diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md b/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
index f69d2951b5..3c2fb5216f 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/README.md
@@ -447,6 +447,7 @@ As of version `1.26.0` of this chart, by simply not providing any clusterIP valu
 | controller.service.internal.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable the internal controller service or not. Remember to configure `controller.service.internal.annotations` when enabling this. |
 | controller.service.internal.externalIPs | list | `[]` | List of node IP addresses at which the internal controller service is available. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#external-ips |
 | controller.service.internal.externalTrafficPolicy | string | `""` | External traffic policy of the internal controller service. Set to "Local" to preserve source IP on providers supporting it. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip |
+| controller.service.internal.internalTrafficPolicy | string | `""` | Internal traffic policy of the internal controller service. Set to "Local" to route internal traffic to endpoints within the node the traffic originated from. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service-traffic-policy/ |
 | controller.service.internal.ipFamilies | list | `["IPv4"]` | List of IP families (e.g. IPv4, IPv6) assigned to the internal controller service. This field is usually assigned automatically based on cluster configuration and the `ipFamilyPolicy` field. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services |
 | controller.service.internal.ipFamilyPolicy | string | `"SingleStack"` | Represents the dual-stack capabilities of the internal controller service. Possible values are SingleStack, PreferDualStack or RequireDualStack. Fields `ipFamilies` and `clusterIP` depend on the value of this field. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services |
 | controller.service.internal.loadBalancerClass | string | `""` | Load balancer class of the internal controller service. Used by cloud providers to select a load balancer implementation other than the cloud provider default. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#load-balancer-class |
@@ -460,6 +461,7 @@ As of version `1.26.0` of this chart, by simply not providing any clusterIP valu
 | controller.service.internal.sessionAffinity | string | `""` | Session affinity of the internal controller service. Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Defaults to "None". Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/networking/virtual-ips/#session-affinity |
 | controller.service.internal.targetPorts | object | `{}` |  |
 | controller.service.internal.type | string | `""` | Type of the internal controller service. Defaults to the value of `controller.service.type`. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#publishing-services-service-types |
+| controller.service.internalTrafficPolicy | string | `""` | Internal traffic policy of the internal controller service. Set to "Local" to route internal traffic to endpoints within the node the traffic originated from. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service-traffic-policy/ |
 | controller.service.ipFamilies | list | `["IPv4"]` | List of IP families (e.g. IPv4, IPv6) assigned to the external controller service. This field is usually assigned automatically based on cluster configuration and the `ipFamilyPolicy` field. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services |
 | controller.service.ipFamilyPolicy | string | `"SingleStack"` | Represents the dual-stack capabilities of the external controller service. Possible values are SingleStack, PreferDualStack or RequireDualStack. Fields `ipFamilies` and `clusterIP` depend on the value of this field. Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/dual-stack/#services |
 | controller.service.labels | object | `{}` | Labels to be added to both controller services. |
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
index 6d0b47caf6..567d788899 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service-internal.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ spec:
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.externalTrafficPolicy }}
   externalTrafficPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.externalTrafficPolicy }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.internalTrafficPolicy }}
+  internalTrafficPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.internalTrafficPolicy }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.internal.sessionAffinity }}
   sessionAffinity: {{ .Values.controller.service.internal.sessionAffinity }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
index cb78a7035f..6a72e14fa0 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/controller-service.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ spec:
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.externalTrafficPolicy }}
   externalTrafficPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.service.externalTrafficPolicy }}
 {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.service.internalTrafficPolicy }}
+  internalTrafficPolicy: {{ .Values.controller.service.internalTrafficPolicy }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.controller.service.sessionAffinity }}
   sessionAffinity: {{ .Values.controller.service.sessionAffinity }}
 {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service-internal_test.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service-internal_test.yaml
index 5465e1a2b8..8d3b9cc651 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service-internal_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service-internal_test.yaml
@@ -23,3 +23,14 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: metadata.name
           value: RELEASE-NAME-ingress-nginx-controller-internal
+
+  - it: should create an internal Service with internalTrafficPolicy set to "Local" if `controller.service.internal.enabled` is true and `controller.service.internal.internalTrafficPolicy` is "Local"
+    set:
+      controller.service.internal.enabled: true
+      controller.service.internal.internalTrafficPolicy: Local
+      controller.service.internal.annotations:
+        test.annotation: "true"
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.internalTrafficPolicy
+          value: Local
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service_test.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service_test.yaml
index 10574f227d..7635ba2542 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service_test.yaml
@@ -30,3 +30,12 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: spec.type
           value: NodePort
+    
+  - it: should create a Service with internalTrafficPolicy set to "Local" if `controller.service.external.enabled` is true and `controller.service.external.internalTrafficPolicy` is "Local"
+    set:
+      controller.service.external.enabled: true
+      controller.service.internalTrafficPolicy: Local
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.internalTrafficPolicy
+          value: Local
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diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
index 89cb718c4b..5e1a8c0bfe 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ controller:
     # -- External traffic policy of the external controller service. Set to "Local" to preserve source IP on providers supporting it.
     # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip
     externalTrafficPolicy: ""
+    # -- Internal traffic policy of the internal controller service. Set to "Local" to route internal traffic to endpoints within the node the traffic originated from.
+    # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service-traffic-policy/
+    internalTrafficPolicy: ""
     # -- Session affinity of the external controller service. Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Defaults to "None".
     # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/networking/virtual-ips/#session-affinity
     sessionAffinity: ""
@@ -584,6 +587,9 @@ controller:
       # -- External traffic policy of the internal controller service. Set to "Local" to preserve source IP on providers supporting it.
       # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/access-application-cluster/create-external-load-balancer/#preserving-the-client-source-ip
       externalTrafficPolicy: ""
+      # -- Internal traffic policy of the internal controller service. Set to "Local" to route internal traffic to endpoints within the node the traffic originated from.
+      # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service-traffic-policy/
+      internalTrafficPolicy: ""
       # -- Session affinity of the internal controller service. Must be either "None" or "ClientIP" if set. Defaults to "None".
       # Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/networking/virtual-ips/#session-affinity
       sessionAffinity: ""