diff --git a/stable/jenkins/CHANGELOG.md b/stable/jenkins/CHANGELOG.md
index 73383a42fe..fe824896e8 100644
--- a/stable/jenkins/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/stable/jenkins/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ numbering uses [semantic versioning](http://semver.org).
 
 NOTE: The change log until version 1.5.7 is auto generated based on git commits. Those include a reference to the git commit to be able to get more details.
 
+## 1.16.0
+
+Add `master.overwritePluginsFromImage` to allow support for jenkins plugins installed in the master image to persist. 
+
 ## 1.15.0 Update plugin versions & sidecar container
 
 | plugin                | old version | new version |
diff --git a/stable/jenkins/Chart.yaml b/stable/jenkins/Chart.yaml
index 9773ee3e05..82d8f83273 100644
--- a/stable/jenkins/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/jenkins/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: jenkins
 home: https://jenkins.io/
-version: 1.15.0
+version: 1.16.0
 appVersion: lts
 description: Open source continuous integration server. It supports multiple SCM tools
   including CVS, Subversion and Git. It can execute Apache Ant and Apache Maven-based
diff --git a/stable/jenkins/README.md b/stable/jenkins/README.md
index 860f695ee0..e8a19b0be2 100644
--- a/stable/jenkins/README.md
+++ b/stable/jenkins/README.md
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ The following tables list the configurable parameters of the Jenkins chart and t
 | `master.overwriteJobs`            | Replace jobs w/ ConfigMap on boot    | `false`                                   |
 | `master.installPlugins`           | List of Jenkins plugins to install. If you don't want to install plugins set it to `[]` | `kubernetes:1.18.2 workflow-aggregator:2.6 credentials-binding:1.19 git:3.11.0 workflow-job:2.33` |
 | `master.overwritePlugins`         | Overwrite installed plugins on start.| `false`                                   |
+| `master.overwritePluginsFromImage` | Keep plugins that are already installed in the master image.| `true`            |
 | `master.enableRawHtmlMarkupFormatter` | Enable HTML parsing using (see below) | false                                |
 | `master.scriptApproval`           | List of groovy functions to approve  | `[]`                                      |
 | `master.nodeSelector`             | Node labels for pod assignment       | `{}`                                      |
diff --git a/stable/jenkins/ci/other-values.yaml b/stable/jenkins/ci/other-values.yaml
index f9c0c116e8..edba8578ae 100644
--- a/stable/jenkins/ci/other-values.yaml
+++ b/stable/jenkins/ci/other-values.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+master:
+  overwritePluginsFromImage: false
 agent:
   resources:
     limits:
diff --git a/stable/jenkins/templates/jenkins-master-deployment.yaml b/stable/jenkins/templates/jenkins-master-deployment.yaml
index 4278c3f129..1339472d78 100644
--- a/stable/jenkins/templates/jenkins-master-deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/jenkins/templates/jenkins-master-deployment.yaml
@@ -147,8 +147,10 @@ spec:
               readOnly: true
             {{- end }}
             {{- if .Values.master.installPlugins }}
+            {{- if .Values.master.overwritePluginsFromImage }}
             - mountPath: {{ .Values.master.jenkinsRef }}/plugins
               name: plugins
+            {{- end }}
             - mountPath: /var/jenkins_plugins
               name: plugin-dir
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/stable/jenkins/values.yaml b/stable/jenkins/values.yaml
index 170ec9ef8a..7b9e8579fe 100644
--- a/stable/jenkins/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/jenkins/values.yaml
@@ -220,6 +220,10 @@ master:
 
   # Enable to always override the installed plugins with the values of 'master.installPlugins' on upgrade or redeployment.
   # overwritePlugins: true
+
+  # Configures if plugins bundled with `master.image` should be overwritten with the values of 'master.installPlugins' on upgrade or redeployment.
+  master.overwritePluginsFromImage: true
+
   # Enable HTML parsing using OWASP Markup Formatter Plugin (antisamy-markup-formatter), useful with ghprb plugin.
   # The plugin is not installed by default, please update master.installPlugins.
   enableRawHtmlMarkupFormatter: false