diff --git a/pkg/controller/zookeepercluster/zookeepercluster_controller.go b/pkg/controller/zookeepercluster/zookeepercluster_controller.go
index e48c3509e..e59e8af19 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/zookeepercluster/zookeepercluster_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/zookeepercluster/zookeepercluster_controller.go
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ func (r *ReconcileZookeeperCluster) reconcileStatefulSet(instance *zookeeperv1be
 			}
 		} else if err != nil {
 			return err
+		} else {
+			foundServiceAccount.ImagePullSecrets = serviceAccount.ImagePullSecrets
+			r.log.Info("Updating ServiceAccount", "ServiceAccount.Namespace", serviceAccount.Namespace, "ServiceAccount.Name", serviceAccount.Name)
+			err = r.client.Update(context.TODO(), foundServiceAccount)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	sts := zk.MakeStatefulSet(instance)
diff --git a/pkg/controller/zookeepercluster/zookeepercluster_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/zookeepercluster/zookeepercluster_controller_test.go
index 55b5347db..0a2af8523 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/zookeepercluster/zookeepercluster_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/zookeepercluster/zookeepercluster_controller_test.go
@@ -250,6 +250,49 @@ var _ = Describe("ZookeeperCluster Controller", func() {
 
 		})
 
+		Context("With update to ImagePullSecrets", func() {
+			var (
+				cl   client.Client
+				err  error
+				next *v1beta1.ZookeeperCluster
+				sa   *corev1.ServiceAccount
+			)
+
+			BeforeEach(func() {
+				z.WithDefaults()
+				z.Spec.Pod.ServiceAccountName = "zookeeper"
+				z.Status.Init()
+				next = z.DeepCopy()
+				sa = zk.MakeServiceAccount(z)
+				cl = fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(s, []runtime.Object{next, sa}...)
+				r = &ReconcileZookeeperCluster{client: cl, scheme: s, zkClient: mockZkClient}
+				res, err = r.Reconcile(req)
+			})
+
+			It("should not raise an error", func() {
+				Ω(err).To(BeNil())
+			})
+
+			It("should create the service account", func() {
+				foundSA := &corev1.ServiceAccount{}
+				err = cl.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: "zookeeper", Namespace: Namespace}, foundSA)
+				Ω(err).To(BeNil())
+				Ω(foundSA.ImagePullSecrets).To(HaveLen(0))
+			})
+			It("should update the service account", func() {
+				next.Spec.Pod.ImagePullSecrets = []corev1.LocalObjectReference{{Name: "test-pull-secret"}}
+				cl = fake.NewFakeClientWithScheme(s, []runtime.Object{next, sa}...)
+				r = &ReconcileZookeeperCluster{client: cl, scheme: s, zkClient: mockZkClient}
+				_, err := r.Reconcile(req)
+				Ω(err).To(BeNil())
+
+				foundSA := &corev1.ServiceAccount{}
+				err = cl.Get(context.TODO(), types.NamespacedName{Name: "zookeeper", Namespace: Namespace}, foundSA)
+				Ω(err).To(BeNil())
+				Ω(foundSA.ImagePullSecrets).To(HaveLen(1))
+			})
+		})
+
 		Context("upgrading the image for zookeepercluster", func() {
 			var (
 				cl  client.Client