diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
index 2d03d40c80..d92fc31bd8 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
@@ -81,12 +81,12 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
             - --election-id={{ .Values.controller.electionID }}
             - --ingress-class={{ .Values.controller.ingressClass }}
-            - --configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "ingress-nginx.controller.fullname" . }}
+            - --configmap={{ default "$(POD_NAMESPACE)" .Values.controller.configMapNamespace }}/{{ include "ingress-nginx.controller.fullname" . }}
           {{- if .Values.tcp }}
-            - --tcp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "ingress-nginx.fullname" . }}-tcp
+            - --tcp-services-configmap={{ default "$(POD_NAMESPACE)" .Values.controller.tcp.configMapNamespace }}/{{ include "ingress-nginx.fullname" . }}-tcp
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.udp }}
-            - --udp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "ingress-nginx.fullname" . }}-udp
+            - --udp-services-configmap={{ default "$(POD_NAMESPACE)" .Values.controller.udp.configMapNamespace }}/{{ include "ingress-nginx.fullname" . }}-udp
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.scope.enabled }}
             - --watch-namespace={{ default "$(POD_NAMESPACE)" .Values.controller.scope.namespace }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 7e2d223a99..f30fea5ba5 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ spec:
           {{- end }}
             - --election-id={{ .Values.controller.electionID }}
             - --ingress-class={{ .Values.controller.ingressClass }}
-            - --configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "ingress-nginx.controller.fullname" . }}
+            - --configmap={{ default "$(POD_NAMESPACE)" .Values.controller.configMapNamespace }}/{{ include "ingress-nginx.controller.fullname" . }}
           {{- if .Values.tcp }}
-            - --tcp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "ingress-nginx.fullname" . }}-tcp
+            - --tcp-services-configmap={{ default "$(POD_NAMESPACE)" .Values.controller.tcp.configMapNamespace }}/{{ include "ingress-nginx.fullname" . }}-tcp
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.udp }}
-            - --udp-services-configmap=$(POD_NAMESPACE)/{{ include "ingress-nginx.fullname" . }}-udp
+            - --udp-services-configmap={{ default "$(POD_NAMESPACE)" .Values.controller.udp.configMapNamespace }}/{{ include "ingress-nginx.fullname" . }}-udp
           {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.controller.scope.enabled }}
             - --watch-namespace={{ default "$(POD_NAMESPACE)" .Values.controller.scope.namespace }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
index 460b19884a..59fb47a236 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
@@ -121,23 +121,23 @@ controller:
   ##
   scope:
     enabled: false
-    namespace: ""   # defaults to .Release.Namespace
+    namespace: ""   # defaults to $(POD_NAMESPACE)
 
   ## Allows customization of the configmap / nginx-configmap namespace
   ##
-  configMapNamespace: ""   # defaults to .Release.Namespace
+  configMapNamespace: ""   # defaults to $(POD_NAMESPACE)
 
   ## Allows customization of the tcp-services-configmap
   ##
   tcp:
-    configMapNamespace: ""   # defaults to .Release.Namespace
+    configMapNamespace: ""   # defaults to $(POD_NAMESPACE)
     ## Annotations to be added to the tcp config configmap
     annotations: {}
 
   ## Allows customization of the udp-services-configmap
   ##
   udp:
-    configMapNamespace: ""   # defaults to .Release.Namespace
+    configMapNamespace: ""   # defaults to $(POD_NAMESPACE)
     ## Annotations to be added to the udp config configmap
     annotations: {}