diff --git a/helm/core/templates/_pod.tpl b/helm/core/templates/_pod.tpl
index 4a661d727..6ffc87f79 100644
--- a/helm/core/templates/_pod.tpl
+++ b/helm/core/templates/_pod.tpl
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ template:
       {{- end }}
       {{- include "gateway.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
   spec:
+    {{- if .Values.gateway.imagePullPolicy }}
+    imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.gateway.imagePullPolicy }}
+    {{- else if .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+    imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+    {{- end }}
     {{- with .Values.gateway.imagePullSecrets }}
     imagePullSecrets:
       {{- toYaml . | nindent 6 }}
diff --git a/helm/core/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/helm/core/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 407d14d21..be6a3e5a3 100644
--- a/helm/core/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/core/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -105,7 +105,9 @@ spec:
             mountPath: /var/log
         - name: discovery
           image: "{{ .Values.pilot.hub | default .Values.global.hub }}/higress/{{ .Values.pilot.image | default "pilot" }}:{{ .Values.pilot.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
-{{- if .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.imagePullPolicy }}
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.imagePullPolicy }}
+{{- else if .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
 {{- end }}
           args:
diff --git a/helm/core/templates/plugin-server-deployment.yaml b/helm/core/templates/plugin-server-deployment.yaml
index e6c288faa..d0c4aa883 100644
--- a/helm/core/templates/plugin-server-deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/core/templates/plugin-server-deployment.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ spec:
       containers:
         - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
           image: {{ .Values.pluginServer.hub | default .Values.global.hub }}/higress/{{ .Values.pluginServer.image | default "plugin-server" }}:{{ .Values.pluginServer.tag | default "1.0.0" }}
-          {{- if .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
+          {{- if .Values.pluginServer.imagePullPolicy }}
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.pluginServer.imagePullPolicy }}
+          {{- else if .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.global.imagePullPolicy }}
           {{- end }}
           ports:
diff --git a/helm/core/values.yaml b/helm/core/values.yaml
index b1d63d59d..0c4f98cdd 100644
--- a/helm/core/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/core/values.yaml
@@ -423,6 +423,10 @@ gateway:
   replicas: 2
   image: gateway
 
+  # -- Specify image pull policy if default behavior isn't desired.
+  # Default behavior: latest images will be Always else IfNotPresent.
+  imagePullPolicy: ""
+
   # -- Use a `DaemonSet` or `Deployment`
   kind: Deployment
 
@@ -577,6 +581,10 @@ controller:
     periodSeconds: 3
     timeoutSeconds: 5
 
+  # -- Specify image pull policy if default behavior isn't desired.
+  # Default behavior: latest images will be Always else IfNotPresent.
+  imagePullPolicy: ""
+
   imagePullSecrets: []
 
   rbac:
@@ -786,6 +794,10 @@ pluginServer:
   hub: "" # Will use global.hub if not set
   tag: ""
 
+  # -- Specify image pull policy if default behavior isn't desired.
+  # Default behavior: latest images will be Always else IfNotPresent.
+  imagePullPolicy: ""
+
   imagePullSecrets: []
 
   labels: {}
diff --git a/helm/higress/README.md b/helm/higress/README.md
index a3760027a..468a8063f 100644
--- a/helm/higress/README.md
+++ b/helm/higress/README.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | controller.env | object | `{}` |  |
 | controller.hub | string | `""` |  |
 | controller.image | string | `"higress"` |  |
+| controller.imagePullPolicy | string | `""` | Specify image pull policy if default behavior isn't desired. Default behavior: latest images will be Always else IfNotPresent. |
 | controller.imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
 | controller.labels | object | `{}` |  |
 | controller.name | string | `"higress-controller"` |  |
@@ -98,6 +99,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | gateway.httpsPort | int | `443` |  |
 | gateway.hub | string | `""` |  |
 | gateway.image | string | `"gateway"` |  |
+| gateway.imagePullPolicy | string | `""` | Specify image pull policy if default behavior isn't desired. Default behavior: latest images will be Always else IfNotPresent. |
 | gateway.kind | string | `"Deployment"` | Use a `DaemonSet` or `Deployment` |
 | gateway.labels | object | `{}` | Labels to apply to all resources |
 | gateway.metrics.enabled | bool | `false` | If true, create PodMonitor or VMPodScrape for gateway |
@@ -270,6 +272,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | pilot.traceSampling | float | `1` |  |
 | pluginServer.hub | string | `""` |  |
 | pluginServer.image | string | `"plugin-server"` |  |
+| pluginServer.imagePullPolicy | string | `""` | Specify image pull policy if default behavior isn't desired. Default behavior: latest images will be Always else IfNotPresent. |
 | pluginServer.imagePullSecrets | list | `[]` |  |
 | pluginServer.labels | object | `{}` |  |
 | pluginServer.name | string | `"higress-plugin-server"` |  |