diff --git a/charts/zot/templates/secret.yaml b/charts/zot/templates/secret.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4d5f8d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/zot/templates/secret.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{{- if and .Values.mountSecret .Values.secretFiles }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Secret
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-secret
+type: Opaque
+data:
+{{- range $key, $val := .Values.secretFiles }}
+  {{ $key }}: {{ $val | b64enc }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}