diff --git a/elasticsearch/templates/configmap.yaml b/elasticsearch/templates/configmap.yaml
index 4274d8b7d..fa0ee3c59 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {{- if .Values.esConfig }}
+---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
 metadata:
@@ -14,3 +15,20 @@ data:
 {{ $config | indent 4 -}}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+{{- if .Values.esJVMOptions }}
+---
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ template "elasticsearch.uname" . }}-jvm-options
+  labels:
+    heritage: {{ .Release.Service | quote }}
+    release: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
+    chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}"
+    app: "{{ template "elasticsearch.uname" . }}"
+data:
+{{- range $path, $config := .Values.esJVMOptions }}
+  {{ $path }}: |
+{{ $config | indent 4 -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml b/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 5daec98d5..e1b1b816b 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ spec:
         {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
         {{- end }}
         {{/* This forces a restart if the configmap has changed */}}
-        {{- if .Values.esConfig }}
+        {{- if or .Values.esConfig .Values.esJVMOptions }}
         configchecksum: {{ include (print .Template.BasePath "/configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum | trunc 63 }}
         {{- end }}
     spec:
@@ -131,6 +131,11 @@ spec:
           configMap:
             name: {{ template "elasticsearch.uname" . }}-config
         {{- end }}
+        {{- if .Values.esJVMOptions }}
+        - name: esjvmoptions
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ template "elasticsearch.uname" . }}-jvm-options
+        {{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.keystore }}
         - name: keystore
           emptyDir: {}
@@ -354,6 +359,11 @@ spec:
             mountPath: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/{{ $path }}
             subPath: {{ $path }}
           {{- end -}}
+          {{- range $path, $config := .Values.esJVMOptions }}
+          - name: esjvmoptions
+            mountPath: /usr/share/elasticsearch/config/jvm.options.d/{{ $path }}
+            subPath: {{ $path }}
+          {{- end -}}
         {{- if .Values.extraVolumeMounts }}
         # Currently some extra blocks accept strings
         # to continue with backwards compatibility this is being kept
diff --git a/elasticsearch/tests/elasticsearch_test.py b/elasticsearch/tests/elasticsearch_test.py
index b8ce0fd53..d63cb7d7c 100755
--- a/elasticsearch/tests/elasticsearch_test.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/tests/elasticsearch_test.py
@@ -825,6 +825,37 @@ def test_adding_in_es_config():
     )
 
 
+def test_adding_in_jvm_options():
+    config = """
+esJVMOptions:
+    processors.options: |
+        -XX:ActiveProcessorCount=3
+"""
+    r = helm_template(config)
+    c = r["configmap"][uname + "-jvm-options"]["data"]
+
+    assert "processors.options" in c
+
+    assert "-XX:ActiveProcessorCount=3" in c["processors.options"]
+
+    s = r["statefulset"][uname]["spec"]["template"]["spec"]
+
+    assert {
+        "configMap": {"name": "elasticsearch-master-jvm-options"},
+        "name": "esjvmoptions",
+    } in s["volumes"]
+    assert {
+        "mountPath": "/usr/share/elasticsearch/config/jvm.options.d/processors.options",
+        "name": "esjvmoptions",
+        "subPath": "processors.options",
+    } in s["containers"][0]["volumeMounts"]
+   
+    assert (
+        "configchecksum"
+        in r["statefulset"][uname]["spec"]["template"]["metadata"]["annotations"]
+    )
+
+
 def test_dont_add_data_volume_when_persistance_is_disabled():
     config = """
 persistence:
diff --git a/elasticsearch/values.yaml b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
index 412a00323..d5bf3b62b 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/values.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ esConfig: {}
 #  log4j2.properties: |
 #    key = value
 
+esJVMOptions: {}
+#  processors.options: |
+#    -XX:ActiveProcessorCount=3
+
 # Extra environment variables to append to this nodeGroup
 # This will be appended to the current 'env:' key. You can use any of the kubernetes env
 # syntax here