diff --git a/charts/trino/Chart.yaml b/charts/trino/Chart.yaml
index df47ac62..05956db6 100644
--- a/charts/trino/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/trino/Chart.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ type: application
 # This is the chart version. This version number should be incremented each time you make changes
 # to the chart and its templates, including the app version.
 # Versions are expected to follow Semantic Versioning (https://semver.org/)
-version: 0.33.0
+version: 0.34.0
 
 # This is the version number of the application being deployed. This version number should be
 # incremented each time you make changes to the application. Versions are not expected to
diff --git a/charts/trino/README.md b/charts/trino/README.md
index 6bc07bda..97e03c6c 100644
--- a/charts/trino/README.md
+++ b/charts/trino/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # trino
 
-![Version: 0.33.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.33.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 464](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-464-informational?style=flat-square)
+![Version: 0.34.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Version-0.34.0-informational?style=flat-square) ![Type: application](https://img.shields.io/badge/Type-application-informational?style=flat-square) ![AppVersion: 464](https://img.shields.io/badge/AppVersion-464-informational?style=flat-square)
 
 Fast distributed SQL query engine for big data analytics that helps you explore your data universe
 
@@ -175,65 +175,79 @@ Fast distributed SQL query engine for big data analytics that helps you explore
   ```
 * `resourceGroups` - object, default: `{}`  
 
-  Resource groups file is mounted to /etc/trino/resource-groups/resource-groups.json
-  Example:
+  [Resource groups control](https://trino.io/docs/current/admin/resource-groups.html)
+  Set the type property to either:
+  * `configmap`, and provide the Resource groups file contents in `resourceGroupsConfig`,
+  * `properties`, and provide configuration properties in `properties`.
+  Properties example:
+  ```yaml
+   type: properties
+   properties: |
+     resource-groups.configuration-manager=db
+     resource-groups.config-db-url=jdbc:mysql://trino-mysql.mysql.svc.cluster.local:3306/resource_groups
+     resource-groups.config-db-user=username
+     resource-groups.config-db-password=password
+  ```
+  Config map example:
   ```yaml
+   type: configmap
+   # Resource groups file is mounted to /etc/trino/resource-groups/resource-groups.json
    resourceGroupsConfig: |-
-       {
-         "rootGroups": [
-           {
-             "name": "global",
-             "softMemoryLimit": "80%",
-             "hardConcurrencyLimit": 100,
-             "maxQueued": 100,
-             "schedulingPolicy": "fair",
-             "jmxExport": true,
-             "subGroups": [
-               {
-                 "name": "admin",
-                 "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
-                 "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
-                 "maxQueued": 10
-               },
-               {
-                 "name": "finance_human_resources",
-                 "softMemoryLimit": "20%",
-                 "hardConcurrencyLimit": 15,
-                 "maxQueued": 10
-               },
-               {
-                 "name": "general",
-                 "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
-                 "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
-                 "maxQueued": 10
-               },
-               {
-                 "name": "readonly",
-                 "softMemoryLimit": "10%",
-                 "hardConcurrencyLimit": 5,
-                 "maxQueued": 5
-               }
-             ]
-           }
-         ],
-         "selectors": [
-           {
-             "user": "admin",
-             "group": "global.admin"
-           },
-           {
-             "group": "finance|human_resources",
-             "group": "global.finance_human_resources"
-           },
-           {
-             "user": "alice",
-             "group": "global.readonly"
-           },
-           {
-             "group": "global.general"
-           }
-         ]
-       }
+     {
+       "rootGroups": [
+         {
+           "name": "global",
+           "softMemoryLimit": "80%",
+           "hardConcurrencyLimit": 100,
+           "maxQueued": 100,
+           "schedulingPolicy": "fair",
+           "jmxExport": true,
+           "subGroups": [
+             {
+               "name": "admin",
+               "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
+               "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
+               "maxQueued": 10
+             },
+             {
+               "name": "finance_human_resources",
+               "softMemoryLimit": "20%",
+               "hardConcurrencyLimit": 15,
+               "maxQueued": 10
+             },
+             {
+               "name": "general",
+               "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
+               "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
+               "maxQueued": 10
+             },
+             {
+               "name": "readonly",
+               "softMemoryLimit": "10%",
+               "hardConcurrencyLimit": 5,
+               "maxQueued": 5
+             }
+           ]
+         }
