diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6a99e21..cb1fd3b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Create helm release resource and deploy it as argo application (set `enabled = t
 
 ## AWS IAM resources
 
-To disable of creation IRSA role and IRSA policy, set `irsa_role_create = false` and `irsa_policy_enabled = false`, respectively
+To disable of creation IAM role and IAM policy, set `iam_role_create = false` and `iam_policy_enabled = false`, respectively
 
 ## Examples
 
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_argo_project"></a> [argo\_project](#input\_argo\_project) | ArgoCD Application project | `string` | `"default"` | no |
 | <a name="input_argo_spec"></a> [argo\_spec](#input\_argo\_spec) | ArgoCD Application spec configuration. Override or create additional spec parameters | `any` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_argo_sync_policy"></a> [argo\_sync\_policy](#input\_argo\_sync\_policy) | ArgoCD syncPolicy manifest parameter | `any` | `{}` | no |
+| <a name="input_enable_irsa"></a> [enable\_irsa](#input\_enable\_irsa) | Determines whether to enable support for IAM role for service accounts | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_enable_pod_identity"></a> [enable\_pod\_identity](#input\_enable\_pod\_identity) | Determines whether to enable support for EKS pod identity | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_enabled"></a> [enabled](#input\_enabled) | Variable indicating whether deployment is enabled | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_atomic"></a> [helm\_atomic](#input\_helm\_atomic) | If set, installation process purges chart on fail. The wait flag will be set automatically if atomic is used | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_chart_name"></a> [helm\_chart\_name](#input\_helm\_chart\_name) | Helm chart name to be installed | `string` | `"aws-load-balancer-controller"` | no |
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_helm_devel"></a> [helm\_devel](#input\_helm\_devel) | Use helm chart development versions, too. Equivalent to version '>0.0.0-0'. If version is set, this is ignored | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_disable_openapi_validation"></a> [helm\_disable\_openapi\_validation](#input\_helm\_disable\_openapi\_validation) | If set, the installation process will not validate rendered helm templates against the Kubernetes OpenAPI Schema | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_disable_webhooks"></a> [helm\_disable\_webhooks](#input\_helm\_disable\_webhooks) | Prevent helm chart hooks from running | `bool` | `false` | no |
+| <a name="input_helm_enabled"></a> [helm\_enabled](#input\_helm\_enabled) | Determines if the helm chart should be installed | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_force_update"></a> [helm\_force\_update](#input\_helm\_force\_update) | Force helm resource update through delete/recreate if needed | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_keyring"></a> [helm\_keyring](#input\_helm\_keyring) | Location of public keys used for verification. Used only if helm\_package\_verify is true | `string` | `"~/.gnupg/pubring.gpg"` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_lint"></a> [helm\_lint](#input\_helm\_lint) | Run the helm chart linter during the plan | `bool` | `false` | no |
@@ -127,10 +130,10 @@ No modules.
 | <a name="input_helm_timeout"></a> [helm\_timeout](#input\_helm\_timeout) | Time in seconds to wait for any individual kubernetes operation (like Jobs for hooks) | `number` | `300` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_wait"></a> [helm\_wait](#input\_helm\_wait) | Will wait until all helm release resources are in a ready state before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as timeout | `bool` | `false` | no |
 | <a name="input_helm_wait_for_jobs"></a> [helm\_wait\_for\_jobs](#input\_helm\_wait\_for\_jobs) | If wait is enabled, will wait until all helm Jobs have been completed before marking the release as successful. It will wait for as long as timeout | `bool` | `false` | no |
-| <a name="input_irsa_policy_enabled"></a> [irsa\_policy\_enabled](#input\_irsa\_policy\_enabled) | Whether to create opinionated policy for LB controller, see https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-load-balancer-controller/blob/v2.4.0/docs/install/iam_policy.json | `bool` | `true` | no |
-| <a name="input_irsa_role_create"></a> [irsa\_role\_create](#input\_irsa\_role\_create) | Whether to create IRSA role and annotate service account | `bool` | `true` | no |
-| <a name="input_irsa_role_name_prefix"></a> [irsa\_role\_name\_prefix](#input\_irsa\_role\_name\_prefix) | The IRSA role name prefix for LB controller | `string` | `"lb-controller-irsa"` | no |
-| <a name="input_irsa_tags"></a> [irsa\_tags](#input\_irsa\_tags) | IRSA resources tags | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
+| <a name="input_iam_policy_enabled"></a> [iam\_policy\_enabled](#input\_iam\_policy\_enabled) | Whether to create opinionated policy for LB controller, see https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-load-balancer-controller/blob/v2.4.0/docs/install/iam_policy.json | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_iam_role_create"></a> [iam\_role\_create](#input\_iam\_role\_create) | Whether to create IAM role and annotate service account | `bool` | `true` | no |
+| <a name="input_iam_role_name_prefix"></a> [iam\_role\_name\_prefix](#input\_iam\_role\_name\_prefix) | The IAM role name prefix for LB controller | `string` | `"lb-controller-iam"` | no |
+| <a name="input_iam_tags"></a> [iam\_tags](#input\_iam\_tags) | IAM resources tags | `map(string)` | `{}` | no |
 | <a name="input_namespace"></a> [namespace](#input\_namespace) | The K8s namespace in which the aws-load-balancer-controller service account has been created | `string` | `"aws-lb-controller"` | no |
 | <a name="input_service_account_create"></a> [service\_account\_create](#input\_service\_account\_create) | Whether to create Service Account | `bool` | `true` | no |
 | <a name="input_service_account_name"></a> [service\_account\_name](#input\_service\_account\_name) | The k8s aws-loab-balancer-controller service account name | `string` | `"aws-load-balancer-controller"` | no |
diff --git a/examples/basic/README.md b/examples/basic/README.md
index dea494f..48a1cfc 100644
--- a/examples/basic/README.md
+++ b/examples/basic/README.md
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ The code in this example shows how to use the module with basic configuration an
 | <a name="module_lb_controller_argo_kubernetes"></a> [lb\_controller\_argo\_kubernetes](#module\_lb\_controller\_argo\_kubernetes) | ../../ | n/a |
 | <a name="module_lb_controller_helm"></a> [lb\_controller\_helm](#module\_lb\_controller\_helm) | ../../ | n/a |
 | <a name="module_lbc_disabled"></a> [lbc\_disabled](#module\_lbc\_disabled) | ../../ | n/a |
-| <a name="module_lbc_without_irsa_policy"></a> [lbc\_without\_irsa\_policy](#module\_lbc\_without\_irsa\_policy) | ../../ | n/a |
-| <a name="module_lbc_without_irsa_role"></a> [lbc\_without\_irsa\_role](#module\_lbc\_without\_irsa\_role) | ../../ | n/a |
+| <a name="module_lbc_without_iam_policy"></a> [lbc\_without\_iam\_policy](#module\_lbc\_without\_iam\_policy) | ../../ | n/a |
+| <a name="module_lbc_without_iam_role"></a> [lbc\_without\_iam\_role](#module\_lbc\_without\_iam\_role) | ../../ | n/a |
 | <a name="module_vpc"></a> [vpc](#module\_vpc) | terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws | 5.5.1 |
 
