diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f30598cc0..d3605641b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -295,6 +295,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Harbor chart and th
 | `trivy.ignoreUnfixed`                                                | The flag to display only fixed vulnerabilities                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `false`                               |
 | `trivy.insecure`                                                     | The flag to skip verifying registry certificate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `false`                               |
 | `trivy.skipUpdate`                                                   | The flag to disable [Trivy DB][trivy-db] downloads from GitHub                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `false`                               |
+| `trivy.skipJavaDBUpdate`                                             | If the flag is enabled you have to manually download the `trivy-java.db` file [Trivy Java DB][trivy-java-db] and mount it in the `/home/scanner/.cache/trivy/java-db/trivy-java.db` path                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `false`                               |
 | `trivy.offlineScan`                                                  | The flag prevents Trivy from sending API requests to identify dependencies.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `false`                               |
 | `trivy.securityCheck`                                                | Comma-separated list of what security issues to detect. Possible values are `vuln`, `config` and `secret`.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | `vuln`                                |
 | `trivy.timeout`                                                      | The duration to wait for scan completion                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | `5m0s`                                |
@@ -404,4 +405,5 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the Harbor chart and th
 [resources]: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/
 [trivy]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy
 [trivy-db]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-db
+[trivy-java-db]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy-java-db
 [trivy-rate-limiting]: https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy#github-rate-limiting
diff --git a/templates/trivy/trivy-sts.yaml b/templates/trivy/trivy-sts.yaml
index aba23c9e8..7ee4e1068 100644
--- a/templates/trivy/trivy-sts.yaml
+++ b/templates/trivy/trivy-sts.yaml
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ spec:
               value: {{ .Values.trivy.ignoreUnfixed | default false | quote }}
             - name: "SCANNER_TRIVY_SKIP_UPDATE"
               value: {{ .Values.trivy.skipUpdate | default false | quote }}
+            - name: "SCANNER_TRIVY_SKIP_JAVA_DB_UPDATE"
+              value: {{ .Values.trivy.skipJavaDBUpdate | default false | quote }}
             - name: "SCANNER_TRIVY_OFFLINE_SCAN"
               value: {{ .Values.trivy.offlineScan | default false | quote }}
             - name: "SCANNER_TRIVY_SECURITY_CHECKS"
diff --git a/values.yaml b/values.yaml
index c120f8c56..d237eb7ae 100644
--- a/values.yaml
+++ b/values.yaml
@@ -684,6 +684,10 @@ trivy:
   # If the value is set to `true` you have to manually download the `trivy.db` file and mount it in the
   # `/home/scanner/.cache/trivy/db/trivy.db` path.
   skipUpdate: false
+  # skipJavaDBUpdate If the flag is enabled you have to manually download the `trivy-java.db` file and mount it in the
+  # `/home/scanner/.cache/trivy/java-db/trivy-java.db` path
+  #
+  skipJavaDBUpdate: false
   # The offlineScan option prevents Trivy from sending API requests to identify dependencies.
   #
   # Scanning JAR files and pom.xml may require Internet access for better detection, but this option tries to avoid it.