diff --git a/charts/headlamp/README.md b/charts/headlamp/README.md
index b0d325ffce..49adcb0a94 100644
--- a/charts/headlamp/README.md
+++ b/charts/headlamp/README.md
@@ -66,13 +66,15 @@ See [MAINTAINERS.md](https://github.com/headlamp-k8s/headlamp/blob/main/MAINTAIN
 
 ### Headlamp Configuration
 
-| Key                       | Type   | Default               | Description                                |
-|---------------------------|--------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------|
-| config.baseURL            | string | `""`                  | base url path at which headlamp should run |
-| config.oidc.clientID      | string | `""`                  | OIDC client ID                             |
-| config.oidc.clientSecret  | string | `""`                  | OIDC client secret                         |
-| config.oidc.issuerURL     | string | `""`                  | OIDC issuer URL                            |
-| config.oidc.scopes        | string | `""`                  | OIDC scopes to be used                     |
-| config.oidc.secret.create | bool   | `true`                | Enable this option to have the chart automatically create the OIDC secret using the specified values. |
-| config.oidc.secret.name   | string | `oidc`                | Name of the OIDC secret used by headlamp   |
-| config.pluginsDir         | string | `"/headlamp/plugins"` | directory to look for plugins              |
+| Key                                | Type   | Default               | Description                                                                                           |
+|------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| config.baseURL                     | string | `""`                  | base url path at which headlamp should run                                                            |
+| config.oidc.clientID               | string | `""`                  | OIDC client ID                                                                                        |
+| config.oidc.clientSecret           | string | `""`                  | OIDC client secret                                                                                    |
+| config.oidc.issuerURL              | string | `""`                  | OIDC issuer URL                                                                                       |
+| config.oidc.scopes                 | string | `""`                  | OIDC scopes to be used                                                                                |
+| config.oidc.secret.create          | bool   | `true`                | Enable this option to have the chart automatically create the OIDC secret using the specified values. |
+| config.oidc.secret.name            | string | `oidc`                | Name of the OIDC secret used by headlamp                                                              |
+| config.oidc.externalSecret.enabled | bool   | `false`               | Enable this option if you want to use an external secret for OIDC configuration.                      |
+| config.oidc.externalSecret.name    | string | `""`                  | Name of the external OIDC secret to be used by headlamp.                                              |
+| config.pluginsDir                  | string | `"/headlamp/plugins"` | directory to look for plugins                                                                         |
diff --git a/charts/headlamp/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/headlamp/templates/deployment.yaml
index f83c35dfba..406383535a 100644
--- a/charts/headlamp/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/headlamp/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -37,35 +37,57 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           {{ if or .Values.config.oidc .Values.env }}
           env:
-            {{- with .Values.config.oidc }}
-            {{- if or .clientID (not .secret.create) }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.secret.create }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.clientID }}
             - name: OIDC_CLIENT_ID
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  name: {{ .secret.name }}
+                  name: {{ .Values.config.oidc.secret.name }}
                   key: clientID
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if or .clientSecret (not .secret.create) }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.clientSecret }}
             - name: OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  name: {{ .secret.name }}
+                  name: {{ .Values.config.oidc.secret.name }}
                   key: clientSecret
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if or .issuerURL (not .secret.create) }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.issuerURL }}
             - name: OIDC_ISSUER_URL
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  name: {{ .secret.name }}
+                  name: {{ .Values.config.oidc.secret.name }}
                   key: issuerURL
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if or .scopes (not .secret.create) }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.scopes }}
             - name: OIDC_SCOPES
               valueFrom:
                 secretKeyRef:
-                  name: {{ .secret.name }}
+                  name: {{ .Values.config.oidc.secret.name }}
                   key: scopes
             {{- end }}
+            {{- else if .Values.config.oidc.externalSecret.enabled }}
