diff --git a/templates/configmap-env.yaml b/templates/configmap-env.yaml
index fbb8788..74ad09e 100644
--- a/templates/configmap-env.yaml
+++ b/templates/configmap-env.yaml
@@ -328,3 +328,6 @@ data:
   {{- with .Values.mastodon.metrics.statsd.address }}
   STATSD_ADDR: {{ . }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- range $k, $v := .Values.mastodon.extraEnvVars }}
+  {{ $k }}: {{ quote $v }}
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index a4660e2..30e3ea8 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -206,6 +206,9 @@ mastodon:
   # Sets the PREPARED_STATEMENTS environment variable: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/admin/config/#prepared_statements
   preparedStatements: true
 
+  # Additional env vars defined in all pods
+  extraEnvVars: {}
+
 ingress:
   enabled: true
   annotations: