diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb
index 2f28d8ff85b9f8dd4afc26276dc861be37dca24f_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWNvb2tib29rcy9naXRsYWIvcmVjaXBlcy9naXRsYWItcmFpbHMucmI=..516a0c1f3329e90ed8cbedfcd5bd1ec22a8ecefc_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWNvb2tib29rcy9naXRsYWIvcmVjaXBlcy9naXRsYWItcmFpbHMucmI= 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails.rb
@@ -272,7 +272,13 @@
   owner "root"
   group "root"
   mode "0644"
-  variables(redis_url: url, redis_sentinels: sentinels, redis_sentinels_password: sentinels_password, redis_enable_client: redis_enable_client)
+  variables(
+    redis_url: url,
+    redis_sentinels: sentinels,
+    redis_sentinels_password: sentinels_password,
+    redis_enable_client: redis_enable_client,
+    redis_extra_config_command: redis_extra_config_command
+  )
   dependent_services.each { |svc| notifies :restart, svc }
   sensitive true
 end
diff --git a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/cable.yml.erb b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/cable.yml.erb
index 2f28d8ff85b9f8dd4afc26276dc861be37dca24f_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWNvb2tib29rcy9naXRsYWIvdGVtcGxhdGVzL2RlZmF1bHQvY2FibGUueW1sLmVyYg==..516a0c1f3329e90ed8cbedfcd5bd1ec22a8ecefc_ZmlsZXMvZ2l0bGFiLWNvb2tib29rcy9naXRsYWIvdGVtcGxhdGVzL2RlZmF1bHQvY2FibGUueW1sLmVyYg== 100644
--- a/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/cable.yml.erb
+++ b/files/gitlab-cookbooks/gitlab/templates/default/cable.yml.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 production:
+  <%- if @redis_extra_config_command -%>
+  config_command: "<%= @redis_extra_config_command %>"
+  <%- end -%>
   adapter: redis
   url: <%= @redis_url %>
   <% if !@redis_enable_client %>
diff --git a/spec/chef/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails_spec.rb b/spec/chef/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails_spec.rb
index 2f28d8ff85b9f8dd4afc26276dc861be37dca24f_c3BlYy9jaGVmL2Nvb2tib29rcy9naXRsYWIvcmVjaXBlcy9naXRsYWItcmFpbHNfc3BlYy5yYg==..516a0c1f3329e90ed8cbedfcd5bd1ec22a8ecefc_c3BlYy9jaGVmL2Nvb2tib29rcy9naXRsYWIvcmVjaXBlcy9naXRsYWItcmFpbHNfc3BlYy5yYg== 100644
--- a/spec/chef/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/chef/cookbooks/gitlab/recipes/gitlab-rails_spec.rb
@@ -695,6 +695,13 @@
               expect(generated_yml.dig('production', 'config_command')).to eq(global_command)
             }
           end
+
+          it 'populates cable.yml with specified config command' do
+            expect(chef_run).to render_file("/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/etc/cable.yml").with_content { |content|
+              generated_yml = YAML.safe_load(content)
+              expect(generated_yml.dig('production', 'config_command')).to eq(global_command)
+            }
+          end
         end
 
         context 'with separate command for an instance' do