nginx-ingress-serviceaccount
+    namespace: nginx-ingress
+---
+apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1beta1
+kind: ClusterRoleBinding
+metadata:
+  name: nginx-ingress-clusterrole-nisa-binding
+roleRef:
+  apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
+  kind: ClusterRole
+  name: nginx-ingress-clusterrole
+subjects:
+  - kind: ServiceAccount
+    name: nginx-ingress-serviceaccount
+    namespace: nginx-ingress
diff --git a/examples/deployment/nginx/kubeadm/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml b/examples/deployment/nginx/kubeadm/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
index 5621561b7..06db3d039 100644
--- a/examples/deployment/nginx/kubeadm/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
+++ b/examples/deployment/nginx/kubeadm/nginx-ingress-controller.yaml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: default-http-backend
   labels:
     k8s-app: default-http-backend
-  namespace: kube-system
+  namespace: nginx-ingress
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   template:
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: default-http-backend
-  namespace: kube-system
+  namespace: nginx-ingress
   labels:
     k8s-app: default-http-backend
 spec:
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ metadata:
   name: nginx-ingress-controller
   labels:
     k8s-app: nginx-ingress-controller
-  namespace: kube-system
+  namespace: nginx-ingress
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   template:
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ spec:
       # that said, since hostPort is broken on CNI (https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/issues/31307) we have to use hostNetwork where CNI is used
       # like with kubeadm
       hostNetwork: true
+      serviceAccountName: nginx-ingress-serviceaccount
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 60
       containers:
       - image: gcr.io/google_containers/nginx-ingress-controller:0.9.0-beta.10