diff --git a/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml b/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
index 0f8f305070..7665a16915 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: mariadb
-version: 6.4.3
+version: 6.5.0
 appVersion: 10.3.15
 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. Highly available MariaDB cluster.
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/README.md b/stable/mariadb/README.md
index 6a6141940f..213bed2633 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/README.md
+++ b/stable/mariadb/README.md
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the MariaDB chart and t
 | `initdbScriptsConfigMap`                  | ConfigMap with the initdb scripts (Note: Overrides `initdbScripts`) | `nil`                                             |
 | `master.annotations[].key`                | key for the the annotation list item                |  `nil`                                                            |
 | `master.annotations[].value`              | value for the the annotation list item              |  `nil`                                                            |
+| `master.extraFlags`                       | MariaDB master additional command line flags        |  `nil`                                                            |
 | `master.affinity`                         | Master affinity (in addition to master.antiAffinity when set)  | `{}`                                                   |
 | `master.antiAffinity`                     | Master pod anti-affinity policy                     | `soft`                                                            |
 | `master.nodeSelector`                     | Master node labels for pod assignment               | `{}`                                                              |
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the MariaDB chart and t
 | `slave.replicas`                          | Desired number of slave replicas                    | `1`                                                               |
 | `slave.annotations[].key`                 | key for the the annotation list item                | `nil`                                                             |
 | `slave.annotations[].value`               | value for the the annotation list item              | `nil`                                                             |
+| `slave.extraFlags`                        | MariaDB slave additional command line flags         | `nil`                                                             |
 | `slave.affinity`                          | Slave affinity (in addition to slave.antiAffinity when set) | `{}`                                                      |
 | `slave.antiAffinity`                      | Slave pod anti-affinity policy                      | `soft`                                                            |
 | `slave.nodeSelector`                      | Slave node labels for pod assignment                | `{}`                                                              |
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/templates/master-statefulset.yaml b/stable/mariadb/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
index a709ff6302..0d8620972b 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/templates/master-statefulset.yaml
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ spec:
         - name: BITNAMI_DEBUG
           value: "true"
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.master.extraFlags }}
+        - name: MARIADB_EXTRA_FLAGS
+          value: "{{ .Values.master.extraFlags }}"
+        {{- end }}
         - name: MARIADB_ROOT_PASSWORD
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/templates/slave-statefulset.yaml b/stable/mariadb/templates/slave-statefulset.yaml
index 5685555262..3f8f0a043e 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/templates/slave-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/templates/slave-statefulset.yaml
@@ -99,6 +99,10 @@ spec:
         - name: BITNAMI_DEBUG
           value: "true"
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.slave.extraFlags }}
+        - name: MARIADB_EXTRA_FLAGS
+          value: "{{ .Values.slave.extraFlags }}"
+        {{- end }}
         - name: MARIADB_REPLICATION_MODE
           value: "slave"
         - name: MARIADB_MASTER_HOST
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/values-production.yaml b/stable/mariadb/values-production.yaml
index 26da815c78..cf959a6733 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/values-production.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/values-production.yaml
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ master:
   #   - key: key1
   #     value: value1
 
+  ## MariaDB additional command line flags
+  ## Can be used to specify command line flags, for example:
+  ##
+  ## extraFlags: "--max-connect-errors=1000 --max_connections=155"
+
   ## Affinity for pod assignment
   ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity
   ##
@@ -268,6 +273,11 @@ slave:
   #   - key: key1
   #     value: value1
 
+  ## MariaDB additional command line flags
+  ## Can be used to specify command line flags, for example:
+  ##
+  ## extraFlags: --max-connect-errors=1000 --max_connections=155"
+
   ## Affinity for pod assignment
   ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity
   ##
diff --git a/stable/mariadb/values.yaml b/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
index 31ea9f0cb7..4931951739 100644
--- a/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/mariadb/values.yaml
@@ -140,6 +140,11 @@ master:
   #   - key: key1
   #     value: value1
 
+  ## MariaDB additional command line flags
+  ## Can be used to specify command line flags, for example:
+  ##
+  ## extraFlags: "--max-connect-errors=1000 --max_connections=155"
+
   ## Affinity for pod assignment
   ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity
   ##
@@ -268,6 +273,11 @@ slave:
   #   - key: key1
   #     value: value1
 
+  ## MariaDB additional command line flags
+  ## Can be used to specify command line flags, for example:
+  ##
+  ## extraFlags: "--max-connect-errors=1000 --max_connections=155"
+
   ## Affinity for pod assignment
   ## Ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity
   ##