diff --git a/bitnami/etcd/3.6/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/etcd-env.sh b/bitnami/etcd/3.6/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/etcd-env.sh
index ac7b3ba3b65b..005cc3a37e8b 100644
--- a/bitnami/etcd/3.6/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/etcd-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/etcd/3.6/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/etcd-env.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ etcd_env_vars=(
     ETCD_DISASTER_RECOVERY
     ETCD_ON_K8S
     ETCD_INIT_SNAPSHOT_FILENAME
+    ETCD_PREUPGRADE_START_DELAY
     ETCD_NAME
     ETCD_LOG_LEVEL
     ETCD_LISTEN_CLIENT_URLS
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ export ETCD_START_FROM_SNAPSHOT="${ETCD_START_FROM_SNAPSHOT:-no}"
 export ETCD_DISASTER_RECOVERY="${ETCD_DISASTER_RECOVERY:-no}"
 export ETCD_ON_K8S="${ETCD_ON_K8S:-no}"
 export ETCD_INIT_SNAPSHOT_FILENAME="${ETCD_INIT_SNAPSHOT_FILENAME:-}"
+export ETCD_PREUPGRADE_START_DELAY="${ETCD_PREUPGRADE_START_DELAY:-}"
 
 # etcd native environment variables (see https://etcd.io/docs/current/op-guide/configuration)
 export ETCD_NAME="${ETCD_NAME:-}"
diff --git a/bitnami/etcd/3.6/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/etcd/preupgrade.sh b/bitnami/etcd/3.6/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/etcd/preupgrade.sh
index 5bc98520b6cf..1ecdaf66f79a 100755
--- a/bitnami/etcd/3.6/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/etcd/preupgrade.sh
+++ b/bitnami/etcd/3.6/debian-12/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/etcd/preupgrade.sh
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@ endpoints_as_host_port() {
 
 read -r -a extra_flags <<<"$(etcdctl_auth_flags)"
 is_boolean_yes "$ETCD_ON_K8S" && extra_flags+=("--endpoints=$(endpoints_as_host_port)")
+
+if [[ -n "$ETCD_PREUPGRADE_START_DELAY" ]]; then
+    info "Waiting for $ETCD_PREUPGRADE_START_DELAY seconds before starting pre-upgrade checks"
+    sleep "$ETCD_PREUPGRADE_START_DELAY"
+fi
 debug "Listing members"
 if ! current="$(etcdctl member list "${extra_flags[@]}" --write-out simple | awk -F ", " '{print $3 ":" $1}')"; then
     error "Unable to list members, are all members healthy?"
diff --git a/bitnami/etcd/README.md b/bitnami/etcd/README.md
index aa5f0b073b8f..74b96491e6af 100644
--- a/bitnami/etcd/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/etcd/README.md
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ Apart from providing your custom configuration file, you can also modify the ser
 | `ETCD_START_FROM_SNAPSHOT`         | Whether etcd should start from an existing snapshot or not.                                  | `no`                    |
 | `ETCD_DISASTER_RECOVERY`           | Whether etcd should try or not to recover from snapshots when the cluste disastrously fails. | `no`                    |
 | `ETCD_ON_K8S`                      | Whether etcd is running on a K8s environment or not.                                         | `no`                    |
+| `ETCD_PREUPGRADE_START_DELAY`      | Optional delay before starting the pre-upgrade hook (in seconds).                            | `nil`                   |
 | `ETCD_INIT_SNAPSHOT_FILENAME`      | Existing snapshot filename to start the etcd cluster from.                                   | `nil`                   |
 | `ETCD_NAME`                        | etcd member name.                                                                            | `nil`                   |
 | `ETCD_LOG_LEVEL`                   | etcd log level.                                                                              | `info`                  |