+            # Check if externalSecret is enabled
+            envFrom:
+              - secretRef:
+                  name: {{ .Values.config.oidc.externalSecret.name }}
+            {{- else }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.clientID }}
+            - name: OIDC_CLIENT_ID
+              value: {{ .Values.config.oidc.clientID }}
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.clientSecret }}
+            - name: OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET
+              value: {{ .Values.config.oidc.clientSecret }}
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.issuerURL }}
+            - name: OIDC_ISSUER_URL
+              value: {{ .Values.config.oidc.issuerURL }}
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.scopes }}
+            - name: OIDC_SCOPES
+              value: {{ .Values.config.oidc.scopes }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.env }}
             {{- toYaml .Values.env | nindent 12 }}
@@ -76,16 +98,27 @@ spec:
             {{- with .Values.config.pluginsDir}}
             - "-plugins-dir={{ . }}"
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if or .Values.config.oidc.clientID (not .Values.config.oidc.secret.create) }}
+            {{- if or (and .Values.config.oidc.clientID (not .Values.config.oidc.secret.create)) (and .Values.config.oidc.secret.create (ne .Values.config.oidc.clientID "")) }}
+            # Check if clientID is set and secret.create is false, or if secret.create is true and clientID is not an empty string
             - "-oidc-client-id=$(OIDC_CLIENT_ID)"
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if or .Values.config.oidc.clientSecret (not .Values.config.oidc.secret.create) }}
+            {{- if or (and .Values.config.oidc.clientSecret (not .Values.config.oidc.secret.create)) (and .Values.config.oidc.secret.create (ne .Values.config.oidc.clientSecret "")) }}
+            # Check if clientSecret is set and secret.create is false, or if secret.create is true and clientSecret is not an empty string
             - "-oidc-client-secret=$(OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET)"
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if or .Values.config.oidc.issuerURL (not .Values.config.oidc.secret.create) }}
+            {{- if or (and .Values.config.oidc.issuerURL (not .Values.config.oidc.secret.create)) (and .Values.config.oidc.secret.create (ne .Values.config.oidc.issuerURL "")) }}
+            # Check if issuerURL is set and secret.create is false, or if secret.create is true and issuerURL is not an empty string
             - "-oidc-idp-issuer-url=$(OIDC_ISSUER_URL)"
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if or .Values.config.oidc.scopes (not .Values.config.oidc.secret.create) }}
+            {{- if or (and .Values.config.oidc.scopes (not .Values.config.oidc.secret.create)) (and .Values.config.oidc.secret.create (ne .Values.config.oidc.scopes "")) }}
+            # Check if scopes are set and secret.create is false, or if secret.create is true and scopes are not an empty string
+            - "-oidc-scopes=$(OIDC_SCOPES)"
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- if .Values.config.oidc.externalSecret.enabled }}
+            # Check if externalSecret is enabled
+            - "-oidc-client-id=$(OIDC_CLIENT_ID)"
+            - "-oidc-client-secret=$(OIDC_CLIENT_SECRET)"
+            - "-oidc-idp-issuer-url=$(OIDC_ISSUER_URL)"
             - "-oidc-scopes=$(OIDC_SCOPES)"
             {{- end }}
             {{- with .Values.config.baseURL }}
diff --git a/charts/headlamp/values.yaml b/charts/headlamp/values.yaml
index 1e27d8bb2e..3e232ccc31 100644
--- a/charts/headlamp/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/headlamp/values.yaml
@@ -29,11 +29,34 @@ config:
   # -- base url path at which headlamp should run
   baseURL: ""
   oidc:
+    # Option 1:
+    # @param config.oidc.secret - OIDC secret configuration
+    # If you want to use an existing secret, set create to false and provide the name of the secret.
+    # If you want to create a new secret, set create to true and provide the name of the secret.
+    # Also provide the values for clientID, clientSecret, issuerURL, and scopes.
+    # Example:
+    # config:
+    #   oidc:
+    #     secret:
+    #       create: true
+    #       name: oidc
     secret:
       # -- Generate OIDC secret. If true, will generate a secret using .config.oidc.
       create: true
       # -- Name of the OIDC secret.
       name: oidc
+
+    # Option 2:
+    # @param config.oidc - OIDC env configuration
+    # If you want to set the OIDC configuration directly, set the following values.
+    # Example:
+    # config:
+    #   oidc:
+    #     clientID: "clientID"
+    #     clientSecret: "clientSecret"
+    #     issuerURL: "issuerURL"
+    #     scopes: "scopes"
+
     # -- OIDC client ID
     clientID: ""
     # -- OIDC client secret
@@ -42,6 +65,22 @@ config:
     issuerURL: ""
     # -- OIDC scopes to be used
     scopes: ""
+
+    # Option 3:
+    # @param config.oidc - External OIDC secret configuration
+    # If you want to use an external secret for OIDC configuration, enable this option.
+    # Provide the name of the secret to use.
+    # Example:
+    # config:
+    #   oidc:
+    #     secret:
+    #       create: false
+    #     externalSecret:
+    #       enabled: true
+    #       name: oidc
+    externalSecret:
+      enabled: false
+      name: ""
   # -- directory to look for plugins
   pluginsDir: "/headlamp/plugins"