diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
index 3bf9912d51..5bf47caa8c 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ template "memcached.fullname" . }}
                   key: memcached-password
+            {{- toYaml .Values.extraEnv | nindent 12 }}
           ports:
             - name: memcache
               containerPort: 11211
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/templates/statefulset.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/templates/statefulset.yaml
index cb78c3b0cc..5c5b86c85d 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ spec:
                 secretKeyRef:
                   name: {{ template "memcached.fullname" . }}
                   key: memcached-password
+            {{- toYaml .Values.extraEnv | nindent 12 }}
           ports:
             - name: memcache
               containerPort: 11211
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/values-production.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/values-production.yaml
index 2e73799451..6767b61745 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/values-production.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/values-production.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ image:
   # pullSecrets:
   #   - myRegistryKeySecretName
 
+## Extra environment vars to pass.
+## ref: https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-memcached#configuration
+extraEnv: []
+
 ## String to partially override memcached.fullname template (will maintain the release name)
 ##
 # nameOverride:
diff --git a/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml b/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
index 362be650f1..ebe10a5197 100644
--- a/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/memcached/values.yaml
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ image:
   # pullSecrets:
   #   - myRegistryKeySecretName
 
+## Extra environment vars to pass.
+## ref: https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-memcached#configuration
+extraEnv: []
+
 ## String to partially override memcached.fullname template (will maintain the release name)
 ##
 # nameOverride: