diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 47c648981b8..7de48f92084 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1265,6 +1265,7 @@ function prepare-etcd-manifest {
   local cluster_state="new"
   local etcd_protocol="http"
   local etcd_creds=""
+  local etcd_extra_args="${ETCD_EXTRA_ARGS:-}"
 
   if [[ -n "${INITIAL_ETCD_CLUSTER_STATE:-}" ]]; then
     cluster_state="${INITIAL_ETCD_CLUSTER_STATE}"
@@ -1320,6 +1321,7 @@ function prepare-etcd-manifest {
   fi
   sed -i -e "s@{{ *etcd_protocol *}}@$etcd_protocol@g" "${temp_file}"
   sed -i -e "s@{{ *etcd_creds *}}@$etcd_creds@g" "${temp_file}"
+  sed -i -e "s@{{ *etcd_extra_args *}}@$etcd_extra_args@g" "${temp_file}"
   if [[ -n "${ETCD_VERSION:-}" ]]; then
     sed -i -e "s@{{ *pillar\.get('etcd_version', '\(.*\)') *}}@${ETCD_VERSION}@g" "${temp_file}"
   else
diff --git a/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest b/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
index 64797e23e11..f6f56abcd40 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
+++ b/cluster/gce/manifests/etcd.manifest
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "command": [
               "/bin/sh",
               "-c",
-              "if [ -e /usr/local/bin/migrate-if-needed.sh ]; then /usr/local/bin/migrate-if-needed.sh 1>>/var/log/etcd{{ suffix }}.log 2>&1; fi; exec /usr/local/bin/etcd --name etcd-{{ hostname }} --listen-peer-urls {{ etcd_protocol }}://{{ host_ip }}:{{ server_port }} --initial-advertise-peer-urls {{ etcd_protocol }}://{{ hostname }}:{{ server_port }} --advertise-client-urls http://127.0.0.1:{{ port }} --listen-client-urls http://127.0.0.1:{{ port }} {{ quota_bytes }} --data-dir /var/etcd/data{{ suffix }} --initial-cluster-state {{ cluster_state }} --initial-cluster {{ etcd_cluster }} {{ etcd_creds }} 1>>/var/log/etcd{{ suffix }}.log 2>&1"
+              "if [ -e /usr/local/bin/migrate-if-needed.sh ]; then /usr/local/bin/migrate-if-needed.sh 1>>/var/log/etcd{{ suffix }}.log 2>&1; fi; exec /usr/local/bin/etcd --name etcd-{{ hostname }} --listen-peer-urls {{ etcd_protocol }}://{{ host_ip }}:{{ server_port }} --initial-advertise-peer-urls {{ etcd_protocol }}://{{ hostname }}:{{ server_port }} --advertise-client-urls http://127.0.0.1:{{ port }} --listen-client-urls http://127.0.0.1:{{ port }} {{ quota_bytes }} --data-dir /var/etcd/data{{ suffix }} --initial-cluster-state {{ cluster_state }} --initial-cluster {{ etcd_cluster }} {{ etcd_creds }} {{ etcd_extra_args }} 1>>/var/log/etcd{{ suffix }}.log 2>&1"
             ],
     "env": [
       { "name": "TARGET_STORAGE",
diff --git a/cluster/gce/util.sh b/cluster/gce/util.sh
index ee3d285798a..0bfa61c3419 100755
--- a/cluster/gce/util.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/util.sh
@@ -1043,6 +1043,11 @@ EOF
     if [ -n "${ETCD_QUOTA_BACKEND_BYTES:-}" ]; then
       cat >>$file <<EOF
 ETCD_QUOTA_BACKEND_BYTES: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_QUOTA_BACKEND_BYTES})
+EOF
+    fi
+    if [ -n "${ETCD_EXTRA_ARGS:-}" ]; then
+    cat >>$file <<EOF
+ETCD_EXTRA_ARGS: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_EXTRA_ARGS})
 EOF
     fi
     if [ -n "${APISERVER_TEST_ARGS:-}" ]; then