diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 716cea937f9c0..dfd02de7b1186 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ disabledPlugins
 webpackstats.json
 /config/*
 !/config/kibana.yml
+!/config/node.options
 coverage
 selenium
 .babel_register_cache.json
diff --git a/config/node.options b/config/node.options
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2927d1b576716
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/node.options
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+## Node command line options
+## See `node --help` and `node --v8-options` for available options
+## Please note you should specify one option per line
+
+## max size of old space in megabytes
+#--max-old-space-size=4096
diff --git a/docs/setup/production.asciidoc b/docs/setup/production.asciidoc
index 72f275e237490..afb4b37df6a28 100644
--- a/docs/setup/production.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/setup/production.asciidoc
@@ -167,9 +167,9 @@ These can be used to automatically update the list of hosts as a cluster is resi
 Kibana has a default maximum memory limit of 1.4 GB, and in most cases, we recommend leaving this unconfigured.  In some scenarios, such as large reporting jobs,
 it may make sense to tweak limits to meet more specific requirements.
 
-You can modify this limit by setting `--max-old-space-size` in the `NODE_OPTIONS` environment variable. For deb and rpm, packages this is passed in via `/etc/default/kibana` and can be appended to the bottom of the file.
+You can modify this limit by setting `--max-old-space-size` in the `node.options` config file that can be found inside `kibana/config` folder or any other configured with the environment variable `KIBANA_PATH_CONF` (for example in debian based system would be `/etc/kibana`).
 
 The option accepts a limit in MB:
 --------
-NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=2048" bin/kibana
+--max-old-space-size=2048
 --------
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7889909b15244..7ab6bfb91a376 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
     "uiFramework:documentComponent": "cd packages/kbn-ui-framework && yarn documentComponent",
     "kbn:watch": "node scripts/kibana --dev --logging.json=false",
     "build:types": "tsc --p tsconfig.types.json",
-    "docs:acceptApiChanges": "node  --max-old-space-size=6144  scripts/check_published_api_changes.js --accept",
+    "docs:acceptApiChanges": "node --max-old-space-size=6144 scripts/check_published_api_changes.js --accept",
     "kbn:bootstrap": "node scripts/register_git_hook",
     "spec_to_console": "node scripts/spec_to_console",
     "backport-skip-ci": "backport --prDescription \"[skip-ci]\"",
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana
index 558facb9da32b..3283e17008e7c 100755
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ while [ -h "$SCRIPT" ] ; do
 done
 
 DIR="$(dirname "${SCRIPT}")/.."
+CONFIG_DIR=${KIBANA_PATH_CONF:-"$DIR/config"}
 NODE="${DIR}/node/bin/node"
 test -x "$NODE"
 if [ ! -x "$NODE" ]; then
@@ -21,4 +22,8 @@ if [ ! -x "$NODE" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-NODE_OPTIONS="--no-warnings --max-http-header-size=65536 ${NODE_OPTIONS}" NODE_ENV=production exec "${NODE}" "${DIR}/src/cli" ${@}
+if [ -f "${CONFIG_DIR}/node.options" ]; then
+  KBN_NODE_OPTS="$(grep -v ^# < ${CONFIG_DIR}/node.options | xargs)"
+fi
+
+NODE_OPTIONS="--no-warnings --max-http-header-size=65536 $KBN_NODE_OPTS $NODE_OPTIONS" NODE_ENV=production exec "${NODE}" "${DIR}/src/cli" ${@}
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-keystore b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-keystore
index 43800c7b895d3..f83df118d24e8 100755
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-keystore
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-keystore
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ while [ -h "$SCRIPT" ] ; do
 done
 
 DIR="$(dirname "${SCRIPT}")/.."
+CONFIG_DIR=${KIBANA_PATH_CONF:-"$DIR/config"}
 NODE="${DIR}/node/bin/node"
 test -x "$NODE"
 if [ ! -x "$NODE" ]; then
@@ -21,4 +22,8 @@ if [ ! -x "$NODE" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-"${NODE}" "${DIR}/src/cli_keystore" "$@"
+if [ -f "${CONFIG_DIR}/node.options" ]; then
+  KBN_NODE_OPTS="$(grep -v ^# < ${CONFIG_DIR}/node.options | xargs)"
+fi
+
+NODE_OPTIONS="$KBN_NODE_OPTS $NODE_OPTIONS" "${NODE}" "${DIR}/src/cli_keystore" "$@"
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-keystore.bat b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-keystore.bat
index b8311db2cfae5..389eb5bf488e4 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-keystore.bat
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-keystore.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @echo off
 
-SETLOCAL
+SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
 
 set SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0
 for %%I in ("%SCRIPT_DIR%..") do set DIR=%%~dpfI
@@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ If Not Exist "%NODE%" (
   Exit /B 1
 )
 
