diff --git a/config/charts/inferencepool/README.md b/config/charts/inferencepool/README.md
index bed4f33c2..388ac4016 100644
--- a/config/charts/inferencepool/README.md
+++ b/config/charts/inferencepool/README.md
@@ -24,7 +24,9 @@ Note that the provider name is needed to deploy provider-specific resources. If
 
 ### Install with Custom Environment Variables
 
-To set custom environment variables for the EndpointPicker deployment:
+#### Simple Environment Variables
+
+To set simple key-value environment variables for the EndpointPicker deployment:
 
 ```txt
 $ helm install vllm-llama3-8b-instruct \
@@ -43,6 +45,50 @@ inferenceExtension:
     FEATURE_FLAG_ENABLED: "true"
 ```
 
+#### Advanced Environment Variables
+
+For more complex environment variable configurations, including secrets, configmaps, and field references, use the `envVars` and `envFrom` fields:
+
+```yaml
+# values.yaml
+inferenceExtension:
+  # Simple key-value environment variables
+  env:
+    SIMPLE_VAR: "simple-value"
+
+  # Advanced environment variables with valueFrom support
+  envVars:
+    - name: HF_TOKEN
+      valueFrom:
+        secretKeyRef:
+          name: hf-token
+          key: token
+    - name: POD_NAME
+      valueFrom:
+        fieldRef:
+          fieldPath: metadata.name
+    - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+      valueFrom:
+        fieldRef:
+          fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+    - name: CONFIG_VALUE
+      valueFrom:
+        configMapKeyRef:
+          name: my-config
+          key: config-key
+    - name: MEMORY_LIMIT
+      valueFrom:
+        resourceFieldRef:
+          resource: limits.memory
+
+  # Load all environment variables from secrets/configmaps
+  envFrom:
+    - secretRef:
+        name: my-secret
+    - configMapRef:
+        name: my-configmap
+```
+
 And apply it with:
 
 ```txt
@@ -84,7 +130,9 @@ The following table list the configurable parameters of the chart.
 | `inferenceExtension.image.tag`              | Image tag of the endpoint picker.                                                                                      |
 | `inferenceExtension.image.pullPolicy`       | Image pull policy for the container. Possible values: `Always`, `IfNotPresent`, or `Never`. Defaults to `Always`.      |
 | `inferenceExtension.extProcPort`            | Port where the endpoint picker service is served for external processing. Defaults to `9002`.                          |
-| `inferenceExtension.env`                    | Map of environment variables to set in the endpoint picker container. Defaults to `{}`.                                |
+| `inferenceExtension.env`                    | Map of simple key-value environment variables to set in the endpoint picker container. Defaults to `{}`.               |
+| `inferenceExtension.envVars`                | List of advanced environment variables with valueFrom support (secretKeyRef, configMapKeyRef, fieldRef, resourceFieldRef). Defaults to `[]`. |
+| `inferenceExtension.envFrom`                | List of sources to populate environment variables from (secretRef, configMapRef). Defaults to `[]`.                    |
 | `provider.name`                             | Name of the Inference Gateway implementation being used. Possible values: `gke`. Defaults to `none`.                   |
 
 ## Notes
diff --git a/config/charts/inferencepool/templates/epp-deployment.yaml b/config/charts/inferencepool/templates/epp-deployment.yaml
index cdcd1da5f..4929a06b6 100644
--- a/config/charts/inferencepool/templates/epp-deployment.yaml
+++ b/config/charts/inferencepool/templates/epp-deployment.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,64 @@ spec:
         - name: {{ $key }}
           value: {{ $value | quote }}
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.inferenceExtension.envVars }}
