diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 8e8f36e..8b27119 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -391,6 +391,34 @@
                   - host: 127.0.1.1
                   - host: 127.0.2.1
 
+Change default options using configmap template settings
+========================================================
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    gnocchi:
+      common:
+        configmap:
+          DEFAULT:
+            debug: false
+            verbose: true
+      server:
+        configmap:
+          DEFAULT:
+            debug: false
+            verbose: true
+          api:
+            paste_config: api-paste.ini
+            max_limit: 1000
+      statsd:
+        configmap:
+          DEFAULT:
+            debug: false
+            verbose: true
+          statsd:
+            host: 0.0.0.0
+            port: 8125
+
 More Information
 ================
 
diff --git a/gnocchi/files/4.0/gnocchi.conf b/gnocchi/files/4.0/gnocchi.conf
index 1aa8b77..d92b37e 100644
--- a/gnocchi/files/4.0/gnocchi.conf
+++ b/gnocchi/files/4.0/gnocchi.conf
@@ -211,3 +211,8 @@
 coordination_url = {{ cfg.coordination_backend.url }}
 {%- endif %}
 {%- endif %}
+
+{%- if cfg.configmap is defined %}
+{%- set _data = cfg.configmap %}
+{%- include "oslo_templates/files/configmap/configmap.conf" %}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/gnocchi/files/4.2/gnocchi.conf b/gnocchi/files/4.2/gnocchi.conf
index 04106a8..7e1767b 100644
--- a/gnocchi/files/4.2/gnocchi.conf
+++ b/gnocchi/files/4.2/gnocchi.conf
@@ -261,3 +261,8 @@
 driver = {{ _storage.driver }}
 {% include "gnocchi/files/" + cfg.version|string + "/storage/_" + _storage.driver + ".conf" %}
 {%- endif %}
+
+{%- if cfg.configmap is defined %}
+{%- set _data = cfg.configmap %}
+{%- include "oslo_templates/files/configmap/configmap.conf" %}
+{%- endif %}