diff --git a/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/Dockerfile b/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/Dockerfile
index 36c00796ed9e..c08838b7fdc2 100644
--- a/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/Dockerfile
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL com.vmware.cp.artifact.flavor="sha256:1e1b4657a77f0d47e9220f0c37b9bf7802581b93214fff7d1bd2364c8bf22e8e" \
       org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2024-02-16T15:41:12Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2024-02-19T12:31:13Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="3.2.4-debian-11-r172" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="3.2.4-debian-11-r173" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="spark" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.version="3.2.4"
diff --git a/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark-env.sh b/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark-env.sh
index 45530bb3923a..15bde9710e2d 100644
--- a/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark-env.sh
+++ b/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark-env.sh
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ unset spark_env_vars
 # Paths
 export SPARK_BASE_DIR="${BITNAMI_ROOT_DIR}/spark"
 export SPARK_CONF_DIR="${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/conf"
+export SPARK_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR="${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/conf.default"
 export SPARK_WORK_DIR="${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/work"
 export SPARK_CONF_FILE="${SPARK_CONF_DIR}/spark-defaults.conf"
 export SPARK_LOG_DIR="${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/logs"
diff --git a/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark/entrypoint.sh b/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark/entrypoint.sh
index ec07b0552d2c..153bf9a545ef 100755
--- a/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark/entrypoint.sh
+++ b/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark/entrypoint.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ set -o pipefail
 
 print_welcome_page
 
+# We add the copy from default config in the entrypoint to not break users 
+# bypassing the setup.sh logic. If the file already exists do not overwrite (in
+# case someone mounts a configuration file in /opt/bitnami/spark/conf)
+debug "Copying files from $SPARK_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR to $SPARK_CONF_DIR"
+cp -nr "$SPARK_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR"/. "$SPARK_CONF_DIR"
+
 if [ ! $EUID -eq 0 ] && [ -e "$LIBNSS_WRAPPER_PATH" ]; then
     echo "spark:x:$(id -u):$(id -g):Spark:$SPARK_HOME:/bin/false" > "$NSS_WRAPPER_PASSWD"
     echo "spark:x:$(id -g):" > "$NSS_WRAPPER_GROUP"
diff --git a/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark/postunpack.sh b/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark/postunpack.sh
index f330738021fe..3528fd707644 100755
--- a/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark/postunpack.sh
+++ b/bitnami/spark/3.2/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/spark/postunpack.sh
@@ -11,10 +11,14 @@
 # Load Spark environment settings
 . /opt/bitnami/scripts/spark-env.sh
 
-for dir in "$SPARK_TMP_DIR" "$SPARK_LOG_DIR" "$SPARK_CONF_DIR" "$SPARK_WORK_DIR" "$SPARK_JARS_DIR"; do
+for dir in "$SPARK_TMP_DIR" "$SPARK_LOG_DIR" "$SPARK_CONF_DIR" "$SPARK_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR" "$SPARK_WORK_DIR" "$SPARK_JARS_DIR"; do
     ensure_dir_exists "$dir"
     configure_permissions_ownership "$dir" -d "775" -f "664" -g "root"
 done
 
 # Set correct owner in installation directory
 chown -R "1001:root" "$SPARK_BASE_DIR"
+
+# Copy all initially generated configuration files to the default directory
+# (this is to avoid breaking when entrypoint is being overridden)
+cp -r "${SPARK_CONF_DIR}/"* "$SPARK_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/bitnami/spark/README.md b/bitnami/spark/README.md
index d7437199ac78..8030a17fb98e 100644
--- a/bitnami/spark/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/spark/README.md
@@ -93,19 +93,20 @@ docker build -t bitnami/APP:latest .
 
 #### Read-only environment variables
 
-| Name                    | Description                    | Value                                   |
-|-------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-| `SPARK_BASE_DIR`        | Spark installation directory.  | `${BITNAMI_ROOT_DIR}/spark`             |
-| `SPARK_CONF_DIR`        | Spark configuration directory. | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/conf`                |
-| `SPARK_WORK_DIR`        | Spark workspace directory.     | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/work`                |
-| `SPARK_CONF_FILE`       | Spark configuration file path. | `${SPARK_CONF_DIR}/spark-defaults.conf` |
-| `SPARK_LOG_DIR`         | Spark logs directory.          | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/logs`                |
-| `SPARK_TMP_DIR`         | Spark tmp directory.           | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/tmp`                 |
-| `SPARK_JARS_DIR`        | Spark jar directory.           | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/jars`                |
-| `SPARK_INITSCRIPTS_DIR` | Spark init scripts directory.  | `/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d`           |
-| `SPARK_USER`            | Spark user.                    | `spark`                                 |
-| `SPARK_DAEMON_USER`     | Spark system user.             | `spark`                                 |
-| `SPARK_DAEMON_GROUP`    | Spark system group.            | `spark`                                 |
+| Name                     | Description                            | Value                                   |
+|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| `SPARK_BASE_DIR`         | Spark installation directory.          | `${BITNAMI_ROOT_DIR}/spark`             |
+| `SPARK_CONF_DIR`         | Spark configuration directory.         | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/conf`                |
+| `SPARK_DEFAULT_CONF_DIR` | Spark default configuration directory. | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/conf.default`        |
+| `SPARK_WORK_DIR`         | Spark workspace directory.             | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/work`                |
+| `SPARK_CONF_FILE`        | Spark configuration file path.         | `${SPARK_CONF_DIR}/spark-defaults.conf` |
+| `SPARK_LOG_DIR`          | Spark logs directory.                  | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/logs`                |
+| `SPARK_TMP_DIR`          | Spark tmp directory.                   | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/tmp`                 |
+| `SPARK_JARS_DIR`         | Spark jar directory.                   | `${SPARK_BASE_DIR}/jars`                |
+| `SPARK_INITSCRIPTS_DIR`  | Spark init scripts directory.          | `/docker-entrypoint-initdb.d`           |
+| `SPARK_USER`             | Spark user.                            | `spark`                                 |
+| `SPARK_DAEMON_USER`      | Spark system user.                     | `spark`                                 |
+| `SPARK_DAEMON_GROUP`     | Spark system group.                    | `spark`                                 |
 
 Additionally, more environment variables natively supported by Apache Spark can be found [at the official documentation](https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/spark-standalone.html#cluster-launch-scripts).