diff --git a/bitnami/contour/CHANGELOG.md b/bitnami/contour/CHANGELOG.md
index 7be71cce28..06a176a749 100644
--- a/bitnami/contour/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/bitnami/contour/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
-## 18.2.6 (2024-06-18)
+## 18.2.7 (2024-06-27)
 
-* [bitnami/contour] Release 18.2.6 ([#27335](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/pull/27335))
+* [bitnami/contour] allow customizing lifecycle hooks for envoy containers ([#27506](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/pull/27506))
+
+## <small>18.2.6 (2024-06-18)</small>
+
+* [bitnami/contour] Release 18.2.6 (#27335) ([c28d442](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/commit/c28d442b0762f714a6279ff1bf204eac218105fc)), closes [#27335](https://github.com/bitnami/charts/issues/27335)
 
 ## <small>18.2.5 (2024-06-17)</small>
 
diff --git a/bitnami/contour/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/contour/Chart.yaml
index 7b6589673d..98130effaf 100644
--- a/bitnami/contour/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/contour/Chart.yaml
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ maintainers:
 name: contour
 sources:
 - https://github.com/bitnami/charts/tree/main/bitnami/contour
-version: 18.2.6
+version: 18.2.7
diff --git a/bitnami/contour/README.md b/bitnami/contour/README.md
index 88939a1bf5..cee0245de2 100644
--- a/bitnami/contour/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/contour/README.md
@@ -353,6 +353,7 @@ As an alternative, you can use of the preset configurations for pod affinity, po
 | `envoy.shutdownManager.resourcesPreset`                                   | Set container resources according to one common preset (allowed values: none, nano, micro, small, medium, large, xlarge, 2xlarge). This is ignored if envoy.shutdownManager.resources is set (envoy.shutdownManager.resources is recommended for production). | `nano`                  |
 | `envoy.shutdownManager.resources`                                         | Set container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads)                                                                                                                                             | `{}`                    |
 | `envoy.shutdownManager.containerPorts.http`                               | Specify Port for shutdown container                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | `8090`                  |
+| `envoy.shutdownManager.lifecycleHooks`                                    | lifecycleHooks for the container to automate configuration before or after startup.                                                                                                                                                                           | `{}`                    |
 | `envoy.shutdownManager.containerSecurityContext.enabled`                  | Enabled envoy shutdownManager containers' Security Context                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `true`                  |
 | `envoy.shutdownManager.containerSecurityContext.seLinuxOptions`           | Set SELinux options in container                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | `{}`                    |
 | `envoy.shutdownManager.containerSecurityContext.runAsUser`                | Set envoy shutdownManager containers' Security Context runAsUser                                                                                                                                                                                              | `1001`                  |
diff --git a/bitnami/contour/templates/envoy/deployment.yaml b/bitnami/contour/templates/envoy/deployment.yaml
index 046f16a28d..e4b24c640d 100644
--- a/bitnami/contour/templates/envoy/deployment.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/contour/templates/envoy/deployment.yaml
@@ -146,6 +146,9 @@ spec:
             successThreshold: {{ .Values.envoy.shutdownManager.readinessProbe.successThreshold }}
             failureThreshold: {{ .Values.envoy.shutdownManager.readinessProbe.failureThreshold }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.envoy.shutdownManager.lifecycleHooks }}
+          lifecycle: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.envoy.shutdownManager.lifecycleHooks "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- else }}
           lifecycle:
             preStop:
               exec:
@@ -153,6 +156,7 @@ spec:
                   - contour
                   - envoy
                   - shutdown
+          {{- end }}
           name: shutdown-manager
           {{- if .Values.envoy.shutdownManager.resources }}
           resources: {{- toYaml .Values.envoy.shutdownManager.resources | nindent 12 }}
@@ -303,6 +307,9 @@ spec:
             {{- if .Values.envoy.extraVolumeMounts }}
               {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" ( dict "value" .Values.envoy.extraVolumeMounts "context" $ ) | nindent 12 }}
             {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.envoy.lifecycleHooks }}
+          lifecycle: {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" (dict "value" .Values.envoy.lifecycleHooks "context" $) | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- else }}
           lifecycle:
             preStop:
               {{- if .Values.envoy.shutdownManager.enabled }}
@@ -317,6 +324,7 @@ spec:
                   - '-c'
                   - sleep {{ .Values.envoy.terminationGracePeriodSeconds }}; kill 1
               {{- end }}
+          {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.envoy.sidecars }}
         {{- include "common.tplvalues.render" ( dict "value" .Values.envoy.sidecars "context" $ ) | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/bitnami/contour/values.yaml b/bitnami/contour/values.yaml
index 410cdfec79..1b258c4812 100644
--- a/bitnami/contour/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/contour/values.yaml
@@ -733,8 +733,10 @@ envoy:
   ## More information: https://github.com/bitnami/charts/blob/main/bitnami/common/templates/_resources.tpl#L15
   ## @param envoy.shutdownManager.resources Set container requests and limits for different resources like CPU or memory (essential for production workloads)
   ## @param envoy.shutdownManager.containerPorts.http Specify Port for shutdown container
+  ## @param envoy.shutdownManager.lifecycleHooks lifecycleHooks for the container to automate configuration before or after startup.
   ##
   shutdownManager:
+    lifecycleHooks: {}
     extraArgs: []
     enabled: true
     resourcesPreset: "nano"