diff --git a/charts/metrics-server/Chart.yaml b/charts/metrics-server/Chart.yaml
index 6c6c27ebd..4bc26661d 100644
--- a/charts/metrics-server/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/metrics-server/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: metrics-server
 description: Metrics Server is a scalable, efficient source of container resource metrics for Kubernetes built-in autoscaling pipelines.
 type: application
-version: 3.7.0
-appVersion: 0.5.2
+version: 3.8.0
+appVersion: 0.6.0
 keywords:
   - kubernetes
   - metrics-server
@@ -21,5 +21,9 @@ maintainers:
     url: https://github.com/endrec
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
+    - kind: added
+      description: "Add support for unauthenticated access to /metrics."
+    - kind: added
+      description: "Add PrometheusOperator ServiceMonitor."
     - kind: changed
-      description: "Update Metrics Server image to v0.5.2."
+      description: "Update Metrics Server image to v0.6.0."
diff --git a/charts/metrics-server/README.md b/charts/metrics-server/README.md
index 518170691..7955e2e7a 100644
--- a/charts/metrics-server/README.md
+++ b/charts/metrics-server/README.md
@@ -56,6 +56,11 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the _Metrics Server_ ch
 | `service.port`                       | Service port.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `443`                                      |
 | `service.annotations`                | Annotations to add to the service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | `{}`                                       |
 | `service.labels`                     | Labels to add to the service.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `{}`                                       |
+| `metrics.enabled`                    | If `true`, allow unauthenticated access to `/metrics`.                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `false`                                    |
+| `serviceMonitor.enabled`             | If `true`, create a _Prometheus_ service monitor. This needs `metrics.enabled` to be `true`.                                                                                                                                                                     | `false`                                    |
+| `serviceMonitor.additionalLabels`    | Additional labels to be set on the ServiceMonitor.                                                                                                                                                                                                               | `{}`                                       |
+| `serviceMonitor.interval`            | _Prometheus_ scrape frequency.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `1m`                                       |
+| `serviceMonitor.scrapeTimeout`       | _Prometheus_ scrape timeout.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `10s`                                      |
 | `resources`                          | Resource requests and limits for the _metrics-server_ container.                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `{}`                                       |
 | `extraVolumeMounts`                  | Additional volume mounts for the _metrics-server_ container.                                                                                                                                                                                                     | `[]`                                       |
 | `extraVolumes`                       | Additional volumes for the pod.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `[]`                                       |
diff --git a/charts/metrics-server/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/charts/metrics-server/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index 0636414f4..5d25c1e81 100644
--- a/charts/metrics-server/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/charts/metrics-server/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -6,12 +6,17 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     {{- include "metrics-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
 rules:
+  - apiGroups:
+    - ""
+    resources:
+    - nodes/metrics
+    verbs:
+    - get
   - apiGroups:
     - ""
     resources:
       - pods
       - nodes
-      - nodes/stats
       - namespaces
       - configmaps
     verbs:
diff --git a/charts/metrics-server/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/metrics-server/templates/deployment.yaml
index c8ca76b44..4804ee772 100644
--- a/charts/metrics-server/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/metrics-server/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -50,12 +50,15 @@ spec:
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           args:
             - {{ printf "--secure-port=%d" (int .Values.containerPort) }}
-            {{- range .Values.defaultArgs }}
+          {{- range .Values.defaultArgs }}
             - {{ . }}
-            {{- end }}
-            {{- range .Values.args }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.metrics.enabled }}
+            - --authorization-always-allow-paths=/metrics
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- range .Values.args }}
             - {{ . }}
-            {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
           ports:
           - name: https
             protocol: TCP
diff --git a/charts/metrics-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/charts/metrics-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..52e6491c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/metrics-server/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{{- if and .Values.serviceMonitor.enabled .Values.metrics.enabled -}}
+apiVersion: monitoring.coreos.com/v1
+kind: ServiceMonitor
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "metrics-server.fullname" . }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "metrics-server.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.additionalLabels }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+spec:
+  jobLabel: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  namespaceSelector:
+    matchNames:
+      - {{ .Release.Namespace }}
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "metrics-server.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  endpoints:
+    - port: https
+      path: /metrics
+      scheme: https
+      tlsConfig:
+        insecureSkipVerify: true
+      {{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.interval }}
+      interval: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.scrapeTimeout  }}
+      scrapeTimeout: {{ . }}
+      {{- end }}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/charts/metrics-server/values.yaml b/charts/metrics-server/values.yaml
index 0504399d8..6a97505e7 100644
--- a/charts/metrics-server/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/metrics-server/values.yaml
@@ -42,10 +42,10 @@ podAnnotations: {}
 podSecurityContext: {}
 
 securityContext:
+  allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
   readOnlyRootFilesystem: true
   runAsNonRoot: true
   runAsUser: 1000
-  allowPrivilegeEscalation: false
 
 priorityClassName: system-cluster-critical
 
@@ -108,6 +108,15 @@ service:
   #  kubernetes.io/cluster-service: "true"
   #  kubernetes.io/name: "Metrics-server"
 
+metrics:
+  enabled: false
+
+serviceMonitor:
+  enabled: false
+  additionalLabels: {}
+  interval: 1m
+  scrapeTimeout: 10s
+
 resources: {}
 
 extraVolumeMounts: []