diff --git a/pkg/apis/triggers/v1beta1/event_listener_validation.go b/pkg/apis/triggers/v1beta1/event_listener_validation.go
index 8ab268d94..d3f571ed6 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/triggers/v1beta1/event_listener_validation.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/triggers/v1beta1/event_listener_validation.go
@@ -277,12 +277,12 @@ func podSpecMask(in *corev1.PodSpec) *corev1.PodSpec {
 	out.NodeSelector = in.NodeSelector
 	out.Affinity = in.Affinity
 	out.TopologySpreadConstraints = in.TopologySpreadConstraints
+	out.ImagePullSecrets = in.ImagePullSecrets
 
 	// Disallowed fields
 	// This list clarifies which all podspec fields are not allowed.
 	out.Volumes = nil
 	out.EnableServiceLinks = nil
-	out.ImagePullSecrets = nil
 	out.InitContainers = nil
 	out.RestartPolicy = ""
 	out.TerminationGracePeriodSeconds = nil
diff --git a/pkg/reconciler/eventlistener/resources/deployment.go b/pkg/reconciler/eventlistener/resources/deployment.go
index c4391261e..b39d8273e 100644
--- a/pkg/reconciler/eventlistener/resources/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/reconciler/eventlistener/resources/deployment.go
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ func MakeDeployment(ctx context.Context, el *v1beta1.EventListener, configAcc re
 		nodeSelector, annotations map[string]string
 		affinity                  *corev1.Affinity
 		topologySpreadConstraints []corev1.TopologySpreadConstraint
+		imagePullSecrets          []corev1.LocalObjectReference
 	)
 
 	for _, v := range container.Env {
@@ -106,6 +107,9 @@ func MakeDeployment(ctx context.Context, el *v1beta1.EventListener, configAcc re
 		if len(el.Spec.Resources.KubernetesResource.Template.Spec.NodeSelector) != 0 {
 			nodeSelector = el.Spec.Resources.KubernetesResource.Template.Spec.NodeSelector
 		}
+		if len(el.Spec.Resources.KubernetesResource.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets) != 0 {
+			imagePullSecrets = el.Spec.Resources.KubernetesResource.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets
+		}
 		if el.Spec.Resources.KubernetesResource.Template.Spec.ServiceAccountName != "" {
 			serviceAccountName = el.Spec.Resources.KubernetesResource.Template.Spec.ServiceAccountName
 		}
@@ -137,6 +141,7 @@ func MakeDeployment(ctx context.Context, el *v1beta1.EventListener, configAcc re
 					Annotations: annotations,
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
+					ImagePullSecrets:          imagePullSecrets,
 					Tolerations:               tolerations,
 					NodeSelector:              nodeSelector,
 					ServiceAccountName:        serviceAccountName,