diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-extra-configmaps.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-extra-configmaps.yaml
index 88b59280b7..9af56cf388 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-extra-configmaps.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-extra-configmaps.yaml
@@ -1,23 +1,23 @@
 {{- if .Values.defaultBackend.enabled }}
-  {{- range .Values.defaultBackend.extraConfigMaps }}
+{{- range .Values.defaultBackend.extraConfigMaps }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
-  name: {{ .name }}
-  namespace: {{ include "ingress-nginx.namespace" $ | quote }}
   labels:
     {{- include "ingress-nginx.labels" $ | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: default-backend
     {{- with $.Values.defaultBackend.labels }}
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
     {{- end }}
     {{- with .labels }}
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
     {{- end }}
+  name: {{ .name }}
+  namespace: {{ include "ingress-nginx.namespace" $ }}
 data:
   {{- with .data }}
   {{- toYaml . | nindent 2 }}
   {{- end }}
-  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
-
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service_test.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service_test.yaml
index 2810d4679d..10574f227d 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/controller-service_test.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ tests:
 
   - it: should create a Service of type "NodePort" if `controller.service.external.enabled` is true and `controller.service.type` is "NodePort"
     set:
-      controller.service.enabled: true
+      controller.service.external.enabled: true
       controller.service.type: NodePort
     asserts:
       - equal:
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/default-backend-extra-configmaps_test.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/default-backend-extra-configmaps_test.yaml
index b18ceedfa5..aa600e7493 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/default-backend-extra-configmaps_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/tests/default-backend-extra-configmaps_test.yaml
@@ -1,19 +1,18 @@
-suite: test default backend extra ConfigMaps
+suite: Default Backend > Extra ConfigMaps
 templates:
   - default-backend-extra-configmaps.yaml
 
 tests:
-  - it: should not create any ConfigMap by default
+  - it: should not create a ConfigMap if `defaultBackend.extraConfigMaps` is empty
     set:
-      Release.Namespace: default
       defaultBackend.enabled: true
+      defaultBackend.extraConfigMaps: []
     asserts:
       - hasDocuments:
           count: 0
 
-  - it: should create one ConfigMap
+  - it: should create one ConfigMap if `defaultBackend.extraConfigMaps` has one element
     set:
-      Release.Namespace: default
       defaultBackend.enabled: true
       defaultBackend.extraConfigMaps:
         - name: my-configmap-1
@@ -27,10 +26,12 @@ tests:
       - equal:
           path: metadata.name
           value: my-configmap-1
+      - equal:
+          path: data.key1
+          value: value1
 
-  - it: should correctly render multiple ConfigMaps
+  - it: should create two ConfigMaps if `defaultBackend.extraConfigMaps` has two elements
     set:
-      Release.Namespace: nginx
       defaultBackend.enabled: true
       defaultBackend.extraConfigMaps:
         - name: my-configmap-1
@@ -46,4 +47,4 @@ tests:
           of: ConfigMap
       - matchRegex:
           path: metadata.name
-          pattern: "my-configmap-\\d+"
+          pattern: my-configmap-(1|2)
diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
index a21eb0ba37..a73bdca159 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/values.yaml
@@ -1040,21 +1040,21 @@ defaultBackend:
   ## Additional volumes to the default backend pod.
   #  - name: copy-portal-skins
   #    emptyDir: {}
+
   extraConfigMaps: []
-    ## Additional configmaps to the default backend pod.
-    # Example ConfigMap, uncomment and configure as needed
-    # - name: my-extra-configmap-1
-    #   labels:
-    #     type: config-1
-    #   data:
-    #     extra_file_1.html: |
-    #       <!-- Extra HTML content for ConfigMap 1 -->
-    # - name: my-extra-configmap-2
-    #   labels:
-    #     type: config-2
-    #   data:
-    #     extra_file_2.html: |
-    #       <!-- Extra HTML content for ConfigMap 2 -->
+  ## Additional configmaps to the default backend pod.
+  #  - name: my-extra-configmap-1
+  #    labels:
+  #      type: config-1
+  #    data:
+  #      extra_file_1.html: |
+  #        <!-- Extra HTML content for ConfigMap 1 -->
+  #  - name: my-extra-configmap-2
+  #    labels:
+  #      type: config-2
+  #    data:
+  #      extra_file_2.html: |
+  #        <!-- Extra HTML content for ConfigMap 2 -->
 
   autoscaling:
     annotations: {}