diff --git a/charts/karpenter/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/karpenter/templates/deployment.yaml
index c48718497aeb..f43822270dd6 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ spec:
       {{- if .Values.hostNetwork }}
       hostNetwork: true
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.schedulerName }}
+      schedulerName: {{ . | quote }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
         - name: controller
           securityContext:
diff --git a/charts/karpenter/values.yaml b/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
index 72ff1160bbc3..d3fce720c410 100644
--- a/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/karpenter/values.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ terminationGracePeriodSeconds:
 # -- Bind the pod to the host network.
 # This is required when using a custom CNI.
 hostNetwork: false
+# -- Specify which Kubernetes scheduler should dispatch the pod.
+schedulerName: default-scheduler
 # -- Configure the DNS Policy for the pod
 dnsPolicy: ClusterFirst
 # -- Configure DNS Config for the pod
@@ -183,6 +185,6 @@ settings:
     # -- spotToSpotConsolidation is ALPHA and is disabled by default.
     # Setting this to true will enable spot replacement consolidation for both single and multi-node consolidation.
     spotToSpotConsolidation: false
-     # -- nodeRepair is ALPHA and is disabled by default.
+    # -- nodeRepair is ALPHA and is disabled by default.
     # Setting this to true will enable node repair.
     nodeRepair: false