+       ],
+       "selectors": [
+         {
+           "user": "admin",
+           "group": "global.admin"
+         },
+         {
+           "group": "finance|human_resources",
+           "group": "global.finance_human_resources"
+         },
+         {
+           "user": "alice",
+           "group": "global.readonly"
+         },
+         {
+           "group": "global.general"
+         }
+       ]
+     }
   ```
 * `additionalNodeProperties` - list, default: `[]`  
 
diff --git a/charts/trino/templates/configmap-coordinator.yaml b/charts/trino/templates/configmap-coordinator.yaml
index 75f62acd..6e27519a 100644
--- a/charts/trino/templates/configmap-coordinator.yaml
+++ b/charts/trino/templates/configmap-coordinator.yaml
@@ -105,9 +105,20 @@ data:
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if .Values.resourceGroups }}
+  {{- if eq .Values.resourceGroups.type "configmap" }}
   resource-groups.properties: |
     resource-groups.configuration-manager=file
     resource-groups.config-file={{ .Values.server.config.path }}/resource-groups/resource-groups.json
+  {{- else if eq .Values.resourceGroups.type "properties" }}
+  resource-groups.properties: |
+    {{- if .Values.resourceGroups.properties }}
+    {{- .Values.resourceGroups.properties | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- else}}
+    {{- fail "resourceGroups.properties is required when resourceGroups.type is 'properties'." }}
+    {{- end }}
+  {{- else}}
+  {{- fail "Invalid resourceGroups.type value. It must be either 'configmap' or 'properties'." }}
+  {{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{- if .Values.server.exchangeManager }}
@@ -151,7 +162,7 @@ data:
   {{ $fileName }}: |
     {{- tpl $fileContent $ | nindent 4 }}
 {{- end }}
-{{- if .Values.resourceGroups }}
+{{- if eq .Values.resourceGroups.type "configmap" }}
 ---
 apiVersion: v1
 kind: ConfigMap
diff --git a/charts/trino/templates/deployment-coordinator.yaml b/charts/trino/templates/deployment-coordinator.yaml
index 297d16ca..c89d76b0 100644
--- a/charts/trino/templates/deployment-coordinator.yaml
+++ b/charts/trino/templates/deployment-coordinator.yaml
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ spec:
           configMap:
             name: {{ template "trino.fullname" . }}-access-control-volume-coordinator
         {{- end }}
-        {{- if .Values.resourceGroups }}
+        {{- if eq .Values.resourceGroups.type "configmap" }}
         - name: resource-groups-volume
           configMap:
             name: {{ template "trino.fullname" . }}-resource-groups-volume-coordinator
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ spec:
             - mountPath: {{ .Values.server.config.path }}/access-control
               name: access-control-volume
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if .Values.resourceGroups }}
+            {{- if eq .Values.resourceGroups.type "configmap" }}
             - mountPath: {{ .Values.server.config.path }}/resource-groups
               name: resource-groups-volume
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/trino/templates/tests/test-resource-groups-db.yaml b/charts/trino/templates/tests/test-resource-groups-db.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e04f4d94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/trino/templates/tests/test-resource-groups-db.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{{- if eq .Values.resourceGroups.type "properties" }}
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Pod
+metadata:
+  name: {{ include "trino.fullname" . }}-test-add-resourcegroups-data
+  labels:
+    {{- include "trino.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: test
+    test: add-resource-groups-data
+  annotations:
+    "helm.sh/hook": test
+    "helm.sh/hook-weight": "-1"
+spec:
+  containers:
+    - name: mysql-client
+      image: bitnami/mysql:8.1
+      command:
+        - /bin/sh
+        - -c
+        - |
+          echo "Inserting data into MySQL";
+          mysql -h trino-resource-groups-db-mysql.mysql.svc.cluster.local -u trino -ppass0000 resource_groups -e "
+          -- create a root group 'admin' with NULL parent
+          INSERT INTO resource_groups (name, soft_memory_limit, hard_concurrency_limit, max_queued, scheduling_policy, environment)
+          VALUES ('admin', '100%', 50, 100, 'query_priority', 'production');
+          -- use ID of 'admin' resource group for selector
+          INSERT INTO selectors (resource_group_id, user_regex, priority) VALUES ((SELECT resource_group_id FROM resource_groups WHERE name = 'admin'), 'admin', 6);
+          -- check data
+          SELECT * FROM resource_groups;
+          SELECT * FROM selectors;";
+          sleep 5
+  restartPolicy: Never
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/trino/values.yaml b/charts/trino/values.yaml
index 2fb187c7..9081f4ca 100644
--- a/charts/trino/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/trino/values.yaml
@@ -183,66 +183,80 @@ accessControl: {}
 # ```
 
 resourceGroups: {}
-# resourceGroups -- Resource groups file is mounted to /etc/trino/resource-groups/resource-groups.json
+# resourceGroups -- [Resource groups control](https://trino.io/docs/current/admin/resource-groups.html)
 # @raw
-# Example:
+# Set the type property to either:
+# * `configmap`, and provide the Resource groups file contents in `resourceGroupsConfig`,
+# * `properties`, and provide configuration properties in `properties`.
