diff --git a/haproxy-ingress/README.md b/haproxy-ingress/README.md
index 35f1406..a1a5f2a 100755
--- a/haproxy-ingress/README.md
+++ b/haproxy-ingress/README.md
@@ -146,10 +146,12 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `controller.stats.service.servicePort` | the port number exposed by the stats service | `1936`
 `controller.stats.service.type` | type of controller service to create | `ClusterIP`
 `controller.metrics.enabled` | If `controller.stats.enabled = true` and `controller.metrics.enabled = true`, Prometheus metrics will be exported |  `false`
-`controller.metrics.image.repository` | prometheus-exporter image repository | `quay.io/prometheus/haproxy-exporter`
+`controller.metrics.embedded` | defines if embedded haproxy's exporter should be used | `true`
+`controller.metrics.port` | port number the exporter is listening to | `9101`
+`controller.metrics.image.repository` | prometheus-exporter image repository when embedded is `false` | `quay.io/prometheus/haproxy-exporter`
 `controller.metrics.image.tag` | prometheus-exporter image tag | `v0.11.0`
 `controller.metrics.image.pullPolicy` | prometheus-exporter image pullPolicy | `IfNotPresent`
-`controller.metrics.extraArgs` | Extra arguments to the haproxy_exporter |  `{}`
+`controller.metrics.extraArgs` | Extra arguments to the prometheus-exporter |  `{}`
 `controller.metrics.resources` | prometheus-exporter container resource requests & limits |  `{}`
 `controller.metrics.service.annotations` | annotations for metrics service | `{}`
 `controller.metrics.service.clusterIP` | internal metrics cluster service IP | `nil`
diff --git a/haproxy-ingress/templates/_podtemplate.yaml b/haproxy-ingress/templates/_podtemplate.yaml
index 1120062..5faece0 100644
--- a/haproxy-ingress/templates/_podtemplate.yaml
+++ b/haproxy-ingress/templates/_podtemplate.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ spec:
           hostPort: {{ .Values.controller.daemonset.hostPorts.https }}
   {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if and .Values.controller.metrics.enabled .Values.controller.metrics.embedded }}
+        - name: metrics
+          containerPort: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.port }}
+          protocol: TCP
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.stats.enabled }}
         - name: stats
           containerPort: {{ .Values.controller.stats.port }}
@@ -125,12 +130,13 @@ spec:
       resources:
         {{- toYaml .Values.controller.logs.resources | nindent 8 }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- if and .Values.controller.stats.enabled .Values.controller.metrics.enabled }}
+{{- if and .Values.controller.stats.enabled .Values.controller.metrics.enabled (not .Values.controller.metrics.embedded) }}
     - name: prometheus-exporter
       image:  "{{ .Values.controller.metrics.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.controller.metrics.image.tag }}"
       imagePullPolicy: "{{ .Values.controller.metrics.image.pullPolicy }}"
       args:
         - '--haproxy.scrape-uri=http://localhost:{{ .Values.controller.stats.port }}/haproxy?stats;csv'
+        - --web.listen-address=:{{ .Values.controller.metrics.port }}
   {{- range $key, $value := .Values.controller.metrics.extraArgs }}
     {{- if $value }}
         - --{{ $key }}={{ $value }}
@@ -140,7 +146,7 @@ spec:
   {{- end }}
       ports:
         - name: metrics
-          containerPort: 9101
+          containerPort: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.port }}
           protocol: TCP
       livenessProbe:
         httpGet:
diff --git a/haproxy-ingress/templates/controller-configmap.yaml b/haproxy-ingress/templates/controller-configmap.yaml
index 247311d..12c4027 100644
--- a/haproxy-ingress/templates/controller-configmap.yaml
+++ b/haproxy-ingress/templates/controller-configmap.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 data:
   healthz-port: {{ .Values.controller.healthzPort | quote }}
+{{- if and .Values.controller.metrics.enabled .Values.controller.metrics.embedded }}
+  prometheus-port: {{ .Values.controller.metrics.port | quote }}
+{{- end }}
   stats-port: {{ .Values.controller.stats.port | quote }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.logs.enabled }}
   syslog-endpoint: "localhost:514"
diff --git a/haproxy-ingress/templates/controller-metrics-service.yaml b/haproxy-ingress/templates/controller-metrics-service.yaml
index b2e72b3..b085c0c 100644
--- a/haproxy-ingress/templates/controller-metrics-service.yaml
+++ b/haproxy-ingress/templates/controller-metrics-service.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{- if and .Values.controller.stats.enabled .Values.controller.metrics.enabled -}}
+{{- if and .Values.controller.metrics.enabled (or .Values.controller.stats.enabled .Values.controller.metrics.embedded) -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
diff --git a/haproxy-ingress/values.yaml b/haproxy-ingress/values.yaml
index 0d6f7ce..4367be7 100644
--- a/haproxy-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/haproxy-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -241,13 +241,22 @@ controller:
       type: ClusterIP
 
   ## If controller.stats.enabled = true and controller.metrics.enabled = true, Prometheus metrics will be exported
+  ## Metrics will also be exposed if the embedded haproxy's exporter is used
   ##
   metrics:
     enabled: false
 
+    # Defines if the haproxy's embedded prometheus exporter should be used
+    # If false, haproxy_exporter sidecar container is used instead and stats need to be enabled
+    embedded: true
+
+    # Port number the exporter is listening to
+    port: 9101
+
     # prometheus exporter for haproxy
     # https://github.com/prometheus/haproxy_exporter
     # (scrapes the stats port and exports metrics to prometheus)
+    # Only used if embedded == false
     image:
       repository: quay.io/prometheus/haproxy-exporter
       tag: "v0.11.0"