diff --git a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-mps-control-daemon.yml b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-mps-control-daemon.yml
index 4d1fefdfb..da37aba6d 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-mps-control-daemon.yml
+++ b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/templates/daemonset-mps-control-daemon.yml
@@ -52,8 +52,13 @@ spec:
         {{- toYaml .Values.podSecurityContext | nindent 8 }}
       {{- if $options.hasConfigMap }}
       serviceAccountName: {{ include "nvidia-device-plugin.fullname" . }}-service-account
+      {{- if not .Values.mps.enableHostPID }}
       shareProcessNamespace: true
       {{- end }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- if .Values.mps.enableHostPID }}
+      hostPID: true
+      {{- end }}
       initContainers:
       - image: {{ include "nvidia-device-plugin.fullimage" . }}
         name: mps-control-daemon-mounts
diff --git a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/values.yaml b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/values.yaml
index b0c624295..147b9eac9 100644
--- a/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/values.yaml
+++ b/deployments/helm/nvidia-device-plugin/values.yaml
@@ -150,6 +150,12 @@ mps:
   # directories.
   # Pipe directories will be created at {{ mps.root }}/{{ .ResourceName }}
   root: "/run/nvidia/mps"
+  # enableHostPID when set to true provides the pod access to the host's PID namespace.
+  # hostPID is needed for the MPS server to find its own PID via /proc/self
+  # If the gpu driver is running in the host PID namespace, it is highly
+  # recommended that you enable this option.
+  # NOTE: HostPID and ShareProcessNamespace cannot both be set to true
+  enableHostPID: true
 
 
 cdi: