diff --git a/charts/studio/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/studio/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 2a587af1..a802c1dd 100644
--- a/charts/studio/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/studio/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -176,6 +176,14 @@ Create the name of the service account to use
 {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{- define "studio-backend.serviceAccountName" -}}
+{{- if .Values.studioWorker.serviceAccount.create }}
+{{- default (printf "%s%s" (include "studio.fullname" .) "-backend") .Values.studioWorker.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- else }}
+{{- default "default" .Values.studioWorker.serviceAccount.name }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- define "studio-worker.serviceAccountName" -}}
 {{- if .Values.studioWorker.serviceAccount.create }}
 {{- default (printf "%s%s" (include "studio.fullname" .) "-worker") .Values.studioWorker.serviceAccount.name }}
diff --git a/charts/studio/templates/deployment-studio-backend.yaml b/charts/studio/templates/deployment-studio-backend.yaml
index 7c5ca306..bf0d6aa6 100644
--- a/charts/studio/templates/deployment-studio-backend.yaml
+++ b/charts/studio/templates/deployment-studio-backend.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
-      serviceAccountName: {{ include "studio.serviceAccountName" . }}
+      serviceAccountName: {{ include "studio-backend.serviceAccountName" . }}
       securityContext:
         fsGroup: 103
         fsGroupChangePolicy: "OnRootMismatch"
diff --git a/charts/studio/templates/serviceaccount-backend.yaml b/charts/studio/templates/serviceaccount-backend.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eeb9e5e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/studio/templates/serviceaccount-backend.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+{{- if .Values.studioBackend.serviceAccount.create -}}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ServiceAccount
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "studio-backend.serviceAccountName" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "studio-backend.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.studioBackend.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}