diff --git a/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml b/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
index defd89af31..8d2cb09ad1 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: mariadb
-version: 2.0.3
+version: 2.1.0
 appVersion: 10.1.29
 description: Fast, reliable, scalable, and easy to use open-source relational database system. MariaDB Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/README.md b/stable/mariadb/README.md
index c00736b64d..581ba83180 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/README.md
+++ b/stable/mariadb/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the MariaDB chart and
 |          Parameter          |                Description                 |                   Default                   |
 | --------------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- |
 | `image`                     | MariaDB image                              | `bitnami/mariadb:{VERSION}`                 |
+| `service.type`              | Kubernetes service type to expose          | `ClusterIP`                                 |
+| `service.nodePort`          | Port to bind to for NodePort service type  | `nil`                                       |
+| `service.annotations`       | Additional annotations to add to service   | `nil`                                       |
 | `imagePullPolicy`           | Image pull policy.                         | `IfNotPresent`                              |
 | `usePassword`               | Enable password authentication             | `true`                                      |
 | `mariadbRootPassword`       | Password for the `root` user.              | Randomly generated                          |
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/templates/svc.yaml b/stable/mariadb/templates/svc.yaml
index 13d108f91b..f9bfb69133 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/templates/svc.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/templates/svc.yaml
@@ -7,16 +7,22 @@ metadata:
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}"
     release: "{{ .Release.Name }}"
     heritage: "{{ .Release.Service }}"
-{{- if .Values.metrics.enabled }}
   annotations:
+{{- if .Values.service.annotations }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.service.annotations | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.metrics.enabled }}
 {{ toYaml .Values.metrics.annotations | indent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
 spec:
-  type: {{ .Values.serviceType }}
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
   ports:
   - name: mysql
     port: 3306
     targetPort: mysql
+{{- if .Values.service.nodePort }}
+    nodePort: {{ .Values.service.nodePort }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.metrics.enabled }}
   - name: metrics
     port: 9104
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/values.yaml b/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
index e18719d023..277a79c259 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
@@ -31,8 +31,20 @@ usePassword: true
 # mariadbDatabase:
 
 
-## Kubernetes service type
-serviceType: ClusterIP
+service:
+  ## Kubernetes service type
+  type: ClusterIP
+
+  ## Specify the nodePort value for the LoadBalancer and NodePort service types.
+  ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#type-nodeport
+  ##
+  # nodePort:
+
+  ## Provide any additonal annotations which may be required. This can be used to
+  ## set the LoadBalancer service type to internal only.
+  ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/services-networking/service/#internal-load-balancer
+  ##
+  # annotations:
 
 ## Enable persistence using Persistent Volume Claims
 ## ref: http://kubernetes.io/docs/user-guide/persistent-volumes/
@@ -60,8 +72,8 @@ persistence:
 ## ref: https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb/configuring-mariadb-with-mycnf/#example-of-configuration-file
 ##
 # config: |-
-  # [mysqld]
-  # innodb_buffer_pool_size=2G
+#   [mysqld]
+#   innodb_buffer_pool_size=2G
 
 metrics:
   enabled: false