diff --git a/pkg/util/config/config.go b/pkg/util/config/config.go
index 02f1c9930..059b453ad 100644
--- a/pkg/util/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/util/config/config.go
@@ -153,21 +153,22 @@ type LogicalBackup struct {
 
 // Operator options for connection pooler
 type ConnectionPooler struct {
-	NumberOfInstances                    *int32   `name:"connection_pooler_number_of_instances" default:"2"`
-	Schema                               string   `name:"connection_pooler_schema" default:"pooler"`
-	User                                 string   `name:"connection_pooler_user" default:"pooler"`
-	Image                                string   `name:"connection_pooler_image" default:"ghcr.io/zalando/postgres-operator/pgbouncer:latest"`
-	Mode                                 string   `name:"connection_pooler_mode" default:"transaction"`
-	MaxDBConnections                     *int32   `name:"connection_pooler_max_db_connections" default:"60"`
-	ConnectionPoolerDefaultCPURequest    string   `name:"connection_pooler_default_cpu_request"`
-	ConnectionPoolerDefaultMemoryRequest string   `name:"connection_pooler_default_memory_request"`
-	ConnectionPoolerDefaultCPULimit      string   `name:"connection_pooler_default_cpu_limit"`
-	ConnectionPoolerDefaultMemoryLimit   string   `name:"connection_pooler_default_memory_limit"`
-	GenerateConfig                       bool     `name:"connection_pooler_generate_config" default:"false"`
-	Command                              []string `name:"connection_pooler_command"`
-	Args                                 []string `name:"connection_pooler_args" default:"/etc/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.ini"`
-	AuthType                             string   `name:"connection_pooler_auth_type" default:"scram-sha-256"`
-	ConfigPath                           string   `name:"connection_pooler_config_path" default:"/etc/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.ini"`
+	NumberOfInstances                    *int32 `name:"connection_pooler_number_of_instances" default:"2"`
+	Schema                               string `name:"connection_pooler_schema" default:"pooler"`
+	User                                 string `name:"connection_pooler_user" default:"pooler"`
+	Image                                string `name:"connection_pooler_image" default:"ghcr.io/zalando/postgres-operator/pgbouncer:latest"`
+	Mode                                 string `name:"connection_pooler_mode" default:"transaction"`
+	MaxDBConnections                     *int32 `name:"connection_pooler_max_db_connections" default:"60"`
+	ConnectionPoolerDefaultCPURequest    string `name:"connection_pooler_default_cpu_request"`
+	ConnectionPoolerDefaultMemoryRequest string `name:"connection_pooler_default_memory_request"`
+	ConnectionPoolerDefaultCPULimit      string `name:"connection_pooler_default_cpu_limit"`
+	ConnectionPoolerDefaultMemoryLimit   string `name:"connection_pooler_default_memory_limit"`
+	GenerateConfig                       bool   `name:"connection_pooler_generate_config" default:"false"`
+	// Command is nil when not configured (keeps the image entrypoint).
+	Command    []string `name:"connection_pooler_command"`
+	Args       []string `name:"connection_pooler_args" default:"/etc/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.ini"`
+	AuthType   string   `name:"connection_pooler_auth_type" default:"scram-sha-256"`
+	ConfigPath string   `name:"connection_pooler_config_path" default:"/etc/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.ini"`
 }
 
 // Config describes operator config
diff --git a/pkg/util/config/config_test.go b/pkg/util/config/config_test.go
index c5f7a2dac..dac647e6b 100644
--- a/pkg/util/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/config/config_test.go
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ func TestConnectionPoolerGenerateConfigDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 		"connection_pooler_generate_config": "true",
 		"connection_pooler_auth_type":       "md5",
 		"connection_pooler_args":            "/custom/pgbouncer.ini",
+		"connection_pooler_config_path":     "/custom/pgbouncer.ini",
+		"connection_pooler_command":         "/usr/bin/pgbouncer",
 	})
 	if !cfg2.ConnectionPooler.GenerateConfig {
 		t.Errorf("expected GenerateConfig true")
@@ -366,4 +368,10 @@ func TestConnectionPoolerGenerateConfigDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(cfg2.ConnectionPooler.Args) != 1 || cfg2.ConnectionPooler.Args[0] != "/custom/pgbouncer.ini" {
 		t.Errorf("expected Args [/custom/pgbouncer.ini], got %#v", cfg2.ConnectionPooler.Args)
 	}
+	if cfg2.ConnectionPooler.ConfigPath != "/custom/pgbouncer.ini" {
+		t.Errorf("expected ConfigPath /custom/pgbouncer.ini, got %q", cfg2.ConnectionPooler.ConfigPath)
+	}
+	if len(cfg2.ConnectionPooler.Command) != 1 || cfg2.ConnectionPooler.Command[0] != "/usr/bin/pgbouncer" {
+		t.Errorf("expected Command [/usr/bin/pgbouncer], got %#v", cfg2.ConnectionPooler.Command)
+	}
 }