diff --git a/helm/litellm/templates/backend/deployment.yaml b/helm/litellm/templates/backend/deployment.yaml
index 7db14ad87a5..b807d0a0e06 100644
--- a/helm/litellm/templates/backend/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/litellm/templates/backend/deployment.yaml
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ spec:
         - name: backend
           image: "{{ .Values.backend.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.backend.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.backend.image.pullPolicy }}
+          {{- with .Values.backend.command }}
+          command:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .Values.backend.args }}
+          args:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.backend.securityContext }}
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
diff --git a/helm/litellm/templates/gateway/deployment.yaml b/helm/litellm/templates/gateway/deployment.yaml
index 987109e361e..2a6fa477043 100644
--- a/helm/litellm/templates/gateway/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/litellm/templates/gateway/deployment.yaml
@@ -46,6 +46,14 @@ spec:
         - name: gateway
           image: "{{ .Values.gateway.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.gateway.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.gateway.image.pullPolicy }}
+          {{- with .Values.gateway.command }}
+          command:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .Values.gateway.args }}
+          args:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.gateway.securityContext }}
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
diff --git a/helm/litellm/templates/ui/deployment.yaml b/helm/litellm/templates/ui/deployment.yaml
index 394eea17451..a73dedb150a 100644
--- a/helm/litellm/templates/ui/deployment.yaml
+++ b/helm/litellm/templates/ui/deployment.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ spec:
         - name: ui
           image: "{{ .Values.ui.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.ui.image.tag | default .Chart.AppVersion }}"
           imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.ui.image.pullPolicy }}
+          {{- with .Values.ui.command }}
+          command:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
+          {{- with .Values.ui.args }}
+          args:
+            {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- with .Values.ui.securityContext }}
           securityContext:
             {{- toYaml . | nindent 12 }}
diff --git a/helm/litellm/tests/command_args_tests.yaml b/helm/litellm/tests/command_args_tests.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0e41694675a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helm/litellm/tests/command_args_tests.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+suite: test container command and args overrides
+templates:
+  - gateway/deployment.yaml
+  - gateway/configmap.yaml
+  - backend/deployment.yaml
+  - ui/deployment.yaml
+values:
+  - ./values/required.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: gateway omits command and args by default
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].command
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+
+  - it: gateway renders command and args when set
+    template: gateway/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      gateway.command:
+        - .venv/bin/granian
+      gateway.args:
+        - gateway.main:app
+        - --http
+        - auto
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].command
+          value:
+            - .venv/bin/granian
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          value:
+            - gateway.main:app
+            - --http
+            - auto
+
+  - it: backend omits command and args by default
+    template: backend/deployment.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].command
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+
+  - it: backend renders command and args when set
+    template: backend/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      backend.command:
+        - python
+      backend.args:
+        - -m
+        - litellm
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].command
+          value:
+            - python
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          value:
+            - -m
+            - litellm
+
+  - it: ui omits command and args by default
+    template: ui/deployment.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].command
+      - isNull:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+
+  - it: ui renders command and args when set
+    template: ui/deployment.yaml
+    set:
+      ui.command:
+        - node
+      ui.args:
+        - server.js
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].command
+          value:
+            - node
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.spec.containers[0].args
+          value:
+            - server.js
diff --git a/helm/litellm/values.yaml b/helm/litellm/values.yaml
index cb37656cb77..a4a30c56ac6 100644
--- a/helm/litellm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/litellm/values.yaml
@@ -371,6 +371,8 @@ gateway:
     repository: ghcr.io/berriai/litellm-gateway
     tag: ""              # defaults to .Chart.AppVersion
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  command: []
+  args: []
   service:
     type: ClusterIP
     port: 4000
@@ -517,6 +519,8 @@ backend:
     repository: ghcr.io/berriai/litellm-backend
     tag: ""
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  command: []
+  args: []
   service:
     type: ClusterIP
     port: 4001
@@ -585,6 +589,8 @@ ui:
     repository: ghcr.io/berriai/litellm-ui
     tag: ""
     pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+  command: []
+  args: []
   service:
     type: ClusterIP
     port: 3000