diff --git a/stable/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml b/stable/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
index 6a76d5c0bf..180d8c4d6b 100644
--- a/stable/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/rabbitmq/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: rabbitmq
-version: 5.8.2
+version: 5.9.0
 appVersion: 3.7.15
 description: Open source message broker software that implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP)
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/rabbitmq/README.md b/stable/rabbitmq/README.md
index 4abe48328f..852f472eba 100644
--- a/stable/rabbitmq/README.md
+++ b/stable/rabbitmq/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the RabbitMQ chart and
 | `service.managerPort`                | RabbitMQ Manager port                            | `15672`                                                 |
 | `persistence.enabled`                | Use a PVC to persist data                        | `true`                                                  |
 | `service.annotations`                | service annotations as an array                  | []                                                      |
+| `schedulerName`                      | Name of the k8s service (other than default)     | `nil`                                                   |
 | `persistence.storageClass`           | Storage class of backing PVC                     | `nil` (uses alpha storage class annotation)             |
 | `persistence.existingClaim`          | RabbitMQ data Persistent Volume existing claim name, evaluated as a template |  ""          |
 | `persistence.accessMode`             | Use volume as ReadOnly or ReadWrite              | `ReadWriteOnce`                                         |
diff --git a/stable/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml b/stable/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 8818738786..9408b7cff3 100644
--- a/stable/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/rabbitmq/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.podAnnotations | indent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.schedulerName }}
+      schedulerName: "{{ .Values.schedulerName }}"
+      {{- end }}
 {{- include "rabbitmq.imagePullSecrets" . | indent 6 }}
       {{- if .Values.rbacEnabled}}
       serviceAccountName: {{ template "rabbitmq.fullname" . }}
diff --git a/stable/rabbitmq/values-production.yaml b/stable/rabbitmq/values-production.yaml
index becb1a8a94..4306b89d37 100644
--- a/stable/rabbitmq/values-production.yaml
+++ b/stable/rabbitmq/values-production.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ image:
   # pullSecrets:
   #   - myRegistryKeySecretName
 
+## Use an alternate scheduler, e.g. "stork".
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/configure-multiple-schedulers/
+##
+# schedulerName:
+
 ## does your cluster have rbac enabled? assume yes by default
 rbacEnabled: true
 
diff --git a/stable/rabbitmq/values.yaml b/stable/rabbitmq/values.yaml
index a901e8e74e..fd250236c9 100644
--- a/stable/rabbitmq/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/rabbitmq/values.yaml
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ image:
   # pullSecrets:
   #   - myRegistryKeySecretName
 
+## Use an alternate scheduler, e.g. "stork".
+## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/administer-cluster/configure-multiple-schedulers/
+##
+# schedulerName:
+
 ## does your cluster have rbac enabled? assume yes by default
 rbacEnabled: true