diff --git a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
index 8c1e53862f0..efe75b3702a 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/docs/reference/helm-chart.md
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ To use [the values available](#values), with `helm install` or `helm upgrade`, u
 | podLabelsOverride | object | `{}` |  |
 | podSecurityContext | object | `{}` |  |
 | priorityClassName | string | `""` |  |
-| rthooks | object | `{"annotations":{},"enabled":false,"extraHookArgs":{},"extraLabels":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"failAllowNamespaces":"","image":{"override":null,"repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-rthooks","tag":"v0.3"},"installDir":"/opt/tetragon","interface":"","nriHook":{"nriSocket":"/var/run/nri/nri.sock"},"ociHooks":{"hooksPath":"/usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d"},"podAnnotations":{},"podSecurityContext":{"privileged":true},"priorityClassName":"","resources":{}}` | Method for installing Tetagon rthooks (tetragon-rthooks) daemonset The tetragon-rthooks daemonset is responsible for installing run-time hooks on the host. See: https://tetragon.io/docs/concepts/runtime-hooks |
+| rthooks | object | `{"annotations":{},"enabled":false,"extraHookArgs":{},"extraLabels":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"failAllowNamespaces":"","image":{"override":null,"repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-rthooks","tag":"v0.3"},"installDir":"/opt/tetragon","interface":"","nriHook":{"nriSocket":"/var/run/nri/nri.sock"},"ociHooks":{"hooksPath":"/usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d"},"podAnnotations":{},"podSecurityContext":{"privileged":true},"priorityClassName":"","resources":{},"serviceAccount":{"name":""}}` | Method for installing Tetagon rthooks (tetragon-rthooks) daemonset The tetragon-rthooks daemonset is responsible for installing run-time hooks on the host. See: https://tetragon.io/docs/concepts/runtime-hooks |
 | rthooks.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations for the Tetragon rthooks daemonset |
 | rthooks.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable the Tetragon rthooks daemonset |
 | rthooks.extraHookArgs | object | `{}` | extra args to pass to tetragon-oci-hook |
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ To use [the values available](#values), with `helm install` or `helm upgrade`, u
 | rthooks.podSecurityContext | object | `{"privileged":true}` | security context for the Tetrargon rthooks pod |
 | rthooks.priorityClassName | string | `""` | priorityClassName for the Tetrargon rthooks pod |
 | rthooks.resources | object | `{}` | resources for the the oci-hook-setup init container |
+| rthooks.serviceAccount | object | `{"name":""}` | rthooks service account. |
 | selectorLabelsOverride | object | `{}` |  |
 | serviceAccount.annotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | serviceAccount.create | bool | `true` |  |
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
index f10a6cf7e7b..2251df8830d 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
+++ b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/README.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Helm chart for Tetragon
 | podLabelsOverride | object | `{}` |  |
 | podSecurityContext | object | `{}` |  |
 | priorityClassName | string | `""` |  |
-| rthooks | object | `{"annotations":{},"enabled":false,"extraHookArgs":{},"extraLabels":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"failAllowNamespaces":"","image":{"override":null,"repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-rthooks","tag":"v0.3"},"installDir":"/opt/tetragon","interface":"","nriHook":{"nriSocket":"/var/run/nri/nri.sock"},"ociHooks":{"hooksPath":"/usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d"},"podAnnotations":{},"podSecurityContext":{"privileged":true},"priorityClassName":"","resources":{}}` | Method for installing Tetagon rthooks (tetragon-rthooks) daemonset The tetragon-rthooks daemonset is responsible for installing run-time hooks on the host. See: https://tetragon.io/docs/concepts/runtime-hooks |
+| rthooks | object | `{"annotations":{},"enabled":false,"extraHookArgs":{},"extraLabels":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"failAllowNamespaces":"","image":{"override":null,"repository":"quay.io/cilium/tetragon-rthooks","tag":"v0.3"},"installDir":"/opt/tetragon","interface":"","nriHook":{"nriSocket":"/var/run/nri/nri.sock"},"ociHooks":{"hooksPath":"/usr/share/containers/oci/hooks.d"},"podAnnotations":{},"podSecurityContext":{"privileged":true},"priorityClassName":"","resources":{},"serviceAccount":{"name":""}}` | Method for installing Tetagon rthooks (tetragon-rthooks) daemonset The tetragon-rthooks daemonset is responsible for installing run-time hooks on the host. See: https://tetragon.io/docs/concepts/runtime-hooks |
 | rthooks.annotations | object | `{}` | Annotations for the Tetragon rthooks daemonset |
 | rthooks.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable the Tetragon rthooks daemonset |
 | rthooks.extraHookArgs | object | `{}` | extra args to pass to tetragon-oci-hook |
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ Helm chart for Tetragon
 | rthooks.podSecurityContext | object | `{"privileged":true}` | security context for the Tetrargon rthooks pod |
 | rthooks.priorityClassName | string | `""` | priorityClassName for the Tetrargon rthooks pod |
 | rthooks.resources | object | `{}` | resources for the the oci-hook-setup init container |
+| rthooks.serviceAccount | object | `{"name":""}` | rthooks service account. |
 | selectorLabelsOverride | object | `{}` |  |
 | serviceAccount.annotations | object | `{}` |  |
 | serviceAccount.create | bool | `true` |  |
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/templates/rthooks-daemonset.yaml b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/templates/rthooks-daemonset.yaml
index 1a8c0a52052..96710b15512 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/templates/rthooks-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/templates/rthooks-daemonset.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.rthooks.serviceAccount.name }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.rthooks.podSecurityContext }}
       securityContext:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
index 682ecc42ff1..0281e711322 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/tetragon/values.yaml
@@ -395,3 +395,6 @@ rthooks:
     override: ~
     repository: quay.io/cilium/tetragon-rthooks
     tag: v0.3
+  # -- rthooks service account.
+  serviceAccount:
+    name: ""