diff --git a/bitnami/jenkins/Chart.yaml b/bitnami/jenkins/Chart.yaml
index 5e0648161..2021aa0e9 100644
--- a/bitnami/jenkins/Chart.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/jenkins/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: jenkins
-version: 1.0.0
+version: 1.1.0
 appVersion: 2.138.1
 description: The leading open source automation server
 keywords:
diff --git a/bitnami/jenkins/README.md b/bitnami/jenkins/README.md
index 599250ec0..6c8b5fb42 100644
--- a/bitnami/jenkins/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/jenkins/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ The following tables lists the configurable parameters of the Jenkins chart and
 | `image.pullSecrets`        | Specify image pull secrets             | `nil` (does not add image pull secrets to deployed pods)  |
 | `jenkinsUser`              | User of the application                | `user`                                                    |
 | `jenkinsPassword`          | Application password                   | _random 10 character alphanumeric string_                 |
+| `jenkinsHome`              | Jenkins home directory                 | `/opt/bitnami/jenkins/jenkins_home`                       |
+| `disableInitialization`    | Allows to disable the initial Bitnami configuration for Jenkins  | `no`                            |
+| `javaOpts`                 | Customize JVM parameters               | `nil`                                                     |
 | `serviceType`              | Kubernetes Service type                | `LoadBalancer`                                            |
 | `persistence.enabled`      | Enable persistence using PVC           | `true`                                                    |
 | `persistence.storageClass` | PVC Storage Class for Jenkins volume   | `nil` (uses alpha storage class annotation)               |
diff --git a/bitnami/jenkins/templates/deployment.yaml b/bitnami/jenkins/templates/deployment.yaml
index d92352375..4f48cba70 100644
--- a/bitnami/jenkins/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/jenkins/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -31,12 +31,20 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy | quote }}
         env:
         - name: JENKINS_USERNAME
-          value: {{ default "" .Values.jenkinsUser | quote }}
+          value: {{ .Values.jenkinsUser | quote }}
         - name: JENKINS_PASSWORD
           valueFrom:
             secretKeyRef:
               name: {{ template "fullname" . }}
               key: jenkins-password
+        - name: JENKINS_HOME
+          value: {{ .Values.jenkinsHome | quote }}
+        - name: DISABLE_JENKINS_INITIALIZATION
+          value: {{ .Values.disableInitialization | quote }}
+        {{- if .Values.javaOpts }}
+        - name: JAVA_OPTS
+          value: {{ .Values.javaOpts | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
         ports:
         - name: http
           containerPort: 8080
diff --git a/bitnami/jenkins/values.yaml b/bitnami/jenkins/values.yaml
index 53061fe2c..98bcd5ecc 100644
--- a/bitnami/jenkins/values.yaml
+++ b/bitnami/jenkins/values.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ image:
   ## ref: https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/pull-image-private-registry/
   ##
   # pullSecrets:
-  #   - myRegistrKeySecretName 
+  #   - myRegistrKeySecretName
 
 ## User of the application
 ## ref: https://github.com/bitnami/bitnami-docker-jenkins#configuration
@@ -28,6 +28,18 @@ jenkinsUser: user
 ##
 # jenkinsPassword:
 
+## Jenkins home directory
+##
+homeDir: /opt/bitnami/jenkins/jenkins_home
+
+## Allows to disable the initial Bitnami configuration for Jenkins
+##
+disableInitialization: no
+
+## Customize JVM parameters
+##
+# javaOpts:
+
 ## Kubernetes configuration
 ## For minikube, set this to NodePort, elsewhere use LoadBalancer
 ##