diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index dcf45071b5..a926f5078f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ Extending the adopted spec, each change should have a link to its corresponding
 ## [Unreleased]
 ### Added
 
+* Added `grant_registry_access` variable to grant `roles/storage.objectViewer` to created SA [#236]
+
 * Support for Intranode Visbiility (IV) and Veritical Pod Autoscaling (VPA) beta features [#216]
 * Support for Workload Identity beta feature [#234]
 
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ Extending the adopted spec, each change should have a link to its corresponding
 [v0.3.0]: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-kubernetes-engine/compare/v0.2.0...v0.3.0
 [v0.2.0]: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-kubernetes-engine/compare/v0.1.0...v0.2.0
 
+[#236]: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-kubernetes-engine/pull/236
 [#216]: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-kubernetes-engine/pull/216
 [#214]: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-kubernetes-engine/pull/214
 [#210]: https://github.com/terraform-google-modules/terraform-google-kubernetes-engine/pull/210
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8ea95f1635..f38023e600 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ In either case, upgrading to module version `v1.0.0` will trigger a recreation o
 | create\_service\_account | Defines if service account specified to run nodes should be created. | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | description | The description of the cluster | string | `""` | no |
 | disable\_legacy\_metadata\_endpoints | Disable the /0.1/ and /v1beta1/ metadata server endpoints on the node. Changing this value will cause all node pools to be recreated. | bool | `"true"` | no |
+| grant\_registry\_access | Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role. | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | horizontal\_pod\_autoscaling | Enable horizontal pod autoscaling addon | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | http\_load\_balancing | Enable httpload balancer addon | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | initial\_node\_count | The number of nodes to create in this cluster's default node pool. | number | `"0"` | no |
diff --git a/autogen/sa.tf b/autogen/sa.tf
index c5f7f132a1..62b31f457a 100644
--- a/autogen/sa.tf
+++ b/autogen/sa.tf
@@ -61,3 +61,11 @@ resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-monitoring_viewer"
   role    = "roles/monitoring.viewer"
   member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
 }
+
+resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-gcr" {
+  count   = var.create_service_account && var.grant_registry_access ? 1 : 0
+  project = var.project_id
+  role    = "roles/storage.objectViewer"
+  member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
+}
+
diff --git a/autogen/variables.tf b/autogen/variables.tf
index 48b5c97855..581be9b31c 100644
--- a/autogen/variables.tf
+++ b/autogen/variables.tf
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ variable "create_service_account" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "grant_registry_access" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "service_account" {
   type        = string
   description = "The service account to run nodes as if not overridden in `node_pools`. The create_service_account variable default value (true) will cause a cluster-specific service account to be created."
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/README.md b/modules/beta-private-cluster/README.md
index f2cd8c925a..6221322ced 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/README.md
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/README.md
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ In either case, upgrading to module version `v1.0.0` will trigger a recreation o
 | enable\_private\_endpoint | (Beta) Whether the master's internal IP address is used as the cluster endpoint | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | enable\_private\_nodes | (Beta) Whether nodes have internal IP addresses only | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | enable\_vertical\_pod\_autoscaling | Vertical Pod Autoscaling automatically adjusts the resources of pods controlled by it | bool | `"false"` | no |
+| grant\_registry\_access | Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role. | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | horizontal\_pod\_autoscaling | Enable horizontal pod autoscaling addon | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | http\_load\_balancing | Enable httpload balancer addon | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | identity\_namespace | Workload Identity namespace | string | `""` | no |
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/sa.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/sa.tf
index 0ebe86003d..9e063fcc22 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/sa.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/sa.tf
@@ -61,3 +61,11 @@ resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-monitoring_viewer"
   role    = "roles/monitoring.viewer"
   member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
 }
+
+resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-gcr" {
+  count   = var.create_service_account && var.grant_registry_access ? 1 : 0
+  project = var.project_id
+  role    = "roles/storage.objectViewer"
+  member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/beta-private-cluster/variables.tf b/modules/beta-private-cluster/variables.tf
index 3796c58e0f..54ac3edb25 100644
--- a/modules/beta-private-cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-private-cluster/variables.tf
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ variable "create_service_account" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "grant_registry_access" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "service_account" {
   type        = string
   description = "The service account to run nodes as if not overridden in `node_pools`. The create_service_account variable default value (true) will cause a cluster-specific service account to be created."
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/README.md b/modules/beta-public-cluster/README.md
index 7240337192..9738ebb6d6 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/README.md
