diff --git a/helm/trino-gateway/templates/deployment.yaml b/helm/trino-gateway/templates/deployment.yaml
index 0baaf7862..c2412a6c5 100644
--- a/helm/trino-gateway/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/trino-gateway/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -43,12 +43,7 @@ spec:
           image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
           command:
-              - "java"
-              - "-XX:MinRAMPercentage=80.0"
-              - "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80.0"
-              - "-jar"
-              - "/usr/lib/trino/gateway-ha-jar-with-dependencies.jar"
-              - "/etc/gateway/config.yaml"
+            {{- toYaml .Values.command | nindent 12}}
           ports:
             - name: request
               containerPort: {{ index .Values "config" "serverConfig" "http-server.http.port" }}
diff --git a/helm/trino-gateway/values.yaml b/helm/trino-gateway/values.yaml
index 5846bdabc..af9e3bc5e 100644
--- a/helm/trino-gateway/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/trino-gateway/values.yaml
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ config:
     managedApps:
         - io.trino.gateway.ha.clustermonitor.ActiveClusterMonitor
 
+# Startup command for Trino Gateway process. Add additional java options here if required
+command:
+  - "java"
+  - "-XX:MinRAMPercentage=80.0"
+  - "-XX:MaxRAMPercentage=80.0"
+  - "-jar"
+  - "/usr/lib/trino/gateway-ha-jar-with-dependencies.jar"
+  - "/etc/gateway/config.yaml"
+
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   port: 8080