diff --git a/stable/fluentd/Chart.yaml b/stable/fluentd/Chart.yaml
index 2c506b2f6c..3c941244eb 100644
--- a/stable/fluentd/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/fluentd/Chart.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ apiVersion: v1
 description: A Fluentd Elasticsearch Helm chart for Kubernetes.
 icon: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/fluent/fluentd-docs/master/public/logo/Fluentd_square.png
 name: fluentd
-version: 2.0.3
+version: 2.1.3
 appVersion: v2.4.0
 home: https://www.fluentd.org/
 sources:
diff --git a/stable/fluentd/README.md b/stable/fluentd/README.md
index 13815b61ee..3de49457ec 100644
--- a/stable/fluentd/README.md
+++ b/stable/fluentd/README.md
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `nodeSelector` | node labels for pod assignment | `{}`
 `replicaCount` | desired number of pods | `1` ???
 `resources` | pod resource requests & limits | `{}`
+`plugins.enabled` | Enable Plugins Installation | `false`
+`plugins.pluginsList` | List of plugins to install | `[]`
 `rbac.create` | Specifies whether RBAC resources should be created | `true`
 `serviceAccount.create` | Specifies whether a service account should be created. | `true`
 `serviceAccount.name` | Name of the service account.
diff --git a/stable/fluentd/templates/configmap.yaml b/stable/fluentd/templates/configmap.yaml
index 3af5cd259e..81d52c0766 100644
--- a/stable/fluentd/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/stable/fluentd/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -27,3 +27,11 @@ data:
       @type prometheus_output_monitor
     </source>
 {{- end }}
+{{- if and (.Values.plugins.enabled) (gt (len .Values.plugins.pluginsList) 0) }}
+  install-plugins.sh: |-
+    #!/bin/sh
+  {{- range $plugin := .Values.plugins.pluginsList }}
+    fluent-gem install {{ $plugin }}
+  {{- end }}
+    exec /run.sh
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/stable/fluentd/templates/deployment.yaml b/stable/fluentd/templates/deployment.yaml
index 788e7a424f..3f57c3513e 100644
--- a/stable/fluentd/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/fluentd/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ spec:
       - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
         image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+      {{- if and (.Values.plugins.enabled) (gt (len .Values.plugins.pluginsList) 0) }}
+        command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "/etc/fluent/config.d/install-plugins.sh"]
+      {{- end }}
         env:
           - name: OUTPUT_HOST
             value: {{ .Values.output.host | quote }}
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ spec:
         - name: config-volume-{{ template "fluentd.fullname" . }}
           configMap:
             name: {{ template "fluentd.fullname" . }}
+            defaultMode: 0777
         {{- if and .Values.persistence.enabled (not .Values.autoscaling.enabled) }}
         - name: buffer          
           persistentVolumeClaim:
diff --git a/stable/fluentd/values.yaml b/stable/fluentd/values.yaml
index de8bc0dda4..f7d6af923f 100644
--- a/stable/fluentd/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/fluentd/values.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ extraEnvVars:
 #        name: secret_name
 #        key: secret_key
 
+plugins:
+  enabled: false
+  pluginsList: []
+
 service:
   annotations: {}
   type: ClusterIP