diff --git a/chart/templates/controlplane.yaml b/chart/templates/controlplane.yaml
index d199042261bb1fae618a3e3d994fa876768f4aea..454a95f8d671f2f5b3864f9ca12cadbc2cc31e7e 100644
--- a/chart/templates/controlplane.yaml
+++ b/chart/templates/controlplane.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ spec:
         namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
         enabled: true
         k8s:
+          {{- with .Values.ingressGateway.extraK8sConfig  }}
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 10 }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.ingressGateway.nodePorts.enabled }}
           service:
             type: NodePort
@@ -35,7 +38,6 @@ spec:
               targetPort: {{ .targetPort | default .port }}
               nodePort: {{ .nodePort }}
             {{- end }}
-          {{- end }}
           hpaSpec:
             minReplicas: {{ .Values.ingressGateway.minReplicas }}
             maxReplicas: {{ .Values.ingressGateway.maxReplicas }}
@@ -93,6 +95,12 @@ spec:
       imagePullSecrets:
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
       {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.extraGlobalValues }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 6 }}
+      {{- end }}
+    {{- with .Values.extraValues }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
     # https://istio.io/v1.5/docs/reference/config/installation-options/#kiali-options
     kiali:
       image: {{ .Values.kiali.image.name }}
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 97e996333938e6d18b6e4d8730ab485bd512d313..0388826667f8e74623201e1817c52b203fddbbaa 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,15 @@ ingressGateway:
     {}
 #    service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-internal: "true"
 #    service.beta.kubernetes.io/azure-load-balancer-internal: "true"
+  extraK8sConfig: {}
+# affinity, tolerations, service, ext
+
+extraGlobalValues: {}
+# General escape for all additional global values not covered in the other items
+
+extraValues: {}
+# Escape for any additional configurations to be put in the 'values' section that
+# is not under the key 'global'. Use extraGlobalValues instead.
 
 # Set enabled to 'true', uncomment ports, and update if not using the cloud provider to generate your ELB/NLB.
 # Ensure the nodeports specified match your ELB/NLB in AWS.
@@ -73,6 +82,7 @@ extraIngressGateways:
 #      serviceAnnotations:
 #        service.beta.kubernetes.io/aws-load-balancer-internal: "true"
 
+
 kiali:
   enabled: true