diff --git a/cmd/kk/pkg/kubernetes/tasks.go b/cmd/kk/pkg/kubernetes/tasks.go
index 4ae9e271..4f83aacf 100644
--- a/cmd/kk/pkg/kubernetes/tasks.go
+++ b/cmd/kk/pkg/kubernetes/tasks.go
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ func (g *GenerateKubeletEnv) Execute(runtime connector.Runtime) error {
 			"NodeIP":           host.GetInternalAddress(),
 			"Hostname":         host.GetName(),
 			"ContainerRuntime": "",
+			"KubeletArgs":      g.KubeConf.Cluster.Kubernetes.KubeletArgs,
 		},
 	}
 
diff --git a/cmd/kk/pkg/kubernetes/templates/kubelet_env.go b/cmd/kk/pkg/kubernetes/templates/kubelet_env.go
index 08144772..e5170eff 100644
--- a/cmd/kk/pkg/kubernetes/templates/kubelet_env.go
+++ b/cmd/kk/pkg/kubernetes/templates/kubelet_env.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ EnvironmentFile=-/var/lib/kubelet/kubeadm-flags.env
 # This is a file that the user can use for overrides of the kubelet args as a last resort. Preferably, the user should use
 # the .NodeRegistration.KubeletExtraArgs object in the configuration files instead. KUBELET_EXTRA_ARGS should be sourced from this file.
 EnvironmentFile=-/etc/default/kubelet
-Environment="KUBELET_EXTRA_ARGS=--node-ip={{ .NodeIP }} --hostname-override={{ .Hostname }} {{ if .ContainerRuntime }}--network-plugin=cni{{ end }}"
+Environment="KUBELET_EXTRA_ARGS=--node-ip={{ .NodeIP }} --hostname-override={{ .Hostname }} {{ if .ContainerRuntime }}--network-plugin=cni{{ end }} {{range .KubeletArgs }} {{.}}{{ end }}"
 ExecStart=
 ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/kubelet $KUBELET_KUBECONFIG_ARGS $KUBELET_CONFIG_ARGS $KUBELET_KUBEADM_ARGS $KUBELET_EXTRA_ARGS
     `)))
diff --git a/docs/config-example.md b/docs/config-example.md
index 1bbcede5..54dce754 100644
--- a/docs/config-example.md
+++ b/docs/config-example.md
@@ -55,6 +55,10 @@ spec:
     #skipConfigureOS: true # Do not pre-configure the host OS (e.g. kernel modules, /etc/hosts, sysctl.conf, NTP servers, etc). You will have to set these things up via other methods before using KubeKey.
 
   kubernetes:
+    #kubelet start arguments
+    #kubeletArgs:
+      # Directory path for managing kubelet files (volume mounts, etc).
+    #  - --root-dir=/var/lib/kubelet
     version: v1.21.5
     # Optional extra Subject Alternative Names (SANs) to use for the API Server serving certificate. Can be both IP addresses and DNS names.
     apiserverCertExtraSans: