diff --git a/chart/files/pod-template-file.kubernetes-helm-yaml b/chart/files/pod-template-file.kubernetes-helm-yaml
index 26b1b8505d0c1..3c1ad7ee5859e 100644
--- a/chart/files/pod-template-file.kubernetes-helm-yaml
+++ b/chart/files/pod-template-file.kubernetes-helm-yaml
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ spec:
   terminationGracePeriodSeconds: {{ .Values.workers.kubernetes.terminationGracePeriodSeconds | default .Values.workers.terminationGracePeriodSeconds }}
   tolerations: {{- toYaml $tolerations | nindent 4 }}
   topologySpreadConstraints: {{- toYaml $topologySpreadConstraints | nindent 4 }}
-  {{- if .Values.workers.kubernetes.serviceAccount.create }}
+  {{- if has .Values.workers.kubernetes.serviceAccount.create (list true false) }}
   serviceAccountName: {{ include "worker.kubernetes.serviceAccountName" . }}
   {{- else }}
   serviceAccountName: {{ include "worker.serviceAccountName" . }}
diff --git a/chart/templates/workers/worker-serviceaccount.yaml b/chart/templates/workers/worker-serviceaccount.yaml
index cbcf95381e834..a3da9f639cec5 100644
--- a/chart/templates/workers/worker-serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/workers/worker-serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@
   {{- $workers := (include "workersMergeValues" (list $mergedWorkers $workerSet "" list) | fromYaml) -}}
   {{- $_ := set $globals.Values "workers" $workers -}}
   {{- with $globals -}}
-{{- if and .Values.workers.serviceAccount.create (include "airflow.podLaunchingExecutor" .) }}
+{{- $useKubernetesServiceAccount := and (contains "KubernetesExecutor" .Values.executor) (has .Values.workers.kubernetes.serviceAccount.create (list true false)) -}}
+{{- if and .Values.workers.serviceAccount.create (include "airflow.podLaunchingExecutor" .) (or (contains "CeleryExecutor" .Values.executor) (not $useKubernetesServiceAccount)) }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ServiceAccount
diff --git a/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_aux/test_pod_template_file.py b/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_aux/test_pod_template_file.py
index 45b4570047152..b86380403dd50 100644
--- a/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_aux/test_pod_template_file.py
+++ b/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_aux/test_pod_template_file.py
@@ -2127,3 +2127,22 @@ def test_dedicated_service_account_name_default(self):
         )
 
         assert jmespath.search("spec.serviceAccountName", docs[0]) == "test-release-airflow-worker-kubernetes"
+
+    def test_dedicated_service_account_name_when_creation_disabled(self):
+        docs = render_chart(
+            name="test-release",
+            values={
+                "workers": {
+                    "kubernetes": {
+                        "serviceAccount": {
+                            "create": False,
+                            "name": "airflow",
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            },
+            show_only=["templates/pod-template-file.yaml"],
+            chart_dir=self.temp_chart_dir,
+        )
+
+        assert jmespath.search("spec.serviceAccountName", docs[0]) == "airflow"
diff --git a/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker.py b/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker.py
index 5c4f07fddf000..6568e15b52388 100644
--- a/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker.py
+++ b/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker.py
@@ -3034,6 +3034,24 @@ def test_should_create_service_account_when_enabled(self):
 
         assert len(docs) == 1
 
+    def test_should_not_create_legacy_service_account_when_k8s_service_account_disabled(self):
+        docs = render_chart(
+            values={
+                "executor": "KubernetesExecutor",
+                "workers": {
+                    "kubernetes": {
+                        "serviceAccount": {
+                            "create": False,
+                            "name": "airflow",
+                        }
+                    }
+                },
+            },
+            show_only=["templates/workers/worker-serviceaccount.yaml"],
+        )
+
+        assert len(docs) == 0
+
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         "executor",
         [