diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/templates/_configMapHelper.tpl b/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/templates/_configMapHelper.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1db11b400e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/templates/_configMapHelper.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+{{- define "properties" -}}
+  {{- range $key, $value := . -}}
+    {{- $key | upper | replace "_" "__" | replace "." "_" | nindent 2 -}}
+    {{- template "travarsalProperty" . }}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- define "travarsalProperty" -}}
+  {{- if (eq (kindOf .) "map") -}}
+    _ {{- template "_properties" . -}}
+  {{- else -}}
+    {{- printf ": %s" (quote .) -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- define "_properties" -}}
+  {{- range $key, $value := . -}}
+    {{- $key | upper | replace "_" "__" -}}
+    {{- template "travarsalProperty" . -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+{{- end -}}
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/templates/configmap.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/templates/configmap.yaml
index 7aad45fc4e1..8a0287f9adb 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ metadata:
     component: che
   name: che
 data:
+{{- template "properties" .Values.che.properties }}
   CHE_HOST: {{ template "cheHost" . }}
   CHE_PORT: "8080"
 {{- if and .Values.global.tls .Values.global.tls.enabled }}
diff --git a/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/values.yaml b/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/values.yaml
index 39f85c04ea1..b89c371bdd2 100644
--- a/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/kubernetes/helm/che/values.yaml
@@ -89,6 +89,9 @@ global:
   chePluginRegistryUrlFormat: "plugin-registry-%s.%s"
 
 che:
+  properties:
+    che:
+      foo_bar_baz: 3
   workspace: {}
 #    devfileRegistryUrl: "https://che-devfile-registry.openshift.io/"
 #    pluginBroker: