diff --git a/config/helm/aws-node-termination-handler/templates/service.yaml b/config/helm/aws-node-termination-handler/templates/service.yaml
index 19f7b067..917da36e 100644
--- a/config/helm/aws-node-termination-handler/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/config/helm/aws-node-termination-handler/templates/service.yaml
@@ -1,15 +1,30 @@
-{{- if and .Values.enableSqsTerminationDraining .Values.enablePrometheusServer -}}
+{{- if and .Values.enablePrometheusServer (or .Values.enableSqsTerminationDraining .Values.service.create) -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Service
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "aws-node-termination-handler.fullname" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
+    {{- if .Values.enableSqsTerminationDraining }}
     {{- include "aws-node-termination-handler.labelsDeployment" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- else }}
+    {{- include "aws-node-termination-handler.labelsDaemonset" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.service.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
 spec:
   type: ClusterIP
+  {{- if not .Values.enableSqsTerminationDraining }}
+  clusterIP: None
+  {{- end }}
   selector:
+    {{- if .Values.enableSqsTerminationDraining }}
     {{- include "aws-node-termination-handler.selectorLabelsDeployment" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- else }}
+    {{- include "aws-node-termination-handler.selectorLabelsDaemonset" . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
   ports:
     - name: http-metrics
       port: {{ .Values.prometheusServerPort }}
diff --git a/config/helm/aws-node-termination-handler/values.yaml b/config/helm/aws-node-termination-handler/values.yaml
index ada2864e..e1f6afe6 100644
--- a/config/helm/aws-node-termination-handler/values.yaml
+++ b/config/helm/aws-node-termination-handler/values.yaml
@@ -155,6 +155,20 @@ strategy: {}
 podDisruptionBudget: {}
 #  maxUnavailable: 1
 
+service:
+  # Controls Service creation for the metrics server.
+  # - In SQS mode (enableSqsTerminationDraining=true): a Service is auto-created
+  #   when enablePrometheusServer=true (legacy behavior, unchanged by this value).
+  # - In IMDS mode (enableSqsTerminationDraining=false): opt in by setting
+  #   service.create=true. Creates a headless Service (clusterIP: None) pointing
+  #   at DaemonSet pods, for Prometheus scrape discovery via Kubernetes endpoint
+  #   slices.
+  # When enablePrometheusServer=false, no Service is created regardless.
+  create: false
+  # Annotations to add to the Service metadata. Useful for attaching
+  # prometheus.io/* annotations for endpoint-based scrape discovery.
+  annotations: {}
+
 serviceMonitor:
   # Specifies whether ServiceMonitor should be created
   # this needs enableSqsTerminationDraining: true