diff --git a/charts/memgraph/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/memgraph/templates/statefulset.yaml
index c2ae385..1ab8103 100644
--- a/charts/memgraph/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/memgraph/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ spec:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
       {{- end }}
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.create }}
+      serviceAccount: {{ include "memgraph.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      {{- else if .Values.serviceAccount.name }}
+      serviceAccount: {{ .Values.serviceAccount.name | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
       initContainers:
         - name: init-volume-mounts
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
diff --git a/charts/memgraph/values.yaml b/charts/memgraph/values.yaml
index 17e93fa..dd08f79 100644
--- a/charts/memgraph/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/memgraph/values.yaml
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ resources: {}
 
 serviceAccount:
   # Specifies whether a service account should be created
+  # If set to false and the name is provided, this service account must exist
   create: true
   # Annotations to add to the service account
   annotations: {}