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/README.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ In either case, upgrading to module version `v1.0.0` will trigger a recreation o
 | enable\_binary\_authorization | Enable BinAuthZ Admission controller | string | `"false"` | no |
 | enable\_intranode\_visibility | Whether Intra-node visibility is enabled for this cluster. This makes same node pod to pod traffic visible for VPC network | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | enable\_vertical\_pod\_autoscaling | Vertical Pod Autoscaling automatically adjusts the resources of pods controlled by it | bool | `"false"` | no |
+| grant\_registry\_access | Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role. | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | horizontal\_pod\_autoscaling | Enable horizontal pod autoscaling addon | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | http\_load\_balancing | Enable httpload balancer addon | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | identity\_namespace | Workload Identity namespace | string | `""` | no |
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/sa.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster/sa.tf
index 0ebe86003d..9e063fcc22 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/sa.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/sa.tf
@@ -61,3 +61,11 @@ resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-monitoring_viewer"
   role    = "roles/monitoring.viewer"
   member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
 }
+
+resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-gcr" {
+  count   = var.create_service_account && var.grant_registry_access ? 1 : 0
+  project = var.project_id
+  role    = "roles/storage.objectViewer"
+  member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/beta-public-cluster/variables.tf b/modules/beta-public-cluster/variables.tf
index 904d858b50..27682fa575 100644
--- a/modules/beta-public-cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/beta-public-cluster/variables.tf
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ variable "create_service_account" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "grant_registry_access" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "service_account" {
   type        = string
   description = "The service account to run nodes as if not overridden in `node_pools`. The create_service_account variable default value (true) will cause a cluster-specific service account to be created."
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/README.md b/modules/private-cluster/README.md
index 035adc403e..d3044b770d 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/README.md
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/README.md
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ In either case, upgrading to module version `v1.0.0` will trigger a recreation o
 | disable\_legacy\_metadata\_endpoints | Disable the /0.1/ and /v1beta1/ metadata server endpoints on the node. Changing this value will cause all node pools to be recreated. | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | enable\_private\_endpoint | (Beta) Whether the master's internal IP address is used as the cluster endpoint | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | enable\_private\_nodes | (Beta) Whether nodes have internal IP addresses only | bool | `"false"` | no |
+| grant\_registry\_access | Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role. | bool | `"false"` | no |
 | horizontal\_pod\_autoscaling | Enable horizontal pod autoscaling addon | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | http\_load\_balancing | Enable httpload balancer addon | bool | `"true"` | no |
 | initial\_node\_count | The number of nodes to create in this cluster's default node pool. | number | `"0"` | no |
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/sa.tf b/modules/private-cluster/sa.tf
index 0ebe86003d..9e063fcc22 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/sa.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/sa.tf
@@ -61,3 +61,11 @@ resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-monitoring_viewer"
   role    = "roles/monitoring.viewer"
   member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
 }
+
+resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-gcr" {
+  count   = var.create_service_account && var.grant_registry_access ? 1 : 0
+  project = var.project_id
+  role    = "roles/storage.objectViewer"
+  member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
+}
+
diff --git a/modules/private-cluster/variables.tf b/modules/private-cluster/variables.tf
index 1aba1057a2..407787f143 100644
--- a/modules/private-cluster/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/private-cluster/variables.tf
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ variable "create_service_account" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "grant_registry_access" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "service_account" {
   type        = string
   description = "The service account to run nodes as if not overridden in `node_pools`. The create_service_account variable default value (true) will cause a cluster-specific service account to be created."
diff --git a/sa.tf b/sa.tf
index 0ebe86003d..9e063fcc22 100644
--- a/sa.tf
+++ b/sa.tf
@@ -61,3 +61,11 @@ resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-monitoring_viewer"
   role    = "roles/monitoring.viewer"
   member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
 }
+
+resource "google_project_iam_member" "cluster_service_account-gcr" {
+  count   = var.create_service_account && var.grant_registry_access ? 1 : 0
+  project = var.project_id
+  role    = "roles/storage.objectViewer"
+  member  = "serviceAccount:${google_service_account.cluster_service_account[0].email}"
+}
+
diff --git a/variables.tf b/variables.tf
index 3c64fd5562..d8c339b50e 100644
--- a/variables.tf
+++ b/variables.tf
@@ -261,6 +261,12 @@ variable "create_service_account" {
   default     = true
 }
 
+variable "grant_registry_access" {
+  type        = bool
+  description = "Grants created cluster-specific service account storage.objectViewer role."
+  default     = false
+}
+
 variable "service_account" {
   type        = string
   description = "The service account to run nodes as if not overridden in `node_pools`. The create_service_account variable default value (true) will cause a cluster-specific service account to be created."