diff --git a/docs/vars.md b/docs/vars.md
index 966b3ffc831e77ec52f243efaaa14de9e4d12655..603a614b269d11aa4be00ae6984b90de83757cce 100644
--- a/docs/vars.md
+++ b/docs/vars.md
@@ -98,6 +98,20 @@ Stack](https://github.com/kubernetes-incubator/kargo/blob/master/docs/dns-stack.
   loaded by preinstall kubernetes processes.  For example, ceph and rbd backed volumes.  Set this variable to
   true to let kubelet load kernel modules.
 
+##### Custom flags for Kube Components
+For all kube components, custom flags can be passed in. This allows for edge cases where users need changes to the default deployment that may not be applicable to all deployments. This can be done by providing a list of flags. Example:
+```
+kubelet_custom_flags:
+  - "--eviction-hard=memory.available<100Mi"
+  - "--eviction-soft-grace-period=memory.available=30s"
+  - "--eviction-soft=memory.available<300Mi"
+```
+The possible vars are:
+* *apiserver_custom_flags*
+* *controller_mgr_custom_flags*
+* *scheduler_custom_flags*
+* *kubelet_custom_flags*
+
 #### User accounts
 
 Kargo sets up two Kubernetes accounts by default: ``root`` and ``kube``. Their
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/master/defaults/main.yml
index 016df0c647734bf597a5aa78b747372eb276c7c6..bd5461239cb91e2cc9384a27d981129fd33fd944 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/defaults/main.yml
@@ -51,3 +51,10 @@ kube_oidc_auth: false
 # kube_oidc_ca_file: {{ kube_cert_dir }}/ca.pem
 # kube_oidc_username_claim: sub
 # kube_oidc_groups_claim: groups
+
+##Variables for custom flags
+apiserver_custom_flags: []
+
+controller_mgr_custom_flags: []
+
+scheduler_custom_flags: []
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diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
index 967f0a9cbf5455079a745b26a28539d8a3afa313..721474466600f08dcef7d5b78916ea2079589097 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest.j2
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@ spec:
 {% if kube_api_anonymous_auth is defined and kube_version | version_compare('v1.5', '>=')  %}
     - --anonymous-auth={{ kube_api_anonymous_auth }}
 {% endif %}
+{% for flag in apiserver_custom_flags %}
+    - {{ flag }}
+{% endfor %}
     livenessProbe:
       httpGet:
         host: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest.j2
index 477d6a64fc86fe3a7ce16357c97ebc861b192722..0f66509addff8b1064b27a2a10f3957eb297bb99 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-controller-manager.manifest.j2
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ spec:
     - --configure-cloud-routes=true
     - --cluster-cidr={{ kube_pods_subnet }}
 {% endif %}
+{% for flag in controller_mgr_custom_flags %}
+    - {{ flag }}
+{% endfor %}
     livenessProbe:
       httpGet:
         host: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-scheduler.manifest.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-scheduler.manifest.j2
index 7431ddf3d7eb6ac81acf3b8b302befe3f821d7f2..a549d5296a3055d2e03facfdfe5c6398814eab62 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-scheduler.manifest.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/master/templates/manifests/kube-scheduler.manifest.j2
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ spec:
     - --leader-elect=true
     - --master={{ kube_apiserver_endpoint }}
     - --v={{ kube_log_level }}
+{% for flag in scheduler_custom_flags %}
+    - {{ flag }}
+{% endfor %}
     livenessProbe:
       httpGet:
         host: 127.0.0.1
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
index 95221417992a5a70b013f13eb986899753f22194..7f1e6f4a018271fd83c7020a8a6491502a7a997f 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/defaults/main.yml
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ etcd_config_dir: /etc/ssl/etcd
 kube_apiserver_node_port_range: "30000-32767"
 
 kubelet_load_modules: false
+
+##Support custom flags to be passed to kubelet
+kubelet_custom_flags: []
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2 b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
index ba02e5eb93b6fc4628dd05ec7b3ff745d26ef24a..d2ca95ad4bc7bfe660ddf05730b7b4b39eb256d7 100644
--- a/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
+++ b/roles/kubernetes/node/templates/kubelet.j2
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ KUBELET_HOSTNAME="--hostname-override={{ ansible_hostname }}"
 {%   set node_labels %}--node-labels=node-role.kubernetes.io/node=true{% endset %}
 {% endif %}
 
-KUBELET_ARGS="{{ kubelet_args_base }} {{ kubelet_args_dns }} {{ kubelet_args_kubeconfig }} {{ node_labels }}"
+KUBELET_ARGS="{{ kubelet_args_base }} {{ kubelet_args_dns }} {{ kubelet_args_kubeconfig }} {{ node_labels }} {% for flag in kubelet_custom_flags %} {{flag}} {% endfor %}"
 {% if kube_network_plugin is defined and kube_network_plugin in ["calico", "weave", "canal"] %}
 KUBELET_NETWORK_PLUGIN="--network-plugin=cni --network-plugin-dir=/etc/cni/net.d --cni-bin-dir=/opt/cni/bin"
 {% elif kube_network_plugin is defined and kube_network_plugin == "weave" %}