diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-serviceaccount.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-serviceaccount.yaml
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+{{- if and .Values.defaultBackend.enabled  .Values.defaultBackend.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    {{- include "ingress-nginx.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: default-backend
+  name: {{ template "ingress-nginx.defaultBackend.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.defaultBackend.serviceAccount.automountServiceAccountToken }}
+{{- end }}