diff --git a/stable/datadog/README.md b/stable/datadog/README.md
index 492b0d6b54..cac8166cbb 100644
--- a/stable/datadog/README.md
+++ b/stable/datadog/README.md
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the Datadog chart and
 | `kubeStateMetrics.enabled`  | If true, create kube-state-metrics | `true`                                    |
 | `daemonset.podAnnotations`  | Annotations to add to the DaemonSet's Pods | `nil`                             |
 | `daemonset.tolerations`     | List of node taints to tolerate (requires Kubernetes >= 1.6) | `nil`           |
+| `daemonset.useHostNetwork`  | If true, use the host's network    | `nil`                                     |
+| `daemonset.useHostPort`     | If true, use the same ports for both host and container  | `nil`               |
 
 Specify each parameter using the `--set key=value[,key=value]` argument to `helm install`. For example,
 
diff --git a/stable/datadog/templates/daemonset.yaml b/stable/datadog/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 12e2efc5e7..0268f564e7 100644
--- a/stable/datadog/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/stable/datadog/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.daemonset.podAnnotations | indent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
     spec:
+      {{- if .Values.daemonset.useHostNetwork }}
+      hostNetwork: {{ .Values.daemonset.useHostNetwork }}
+      {{- end }}
       containers:
       - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
         image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
@@ -25,10 +28,16 @@ spec:
 {{ toYaml .Values.resources | indent 12 }}
         ports:
         - containerPort: 8125
+          {{- if .Values.daemonset.useHostPort }}
+          hostPort: 8125
+          {{- end }}
           name: dogstatsdport
           protocol: UDP
         {{- if .Values.datadog.apmEnabled }}
         - containerPort: 8126
+          {{- if .Values.daemonset.useHostPort }}
+          hostPort: 8126
+          {{- end }}
           name: traceport
           protocol: TCP
         - containerPort: 7777
diff --git a/stable/datadog/values.yaml b/stable/datadog/values.yaml
index ca2da78ff4..2315b99053 100644
--- a/stable/datadog/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/datadog/values.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ image:
 # get guaranteed delivery of the metrics in Datadog-per-namespace setup!
 daemonset:
   enabled: true
+  ## Bind ports on the hostNetwork. Useful for CNI networking where hostPort might
+  ## not be supported. The ports will need to be available on all hosts. Can be
+  ## used for custom metrics instead of a service endpoint.
+  ## WARNING: Make sure that hosts using this are properly firewalled otherwise
+  ## metrics and traces will be accepted from any host able to connect to this host.
+  # useHostNetwork: true
+
+  ## Sets the hostPort to the same value of the container port. Can be used as
+  ## for sending custom metrics. The ports will need to be available on all
+  ## hosts.
+  ## WARNING: Make sure that hosts using this are properly firewalled otherwise
+  ## metrics and traces will be accepted from any host able to connect to this host.
+  # useHostPort: true
 
   ## Annotations to add to the DaemonSet's Pods
   # podAnnotations:
@@ -31,7 +44,7 @@ daemonset:
 deployment:
   enabled: false
   replicas: 1
- 
+
 ## deploy the kube-state-metrics deployment
 ## ref: https://github.com/kubernetes/charts/tree/master/stable/kube-state-metrics
 ##