diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/build/cluster/pod.go b/pkg/skaffold/build/cluster/pod.go
index e3eaf911097..e852607554b 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/build/cluster/pod.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/build/cluster/pod.go
@@ -90,6 +90,13 @@ func (b *Builder) kanikoPodSpec(artifact *latest.KanikoArtifact, tag string, pla
 		addSecretVolume(pod, kaniko.DefaultSecretName, b.ClusterDetails.PullSecretMountPath, b.ClusterDetails.PullSecretName)
 	}
 
+	// Add secret for pulling kaniko images from a private registry
+	if artifact.ImagePullSecret != "" {
+		pod.Spec.ImagePullSecrets = []v1.LocalObjectReference{{
+			Name: artifact.ImagePullSecret,
+		}}
+	}
+
 	// Add host path volume for cache
 	if artifact.Cache != nil && artifact.Cache.HostPath != "" {
 		addHostPathVolume(pod, kaniko.DefaultCacheDirName, kaniko.DefaultCacheDirMountPath, artifact.Cache.HostPath)
diff --git a/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go b/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
index 7e1f34303ca..d4a350d6e67 100644
--- a/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
+++ b/pkg/skaffold/schema/latest/config.go
@@ -1419,6 +1419,9 @@ type KanikoArtifact struct {
 	// Defaults to the latest released version of `gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor`.
 	Image string `yaml:"image,omitempty"`
 
+	// ImagePullSecret is the name of the Kubernetes secret for pulling kaniko image and kaniko init image from a private registry
+	ImagePullSecret string `yaml:"imagePullSecret,omitempty"`
+
 	// DigestFile to specify a file in the container. This file will receive the digest of a built image.
 	// This can be used to automatically track the exact image built by kaniko.
 	DigestFile string `yaml:"digestFile,omitempty"`