diff --git a/charts/karpenter/README.md b/charts/karpenter/README.md
index 791fc20e8dd5..cf4235c0e44d 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/README.md
+++ b/charts/karpenter/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ cosign verify public.ecr.aws/karpenter/karpenter:1.0.0 \
 | controller.sidecarContainer | list | `[]` | Additional sidecarContainer config |
 | controller.sidecarVolumeMounts | list | `[]` | Additional volumeMounts for the sidecar - this will be added to the volume mounts on top of extraVolumeMounts |
 | dnsConfig | object | `{}` | Configure DNS Config for the pod |
+| schedulerName | string | `""` | Override the default scheduler |
 | dnsPolicy | string | `"ClusterFirst"` | Configure the DNS Policy for the pod |
 | extraVolumes | list | `[]` | Additional volumes for the pod. |
 | fullnameOverride | string | `""` | Overrides the chart's computed fullname. |
diff --git a/charts/karpenter/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/karpenter/templates/deployment.yaml
index 952976cab027..2e2463355f93 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.hostNetwork }}
       hostNetwork: true
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.schedulerName }}
+      schedulerName: {{ . | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: controller
           securityContext:
diff --git a/charts/karpenter/values.yaml b/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
index 3b1b9962d6e6..8ff4b52b73cf 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ hostNetwork: false
 dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
 # -- Configure DNS Config for the pod
 dnsConfig: {}
+# -- Override the default scheduler
+schedulerName: """
 #  options:
 #    - name: ndots
 #      value: "1"