diff --git a/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/write-heat-params-master.sh b/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/write-heat-params-master.sh
index b8bd4d8133..92e9f0a5de 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/write-heat-params-master.sh
+++ b/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/fragments/write-heat-params-master.sh
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ HEAT_PARAMS=/etc/sysconfig/heat-params
       TILLER_NAMESPACE="$TILLER_NAMESPACE"
       NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR_TAG="$NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR_TAG"
       NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_TAG="$NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_TAG"
+      NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_CHART_TAG="$NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_CHART_TAG"
       AUTO_HEALING_ENABLED="$AUTO_HEALING_ENABLED"
       AUTO_HEALING_CONTROLLER="$AUTO_HEALING_CONTROLLER"
       AUTO_SCALING_ENABLED="$AUTO_SCALING_ENABLED"
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/helm/ingress-nginx.sh b/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/helm/ingress-nginx.sh
index 1d978b38b6..3cb967a581 100755
--- a/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/helm/ingress-nginx.sh
+++ b/magnum/drivers/common/templates/kubernetes/helm/ingress-nginx.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ printf "Starting to run ${step}\n"
 ### Configuration
 ###############################################################################
 CHART_NAME="nginx-ingress"
-CHART_VERSION="1.4.0"
 
 if [ "$(echo ${INGRESS_CONTROLLER} | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]')" = "nginx" ]; then
 
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ data:
         echo "${CHART_NAME} already installed on server. Continue..."
         exit 0
     else
-        helm install stable/${CHART_NAME} --namespace kube-system --name ${CHART_NAME} --version v${CHART_VERSION} --values /opt/magnum/install-${CHART_NAME}-values.yaml
+        helm install stable/${CHART_NAME} --namespace kube-system --name ${CHART_NAME} --version ${NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_CHART_TAG} --values /opt/magnum/install-${CHART_NAME}-values.yaml
     fi
 
   install-${CHART_NAME}-values.yaml:  |
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/heat/k8s_fedora_template_def.py b/magnum/drivers/heat/k8s_fedora_template_def.py
index a07fe0e448..86b5874a18 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/heat/k8s_fedora_template_def.py
+++ b/magnum/drivers/heat/k8s_fedora_template_def.py
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class K8sFedoraTemplateDefinition(k8s_template_def.K8sTemplateDefinition):
                       'traefik_ingress_controller_tag',
                       'node_problem_detector_tag',
                       'nginx_ingress_controller_tag',
+                      'nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag',
                       'auto_healing_enabled', 'auto_scaling_enabled',
                       'auto_healing_controller', 'magnum_auto_healer_tag',
                       'draino_tag', 'autoscaler_tag',
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
index fd575e74c7..1282a1980e 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
@@ -719,7 +719,12 @@ parameters:
   nginx_ingress_controller_tag:
     type: string
     description: nginx ingress controller docker image tag
-    default: 0.23.0
+    default: 0.26.1
+
+  nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag:
+    type: string
+    description: nginx ingress controller helm chart tag
+    default: v1.24.7
 
   draino_tag:
     type: string
@@ -1077,6 +1082,7 @@ resources:
           tiller_namespace: {get_param: tiller_namespace}
           node_problem_detector_tag: {get_param: node_problem_detector_tag}
           nginx_ingress_controller_tag: {get_param: nginx_ingress_controller_tag}
+          nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag: {get_param: nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag}
           auto_healing_enabled: {get_param: auto_healing_enabled}
           auto_healing_controller: {get_param: auto_healing_controller}
           magnum_auto_healer_tag: {get_param: magnum_auto_healer_tag}
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
index 99bcd007a8..486d9504a2 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_atomic_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
@@ -505,6 +505,10 @@ parameters:
     type: string
     description: nginx ingress controller docker image tag
 
+  nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag:
+    type: string
+    description: nginx ingress controller helm chart tag
+
   draino_tag:
     type: string
     description: tag of the draino container
@@ -694,6 +698,7 @@ resources:
                   "$TILLER_NAMESPACE": {get_param: tiller_namespace}
                   "$NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR_TAG": {get_param: node_problem_detector_tag}
                   "$NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_TAG": {get_param: nginx_ingress_controller_tag}
+                  "$NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_CHART_TAG": {get_param: nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag}
                   "$AUTO_HEALING_ENABLED": {get_param: auto_healing_enabled}
                   "$AUTO_HEALING_CONTROLLER": {get_param: auto_healing_controller}
                   "$MAGNUM_AUTO_HEALER_TAG": {get_param: magnum_auto_healer_tag}
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_coreos_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_coreos_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
index 2aa94b31b2..222eb8d7cd 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_coreos_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_coreos_v1/templates/kubecluster.yaml
@@ -719,7 +719,12 @@ parameters:
   nginx_ingress_controller_tag:
     type: string
     description: nginx ingress controller docker image tag
-    default: 0.23.0
+    default: 0.26.1
+
+  nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag:
+    type: string
+    description: nginx ingress controller helm chart tag
+    default: v1.24.7
 
