diff --git a/.changelog/4388.txt b/.changelog/4388.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c32bb72283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/4388.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:feature
+helm: add the ability to configure livenessProbe and readinesssProbe for consul-client daemonset.
+```
diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
index 9c607385cf..334cdb4b6c 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
@@ -467,7 +467,14 @@ spec:
             - containerPort: 8600
               name: dns-udp
               protocol: "UDP"
+          {{- with .Values.client.livenessProbe }}
+          livenessProbe:
+          {{- toYaml . | nindent 14 }}
+          {{- end }}
           readinessProbe:
+          {{- if .Values.client.readinessProbe }}
+          {{- toYaml .Values.client.readinessProbe | nindent 14 }}
+          {{- else }}
             # NOTE(mitchellh): when our HTTP status endpoints support the
             # proper status codes, we should switch to that. This is temporary.
             exec:
@@ -483,6 +490,7 @@ spec:
                   curl http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/status/leader \
                   {{- end }}
                   2>/dev/null | grep -E '".+"'
+          {{- end }}
           {{- if .Values.client.resources }}
           resources:
             {{- if eq (typeOf .Values.client.resources) "string" }}
diff --git a/charts/consul/values.yaml b/charts/consul/values.yaml
index 71ecb7a0ea..50ac30fe86 100644
--- a/charts/consul/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/values.yaml
@@ -1904,6 +1904,26 @@ client:
   # @type: string
   updateStrategy: null
 
+  # Override the default livenessProbe and readinessProbe for the DaemonSet consul-client container.
+  # Refer to the Kubernetes documentation on how to [Configure Liveness, Readiness and Startup Probes](https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/)
+  #
+  # This should be a multi-line string
+  #
+  # Example:
+  #
+  # ```yaml
+  # readinessProbe:
+  #     exec:
+  #       command:
+  #       - /bin/sh
+  #       - -ec
+  #       - "curl http://127.0.0.1:8500/v1/status/leader 2>/dev/null | grep -E '\".+\"' \n"
+  # ```
+  #
+  # @type: string
+  livenessProbe: {}
+  readinessProbe: {}
+
 # Configuration for DNS configuration within the Kubernetes cluster.
 # This creates a service that routes to all agents (client or server)
 # for serving DNS requests. This DOES NOT automatically configure kube-dns