diff --git a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/README.md b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/README.md
index 6da919857e..1f4eddc120 100644
--- a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/README.md
+++ b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/README.md
@@ -267,6 +267,7 @@ The default values set by the application itself can be confirmed [here](https:/
 | `disableRestrictedSecurityGroupRules`          | If disabled, controller will not specify port range restriction in the backend security group rules                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `false`                                           |
 | `objectSelector.matchExpressions`              | Webhook configuration to select specific pods by specifying the expression to be matched                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | None                                              |
 | `objectSelector.matchLabels`                   | Webhook configuration to select specific pods by specifying the key value label pair to be matched                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | None                                              |
+| `metrics.enabled`                              | Specifies whether the Prometheus metrics service should be created, independent of service monitor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `false`                                           |
 | `serviceMonitor.enabled`                       | Specifies whether a service monitor should be created, requires the ServiceMonitor CRD to be installed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `false`                                           |
 | `serviceMonitor.namespace`                     | Namespace in which to create the service monitor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | None                                              |
 | `serviceMonitor.additionalLabels`              | Labels to add to the service monitor                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `{}`                                              |
@@ -285,4 +286,4 @@ The default values set by the application itself can be confirmed [here](https:/
 | `serviceTargetENISGTags`                       | set of `key=value` pairs of AWS tags in addition to cluster name for finding the target ENI security group to which to add inbound rules from NLBs                                                                                                                                                                                           | None                                              |
 | `loadBalancerClass`                            | Sets the AWS load balancer type to be used when the Kubernetes service requests an external load balancer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `service.k8s.aws/nlb`                             |
 | `creator`                                      | if set to a `value!=helm`, it will disable the addition of default helm labels                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | `helm`                                            |
-| `runtimeClassName`                 | Runtime class name for the controller pods , such as `gvisor` or `kata`. An unspecified `nil` or empty `""` RuntimeClassName is equivalent to the backwards-compatible default behavior as if the RuntimeClass feature is disabled.                                                                                                                      | ""                                                | 
+| `runtimeClassName`                             | Runtime class name for the controller pods , such as `gvisor` or `kata`. An unspecified `nil` or empty `""` RuntimeClassName is equivalent to the backwards-compatible default behavior as if the RuntimeClass feature is disabled.                                                                                                          | ""                                                |
diff --git a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/service.yaml b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/service.yaml
index aad0044ebd..e0073aa544 100644
--- a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/service.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if.Values.serviceMonitor.enabled }}
+{{- if or .Values.serviceMonitor.enabled .Values.metrics.enabled }}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
diff --git a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/values.yaml b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/values.yaml
index 25dd013f38..8cd986dc36 100644
--- a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/values.yaml
@@ -388,6 +388,10 @@ objectSelector:
   matchLabels:
   #   key: value
 
+metrics:
+  # Specifies whether the Prometheus metrics service should be created, independent of service monitor
+  enabled: false
+
 serviceMonitor:
   # Specifies whether a service monitor should be created
   enabled: false