diff --git a/bitnami/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
index ce79ec5ee..45fd45de6 100644
--- a/bitnami/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: rabbitmq
-version: 7.6.1
+version: 7.6.2
 appVersion: 3.8.6
 description: Open source message broker software that implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
 keywords:
diff --git a/bitnami/rabbitmq/README.md b/bitnami/rabbitmq/README.md
index 07ce11c41..82f9b91ff 100644
--- a/bitnami/rabbitmq/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/rabbitmq/README.md
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the RabbitMQ chart and
 | `image.debug`                             | Set to true if you would like to see extra information on logs                                                       | `false`                                                      |
 | `auth.username`                           | RabbitMQ application username                                                                                        | `user`                                                       |
 | `auth.password`                           | RabbitMQ application password                                                                                        | _random 10 character long alphanumeric string_               |
-| `auth.existingPasswordSecret`             | Existing secret with RabbitMQ credentials                                                                            | `nil`                                                        |
+| `auth.existingPasswordSecret`             | Existing secret with RabbitMQ credentials                                                                            | `nil` (evaluated as a template)                              |
 | `auth.erlangCookie`                       | Erlang cookie                                                                                                        | _random 32 character long alphanumeric string_               |
 | `auth.existingErlangSecret`               | Existing secret with RabbitMQ Erlang cookie                                                                          | `nil`                                                        |
 | `auth.tls.enabled`                        | Enable TLS support on RabbitMQ                                                                                       | `false`                                                      |
diff --git a/bitnami/rabbitmq/templates/_helpers.tpl b/bitnami/rabbitmq/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 20dcae3ac..4002ad0db 100644
--- a/bitnami/rabbitmq/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/bitnami/rabbitmq/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ Get the password secret.
 */}}
 {{- define "rabbitmq.secretPasswordName" -}}
     {{- if .Values.auth.existingPasswordSecret -}}
-        {{- printf "%s" .Values.auth.existingPasswordSecret -}}
+        {{- printf "%s" (tpl .Values.auth.existingPasswordSecret $) -}}
     {{- else -}}
         {{- printf "%s" (include "rabbitmq.fullname" .) -}}
     {{- end -}}