diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a9790fe..ab06b19 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -137,6 +137,22 @@
             enabled: true
             strategy: ENCRYPT
             secret_key: secret
+
+Change default options using configmap template settings
+========================================================
+
+.. code-block:: yaml
+
+    panko:
+      server:
+        configmap:
+          DEFAULT:
+            api_paste_config: api_paste.ini
+          api:
+            default_api_return_limit: 100
+          storage:
+            max_retries: 10
+
 More information
 ================
 
diff --git a/panko/files/pike/panko.conf.Debian b/panko/files/pike/panko.conf.Debian
index 7420768..df0f780 100644
--- a/panko/files/pike/panko.conf.Debian
+++ b/panko/files/pike/panko.conf.Debian
@@ -581,3 +581,8 @@
 
 # The name of the index in Elasticsearch (string value)
 #es_index_name = events
+
+{%- if server.configmap is defined %}
+{%- set _data = server.configmap %}
+{%- include "oslo_templates/files/configmap/configmap.conf" %}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/panko/files/queens/panko.conf.Debian b/panko/files/queens/panko.conf.Debian
index f5e7a82..0ea0b6f 100644
--- a/panko/files/queens/panko.conf.Debian
+++ b/panko/files/queens/panko.conf.Debian
@@ -95,3 +95,8 @@
 [cache]
 {%- include "oslo_templates/files/queens/oslo/_cache.conf" %}
 {%- endif %}
+
+{%- if server.configmap is defined %}
+{%- set _data = server.configmap %}
+{%- include "oslo_templates/files/configmap/configmap.conf" %}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/panko/files/rocky/panko.conf.Debian b/panko/files/rocky/panko.conf.Debian
index 30471b1..18ca80a 100644
--- a/panko/files/rocky/panko.conf.Debian
+++ b/panko/files/rocky/panko.conf.Debian
@@ -95,3 +95,8 @@
 [cache]
 {%- include "oslo_templates/files/rocky/oslo/_cache.conf" %}
 {%- endif %}
+
+{%- if server.configmap is defined %}
+{%- set _data = server.configmap %}
+{%- include "oslo_templates/files/configmap/configmap.conf" %}
+{%- endif %}
diff --git a/tests/pillar/server_cluster.sls b/tests/pillar/server_cluster.sls
index 521a30b..7a6cee2 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/server_cluster.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/server_cluster.sls
@@ -46,6 +46,13 @@
           enabled: true
         fluentd:
           enabled: false
+    configmap:
+      DEFAULT:
+        api_paste_config: api_paste.ini
+      api:
+        default_api_return_limit: 100
+      storage:
+        max_retries: 10
 apache:
   server:
     enabled: true
diff --git a/tests/pillar/server_single.sls b/tests/pillar/server_single.sls
index ef103f5..d8c4cee 100644
--- a/tests/pillar/server_single.sls
+++ b/tests/pillar/server_single.sls
@@ -35,6 +35,13 @@
           enabled: true
         fluentd:
           enabled: false
+    configmap:
+      DEFAULT:
+        api_paste_config: api_paste.ini
+      api:
+        default_api_return_limit: 100
+      storage:
+        max_retries: 10
 apache:
   server:
     enabled: true