diff --git a/charts/external-dns/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/external-dns/CHANGELOG.md
index 02b467e1d6..19863f4933 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/external-dns/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [UNRELEASED]
 
+### Added
+
+- Ability to configure `imagePullSecrets` via helm `global` value ([#4667](https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/external-dns/pull/4667)) _@jkroepke_
+
 ## [v1.15.0] - 2023-09-10
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/README.md b/charts/external-dns/README.md
index 9b21ecdec6..fd0d4e29b2 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/README.md
+++ b/charts/external-dns/README.md
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ If `namespaced` is set to `true`, please ensure that `sources` my only contains
 | extraVolumeMounts | list | `[]` | Extra [volume mounts](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/) for the `external-dns` container. |
 | extraVolumes | list | `[]` | Extra [volumes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/storage/volumes/) for the `Pod`. |
 | fullnameOverride | string | `nil` | Override the full name of the chart. |
+| global.imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` | Global image pull secrets. |
 | image.pullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` | Image pull policy for the `external-dns` container. |
 | image.repository | string | `"registry.k8s.io/external-dns/external-dns"` | Image repository for the `external-dns` container. |
 | image.tag | string | `nil` | Image tag for the `external-dns` container, this will default to `.Chart.AppVersion` if not set. |
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
index 02e9b397ad..8a097c3387 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ spec:
     {{- if not (quote .Values.automountServiceAccountToken | empty) }}
       automountServiceAccountToken: {{ .Values.automountServiceAccountToken }}
     {{- end }}
-      {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
+      {{- with (default .Values.global.imagePullSecrets .Values.imagePullSecrets) }}
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/values.schema.json b/charts/external-dns/values.schema.json
index 614deeaca3..80378c7247 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/external-dns/values.schema.json
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
   "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
   "type": "object",
   "properties": {
+    "global": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
     "provider": {
       "anyOf": [
         {
diff --git a/charts/external-dns/values.yaml b/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
index 9d7dea1bb9..d6daacf969 100644
--- a/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/external-dns/values.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 # This is a YAML-formatted file.
 # Declare variables to be passed into your templates.
 
+global:
+  # -- Global image pull secrets.
+  imagePullSecrets: []
+
 image:
   # -- Image repository for the `external-dns` container.
   repository: registry.k8s.io/external-dns/external-dns