diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-service.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-service.yaml
index 2e3c0a186d..3b708ba92b 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-service.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ spec:
   {{- if .Values.controller.service.loadBalancerIP }}
   loadBalancerIP: {{ .Values.controller.service.loadBalancerIP }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.controller.service.loadBalancerClass }}
+  loadBalancerClass: {{ .Values.controller.service.loadBalancerClass }}
+  {{- end }}
   {{- if .Values.controller.service.loadBalancerSourceRanges }}
   loadBalancerSourceRanges:
 {{ toYaml .Values.controller.service.loadBalancerSourceRanges | indent 4 }}
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json b/charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json
index 29888fbe03..7d46d0429c 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/values.schema.json
@@ -1332,6 +1332,11 @@
               "title": "The loadBalancerIP",
               "$ref": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-json-schema/master/v1.34.0/_definitions.json#/definitions/io.k8s.api.core.v1.ServiceSpec/properties/loadBalancerIP"
             },
+            "loadBalancerClass": {
+              "default": "",
+              "title": "The loadBalancerClass",
+              "$ref": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nginxinc/kubernetes-json-schema/master/v1.33.1/_definitions.json#/definitions/io.k8s.api.core.v1.ServiceSpec/properties/loadBalancerClass"
+            },
             "externalIPs": {
               "default": [],
               "title": "The externalIPs",