diff --git a/charts/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md b/charts/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md
index eaa159dd..3c48f2f3 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/charts/opensearch/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,15 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 ### Fixed
 ### Security
 ---
+## [2.11.1]
+### Added
+- Support for lifecycle in the opensearch container in the StatefulSet
+### Changed
+### Deprecated
+### Removed
+### Fixed
+### Security
+---
 ## [2.11.0]
 ### Added
 ### Changed
diff --git a/charts/opensearch/Chart.yaml b/charts/opensearch/Chart.yaml
index 3e071a8d..95a52e0b 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 2.11.0
+version: 2.11.1
+
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/opensearch/README.md b/charts/opensearch/README.md
index 235c0b52..241257b0 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/README.md
+++ b/charts/opensearch/README.md
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
 
 This Helm chart installs [OpenSearch](https://github.com/opensearch-project/OpenSearch) with configurable TLS, RBAC and much more configurations. This chart caters a number of different use cases and setups.
 
-- [Requirements](#requirements)
-- [Installing](#installing)
-- [Uninstalling](#uninstalling)
-- [Configuration](#configuration)
+- [OpenSearch Helm Chart](#opensearch-helm-chart)
+  - [Requirements](#requirements)
+  - [Installing](#installing)
+  - [Uninstalling](#uninstalling)
+  - [Configuration](#configuration)
 
 ## Requirements
 
@@ -113,7 +114,7 @@ helm uninstall my-release
 | `startupProbe`                     | Configuration fields for the startup [probe][]                                                                                                                                                                               | see [exampleStartup][] in `values.yaml`                                     |
 | `plugins.enabled`                     | Allow/disallow to add 3rd Party / Custom plugins not offered in the default OpenSearchDashboards image                    | false  |
 | `plugins.installList`                 | Array containing the Opensearch Dashboards plugins to be installed in container	                                        |   []   |
-
+| `opensearchLifecycle`              | Allows you to configure lifecycle hooks for the OpenSearch container in the StatefulSet                                                                                                                                                                   | {}                                              |
 
 
 [anti-affinity]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/assign-pod-node/#affinity-and-anti-affinity
diff --git a/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 5d40ddcb..14eb4e6e 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -378,6 +378,10 @@ spec:
 {{- if .Values.envFrom }}
         envFrom:
 {{ toYaml .Values.envFrom | indent 8 }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.opensearchLifecycle }}
+        lifecycle:
+{{ toYaml .Values.opensearchLifecycle | indent 10 }}
 {{- end }}
         volumeMounts:
         {{- if .Values.persistence.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/opensearch/values.yaml b/charts/opensearch/values.yaml
index 1587ffca..bceccb01 100644
--- a/charts/opensearch/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/opensearch/values.yaml
@@ -388,6 +388,14 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 
 masterTerminationFix: false
 
+opensearchLifecycle: {}
+  # preStop:
+  #   exec:
+  #     command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "echo Hello from the preStart handler > /usr/share/message"]
+  # postStart:
+  #   exec:
+  #     command: ["/bin/sh", "-c", "echo Hello from the postStart handler > /usr/share/message"]
+
 lifecycle: {}
   # preStop:
   #   exec: