diff --git a/defaults/main/001-kafka.yml b/defaults/main/001-kafka.yml
index a03b8f0..c157b04 100644
--- a/defaults/main/001-kafka.yml
+++ b/defaults/main/001-kafka.yml
@@ -191,3 +191,6 @@ kafka_consumer_bootstrap_servers: "localhost:9092"
 #   keystore_password: "secret"
 #   key_password: "secret"
 #   client_auth: "required"
+
+# Here you can define custom opts e.g. settings for JMX Exporter
+# kafka_opts: ""
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/templates/kafka.service.j2 b/templates/kafka.service.j2
index 76ee2e9..a08f863 100644
--- a/templates/kafka.service.j2
+++ b/templates/kafka.service.j2
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ Type=simple
 StandardOutput=null
 Environment="KAFKA_HEAP_OPTS={{ kafka_java_heap }}"
 Environment="LOG_DIR={{ kafka_log_dir }}"
+{% if kafka_opts is defined %}
+Environment="KAFKA_OPTS={{ kafka_opts }}"
+{% endif %}
 {% if kafka_extra_args is defined %}
 Environment="EXTRA_ARGS={{ kafka_extra_args }}"
 {% endif %}