diff --git a/keda/README.md b/keda/README.md
index 3a4caa65..b67061a2 100644
--- a/keda/README.md
+++ b/keda/README.md
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ their default values.
 | `extraArgs.metricsAdapter`                                 | Additional Metrics Adapter container arguments | `{}` |
 | `env`                                                      | Additional environment variables that will be passed onto KEDA operator and metrics api service | `` |
 | `http.timeout` | The default HTTP timeout to use for all scalers that use raw HTTP clients (some scalers use SDKs to access target services. These have built-in HTTP clients, and the timeout does not necessarily apply to them) | `` |
+| `http.minTlsVersion` | The minimum TLS version to use for all scalers that use raw HTTP clients (some scalers use SDKs to access target services. These have built-in HTTP clients, and this value does not necessarily apply to them) | `` |
 | `service.annotations`                                      | Annotations to add the KEDA Metric Server service | `{}` |
 | `service.portHttp`                                         | Service HTTP port for KEDA Metric Server service | `80` |
 | `service.portHttpTarget`                                   | Service HTTP port for KEDA Metric Server container | `8080` |
diff --git a/keda/templates/14-keda-deployment.yaml b/keda/templates/14-keda-deployment.yaml
index cbe7a44d..c9104dae 100644
--- a/keda/templates/14-keda-deployment.yaml
+++ b/keda/templates/14-keda-deployment.yaml
@@ -110,10 +110,10 @@ spec:
                   fieldPath: metadata.name
             - name: OPERATOR_NAME
               value: {{ .Values.operator.name }}
-            {{- if .Values.http.timeout }}
             - name: KEDA_HTTP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
               value: {{ .Values.http.timeout | quote }}
-            {{- end }}
+            - name: KEDA_HTTP_MIN_TLS_VERSION
+              value: {{ .Values.http.minTlsVersion }}
             {{- if ( not .Values.http.keepAlive.enabled ) }}
             - name: KEDA_HTTP_DISABLE_KEEP_ALIVE
               value: "true"
diff --git a/keda/templates/22-metrics-deployment.yaml b/keda/templates/22-metrics-deployment.yaml
index e59b3375..0741c2a3 100644
--- a/keda/templates/22-metrics-deployment.yaml
+++ b/keda/templates/22-metrics-deployment.yaml
@@ -86,10 +86,10 @@ spec:
           env:
             - name: WATCH_NAMESPACE
               value: {{ .Values.watchNamespace | quote }}
-            {{- if .Values.http.timeout }}
             - name: KEDA_HTTP_DEFAULT_TIMEOUT
               value: {{ .Values.http.timeout | quote }}
-            {{- end }}
+            - name: KEDA_HTTP_MIN_TLS_VERSION
+              value: {{ .Values.http.minTlsVersion }}
             {{- if ( not .Values.http.keepAlive.enabled ) }}
             - name: KEDA_HTTP_DISABLE_KEEP_ALIVE
               value: "true"
diff --git a/keda/values.yaml b/keda/values.yaml
index 051ead33..412a6f8a 100644
--- a/keda/values.yaml
+++ b/keda/values.yaml
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ http:
   timeout: 3000
   keepAlive:
     enabled: true
+  minTlsVersion: TLS12
 
 ## Extra KEDA Operator and Metrics Adapter container arguments
 extraArgs: