diff --git a/templates/_helpers.tpl b/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 4123e36..15b144b 100644
--- a/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -295,6 +295,17 @@ Sets extra ui service annotations
   {{- end }}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Create the name of the service account to use
+*/}}
+{{- define "vault.serviceAccount.name" -}}
+{{- if .Values.server.serviceAccount.create -}}
+    {{ default (include "vault.fullname" .) .Values.server.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else -}}
+    {{ default "default" .Values.server.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/*
 Sets extra service account annotations
 */}}
diff --git a/templates/server-clusterrolebinding.yaml b/templates/server-clusterrolebinding.yaml
index 37e06e9..1fcdc0a 100644
--- a/templates/server-clusterrolebinding.yaml
+++ b/templates/server-clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ roleRef:
   name: system:auth-delegator
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
-  name: {{ template "vault.fullname" . }}
+  name: {{ template "vault.serviceAccount.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/server-discovery-rolebinding.yaml b/templates/server-discovery-rolebinding.yaml
index f9494b4..99649a6 100644
--- a/templates/server-discovery-rolebinding.yaml
+++ b/templates/server-discovery-rolebinding.yaml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ roleRef:
   name: {{ template "vault.fullname" . }}-discovery-role
 subjects:
 - kind: ServiceAccount
-  name: {{ template "vault.fullname" . }}
+  name: {{ template "vault.serviceAccount.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/server-serviceaccount.yaml b/templates/server-serviceaccount.yaml
index b375182..f92dbb2 100644
--- a/templates/server-serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/templates/server-serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 {{ template "vault.mode" . }}
 {{- if ne .mode "external" }}
 {{- if and (ne .mode "") (eq (.Values.global.enabled | toString) "true") }}
+{{- if (eq (.Values.server.serviceAccount.create | toString) "true" ) }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
 metadata:
-  name: {{ template "vault.fullname" . }}
+  name: {{ template "vault.serviceAccount.name" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
     helm.sh/chart: {{ include "vault.chart" . }}
@@ -14,3 +15,4 @@ metadata:
   {{ template "vault.serviceAccount.annotations" . }}
 {{ end }}
 {{ end }}
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/templates/server-statefulset.yaml b/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
index aeb1667..8b9cea9 100644
--- a/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ spec:
       priorityClassName: {{ .Values.server.priorityClassName }}
       {{- end }}
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 10
-      serviceAccountName: {{ template "vault.fullname" . }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ template "vault.serviceAccount.name" . }}
       {{ if  .Values.server.shareProcessNamespace }}
       shareProcessNamespace: true
       {{ end }}
diff --git a/test/unit/server-serviceaccount.bats b/test/unit/server-serviceaccount.bats
index fe09c2a..29e18b5 100755
--- a/test/unit/server-serviceaccount.bats
+++ b/test/unit/server-serviceaccount.bats
@@ -2,6 +2,34 @@
 
 load _helpers
 
+@test "server/ServiceAccount: specify service account name" {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+
+  local actual=$( (helm template \
+      --show-only templates/server-serviceaccount.yaml  \
+      --set 'server.dev.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'server.serviceAccount.create=false' \
+      . || echo "---") | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq 'length > 0' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
+
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      --show-only templates/server-serviceaccount.yaml  \
+      --set 'server.dev.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'server.serviceAccount.name=user-defined-ksa' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.metadata.name' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "user-defined-ksa" ]
+
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      --show-only templates/server-serviceaccount.yaml  \
+      --set 'server.dev.enabled=true' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.metadata.name' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "RELEASE-NAME-vault" ]
+
+}
+
 @test "server/ServiceAccount: specify annotations" {
   cd `chart_dir`
   local actual=$(helm template \
diff --git a/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats b/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
index 2b3a2da..1ffb72d 100755
--- a/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
+++ b/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
@@ -1164,3 +1164,46 @@ load _helpers
       yq '.spec.template.spec.securityContext.runAsGroup | length > 0' | tee /dev/stderr)
   [ "${actual}" = "false" ]
 }
+
+#--------------------------------------------------------------------
+# serviceAccount
+
+@test "server/standalone-StatefulSet: serviceAccount.name is set" {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+
+ local actual=$(helm template \
+      --show-only templates/server-statefulset.yaml  \
+      --set 'server.serviceAccount.create=false' \
+      --set 'server.serviceAccount.name=user-defined-ksa' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.spec.template.spec.serviceAccountName' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "user-defined-ksa" ]
+
+ local actual=$(helm template \
+      --show-only templates/server-statefulset.yaml  \
+      --set 'server.serviceAccount.create=true' \
+      --set 'server.serviceAccount.name=user-defined-ksa' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.spec.template.spec.serviceAccountName' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "user-defined-ksa" ]
+}
+
+@test "server/standalone-StatefulSet: serviceAccount.name is not set" {
+ cd `chart_dir`
+
+ local actual=$(helm template \
+      --show-only templates/server-statefulset.yaml  \
+      --set 'server.serviceAccount.create=false' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.spec.template.spec.serviceAccountName' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "default" ]
+
+ local actual=$(helm template \
+      --show-only templates/server-statefulset.yaml  \
+      --set 'server.serviceAccount.create=true' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.spec.template.spec.serviceAccountName' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "RELEASE-NAME-vault" ]
+
+
+}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index ef76997..b23e3a8 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -496,6 +496,11 @@ server:
 
   # Definition of the serviceAccount used to run Vault.
   serviceAccount:
+    # Specifies whether a service account should be created
+    create: true
+    # The name of the service account to use.
+    # If not set and create is true, a name is generated using the fullname template
+    name: ""
     # Extra annotations for the serviceAccount definition. This can either be
     # YAML or a YAML-formatted multi-line templated string map of the
     # annotations to apply to the serviceAccount.