diff --git a/charts/redis-ha/Chart.yaml b/charts/redis-ha/Chart.yaml
index 0874fba..1bf99e4 100644
--- a/charts/redis-ha/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/redis-ha/Chart.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ keywords:
 - redis
 - keyvalue
 - database
-version: 4.35.7
+version: 4.35.8
 appVersion: 8.2.2
 description: This Helm chart provides a highly available Redis implementation with a master/slave configuration and uses Sentinel sidecars for failover management
 icon: https://img.icons8.com/external-tal-revivo-shadow-tal-revivo/24/external-redis-an-in-memory-data-structure-project-implementing-a-distributed-logo-shadow-tal-revivo.png
diff --git a/charts/redis-ha/README.md b/charts/redis-ha/README.md
index 15476b4..d27a348 100644
--- a/charts/redis-ha/README.md
+++ b/charts/redis-ha/README.md
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Redis chart and the
 | `haproxy.emptyDir` | Configuration of `emptyDir` | object | `{}` |
 | `haproxy.enabled` | Enabled HAProxy LoadBalancing/Proxy | bool | `false` |
 | `haproxy.extraConfig` | Allows to place any additional configuration section to add to the default config-haproxy.cfg | string | `nil` |
+| `haproxy.globalConfig` | Allows to place HAProxy global section configuration. Inserted before defaults section. | string | `nil` |
 | `haproxy.hardAntiAffinity` | Whether the haproxy pods should be forced to run on separate nodes. | bool | `true` |
 | `haproxy.image.pullPolicy` | HAProxy Image PullPolicy | string | `"IfNotPresent"` |
 | `haproxy.image.repository` | HAProxy Image Repository | string | `"public.ecr.aws/docker/library/haproxy"` |
diff --git a/charts/redis-ha/templates/_configs.tpl b/charts/redis-ha/templates/_configs.tpl
index 320b08d..78f2daa 100644
--- a/charts/redis-ha/templates/_configs.tpl
+++ b/charts/redis-ha/templates/_configs.tpl
@@ -543,6 +543,10 @@
 {{- if .Values.haproxy.customConfig }}
 {{ tpl .Values.haproxy.customConfig . | indent 4 }}
 {{- else }}
+{{- if .Values.haproxy.globalConfig }}
+    # Global configuration
+{{ tpl .Values.haproxy.globalConfig . | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
     defaults REDIS
       mode tcp
       timeout connect {{ .Values.haproxy.timeout.connect }}
diff --git a/charts/redis-ha/values.yaml b/charts/redis-ha/values.yaml
index f093ed2..a814b2b 100644
--- a/charts/redis-ha/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/redis-ha/values.yaml
@@ -287,6 +287,15 @@ haproxy:
   # customConfig: |-
     # Define configuration here
 
+  ## Global HAProxy configuration section. This is inserted before the 'defaults' section.
+  ## Use this to configure global HAProxy settings like logging, performance tuning, etc.
+  # -- (string) Allows to place HAProxy global section configuration. Inserted before defaults section.
+  globalConfig: ~
+  # globalConfig: |-
+  #   global
+  #     log stdout format raw local0
+  #     maxconn 4096
+
   ## Place any additional configuration section to add to the default config-haproxy.cfg
   # -- (string) Allows to place any additional configuration section to add to the default config-haproxy.cfg
   extraConfig: ~