diff --git a/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/Chart.yaml b/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/Chart.yaml
index 5826bcfc5b05..fd04c76296dc 100644
--- a/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 description: A Helm chart to deploy the New Relic Infrastructure Agent as a DaemonSet
 name: newrelic-infrastructure
-version: 0.13.25
-appVersion: 1.15.0
+version: 0.13.26
+appVersion: 1.16.0
 home: https://hub.docker.com/r/newrelic/infrastructure-k8s/
 source:
   - https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/tree/master/examples/newrelic-infrastructure
diff --git a/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/README.md b/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/README.md
index 801543b388cf..aa0c0268a6ba 100644
--- a/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/README.md
+++ b/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/README.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ This chart will deploy the New Relic Infrastructure agent as a Daemonset.
 | `customSecretLicenseKey`       | Key in the Secret object where the license key is stored.                                                                                                                                                                                         |                           |
 | `config`                       | A `newrelic.yml` file if you wish to provide.                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                           |
 | `integrations_config`          | List of Integrations configuration to monitor services running on Kubernetes. More information on can be found [here](https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/integrations/kubernetes-integration/link-apps-services/monitor-services-running-kubernetes). |                           |
+| `disableKubeStateMetrics`          | Disables kube-state-metrics data parsing if the value is ` true`.                                                                                                                              |   `false`                        |
 | `kubeStateMetricsUrl`          | If provided, the discovery process for kube-state-metrics endpoint won't be triggered. Example: http://172.17.0.3:8080                                                                                                                            |                           |
 | `kubeStateMetricsPodLabel`     | If provided, the kube-state-metrics pod will be discovered using this label. (should be `true` on target pod)                                                                                                                                     |                           |
 | `kubeStateMetricsTimeout`      | Timeout for accessing kube-state-metrics in milliseconds. If not set the newrelic default is 5000                                                                                                                                                 |                           |
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ This chart will deploy the New Relic Infrastructure agent as a Daemonset.
 | `privileged`                   | Enable privileged mode.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `true`                    |
 | `image.repository`             | The container to pull.                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | `newrelic/infrastructure` |
 | `image.pullPolicy`             | The pull policy.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | `IfNotPresent`            |
-| `image.tag`                    | The version of the container to pull.                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `1.15.0`                  |
+| `image.tag`                    | The version of the container to pull.                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `1.16.0`                  |
 | `resources`                    | Any resources you wish to assign to the pod.                                                                                                                                                                                                      | See Resources below       |
 | `verboseLog`                   | Should the agent log verbosely. (Boolean)                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `false`                   |
 | `priorityClassName`            | Scheduling priority of the pod                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `nil`                     |
diff --git a/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/templates/daemonset.yaml b/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 3b292030cb17..784aa06bcffa 100644
--- a/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ spec:
                   {{- end }}
             - name: "CLUSTER_NAME"
               value: {{ include "newrelic.cluster" . }}
+            {{- if .Values.disableKubeStateMetrics }}
+            - name: "DISABLE_KUBE_STATE_METRICS"
+              value: {{ .Values.kubeStateMetricsPodLabel | quote }}
+            {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.kubeStateMetricsUrl }}
             - name: "KUBE_STATE_METRICS_URL"
               value: {{ .Values.kubeStateMetricsUrl | quote }}
@@ -116,7 +120,7 @@ spec:
             - name: "NRIA_CUSTOM_ATTRIBUTES"
               value: {{ .Values.customAttribues }}
             - name: "NRIA_PASSTHROUGH_ENVIRONMENT"
-              value: "KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST,KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT,CLUSTER_NAME,CADVISOR_PORT,NRK8S_NODE_NAME,KUBE_STATE_METRICS_URL,KUBE_STATE_METRICS_POD_LABEL,TIMEOUT,ETCD_TLS_SECRET_NAME,ETCD_TLS_SECRET_NAMESPACE,API_SERVER_SECURE_PORT,KUBE_STATE_METRICS_SCHEME,KUBE_STATE_METRICS_PORT,SCHEDULER_ENDPOINT_URL,ETCD_ENDPOINT_URL,CONTROLLER_MANAGER_ENDPOINT_URL,API_SERVER_ENDPOINT_URL"
+              value: "KUBERNETES_SERVICE_HOST,KUBERNETES_SERVICE_PORT,CLUSTER_NAME,CADVISOR_PORT,NRK8S_NODE_NAME,KUBE_STATE_METRICS_URL,KUBE_STATE_METRICS_POD_LABEL,TIMEOUT,ETCD_TLS_SECRET_NAME,ETCD_TLS_SECRET_NAMESPACE,API_SERVER_SECURE_PORT,KUBE_STATE_METRICS_SCHEME,KUBE_STATE_METRICS_PORT,SCHEDULER_ENDPOINT_URL,ETCD_ENDPOINT_URL,CONTROLLER_MANAGER_ENDPOINT_URL,API_SERVER_ENDPOINT_URL,DISABLE_KUBE_STATE_METRICS"
             {{- if .Values.verboseLog }}
             - name: NRIA_VERBOSE
               value: "1"
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if .Values.integrations_config }}
         - name: nri-integrations-cfg-volume
           configMap:
-            name: {{ template "newrelic.fullname" . }}-integrations-cfg 
+            name: {{ template "newrelic.fullname" . }}-integrations-cfg
         {{- end }}
       {{- if $.Values.priorityClassName }}
       priorityClassName: {{ $.Values.priorityClassName }}
diff --git a/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/values.yaml b/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/values.yaml
index f9c92d338406..c8bd4ec97bd1 100644
--- a/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/newrelic-infrastructure/values.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #
 # kubeStateMetricsUrl - if provided, the discovery process for kube-state-metrics endpoint won't be triggered
 # Only HTTP is accepted. This is an example value: http://172.17.0.3:8080
-# kubeStateMetricsUrl:
+# disableKubeStateMetrics - disables KSM parsing by the DaemonSet. Defaults to "false" if not provided.
 
 verboseLog: false
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ verboseLog: false
 
 image:
   repository: newrelic/infrastructure-k8s
-  tag: 1.15.0
+  tag: 1.16.0
   pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
 
 resources: