diff --git a/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml b/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
index eb0cab951..7e7c5a108 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/etcd/defaults/main.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ etcd_memory_limit: 512M
 # Uncomment to set CPU share for etcd
 # etcd_cpu_limit: 300m
 
+etcd_blkio_weight: 1000
+
 etcd_node_cert_hosts: "{{ groups['k8s-cluster'] | union(groups.get('calico-rr', [])) }}"
 
 etcd_compaction_retention: "8"
diff --git a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.j2 b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.j2
index b0780573c..11f8f74e3 100644
--- a/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.j2
+++ b/roles/etcd/templates/etcd.j2
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
   {% if etcd_cpu_limit is defined %}
   --cpu-shares={{ etcd_cpu_limit|regex_replace('m', '') }} \
   {% endif %}
+  {% if etcd_blkio_weight is defined %}
+  --blkio-weight={{ etcd_blkio_weight }} \
+  {% endif %}
   --name={{ etcd_member_name | default("etcd") }} \
   {{ etcd_image_repo }}:{{ etcd_image_tag }} \
   {% if etcd_after_v3 %}