diff --git a/helm/librechat/templates/service.yaml b/helm/librechat/templates/service.yaml
index d2b778bb0b..cc3436b5d6 100755
--- a/helm/librechat/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/helm/librechat/templates/service.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ metadata:
   {{- toYaml .Values.service.annotations | nindent 4 }}
 spec:
   type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  {{- if and (eq .Values.service.type "LoadBalancer") .Values.service.loadBalancerClass }}
+  loadBalancerClass: {{ .Values.service.loadBalancerClass | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
   ports:
     - port: {{ .Values.service.port }}
       targetPort: http
diff --git a/helm/librechat/values.yaml b/helm/librechat/values.yaml
index e5321c2a93..e94d3b1c17 100755
--- a/helm/librechat/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/librechat/values.yaml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ securityContext:
 
 service:
   type: ClusterIP # LoadBalancer, NodePort, ClusterIP
+  loadBalancerClass: ""
   port: 3080
   targetPort: 3080
   containerPort: 3080