+set CONFIG_DIR=%KIBANA_PATH_CONF%
+If [%KIBANA_PATH_CONF%] == [] (
+  set CONFIG_DIR=%DIR%\config
+)
+
+IF EXIST "%CONFIG_DIR%\node.options" (
+  for /F "eol=# tokens=*" %%i in (%CONFIG_DIR%\node.options) do (
+    If [!NODE_OPTIONS!] == [] (
+      set "NODE_OPTIONS=%%i"
+    )	Else (
+      set "NODE_OPTIONS=!NODE_OPTIONS! %%i"
+    )
+  )
+)
+
 TITLE Kibana Keystore
 "%NODE%" "%DIR%\src\cli_keystore" %*
 
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-plugin b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-plugin
index b843d4966c6d1..f1102e1ef5a32 100755
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-plugin
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-plugin
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ while [ -h "$SCRIPT" ] ; do
 done
 
 DIR="$(dirname "${SCRIPT}")/.."
+CONFIG_DIR=${KIBANA_PATH_CONF:-"$DIR/config"}
 NODE="${DIR}/node/bin/node"
 test -x "$NODE"
 if [ ! -x "$NODE" ]; then
@@ -21,4 +22,8 @@ if [ ! -x "$NODE" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-NODE_OPTIONS="--no-warnings ${NODE_OPTIONS}" NODE_ENV=production exec "${NODE}" "${DIR}/src/cli_plugin" "$@"
+if [ -f "${CONFIG_DIR}/node.options" ]; then
+  KBN_NODE_OPTS="$(grep -v ^# < ${CONFIG_DIR}/node.options | xargs)"
+fi
+
+NODE_OPTIONS="--no-warnings $KBN_NODE_OPTS $NODE_OPTIONS" NODE_ENV=production exec "${NODE}" "${DIR}/src/cli_plugin" "$@"
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-plugin.bat b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-plugin.bat
index bf382a0657ade..6815b1b9eab8c 100755
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-plugin.bat
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana-plugin.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @echo off
 
-SETLOCAL
+SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
 
 set SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0
 for %%I in ("%SCRIPT_DIR%..") do set DIR=%%~dpfI
@@ -13,9 +13,26 @@ If Not Exist "%NODE%" (
   Exit /B 1
 )
 
-TITLE Kibana Server
+set CONFIG_DIR=%KIBANA_PATH_CONF%
+If [%KIBANA_PATH_CONF%] == [] (
+  set CONFIG_DIR=%DIR%\config
+)
+
+IF EXIST "%CONFIG_DIR%\node.options" (
+  for /F "eol=# tokens=*" %%i in (%CONFIG_DIR%\node.options) do (
+    If [!NODE_OPTIONS!] == [] (
+      set "NODE_OPTIONS=%%i"
+    )	Else (
+      set "NODE_OPTIONS=!NODE_OPTIONS! %%i"
+    )
+  )
+)
+
+:: Include pre-defined node option
+set "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-warnings %NODE_OPTIONS%"
 
-set "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-warnings %NODE_OPTIONS%" && "%NODE%" "%DIR%\src\cli_plugin" %*
+TITLE Kibana Server
+"%NODE%" "%DIR%\src\cli_plugin" %*
 
 :finally
 
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana.bat b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana.bat
index 9d8ba359e53af..d3edc92f110a5 100755
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana.bat
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/bin/scripts/kibana.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @echo off
 
-SETLOCAL
+SETLOCAL ENABLEDELAYEDEXPANSION
 
 set SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0
 for %%I in ("%SCRIPT_DIR%..") do set DIR=%%~dpfI
@@ -14,7 +14,27 @@ If Not Exist "%NODE%" (
   Exit /B 1
 )
 
-set "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-warnings --max-http-header-size=65536 %NODE_OPTIONS%" && "%NODE%" "%DIR%\src\cli" %*
+set CONFIG_DIR=%KIBANA_PATH_CONF%
+If [%KIBANA_PATH_CONF%] == [] (
+  set CONFIG_DIR=%DIR%\config
+)
+
+IF EXIST "%CONFIG_DIR%\node.options" (
+  for /F "eol=# tokens=*" %%i in (%CONFIG_DIR%\node.options) do (
+    If [!NODE_OPTIONS!] == [] (
+      set "NODE_OPTIONS=%%i"
+    )	Else (
+      set "NODE_OPTIONS=!NODE_OPTIONS! %%i"
+    )
+  )
+)
+
+:: Include pre-defined node option
+set "NODE_OPTIONS=--no-warnings --max-http-header-size=65536 %NODE_OPTIONS%"
+
+:: This should run independently as the last instruction
+:: as we need NODE_OPTIONS previously set to expand
+"%NODE%" "%DIR%\src\cli" %*
 
 :finally
 
diff --git a/src/dev/build/tasks/copy_source_task.js b/src/dev/build/tasks/copy_source_task.js
index 32eb7bf8712e3..e34f05bd6cfff 100644
--- a/src/dev/build/tasks/copy_source_task.js
+++ b/src/dev/build/tasks/copy_source_task.js
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ export const CopySourceTask = {
         'typings/**',
         'webpackShims/**',
         'config/kibana.yml',
+        'config/node.options',
         'tsconfig*.json',
         '.i18nrc.json',
         'kibana.d.ts',