diff --git a/stable/nats/Chart.yaml b/stable/nats/Chart.yaml
index dc3515648d..20a280cae9 100644
--- a/stable/nats/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/nats/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: nats
-version: 4.2.13
+version: 4.3.0
 appVersion: 2.1.4
 description: An open-source, cloud-native messaging system
 keywords:
diff --git a/stable/nats/README.md b/stable/nats/README.md
index cf9b49b151..b8bb2818cb 100644
--- a/stable/nats/README.md
+++ b/stable/nats/README.md
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the NATS chart and thei
 | `cluster.service.nodePort`           | Port to bind to for NodePort service type (NATS cluster)                                     | `nil`                                                         |
 | `cluster.service.annotations`        | Annotations for NATS cluster service                                                         | {}                                                            |
 | `cluster.service.loadBalancerIP`     | loadBalancerIP if NATS cluster service type is `LoadBalancer`                                | `nil`                                                         |
+| `cluster.connectRetries`             | Configure number of connect retries for implicit routes                                      | `nil`                                                         |
 | `monitoring.service.type`            | Kubernetes Service type (NATS monitoring)                                                    | `ClusterIP`                                                   |
 | `monitoring.service.port`            | NATS monitoring port                                                                         | `8222`                                                        |
 | `monitoring.service.nodePort`        | Port to bind to for NodePort service type (NATS monitoring)                                  | `nil`                                                         |
diff --git a/stable/nats/templates/configmap.yaml b/stable/nats/templates/configmap.yaml
index 757a654624..56715b3aea 100644
--- a/stable/nats/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/stable/nats/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -81,4 +81,9 @@ data:
         nats://{{ template "nats.fullname" . }}-cluster:{{ .Values.cluster.service.port }}
         {{- end }}
       ]
+
+      {{- if .Values.cluster.connectRetries }}
+      # Configure number of connect retries for implicit routes
+      connect_retries: {{ .Values.cluster.connectRetries }}
+      {{- end }}
     }
diff --git a/stable/nats/values-production.yaml b/stable/nats/values-production.yaml
index 2ed9c7e316..fafa6ffd34 100644
--- a/stable/nats/values-production.yaml
+++ b/stable/nats/values-production.yaml
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ client:
 ## ref: https://github.com/nats-io/gnatsd#clustering
 ##
 cluster:
+  ## Use connectRetries to configure number of connect retries for implicit routes,
+  ## otherwise leave blank
+  ##
+  # connectRetries:
   service:
     ## Kubernetes service type
     type: ClusterIP
diff --git a/stable/nats/values.yaml b/stable/nats/values.yaml
index 735cf64b4e..113e9d4937 100644
--- a/stable/nats/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/nats/values.yaml
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ client:
 ## ref: https://github.com/nats-io/gnatsd#clustering
 ##
 cluster:
+  ## Use connectRetries to configure number of connect retries for implicit routes,
+  ## otherwise leave blank
+  ##
+  # connectRetries:
   service:
     ## Kubernetes service type
     type: ClusterIP