diff --git a/templates/default/my.cnf.erb b/templates/default/my.cnf.erb
index af1413af..b7d958cb 100644
--- a/templates/default/my.cnf.erb
+++ b/templates/default/my.cnf.erb
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ host		= <%= node['mariadb']['client']['host'] %>
 [mysqld_safe]
 socket		= <%= node['mariadb']['mysqld_safe']['socket'] %>
 nice		= 0
+<% if node['mariadb']['mysqld_safe'].key?('options') -%>
+<%   node['mariadb']['mysqld_safe']['options'].each { |key, value| -%>
+<%= key %> = <%= value %>
+<%   } -%>
+<% end -%>
 
 [mysqld]
 #