diff --git a/bin/kyuubi-ctl b/bin/kyuubi-ctl
index 6bd0c57f679..f6c3be684dd 100755
--- a/bin/kyuubi-ctl
+++ b/bin/kyuubi-ctl
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ fi
 
 KYUUBI_CLASSPATH="${KYUUBI_JAR_DIR}/*:${KYUUBI_CONF_DIR}:${HADOOP_CONF_DIR}"
 
-exec ${RUNNER} ${KYUUBI_JAVA_OPTS} -cp ${KYUUBI_CLASSPATH} $CLASS "$@"
+exec ${RUNNER} ${KYUUBI_CTL_JAVA_OPTS} -cp ${KYUUBI_CLASSPATH} $CLASS "$@"
diff --git a/conf/kyuubi-env.sh.template b/conf/kyuubi-env.sh.template
index e7848fa7fb2..969d47f4760 100755
--- a/conf/kyuubi-env.sh.template
+++ b/conf/kyuubi-env.sh.template
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #                           (Default: 5)
 # - KYUUBI_JAVA_OPTS        JVM options for the Kyuubi server itself in the form "-Dx=y".
 #                           (Default: none).
+# - KYUUBI_CTL_JAVA_OPTS    JVM options for the Kyuubi ctl itself in the form "-Dx=y".
+#                           (Default: none).
 # - KYUUBI_BEELINE_OPTS     JVM options for the Kyuubi BeeLine in the form "-Dx=Y".
 #                           (Default: none)
 # - KYUUBI_NICENESS         The scheduling priority for Kyuubi server.
diff --git a/docs/deployment/settings.md b/docs/deployment/settings.md
index 3c4ba328139..e6e9eb5a98b 100644
--- a/docs/deployment/settings.md
+++ b/docs/deployment/settings.md
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ You can configure the environment variables in `$KYUUBI_HOME/conf/kyuubi-env.sh`
 #                           (Default: 5)
 # - KYUUBI_JAVA_OPTS        JVM options for the Kyuubi server itself in the form "-Dx=y".
 #                           (Default: none).
+# - KYUUBI_CTL_JAVA_OPTS    JVM options for the Kyuubi ctl itself in the form "-Dx=y".
+#                           (Default: none).
 # - KYUUBI_BEELINE_OPTS     JVM options for the Kyuubi BeeLine in the form "-Dx=Y".
 #                           (Default: none)
 # - KYUUBI_NICENESS         The scheduling priority for Kyuubi server.