diff --git a/class/defaults.yml b/class/defaults.yml
index 52e7bf1..b0c7079 100644
--- a/class/defaults.yml
+++ b/class/defaults.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ parameters:
     monitor_user: maxscale
     service_pwd: ?{vaultkv:${cluster:tenant}/${cluster:name}/${_instance}/service_pwd}
     monitor_pwd: ?{vaultkv:${cluster:tenant}/${cluster:name}/${_instance}/monitor_pwd}
+    master_failure_mode: fail_instantly
+    master_reconnection: false
     replicas: 2
     affinity: {}
     images:
diff --git a/component/main.jsonnet b/component/main.jsonnet
index 34260f5..58e58f8 100644
--- a/component/main.jsonnet
+++ b/component/main.jsonnet
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ local deployment = kube.Deployment('maxscale') {
               SERVICE_PWD: kube.SecretKeyRef(secret, 'service_pwd'),
               MONITOR_USER: params.monitor_user,
               MONITOR_PWD: kube.SecretKeyRef(secret, 'monitor_pwd'),
+              MASTER_FAILURE_MODE: params.master_failure_mode,
+              MASTER_RECONNECTION: params.master_reconnection,
             }),
             ports_+: {
               masteronly: { containerPort: 3306 },
diff --git a/configs/maxscale.cnf b/configs/maxscale.cnf
index e5ab11e..0454d56 100644
--- a/configs/maxscale.cnf
+++ b/configs/maxscale.cnf
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ router=readwritesplit
 servers=db1,db2,db3
 type=service
 user=$SERVICE_USER
+master_failure_mode=$MASTER_FAILURE_MODE
+master_reconnection=$MASTER_RECONNECTION
 
 [ReadWriteSplit-Listener]
 address=$READ_WRITE_LISTEN_ADDRESS
@@ -63,26 +65,3 @@ address=$DB3_ADDRESS
 port=$DB3_PORT
 protocol=MariaDBBackend
 priority=3
-
-#[MaxInfo]
-#type=service
-#router=maxinfo
-#user=monitor
-#password=$SERVICE_PWD
-#
-#[MaxInfo-JSON-Listener]
-#type=listener
-#service=MaxInfo
-#protocol=HTTPD
-#port=8003
-#
-#[CLI]
-#type=service
-#router=cli
-#
-#[CLI-Listener]
-#type=listener
-#service=CLI
-#protocol=maxscaled
-#socket=default
-
diff --git a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/parameters.adoc b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/parameters.adoc
index ea6ceda..af5a2bf 100644
--- a/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/parameters.adoc
+++ b/docs/modules/ROOT/pages/references/parameters.adoc
@@ -90,6 +90,23 @@ default:: `?{vaultkv:${cluster:tenant}/${cluster:name}/maxscale/service_pwd}`
 type:: string
 default:: `?{vaultkv:${cluster:tenant}/${cluster:name}/maxscale/monitor_pwd}`
 
+== `master_failure_mode`
+
+Controls behavior of the readwritesplit router module on master failure, see [upstream documentation](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-maxscale-6-readwritesplit/#master_failure_mode).
+
+[horizontal]
+type:: string
+default:: `fail_instantly`
+
+== `master_reconnection`
+
+Whether the readwritesplit router module allows the master server to change mid-session, see [upstream documentation](https://mariadb.com/kb/en/mariadb-maxscale-6-readwritesplit/#master_reconnection).
+
+[horizontal]
+type:: boolean
+default:: `false`
+
+
 = Pod Affinity Parameters
 
 By default, `affinity` is set to `{}` so the pods get no specific affinity. You can override this freely to [choose any pod affinity rules](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/scheduling-eviction/assign-pod-node/).
diff --git a/tests/defaults.yml b/tests/defaults.yml
index 842cb98..f0048a4 100644
--- a/tests/defaults.yml
+++ b/tests/defaults.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ parameters:
     monitor_user: maxscale-testmonitor
     service_pwd: ?{vaultkv:${cluster:tenant}/${cluster:name}/${_instance}/service_pwd}
     monitor_pwd: ?{vaultkv:${cluster:tenant}/${cluster:name}/${_instance}/monitor_pwd}
+    master_failure_mode: fail_instantly
+    master_reconnection: false
     resources:
       limits:
         memory: 512Mi