diff --git a/cluster/common.sh b/cluster/common.sh
index a797403040..350e7e6025 100755
--- a/cluster/common.sh
+++ b/cluster/common.sh
@@ -828,6 +828,11 @@ EOF
     if [ -n "${KUBE_APISERVER_LIVENESS_PROBE_INITIAL_DELAY_SEC:-}" ]; then
       cat >>$file <<EOF
 KUBE_APISERVER_LIVENESS_PROBE_INITIAL_DELAY_SEC: $(yaml-quote ${KUBE_APISERVER_LIVENESS_PROBE_INITIAL_DELAY_SEC})
+EOF
+    fi
+    if [ -n "${ETCD_COMPACTION_INTERVAL_SEC:-}" ]; then
+      cat >>$file <<EOF
+ETCD_COMPACTION_INTERVAL_SEC: $(yaml-quote ${ETCD_COMPACTION_INTERVAL_SEC})
 EOF
     fi
     if [ -n "${APISERVER_TEST_ARGS:-}" ]; then
diff --git a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
index 479fdead34..e23c137bd2 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
+++ b/cluster/gce/gci/configure-helper.sh
@@ -1555,6 +1555,9 @@ function start-kube-apiserver {
   if [[ -n "${STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE:-}" ]]; then
     params+=" --storage-media-type=${STORAGE_MEDIA_TYPE}"
   fi
+  if [[ -n "${ETCD_COMPACTION_INTERVAL_SEC:-}" ]]; then
+    params+=" --etcd-compaction-interval=${ETCD_COMPACTION_INTERVAL_SEC}s"
+  fi
   if [[ -n "${KUBE_APISERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SEC:-}" ]]; then
     params+=" --request-timeout=${KUBE_APISERVER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_SEC}s"
   fi
diff --git a/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest b/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest
index 34e75ac7a8..93172d4276 100644
--- a/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest
+++ b/cluster/gce/manifests/kube-apiserver.manifest
@@ -167,6 +167,11 @@
   {% set enable_garbage_collector = "--enable-garbage-collector=" + pillar['enable_garbage_collector'] -%}
 {% endif -%}
 
+{% set etcd_compaction_interval = "" %}
+{% if pillar['etcd_compaction_interval_sec'] is defined -%}
+  {% set etcd_compaction_interval = "--etcd-compaction-interval=" + pillar['etcd_compaction_interval_sec'] + "s" -%}
+{% endif -%}
+
 {% set etcd_quorum_read = "" %}
 {% if pillar['etcd_quorum_read'] is defined -%}
   {% set etcd_quorum_read = "--etcd_quorum_read=" + pillar['etcd_quorum_read'] -%}
@@ -193,7 +198,7 @@
   {% endif %}
 {% endif -%}
 
-{% set params = address + " " + storage_backend + " " + storage_media_type + " " + etcd_servers + " " + etcd_servers_overrides + " " + cloud_provider + " " + cloud_config + " " + runtime_config + " " + feature_gates + " " + admission_control + " " + max_requests_inflight + " " + target_ram_mb + " " + service_cluster_ip_range + " " + client_ca_file + basic_auth_file + " " + min_request_timeout + " " + enable_garbage_collector + " " + etcd_quorum_read + " " + audit_log + " " + request_timeout -%}
+{% set params = address + " " + storage_backend + " " + storage_media_type + " " + etcd_servers + " " + etcd_servers_overrides + " " + cloud_provider + " " + cloud_config + " " + runtime_config + " " + feature_gates + " " + admission_control + " " + max_requests_inflight + " " + target_ram_mb + " " + service_cluster_ip_range + " " + client_ca_file + basic_auth_file + " " + min_request_timeout + " " + enable_garbage_collector + " " + etcd_quorum_read + " " + etcd_compaction_interval + " " + audit_log + " " + request_timeout -%}
 {% set params = params + " " + cert_file + " " + key_file + " " + kubelet_cert_file + " " + kubelet_key_file + " --secure-port=" + secure_port + token_auth_file + " " + bind_address + " " + log_level + " " + advertise_address  + " " + proxy_ssh_options + authz_mode + abac_policy_file + webhook_authentication_config + webhook_authorization_config + image_review_config -%}
 
 # test_args has to be kept at the end, so they'll overwrite any prior configuration