diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/typesensecluster_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/typesensecluster_types.go
index e8a0a09..5441664 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/typesensecluster_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/typesensecluster_types.go
@@ -121,6 +121,8 @@ type TypesenseClusterSpec struct {
 
 	Ingress *IngressSpec `json:"ingress,omitempty"`
 
+	Service *ServiceSpec `json:"service,omitempty"`
+
 	HttpRoutes []HttpRouteSpec `json:"httpRoutes,omitempty"`
 
 	Scrapers []DocSearchScraperSpec `json:"scrapers,omitempty"`
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/typesensecluster_types_service.go b/api/v1alpha1/typesensecluster_types_service.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8751bfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/typesensecluster_types_service.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package v1alpha1
+
+import (
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+)
+
+type ServiceSpec struct {
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default:="ClusterIP"
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=ClusterIP;LoadBalancer
+	Type corev1.ServiceType `json:"type"`
+
+	// +optional
+	// +kubebuilder:default:="Cluster"
+	// +kubebuilder:validation:Enum=Cluster;Local
+	ExternalTrafficPolicy corev1.ServiceExternalTrafficPolicy `json:"externalTrafficPolicy,omitempty"`
+}
diff --git a/internal/controller/typesensecluster_services.go b/internal/controller/typesensecluster_services.go
index effe309..0be83d0 100644
--- a/internal/controller/typesensecluster_services.go
+++ b/internal/controller/typesensecluster_services.go
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ func (r *TypesenseClusterReconciler) createService(ctx context.Context, key clie
 		},
 	}
 
+	svcSpec := ts.Spec.Service
+	if svcSpec != nil {
+		svc.Spec.Type = svcSpec.Type
+		svc.Spec.ExternalTrafficPolicy = svcSpec.ExternalTrafficPolicy
+	}
+
 	err := ctrl.SetControllerReference(ts, svc, r.Scheme)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err