diff --git a/apis/druid/v1alpha1/druid_types.go b/apis/druid/v1alpha1/druid_types.go
index 36c122f7..58ad0c00 100644
--- a/apis/druid/v1alpha1/druid_types.go
+++ b/apis/druid/v1alpha1/druid_types.go
@@ -477,6 +477,10 @@ type DruidNodeSpec struct {
 	// Operator deploys the sidecar container based on these properties.
 	// +optional
 	AdditionalContainer []AdditionalContainer `json:"additionalContainer,omitempty"`
+
+	// ServiceAccountName Kubernetes native `serviceAccountName` specification.
+	// +optional
+	ServiceAccountName string `json:"serviceAccountName,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // ZookeeperSpec IGNORED (Future API): In order to make Druid dependency setup extensible from within Druid operator.
diff --git a/chart/crds/druid.apache.org_druids.yaml b/chart/crds/druid.apache.org_druids.yaml
index 589ddd03..236a3d0e 100644
--- a/chart/crds/druid.apache.org_druids.yaml
+++ b/chart/crds/druid.apache.org_druids.yaml
@@ -5949,6 +5949,10 @@ spec:
                               type: string
                           type: object
                       type: object
+                    serviceAccountName:
+                      description: ServiceAccountName Kubernetes native `serviceAccountName`
+                        specification.
+                      type: string
                     services:
                       description: Services Overrides services at top level.
                       items:
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/druid.apache.org_druids.yaml b/config/crd/bases/druid.apache.org_druids.yaml
index 589ddd03..236a3d0e 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/druid.apache.org_druids.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/druid.apache.org_druids.yaml
@@ -5949,6 +5949,10 @@ spec:
                               type: string
                           type: object
                       type: object
+                    serviceAccountName:
+                      description: ServiceAccountName Kubernetes native `serviceAccountName`
+                        specification.
+                      type: string
                     services:
                       description: Services Overrides services at top level.
                       items:
diff --git a/controllers/druid/handler.go b/controllers/druid/handler.go
index e01e1804..7c951bbc 100644
--- a/controllers/druid/handler.go
+++ b/controllers/druid/handler.go
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ func makePodSpec(nodeSpec *v1alpha1.DruidNodeSpec, m *v1alpha1.Druid, nodeSpecUn
 		TerminationGracePeriodSeconds: nodeSpec.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds,
 		Volumes:                       getVolume(nodeSpec, m, nodeSpecUniqueStr),
 		SecurityContext:               firstNonNilValue(nodeSpec.PodSecurityContext, m.Spec.PodSecurityContext).(*v1.PodSecurityContext),
-		ServiceAccountName:            m.Spec.ServiceAccount,
+		ServiceAccountName:            firstNonEmptyStr(nodeSpec.ServiceAccountName, m.Spec.ServiceAccount),
 		PriorityClassName:             firstNonEmptyStr(nodeSpec.PriorityClassName, m.Spec.PriorityClassName),
 	}