diff --git a/pkg/cli/cmds/server.go b/pkg/cli/cmds/server.go
index 5d1ca1184baa..34eb21d4732c 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/cmds/server.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/cmds/server.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	DisableAgent             bool
 	KubeConfigOutput         string
 	KubeConfigMode           string
+	HelmJobImage             string
 	TLSSan                   cli.StringSlice
 	BindAddress              string
 	EnablePProf              bool
@@ -252,6 +253,11 @@ var ServerFlags = []cli.Flag{
 		Destination: &ServerConfig.KubeConfigMode,
 		EnvVar:      version.ProgramUpper + "_KUBECONFIG_MODE",
 	},
+	&cli.StringFlag{
+		Name:        "helm-job-image",
+		Usage:       "(helm) Default image to use for helm jobs",
+		Destination: &ServerConfig.HelmJobImage,
+	},
 	ServerToken,
 	&cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:        "token-file",
diff --git a/pkg/cli/server/server.go b/pkg/cli/server/server.go
index caf86c254f9b..59e5ad0eb055 100644
--- a/pkg/cli/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/cli/server/server.go
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ func run(app *cli.Context, cfg *cmds.Server, leaderControllers server.CustomCont
 	serverConfig.ControlConfig.DataDir = cfg.DataDir
 	serverConfig.ControlConfig.KubeConfigOutput = cfg.KubeConfigOutput
 	serverConfig.ControlConfig.KubeConfigMode = cfg.KubeConfigMode
+	serverConfig.ControlConfig.HelmJobImage = cfg.HelmJobImage
 	serverConfig.ControlConfig.Rootless = cfg.Rootless
 	serverConfig.ControlConfig.ServiceLBNamespace = cfg.ServiceLBNamespace
 	serverConfig.ControlConfig.SANs = util.SplitStringSlice(cfg.TLSSan)
diff --git a/pkg/daemons/config/types.go b/pkg/daemons/config/types.go
index feb9a444dd2a..9034b1b334be 100644
--- a/pkg/daemons/config/types.go
+++ b/pkg/daemons/config/types.go
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ type Control struct {
 	ServiceNodePortRange     *utilnet.PortRange
 	KubeConfigOutput         string
 	KubeConfigMode           string
+	HelmJobImage             string
 	DataDir                  string
 	Datastore                endpoint.Config `json:"-"`
 	Disables                 map[string]bool
diff --git a/pkg/server/server.go b/pkg/server/server.go
index 0f8be7403c7f..45bae0cfdc4f 100644
--- a/pkg/server/server.go
+++ b/pkg/server/server.go
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ func coreControllers(ctx context.Context, sc *Context, config *Config) error {
 	}
 
 	// apply SystemDefaultRegistry setting to Helm before starting controllers
-	if config.ControlConfig.SystemDefaultRegistry != "" {
+	if config.ControlConfig.HelmJobImage != "" {
+		helmchart.DefaultJobImage = config.ControlConfig.HelmJobImage
+	} else if config.ControlConfig.SystemDefaultRegistry != "" {
 		helmchart.DefaultJobImage = config.ControlConfig.SystemDefaultRegistry + "/" + helmchart.DefaultJobImage
 	}