diff --git a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.14.md b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.14.md
index 88a5e4f56..fa44c0ef8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.14.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG/CHANGELOG-1.14.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ When cutting a new release, update the `unreleased` heading to the tag being gen
 * [BUGFIX] [#1217](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1217) Medusa storage secrets now use a ReplicatedSecret for synchronization, fixing an issue where changes to the secrets were not propagating. Additionally, fix a number of issues with local testing on ARM Macs.
 * [BUGFIX] [#1253](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1253) Medusa storage secrets are now labelled with a unique label.
 * [FEATURE] [#1260](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1260) Update controller-gen to version 0.14.0.
+* [BUGFIX] [#1240](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1240) The PullSecretRef for medusa is ignored in the standalone deployment of medusa
+
+
+
+## v1.14.0 - 2024-04-02
+
 * [FEATURE] [#1242](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1242) Allow for creation of replicated secrets with a prefix, so that we can distinguish between multiple secrets with the same origin but targeting different clusters.
 * [BUGFIX] [#1226](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1226) Medusa purge cronjob should be created in the operator namespace
 * [BUGFIX] [#1141](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1141) Use DC name override when naming secondary resources
@@ -25,4 +31,4 @@ When cutting a new release, update the `unreleased` heading to the tag being gen
 * [BUGFIX] [#1252](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1252) Sanitize DC name in pods selector
 * [CHANGE] Update Medusa to v0.20.1
 * [BUGFIX] [#1235](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1235) Prevent operator from modifying the spec when superUserRef is not set. Also, remove the injection to mount secrets to cassandra container.
-* [BUGFIX] [#1239](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1239) Use `concurrent_transfers` setting from MedusaConfiguration object if it is actually set.
+* [BUGFIX] [#1239](https://github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/issues/1239) Use `concurrent_transfers` setting from MedusaConfiguration object if it is actually set.
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diff --git a/controllers/k8ssandra/medusa_reconciler.go b/controllers/k8ssandra/medusa_reconciler.go
index 40549e7f2..9b6632753 100644
--- a/controllers/k8ssandra/medusa_reconciler.go
+++ b/controllers/k8ssandra/medusa_reconciler.go
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (r *K8ssandraClusterReconciler) reconcileMedusa(
 		}
 
 		// Create the Medusa standalone pod
-		desiredMedusaStandalone := medusa.StandaloneMedusaDeployment(*medusaContainer, kc.SanitizedName(), dcConfig.SanitizedName(), dcNamespace, logger)
+		desiredMedusaStandalone := medusa.StandaloneMedusaDeployment(*medusaContainer, kc.SanitizedName(), dcConfig.SanitizedName(), namespace, logger, kc.Spec.Medusa.ContainerImage)
 
 		// Add the volumes previously computed to the Medusa standalone pod
 		for _, volume := range volumes {
diff --git a/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go b/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
index f16a21477..5bcd30ba5 100644
--- a/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
+++ b/pkg/medusa/reconcile.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func MedusaPurgeCronJobName(clusterName string, dcName string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s-medusa-purge", clusterName, dcName)
 }
 
-func StandaloneMedusaDeployment(medusaContainer corev1.Container, clusterName, dcName, namespace string, logger logr.Logger) *appsv1.Deployment {
+func StandaloneMedusaDeployment(medusaContainer corev1.Container, clusterName, dcName, namespace string, logger logr.Logger, medusaImage *images.Image) *appsv1.Deployment {
 	// The standalone medusa pod won't be able to resolve its own IP address using DNS entries
 	medusaContainer.Env = append(medusaContainer.Env, corev1.EnvVar{Name: "MEDUSA_RESOLVE_IP_ADDRESSES", Value: "False"})
 	medusaDeployment := &appsv1.Deployment{
@@ -530,8 +530,9 @@ func StandaloneMedusaDeployment(medusaContainer corev1.Container, clusterName, d
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
 						medusaContainer,
 					},
-					Volumes:  []corev1.Volume{},
-					Hostname: MedusaStandaloneDeploymentName(clusterName, dcName),
+					ImagePullSecrets: images.CollectPullSecrets(medusaImage.ApplyDefaults(defaultMedusaImage)),
+					Volumes:          []corev1.Volume{},
+					Hostname:         MedusaStandaloneDeploymentName(clusterName, dcName),
 				},
 			},
 		},
diff --git a/pkg/medusa/reconcile_test.go b/pkg/medusa/reconcile_test.go
index 9d75d31cd..f9b49bd7a 100644
--- a/pkg/medusa/reconcile_test.go
+++ b/pkg/medusa/reconcile_test.go
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	api "github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/apis/k8ssandra/v1alpha1"
 	medusaapi "github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/apis/medusa/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/pkg/cassandra"
+	"github.com/k8ssandra/k8ssandra-operator/pkg/images"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/resource"
@@ -595,6 +596,41 @@ func TestInitContainerCustomResources(t *testing.T) {
 
 }
 
+func TestStandaloneMedusaDeploymentImageSettings(t *testing.T) {
+	medusaSpec := &medusaapi.MedusaClusterTemplate{
+		StorageProperties: medusaapi.Storage{
+			StorageProvider: "s3",
+			StorageSecretRef: corev1.LocalObjectReference{
+				Name: "secret",
+			},
+			BucketName: "bucket",
+		},
+		ContainerImage: &images.Image{
+			Registry:      "reg1",
+			Name:          "img1",
+			Repository:    "repo1",
+			Tag:           "tag1",
+			PullPolicy:    "Always",
+			PullSecretRef: &corev1.LocalObjectReference{Name: "main-secret"},
+		},
+	}
+
+	dcConfig := cassandra.DatacenterConfig{}
+
+	logger := logr.New(logr.Discard().GetSink())
+
+	medusaContainer, err := CreateMedusaMainContainer(&dcConfig, medusaSpec, false, "test", logger)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	UpdateMedusaInitContainer(&dcConfig, medusaSpec, false, "test", logger)
+	UpdateMedusaMainContainer(&dcConfig, medusaContainer)
+
+	desiredMedusaStandalone := StandaloneMedusaDeployment(*medusaContainer, "dc1", dcConfig.SanitizedName(), "test", logger, medusaSpec.ContainerImage)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, "main-secret", desiredMedusaStandalone.Spec.Template.Spec.ImagePullSecrets[0].Name, "expected standalone container image pull secret to be set")
+	assert.Equal(t, "reg1/repo1/img1:tag1", desiredMedusaStandalone.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Image, "expected standalone container image to be set to reg1/repo1/img1:tag1")
+	assert.Equal(t, corev1.PullAlways, desiredMedusaStandalone.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].ImagePullPolicy, "expected standalone pull policy to be set to Always")
+}
+
 func TestExternalSecretsFlag(t *testing.T) {
 	medusaSpec := &medusaapi.MedusaClusterTemplate{
 		StorageProperties: medusaapi.Storage{