diff --git a/spark_on_k8s/client.py b/spark_on_k8s/client.py
index 68b163b..8dd4848 100644
--- a/spark_on_k8s/client.py
+++ b/spark_on_k8s/client.py
@@ -371,6 +371,7 @@ def submit_app(
             image=image,
             image_pull_policy=image_pull_policy,
             namespace=namespace,
+            service_account=service_account,
             args=driver_command_args,
             extra_labels={**extra_labels, **driver_labels},
             annotations=driver_annotations,
diff --git a/tests/test_spark_client.py b/tests/test_spark_client.py
index 3506ebe..75f75c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_spark_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_spark_client.py
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ def test_submit_app(self, mock_create_namespaced_service, mock_create_namespaced
         assert created_pod.metadata.labels["spark-app-id"] == expected_app_id
         assert created_pod.metadata.labels["spark-role"] == "driver"
         assert created_pod.spec.containers[0].image == "pyspark-job"
+        assert created_pod.spec.service_account_name == "spark"
         assert created_pod.spec.containers[0].args == [
             "driver",
             "--master",
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@ def test_submit_app_with_env_configurations(
 
         created_pod = mock_create_namespaced_pod.call_args[1]["body"]
         assert created_pod.spec.containers[0].image == "test-spark-on-k8s-docker-image"
+        assert created_pod.spec.service_account_name == "test-service-account"
         assert created_pod.spec.containers[0].args == [
             "driver",
             "--master",