diff --git a/charts/pulsar/templates/tls-certs-internal.yaml b/charts/pulsar/templates/tls-certs-internal.yaml
index 1fc4aed8..b14ce157 100644
--- a/charts/pulsar/templates/tls-certs-internal.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/templates/tls-certs-internal.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 {{- if .Values.certs.internal_issuer.enabled }}
 
 {{- if .Values.tls.proxy.enabled }}
+{{- if .Values.tls.proxy.createCert }}
 apiVersion: "{{ .Values.certs.internal_issuer.apiVersion }}"
 kind: Certificate
 metadata:
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ spec:
     group: cert-manager.io
 ---
 {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
 
 {{- if or .Values.tls.broker.enabled (or .Values.tls.bookie.enabled .Values.tls.zookeeper.enabled) }}
 apiVersion: "{{ .Values.certs.internal_issuer.apiVersion }}"
diff --git a/charts/pulsar/values.yaml b/charts/pulsar/values.yaml
index 45c332c7..ec9bdbc5 100755
--- a/charts/pulsar/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/pulsar/values.yaml
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ tls:
   proxy:
     enabled: false
     cert_name: tls-proxy
+    createCert: true  # set to false if you want to use an existing certificate
   # settings for generating certs for broker
   broker:
     enabled: false