diff --git a/zookeeper/include/etc/confluent/docker/zookeeper.properties.template b/zookeeper/include/etc/confluent/docker/zookeeper.properties.template
index e46a3c9bd4..378f08eadf 100644
--- a/zookeeper/include/etc/confluent/docker/zookeeper.properties.template
+++ b/zookeeper/include/etc/confluent/docker/zookeeper.properties.template
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ dataLogDir=/var/lib/zookeeper/log
   'ZOOKEEPER_ADMIN_SERVER_ADDRESS' : 'admin.serverAddress',
   'ZOOKEEPER_ADMIN_SERVER_PORT' : 'admin.serverPort',
   'ZOOKEEPER_ADMIN_IDLE_TIMEOUT' : 'admin.idleTimeout',
-  'ZOOKEEPER_ADMIN_COMMAND_URL' : 'admin.commandURL'
+  'ZOOKEEPER_ADMIN_COMMAND_URL' : 'admin.commandURL',
+  'ZOOKEEPER_4LW_COMMANDS_WHITELIST': '4lw.commands.whitelist'
  } -%}
 
 {% for k, property in other_props.items() -%}