   draino_tag:
     type: string
@@ -1080,6 +1085,7 @@ resources:
           tiller_namespace: {get_param: tiller_namespace}
           node_problem_detector_tag: {get_param: node_problem_detector_tag}
           nginx_ingress_controller_tag: {get_param: nginx_ingress_controller_tag}
+          nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag: {get_param: nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag}
           auto_healing_enabled: {get_param: auto_healing_enabled}
           auto_healing_controller: {get_param: auto_healing_controller}
           magnum_auto_healer_tag: {get_param: magnum_auto_healer_tag}
diff --git a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_coreos_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_coreos_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
index 3a00f74202..8923bbf2fc 100644
--- a/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_coreos_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
+++ b/magnum/drivers/k8s_fedora_coreos_v1/templates/kubemaster.yaml
@@ -509,6 +509,10 @@ parameters:
     type: string
     description: nginx ingress controller docker image tag
 
+  nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag:
+    type: string
+    description: nginx ingress controller helm chart tag
+
   draino_tag:
     type: string
     description: tag of the draino container
@@ -700,6 +704,7 @@ resources:
                   "$TILLER_NAMESPACE": {get_param: tiller_namespace}
                   "$NODE_PROBLEM_DETECTOR_TAG": {get_param: node_problem_detector_tag}
                   "$NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_TAG": {get_param: nginx_ingress_controller_tag}
+                  "$NGINX_INGRESS_CONTROLLER_CHART_TAG": {get_param: nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag}
                   "$AUTO_HEALING_ENABLED": {get_param: auto_healing_enabled}
                   "$AUTO_HEALING_CONTROLLER": {get_param: auto_healing_controller}
                   "$MAGNUM_AUTO_HEALER_TAG": {get_param: magnum_auto_healer_tag}
diff --git a/magnum/tests/unit/drivers/test_template_definition.py b/magnum/tests/unit/drivers/test_template_definition.py
index 9e8710892f..1955544484 100644
--- a/magnum/tests/unit/drivers/test_template_definition.py
+++ b/magnum/tests/unit/drivers/test_template_definition.py
@@ -514,6 +514,8 @@ class AtomicK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase(BaseK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase):
             'octavia_ingress_controller_tag')
         nginx_ingress_controller_tag = mock_cluster.labels.get(
             'nginx_ingress_controller_tag')
+        nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag = mock_cluster.labels.get(
+            'nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag')
         kubelet_options = mock_cluster.labels.get(
             'kubelet_options')
         kubeapi_options = mock_cluster.labels.get(
@@ -624,6 +626,8 @@ class AtomicK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase(BaseK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase):
             'ingress_controller_role': ingress_controller_role,
             'octavia_ingress_controller_tag': octavia_ingress_controller_tag,
             'nginx_ingress_controller_tag': nginx_ingress_controller_tag,
+            'nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag':
+                nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag,
             'octavia_enabled': False,
             'kube_service_account_key': 'public_key',
             'kube_service_account_private_key': 'private_key',
@@ -956,6 +960,8 @@ class AtomicK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase(BaseK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase):
             'octavia_ingress_controller_tag')
         nginx_ingress_controller_tag = mock_cluster.labels.get(
             'nginx_ingress_controller_tag')
+        nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag = mock_cluster.labels.get(
+            'nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag')
         kubelet_options = mock_cluster.labels.get(
             'kubelet_options')
         kubeapi_options = mock_cluster.labels.get(
@@ -1068,6 +1074,8 @@ class AtomicK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase(BaseK8sTemplateDefinitionTestCase):
             'ingress_controller_role': ingress_controller_role,
             'octavia_ingress_controller_tag': octavia_ingress_controller_tag,
             'nginx_ingress_controller_tag': nginx_ingress_controller_tag,
+            'nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag':
+                nginx_ingress_controller_chart_tag,
             'octavia_enabled': False,
             'kube_service_account_key': 'public_key',
             'kube_service_account_private_key': 'private_key',