diff --git a/manifests/init.pp b/manifests/init.pp
index a5245c9f0..424b665ab 100644
--- a/manifests/init.pp
+++ b/manifests/init.pp
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@
 #   * ``running`` (default)
 #   * ``stopped``
 #
+# @param service_override
+#   Override the jenkins service configuration
+#
 # @param service_provider
 #   Override ``Service[jenkins]`` resource provider
 #
@@ -281,6 +284,7 @@
   Boolean $manage_service                         = true,
   Boolean $service_enable                         = true,
   Enum['running', 'stopped'] $service_ensure      = 'running',
+  Hash[String[1], String] $service_override       = {},
   Optional[String] $service_provider              = undef,
   Hash $config_hash                               = {},
   Hash $plugin_hash                               = {},
diff --git a/manifests/user_setup.pp b/manifests/user_setup.pp
index 586a19dc0..886ac3e4d 100644
--- a/manifests/user_setup.pp
+++ b/manifests/user_setup.pp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
   systemd::dropin_file { 'puppet-overrides.conf':
     unit           => 'jenkins.service',
-    content        => epp("${module_name}/jenkins-override.epp", { 'environment' => $config_hash }),
+    content        => epp("${module_name}/jenkins-override.epp", { 'environment' => $config_hash, 'dropin_config' => $jenkins::service_override }),
     notify_service => true,
   }
 }
diff --git a/spec/classes/jenkins_config_spec.rb b/spec/classes/jenkins_config_spec.rb
index 6ab662aa1..41ae4f177 100644
--- a/spec/classes/jenkins_config_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/jenkins_config_spec.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
         end
 
         context 'create config' do
-          let(:params) { { config_hash: { 'AJP_PORT' => { 'value' => '1234' } } } }
+          let(:params) { { config_hash: { 'AJP_PORT' => { 'value' => '1234' } }, service_override: { 'WorkingDirectory' => '/example/path' } } }
 
           it do
             is_expected.to contain_file('/etc/systemd/system/jenkins.service.d/puppet-overrides.conf').
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
                 [Service]
                 Environment="JAVA_OPTS=-Djava.awt.headless=true -Djenkins.install.runSetupWizard=false"
                 Environment="AJP_PORT=1234"
+                WorkingDirectory=/example/path
               CONFIG
           end
         end
diff --git a/templates/jenkins-override.epp b/templates/jenkins-override.epp
index 120162e1c..70e573662 100644
--- a/templates/jenkins-override.epp
+++ b/templates/jenkins-override.epp
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
-<%| Hash[String, Struct[{value => Any}]] $environment |-%>
+<%- | Hash[String, Struct[{value => Any}]] $environment,
+      Hash[String[1], String] $dropin_config = {}
+| -%>
 [Service]
 <% $environment.each |$key, $entry| { -%>
 Environment="<%= $key %>=<%= $entry['value'] %>"
 <% } -%>
+<% $dropin_config.each |$key, $value| { -%>
+<%= $key %>=<%= $value %>
+<% } -%>