diff --git a/bitnami/mariadb-galera/10.3/debian-11/Dockerfile b/bitnami/mariadb-galera/10.3/debian-11/Dockerfile
index 3b72a6c62d99..e4199712f027 100644
--- a/bitnami/mariadb-galera/10.3/debian-11/Dockerfile
+++ b/bitnami/mariadb-galera/10.3/debian-11/Dockerfile
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@ FROM docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye
 ARG TARGETARCH
 
 LABEL org.opencontainers.image.base.name="docker.io/bitnami/minideb:bullseye" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-03-12T16:01:39Z" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.created="2023-03-15T17:57:48Z" \
       org.opencontainers.image.description="Application packaged by VMware, Inc" \
       org.opencontainers.image.licenses="Apache-2.0" \
-      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="10.3.38-debian-11-r12" \
+      org.opencontainers.image.ref.name="10.3.38-debian-11-r13" \
       org.opencontainers.image.title="mariadb-galera" \
       org.opencontainers.image.vendor="VMware, Inc." \
       org.opencontainers.image.version="10.3.38"
diff --git a/bitnami/mariadb-galera/10.3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmariadbgalera.sh b/bitnami/mariadb-galera/10.3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmariadbgalera.sh
index 29a08bab2f02..cfec900ea16b 100644
--- a/bitnami/mariadb-galera/10.3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmariadbgalera.sh
+++ b/bitnami/mariadb-galera/10.3/debian-11/rootfs/opt/bitnami/scripts/libmariadbgalera.sh
@@ -1103,6 +1103,11 @@ mysql_stop() {
 mysql_install_db() {
     local command="${DB_BIN_DIR}/mysql_install_db"
     local -a args=("--defaults-file=${DB_CONF_FILE}" "--basedir=${DB_BASE_DIR}" "--datadir=${DB_DATA_DIR}")
+    
+    # Add flags specified via the 'DB_EXTRA_FLAGS' environment variable
+    read -r -a db_extra_flags <<< "$(mysql_extra_flags)"
+    [[ "${#db_extra_flags[@]}" -gt 0 ]] && args+=("${db_extra_flags[@]}")
+
     am_i_root && args=("${args[@]}" "--user=$DB_DAEMON_USER")
     if [[ "$DB_FLAVOR" = "mariadb" ]]; then
         args+=("--auth-root-authentication-method=normal")
diff --git a/bitnami/mariadb-galera/README.md b/bitnami/mariadb-galera/README.md
index e5d64c1476d6..85406f6d6f50 100644
--- a/bitnami/mariadb-galera/README.md
+++ b/bitnami/mariadb-galera/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 > MariaDB Galera is a multi-primary database cluster solution for synchronous replication and high availability.
 
 [Overview of MariaDB Galera](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/library/galera-cluster/)
-
 Trademarks: This software listing is packaged by Bitnami. The respective trademarks mentioned in the offering are owned by the respective companies, and use of them does not imply any affiliation or endorsement.
 
 ## TL;DR