diff --git a/helm/oncall/Chart.yaml b/helm/oncall/Chart.yaml
index fd0483fd..b1b7e18a 100644
--- a/helm/oncall/Chart.yaml
+++ b/helm/oncall/Chart.yaml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 1.0.7
+version: 1.0.8
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/helm/oncall/README.md b/helm/oncall/README.md
index d64e6c89..92fcd911 100644
--- a/helm/oncall/README.md
+++ b/helm/oncall/README.md
@@ -224,6 +224,11 @@ externalRabbitmq:
   port:
   user:
   password:
+  protocol:
+  vhost:
+  existingSecret: ""
+  passwordKey: password
+  usernameKey: username
 ```
 
 ### Connect external Redis
diff --git a/helm/oncall/templates/_env.tpl b/helm/oncall/templates/_env.tpl
index 89d1a52c..855ce711 100644
--- a/helm/oncall/templates/_env.tpl
+++ b/helm/oncall/templates/_env.tpl
@@ -237,13 +237,21 @@
 
 {{- define "snippet.rabbitmq.env" -}}
 {{- if eq .Values.broker.type "rabbitmq" -}}
+{{- if and (not .Values.rabbitmq.enabled) (not .Values.externalRabbitmq.existingSecret) (not .Values.externalRabbitmq.usernameKey) .Values.externalRabbitmq.user }}
 - name: RABBITMQ_USERNAME
   value: {{ include "snippet.rabbitmq.user" . }}
+{{- else if and (not .Values.rabbitmq.enabled) .Values.externalRabbitmq.existingSecret .Values.externalRabbitmq.usernameKey (not .Values.externalRabbitmq.user) }}
+- name: RABBITMQ_USERNAME
+  valueFrom:
+    secretKeyRef:
+      name: {{ include "snippet.rabbitmq.password.secret.name" . }}
+      key: {{ .Values.externalRabbitmq.usernameKey }}
+{{- end }}
 - name: RABBITMQ_PASSWORD
   valueFrom:
     secretKeyRef:
       name: {{ include "snippet.rabbitmq.password.secret.name" . }}
-      key: rabbitmq-password
+      key: {{ include "snippet.rabbitmq.password.secret.key" . }}
 - name: RABBITMQ_HOST
   value: {{ include "snippet.rabbitmq.host" . }}
 - name: RABBITMQ_PORT
@@ -298,11 +306,21 @@
 {{- define "snippet.rabbitmq.password.secret.name" -}}
 {{- if and (not .Values.rabbitmq.enabled) .Values.externalRabbitmq.password -}}
 {{ include "oncall.fullname" . }}-rabbitmq-external
+{{- else if and (not .Values.rabbitmq.enabled) .Values.externalRabbitmq.existingSecret -}}
+{{ .Values.externalRabbitmq.existingSecret }}
 {{- else -}}
 {{ include "oncall.rabbitmq.fullname" . }}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{- define "snippet.rabbitmq.password.secret.key" -}}
+{{- if and (not .Values.rabbitmq.enabled) .Values.externalRabbitmq.passwordKey -}}
+{{ .Values.externalRabbitmq.passwordKey }}
+{{- else -}}
+rabbitmq-password
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{- define "snippet.redis.host" -}}
 {{- if and (not .Values.redis.enabled) .Values.externalRedis.host -}}
 {{- required "externalRedis.host is required if not redis.enabled" .Values.externalRedis.host | quote }}
diff --git a/helm/oncall/templates/secrets.yaml b/helm/oncall/templates/secrets.yaml
index 0997c93d..dfd7cdb2 100644
--- a/helm/oncall/templates/secrets.yaml
+++ b/helm/oncall/templates/secrets.yaml
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ data:
   mariadb-root-password: {{ required "externalMysql.password is required if not mariadb.enabled" .Values.externalMysql.password | b64enc | quote }}
 {{- end }}
 ---
-{{ if and (eq .Values.broker.type "rabbitmq") (not .Values.rabbitmq.enabled) -}}
+{{ if and (eq .Values.broker.type "rabbitmq") (not .Values.rabbitmq.enabled) (not .Values.externalRabbitmq.existingSecret) -}}
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: Secret
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "oncall.fullname" . }}-rabbitmq-external
 type: Opaque
 data:
-  rabbitmq-password: {{ required "externalRabbitmq.password is required if not rabbitmq.enabled" .Values.externalRabbitmq.password | b64enc | quote }}
+  rabbitmq-password: {{ required "externalRabbitmq.password is required if not rabbitmq.enabled and not externalRabbitmq.existingSecret" .Values.externalRabbitmq.password | b64enc | quote }}
 {{- end }}
 ---
 {{ if not .Values.redis.enabled -}}
diff --git a/helm/oncall/values.yaml b/helm/oncall/values.yaml
index 5c30878d..3de0e122 100644
--- a/helm/oncall/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/oncall/values.yaml
@@ -239,6 +239,12 @@ externalRabbitmq:
   password:
   protocol:
   vhost:
+  # use an existing secret for the rabbitmq password
+  existingSecret: ""
+  # the key in the secret containing the rabbitmq password
+  passwordKey: password
+  # the key in the secret containing the rabbitmq username
+  usernameKey: username
 
 # Redis is included into this release for the convenience.
 # It is recommended to host it separately from this release