diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile
index a8c44f7fab65..2769c08e1c05 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ RUN ln -s /opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-sharded/run.sh /run.sh
 COPY rootfs /
 RUN /opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-sharded/postunpack.sh
 ENV BITNAMI_APP_NAME="mongodb-sharded" \
-    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="5.0.6-debian-10-r41" \
+    BITNAMI_IMAGE_VERSION="5.0.6-debian-10-r42" \
     PATH="/opt/bitnami/common/bin:/opt/bitnami/mongodb/bin:$PATH"
 
 EXPOSE 27017
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
index 05cb530acbd0..4c09c06ea677 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmongodb.sh
@@ -1161,6 +1161,14 @@ mongodb_configure_secondary() {
             error "Secondary node did not get marked as secondary"
             exit 1
         fi
+
+        # Mark node as readable. This is necessary in cases where the PVC is lost
+        if is_boolean_yes "$MONGODB_SET_SECONDARY_OK"; then
+            mongodb_execute_print_output "$MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_USER" "$MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD" "admin" <<EOF
+rs.secondaryOk()
+EOF
+        fi
+
     fi
 }
 
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-env.sh b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-env.sh
index 51fed95a4fee..fda2badecec4 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/5.0/debian-10/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/mongodb-env.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ mongodb_env_vars=(
     MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_PORT_NUMBER
     MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD
     MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_USER
+    MONGODB_SET_SECONDARY_OK
     MONGODB_SHARDING_MODE
     MONGODB_CFG_REPLICA_SET_NAME
     MONGODB_CFG_PRIMARY_HOST
@@ -152,6 +153,7 @@ MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD="${MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD:-
 export MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD="${MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_PASSWORD:-}"
 MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_USER="${MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_USER:-"${MONGODB_PRIMARY_ROOT_USER:-}"}"
 export MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_USER="${MONGODB_INITIAL_PRIMARY_ROOT_USER:-root}"
+export MONGODB_SET_SECONDARY_OK="${MONGODB_SET_SECONDARY_OK:-no}"
 
 # Sharding settings
 export MONGODB_MONGOS_TEMPLATES_FILE="$MONGODB_TEMPLATES_DIR/mongos.conf.tpl"
diff --git a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/README.md b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/README.md
index 28f9833c701c..2f1b26099057 100644
--- a/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/mongodb-sharded/README.md
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ Non-root container images add an extra layer of security and are generally recom
 Learn more about the Bitnami tagging policy and the difference between rolling tags and immutable tags [in our documentation page](https://docs.bitnami.com/tutorials/understand-rolling-tags-containers/).
 
 
-* [`5.0`, `5.0-debian-10`, `5.0.6`, `5.0.6-debian-10-r41`, `latest` (5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-mongodb/blob/5.0.6-debian-10-r41/5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile)
+* [`5.0`, `5.0-debian-10`, `5.0.6`, `5.0.6-debian-10-r42`, `latest` (5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile)](https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-mongodb/blob/5.0.6-debian-10-r42/5.0/debian-10/Dockerfile)
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