 ## Resources
diff --git a/examples/basic/main.tf b/examples/basic/main.tf
index 62e6279..ed8043b 100644
--- a/examples/basic/main.tf
+++ b/examples/basic/main.tf
@@ -43,20 +43,20 @@ module "lbc_disabled" {
 
 }
 
-module "lbc_without_irsa_role" {
+module "lbc_without_iam_role" {
   source = "../../"
 
-  irsa_role_create                 = false
+  iam_role_create                  = false
   cluster_name                     = module.eks_cluster.eks_cluster_id
   cluster_identity_oidc_issuer     = module.eks_cluster.eks_cluster_identity_oidc_issuer
   cluster_identity_oidc_issuer_arn = module.eks_cluster.eks_cluster_identity_oidc_issuer_arn
 
 }
 
-module "lbc_without_irsa_policy" {
+module "lbc_without_iam_policy" {
   source = "../../"
 
-  irsa_policy_enabled              = false
+  iam_policy_enabled               = false
   cluster_name                     = module.eks_cluster.eks_cluster_id
   cluster_identity_oidc_issuer     = module.eks_cluster.eks_cluster_identity_oidc_issuer
   cluster_identity_oidc_issuer_arn = module.eks_cluster.eks_cluster_identity_oidc_issuer_arn
diff --git a/iam.tf b/iam.tf
index 47996c6..e714714 100644
--- a/iam.tf
+++ b/iam.tf
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 locals {
-  irsa_role_create = var.enabled && var.service_account_create && var.irsa_role_create
+  enable_irsa         = var.enabled && var.service_account_create && var.enable_irsa
+  enable_pod_identity = var.enabled && var.service_account_create && var.enable_pod_identity
 }
 
 data "aws_iam_policy_document" "this" {
-  count = local.irsa_role_create && var.irsa_policy_enabled ? 1 : 0
+  count = var.iam_role_create && var.iam_policy_enabled ? 1 : 0
 
   # https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-load-balancer-controller/blob/v2.10.1/docs/install/iam_policy.json
   #checkov:skip=CKV_AWS_109:The official documentation was used to define these policies
@@ -280,50 +281,74 @@ data "aws_iam_policy_document" "this" {
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_policy" "this" {
-  count       = local.irsa_role_create && var.irsa_policy_enabled ? 1 : 0
-  name        = "${var.irsa_role_name_prefix}-${var.helm_release_name}"
+  count       = var.iam_role_create && var.iam_policy_enabled ? 1 : 0
+  name        = "${var.iam_role_name_prefix}-${var.helm_release_name}"
   path        = "/"
   description = "Policy for aws-load-balancer-controller service"
 
   policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.this[0].json
-  tags   = var.irsa_tags
+  tags   = var.iam_tags
 }
 
 data "aws_iam_policy_document" "this_assume" {
-  count = local.irsa_role_create ? 1 : 0
+  count = var.iam_role_create ? 1 : 0
 
-  statement {
-    actions = ["sts:AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity"]
+  # Pod Identity
+  dynamic "statement" {
+    for_each = local.enable_pod_identity ? [1] : []
 
-    principals {
-      type        = "Federated"
-      identifiers = [var.cluster_identity_oidc_issuer_arn]
-    }
+    content {
+      actions = [
+        "sts:AssumeRole",
+        "sts:TagSession",
+      ]
 
-    condition {
-      test     = "StringEquals"
-      variable = "${replace(var.cluster_identity_oidc_issuer, "https://", "")}:sub"
+      principals {
+        type        = "Service"
+        identifiers = ["pods.eks.amazonaws.com"]
+      }
 
-      values = [
-        "system:serviceaccount:${var.namespace}:${var.service_account_name}",
-      ]
+      effect = "Allow"
     }
+  }
 
-    effect = "Allow"
+  # IAM Roles for Service Accounts (IRSA)
+  dynamic "statement" {
+    for_each = local.enable_irsa ? [1] : []
+
+    content {
+      actions = ["sts:AssumeRoleWithWebIdentity"]
+
+      principals {
+        type        = "Federated"
+        identifiers = [var.cluster_identity_oidc_issuer_arn]
+      }
+
+      condition {
+        test     = "StringEquals"
+        variable = "${replace(var.cluster_identity_oidc_issuer, "https://", "")}:sub"
+
+        values = [
+          "system:serviceaccount:${var.namespace}:${var.service_account_name}",
+        ]
+      }
+
+      effect = "Allow"
+    }
   }
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role" "this" {
-  count = local.irsa_role_create ? 1 : 0
+  count = var.iam_role_create ? 1 : 0
 
-  name               = "${var.irsa_role_name_prefix}-${var.helm_release_name}"
+  name               = "${var.iam_role_name_prefix}-${var.helm_release_name}"
   assume_role_policy = data.aws_iam_policy_document.this_assume[0].json
 
-  tags = var.irsa_tags
+  tags = var.iam_tags
 }
 
 resource "aws_iam_role_policy_attachment" "this" {
-  count = local.irsa_role_create ? 1 : 0
+  count = var.iam_role_create ? 1 : 0
 
   role       = aws_iam_role.this[0].name
   policy_arn = aws_iam_policy.this[0].arn
diff --git a/values.tf b/values.tf
index 2e15930..5c038f8 100644
--- a/values.tf
+++ b/values.tf
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ locals {
       "create" : var.service_account_create
       "name" : var.service_account_name
       "annotations" : {
-        "eks.amazonaws.com/role-arn" : local.irsa_role_create ? aws_iam_role.this[0].arn : ""
+        "eks.amazonaws.com/role-arn" : local.enable_irsa ? aws_iam_role.this[0].arn : ""
       }
     }
   })
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 753f421..2fc4916 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -55,28 +55,40 @@ variable "service_account_name" {
   description = "The k8s aws-loab-balancer-controller service account name"
 }
 
-variable "irsa_role_create" {
+variable "enable_pod_identity" {
+  description = "Determines whether to enable support for EKS pod identity"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = false
+}
+
+variable "enable_irsa" {
+  description = "Determines whether to enable support for IAM role for service accounts"
+  type        = bool
+  default     = true
+}
+
+variable "iam_role_create" {
   type        = bool
   default     = true
-  description = "Whether to create IRSA role and annotate service account"
+  description = "Whether to create IAM role and annotate service account"
 }
 
-variable "irsa_role_name_prefix" {
+variable "iam_role_name_prefix" {
   type        = string
-  default     = "lb-controller-irsa"
-  description = "The IRSA role name prefix for LB controller"
+  default     = "lb-controller-iam"
+  description = "The IAM role name prefix for LB controller"
 }
 
-variable "irsa_policy_enabled" {
+variable "iam_policy_enabled" {
   type        = bool
   default     = true
   description = "Whether to create opinionated policy for LB controller, see https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/aws-load-balancer-controller/blob/v2.4.0/docs/install/iam_policy.json"
 }
 
-variable "irsa_tags" {
+variable "iam_tags" {
   type        = map(string)
   default     = {}
-  description = "IRSA resources tags"
+  description = "IAM resources tags"
 }
 
 variable "cluster_name" {