diff --git a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/README.md b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/README.md
index 6da919857..8ccf0c336 100644
--- a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/README.md
+++ b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/README.md
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ The default values set by the application itself can be confirmed [here](https:/
 | `enableManageBackendSecurityGroupRules`        | If enabled, controller will manage security group rules                                                                                                                                                               | `false`                                           |
 | `backendSecurityGroup`                         | Backend security group to use instead of auto created one if the feature is enabled                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | ``                                                |
 | `disableRestrictedSecurityGroupRules`          | If disabled, controller will not specify port range restriction in the backend security group rules                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `false`                                           |
+| `maxTargetsPerTargetGroup`                   | Specifies the maximum number of targets that the controller will attempt to add to a given ELB instance. If unset, no limits are applied. | `0` |
 | `objectSelector.matchExpressions`              | Webhook configuration to select specific pods by specifying the expression to be matched                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | None                                              |
 | `objectSelector.matchLabels`                   | Webhook configuration to select specific pods by specifying the key value label pair to be matched                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | None                                              |
 | `serviceMonitor.enabled`                       | Specifies whether a service monitor should be created, requires the ServiceMonitor CRD to be installed                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `false`                                           |
diff --git a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
index 42e6db518..0574a7766 100644
--- a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -181,6 +181,9 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.vpcTags }}
         - --aws-vpc-tags={{ include "aws-load-balancer-controller.convertMapToCsv" .Values.vpcTags | trimSuffix "," }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.maxTargetsPerTargetGroup }}
+        - --max-targets-per-target-group={{ .Values.maxTargetsPerTargetGroup }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{- if or .Values.env .Values.envSecretName }}
         env:
         {{- if .Values.env}}
diff --git a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/test.yaml b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/test.yaml
index ae96b151d..76eada796 100644
--- a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/test.yaml
+++ b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/test.yaml
@@ -292,6 +292,9 @@ backendSecurityGroup:
 # disableRestrictedSecurityGroupRules specifies whether to disable creating port-range restricted security group rules for traffic
 disableRestrictedSecurityGroupRules:
 
+# maxTargetsPerTargetGroup specifies the maximum number of targets that the controller will attempt to add to a given ELB instance
+maxTargetsPerTargetGroup:
+
 # controllerConfig specifies controller configuration
 controllerConfig:
   # featureGates set of key: value pairs that describe AWS load balance controller features
@@ -356,4 +359,4 @@ serviceMutatorWebhookConfig:
 
 podMutatorWebhookConfig:
   # whether or not to fail the pod creation if the webhook fails
-  failurePolicy: Ignore
\ No newline at end of file
+  failurePolicy: Ignore
diff --git a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/values.yaml b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/values.yaml
index 4cc86f0ac..c1d2be661 100644
--- a/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/aws-load-balancer-controller/values.yaml
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@ backendSecurityGroup:
 # disableRestrictedSecurityGroupRules specifies whether to disable creating port-range restricted security group rules for traffic
 disableRestrictedSecurityGroupRules:
 
+# maxTargetsPerTargetGroup specifies the maximum number of targets that the controller will attempt to add to a given ELB instance
+maxTargetsPerTargetGroup:
+
 # controllerConfig specifies controller configuration
 controllerConfig:
   # featureGates set of key: value pairs that describe AWS load balance controller features