diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4f93f3e7..76b42426 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## master / unreleased
 
+* [ENHANCEMENT] Expose `nginx.config.client_body_buffer_size` to set the nginx `client_body_buffer_size` #350
+
 ## 3.5.0 / 2026-10-08
 
 * [FEATURE] Add trafficDistribution attribute to services #674
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bf6e7104..0cabbd76 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ Kubernetes: `^1.19.0-0`
 | nginx.​autoscaling.​targetMemoryUtilizationPercentage | int | `0` |  |
 | nginx.​config.​auth_orgs | list | `[]` | Optional list of [auth tenants](https://cortexmetrics.io/docs/guides/auth/) to set in the nginx config |
 | nginx.&ZeroWidthSpace;config.&ZeroWidthSpace;basicAuthSecretName | string | `""` | Optional name of basic auth secret. In order to use this option, a secret with htpasswd formatted contents at the key ".htpasswd" must exist. For example:    apiVersion: v1   kind: Secret   metadata:     name: my-secret     namespace: <same as cortex installation>   stringData:     .htpasswd: |       user1:$apr1$/woC1jnP$KAh0SsVn5qeSMjTtn0E9Q0       user2:$apr1$QdR8fNLT$vbCEEzDj7LyqCMyNpSoBh/  Please note that the use of basic auth will not identify organizations the way X-Scope-OrgID does. Thus, the use of basic auth alone will not prevent one tenant from viewing the metrics of another. To ensure tenants are scoped appropriately, explicitly set the `X-Scope-OrgID` header in the nginx config. Example   setHeaders:     X-Scope-OrgID: $remote_user |
+| nginx.&ZeroWidthSpace;config.&ZeroWidthSpace;client_body_buffer_size | string | `""` | ref: http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_body_buffer_size Requests with a body larger than this are buffered to a temporary file. If empty, the nginx default is used. |
 | nginx.&ZeroWidthSpace;config.&ZeroWidthSpace;client_max_body_size | string | `"1M"` | ref: http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_max_body_size |
 | nginx.&ZeroWidthSpace;config.&ZeroWidthSpace;dnsResolver | string | `"kube-dns.kube-system.svc.cluster.local"` |  |
 | nginx.&ZeroWidthSpace;config.&ZeroWidthSpace;dnsTTL | string | `"15s"` | Including the valid parameter to the `resolver` directive to re-resolve names every `dnsTTL` seconds/minutes |
diff --git a/templates/nginx/nginx-config.yaml b/templates/nginx/nginx-config.yaml
index 3705e2d4..ae396a95 100644
--- a/templates/nginx/nginx-config.yaml
+++ b/templates/nginx/nginx-config.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ data:
     http {
       default_type application/octet-stream;
       client_max_body_size {{.Values.nginx.config.client_max_body_size}};
+      {{- with .Values.nginx.config.client_body_buffer_size }}
+      client_body_buffer_size {{ . }};
+      {{- end }}
       log_format   main '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local]  $status '
         '"$request" $body_bytes_sent "$http_referer" '
         '"$http_user_agent" "$http_x_forwarded_for" $http_x_scope_orgid';
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index 7a307571..3ef58d34 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -1342,6 +1342,9 @@ nginx:
     dnsResolver: kube-dns.kube-system.svc.cluster.local
     # -- ref: http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_max_body_size
     client_max_body_size: 1M
+    # -- ref: http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_body_buffer_size
+    # Requests with a body larger than this are buffered to a temporary file. If empty, the nginx default is used.
+    client_body_buffer_size: ""
     # -- arbitrary snippet to inject in the http { } section of the nginx config
     httpSnippet: ""
     # -- arbitrary snippet to inject in the top section of the nginx config