+        {{- range .Values.inferenceExtension.envVars }}
+        - name: {{ .name }}
+          {{- if .value }}
+          value: {{ .value | quote }}
+          {{- else if .valueFrom }}
+          valueFrom:
+            {{- if .valueFrom.secretKeyRef }}
+            secretKeyRef:
+              name: {{ .valueFrom.secretKeyRef.name }}
+              key: {{ .valueFrom.secretKeyRef.key }}
+              {{- if .valueFrom.secretKeyRef.optional }}
+              optional: {{ .valueFrom.secretKeyRef.optional }}
+              {{- end }}
+            {{- else if .valueFrom.configMapKeyRef }}
+            configMapKeyRef:
+              name: {{ .valueFrom.configMapKeyRef.name }}
+              key: {{ .valueFrom.configMapKeyRef.key }}
+              {{- if .valueFrom.configMapKeyRef.optional }}
+              optional: {{ .valueFrom.configMapKeyRef.optional }}
+              {{- end }}
+            {{- else if .valueFrom.fieldRef }}
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: {{ .valueFrom.fieldRef.fieldPath }}
+              {{- if .valueFrom.fieldRef.apiVersion }}
+              apiVersion: {{ .valueFrom.fieldRef.apiVersion }}
+              {{- end }}
+            {{- else if .valueFrom.resourceFieldRef }}
+            resourceFieldRef:
+              resource: {{ .valueFrom.resourceFieldRef.resource }}
+              {{- if .valueFrom.resourceFieldRef.containerName }}
+              containerName: {{ .valueFrom.resourceFieldRef.containerName }}
+              {{- end }}
+              {{- if .valueFrom.resourceFieldRef.divisor }}
+              divisor: {{ .valueFrom.resourceFieldRef.divisor }}
+              {{- end }}
+            {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.inferenceExtension.envFrom }}
+        envFrom:
+        {{- range .Values.inferenceExtension.envFrom }}
+        {{- if .secretRef }}
+        - secretRef:
+            name: {{ .secretRef.name }}
+            {{- if .secretRef.optional }}
+            optional: {{ .secretRef.optional }}
+            {{- end }}
+        {{- else if .configMapRef }}
+        - configMapRef:
+            name: {{ .configMapRef.name }}
+            {{- if .configMapRef.optional }}
+            optional: {{ .configMapRef.optional }}
+            {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
         - name: plugins-config-volume
           mountPath: "/config"
diff --git a/config/charts/inferencepool/values.yaml b/config/charts/inferencepool/values.yaml
index a070c4b81..cb6309ff7 100644
--- a/config/charts/inferencepool/values.yaml
+++ b/config/charts/inferencepool/values.yaml
@@ -28,10 +28,44 @@ inferenceExtension:
   #       - pluginRef: max-score-picker
   #         weight: 1
 
-  # Example environment variables:
+  # Example environment variables (simple key-value pairs):
   # env:
   #   KV_CACHE_SCORE_WEIGHT: "1"
 
+  # Example enhanced environment variables with valueFrom support:
+  # envVars:
+  #   - name: HF_TOKEN
+  #     valueFrom:
+  #       secretKeyRef:
+  #         name: hf-token
+  #         key: token
+  #   - name: POD_NAME
+  #     valueFrom:
+  #       fieldRef:
+  #         fieldPath: metadata.name
+  #   - name: POD_NAMESPACE
+  #     valueFrom:
+  #       fieldRef:
+  #         fieldPath: metadata.namespace
+  #   - name: CONFIG_VALUE
+  #     valueFrom:
+  #       configMapKeyRef:
+  #         name: my-config
+  #         key: config-key
+  #   - name: MEMORY_LIMIT
+  #     valueFrom:
+  #       resourceFieldRef:
+  #         resource: limits.memory
+  #   - name: SIMPLE_VALUE
+  #     value: "simple-string-value"
+
+  # Example envFrom for loading all keys from secrets/configmaps:
+  # envFrom:
+  #   - secretRef:
+  #       name: my-secret
+  #   - configMapRef:
+  #       name: my-configmap
+
 inferencePool:
   targetPortNumber: 8000
   modelServerType: vllm # vllm, triton-tensorrt-llm