diff --git a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/Chart.yaml b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/Chart.yaml
index c606df2b..9dfe26d5 100755
--- a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: fluentd-elasticsearch
-version: 11.3.0
+version: 11.4.0
 appVersion: 3.1.0
 type: application
 home: https://www.fluentd.org/
diff --git a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/README.md b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/README.md
index 02467a58..0cf0d1f4 100755
--- a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/README.md
+++ b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/README.md
@@ -85,10 +85,11 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Fluentd elasticsear
 | `elasticsearch.ilm.policy`                           | Elasticsearch ILM policy to create                                             | `{}`                                               |
 | `elasticsearch.ilm.policies`                         | Elasticsearch ILM policies to create, map of policy IDs and policies           | `{}`                                               |
 | `elasticsearch.ilm.policy_overwrite`                 | Elastichsarch ILM policy overwrite                                             | `false`                                            |
-| `elasticsearch.template.enabled`                     | Elastichsarch Index Template enabled                                           | `false`                                            |
-| `elasticsearch.template.name`                        | Elastichsarch Index Template Name                                              | `fluentd-template`                                 |
-| `elasticsearch.template.file`                        | Elasticsearch Index Template File Name (inside the daemonset)                  | `fluentd-template.json`                            |
-| `elasticsearch.template.content`                     | Elasticsearch Index Template Content                                           | _see `values.yaml`_                                |
+| `elasticsearch.template.enabled`                     | Elastichsarch Template enabled                                                 | `false`                                            |
+| `elasticsearch.template.name`                        | Elastichsarch Template Name                                                    | `fluentd-template`                                 |
+| `elasticsearch.template.file`                        | Elasticsearch Template File Name (inside the daemonset)                        | `fluentd-template.json`                            |
+| `elasticsearch.template.content`                     | Elasticsearch Template Content                                                 | _see `values.yaml`_                                |
+| `elasticsearch.template.overwrite`                   | Elasticsearch Template Overwrite (update even if it already exists)            | `false`                                            |
 | `elasticsearch.indexName`                            | Elasticsearch Index Name                                                       | `fluentd`                                          |
 | `elasticsearch.path`                                 | Elasticsearch Path                                                             | `""`                                               |
 | `elasticsearch.scheme`                               | Elasticsearch scheme setting                                                   | `http`                                             |
diff --git a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/templates/configmaps.yaml b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/templates/configmaps.yaml
index 4a6e6609..9806d831 100644
--- a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/templates/configmaps.yaml
+++ b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/templates/configmaps.yaml
@@ -531,6 +531,7 @@ data:
 {{- if or .Values.elasticsearch.template.enabled .Values.elasticsearch.ilm.enabled }}
       template_name "#{ENV['TEMPLATE_NAME']}"
       template_file "#{ENV['TEMPLATE_FILE']}"
+      template_overwrite "#{ENV['TEMPLATE_OVERWRITE']}"
 {{- end }}
       log_es_400_reason "#{ENV['OUTPUT_LOG_400_REASON']}"
       reconnect_on_error "#{ENV['OUTPUT_RECONNECT_ON_ERROR']}"
diff --git a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/templates/daemonset.yaml b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 4abad28e..a263bcbd 100755
--- a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ spec:
           value: {{ .Values.elasticsearch.template.name | quote }}
         - name: TEMPLATE_FILE
           value: "/etc/fluent/config.d/{{ .Values.elasticsearch.template.file }}"
+        - name: TEMPLATE_OVERWRITE
+          value: {{ .Values.elasticsearch.template.overwrite | quote }}
 {{- end }}
         - name: OUTPUT_SCHEME
           {{- if .Values.awsSigningSidecar.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/values.yaml b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/values.yaml
index 007ff234..61d79f95 100755
--- a/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/fluentd-elasticsearch/values.yaml
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ elasticsearch:
     policy_overwrite: false
   template:
     enabled: false
+    overwrite: false
     name: fluentd-template
     file: fluentd-template.json
     content: |-