+# Properties example:
+# ```yaml
+#  type: properties
+#  properties: |
+#    resource-groups.configuration-manager=db
+#    resource-groups.config-db-url=jdbc:mysql://trino-mysql.mysql.svc.cluster.local:3306/resource_groups
+#    resource-groups.config-db-user=username
+#    resource-groups.config-db-password=password
+# ```
+# Config map example:
 # ```yaml
+#  type: configmap
+#  # Resource groups file is mounted to /etc/trino/resource-groups/resource-groups.json
 #  resourceGroupsConfig: |-
-#      {
-#        "rootGroups": [
-#          {
-#            "name": "global",
-#            "softMemoryLimit": "80%",
-#            "hardConcurrencyLimit": 100,
-#            "maxQueued": 100,
-#            "schedulingPolicy": "fair",
-#            "jmxExport": true,
-#            "subGroups": [
-#              {
-#                "name": "admin",
-#                "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
-#                "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
-#                "maxQueued": 10
-#              },
-#              {
-#                "name": "finance_human_resources",
-#                "softMemoryLimit": "20%",
-#                "hardConcurrencyLimit": 15,
-#                "maxQueued": 10
-#              },
-#              {
-#                "name": "general",
-#                "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
-#                "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
-#                "maxQueued": 10
-#              },
-#              {
-#                "name": "readonly",
-#                "softMemoryLimit": "10%",
-#                "hardConcurrencyLimit": 5,
-#                "maxQueued": 5
-#              }
-#            ]
-#          }
-#        ],
-#        "selectors": [
-#          {
-#            "user": "admin",
-#            "group": "global.admin"
-#          },
-#          {
-#            "group": "finance|human_resources",
-#            "group": "global.finance_human_resources"
-#          },
-#          {
-#            "user": "alice",
-#            "group": "global.readonly"
-#          },
-#          {
-#            "group": "global.general"
-#          }
-#        ]
-#      }
+#    {
+#      "rootGroups": [
+#        {
+#          "name": "global",
+#          "softMemoryLimit": "80%",
+#          "hardConcurrencyLimit": 100,
+#          "maxQueued": 100,
+#          "schedulingPolicy": "fair",
+#          "jmxExport": true,
+#          "subGroups": [
+#            {
+#              "name": "admin",
+#              "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
+#              "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
+#              "maxQueued": 10
+#            },
+#            {
+#              "name": "finance_human_resources",
+#              "softMemoryLimit": "20%",
+#              "hardConcurrencyLimit": 15,
+#              "maxQueued": 10
+#            },
+#            {
+#              "name": "general",
+#              "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
+#              "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
+#              "maxQueued": 10
+#            },
+#            {
+#              "name": "readonly",
+#              "softMemoryLimit": "10%",
+#              "hardConcurrencyLimit": 5,
+#              "maxQueued": 5
+#            }
+#          ]
+#        }
+#      ],
+#      "selectors": [
+#        {
+#          "user": "admin",
+#          "group": "global.admin"
+#        },
+#        {
+#          "group": "finance|human_resources",
+#          "group": "global.finance_human_resources"
+#        },
+#        {
+#          "user": "alice",
+#          "group": "global.readonly"
+#        },
+#        {
+#          "group": "global.general"
+#        }
+#      ]
+#    }
 # ```
 
 additionalNodeProperties: []
diff --git a/test-resource-groups-properties-values.yaml b/test-resource-groups-properties-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6cbaccce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-resource-groups-properties-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# Resource Groups 'properties' values to test.
+# This is a YAML-formatted file.
+
+server:
+  log:
+    trino:
+      level: INFO
+
+resourceGroups:
+  type: properties
+  properties: |
+    resource-groups.configuration-manager=db
+    resource-groups.config-db-url=jdbc:mysql://trino-resource-groups-db-mysql.mysql.svc.cluster.local:3306/resource_groups
+    resource-groups.config-db-user=trino
+    resource-groups.config-db-password=pass0000
diff --git a/test-values.yaml b/test-values.yaml
index 0133f249..e12299e5 100644
--- a/test-values.yaml
+++ b/test-values.yaml
@@ -162,6 +162,66 @@ accessControl:
         ]
       }
 
+resourceGroups:
+  type: configmap
+  resourceGroupsConfig: |-
+    {
+      "rootGroups": [
+        {
+          "name": "global",
+          "softMemoryLimit": "80%",
+          "hardConcurrencyLimit": 100,
+          "maxQueued": 100,
+          "schedulingPolicy": "fair",
+          "jmxExport": true,
+          "subGroups": [
+            {
+              "name": "admin",
+              "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
+              "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
+              "maxQueued": 10
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "finance_human_resources",
+              "softMemoryLimit": "20%",
+              "hardConcurrencyLimit": 15,
+              "maxQueued": 10
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "general",
+              "softMemoryLimit": "30%",
+              "hardConcurrencyLimit": 20,
+              "maxQueued": 10
+            },
+            {
+              "name": "readonly",
+              "softMemoryLimit": "10%",
+              "hardConcurrencyLimit": 5,
+              "maxQueued": 5
+            }
+          ]
+        }
+      ],
+      "selectors": [
+        {
+          "user": "admin",
+          "group": "global.admin"
+        },
+        {
+          "group": "finance|human_resources",
+          "group": "global.finance_human_resources"
+        },
+        {
+          "user": "alice",
+          "group": "global.readonly"
+        },
+        {
+          "group": "global.general"
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+
+
 jmx:
   enabled: true
   registryPort: 9080
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 0b208033..2dd2efad 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ declare -A testCases=(
     [access_control_properties_values]="--values test-access-control-properties-values.yaml"
     [exchange_manager_values]="--values test-exchange-manager-values.yaml"
     [graceful_shutdown]="--values test-graceful-shutdown-values.yaml"
+    [resource_groups_properties_values]="--values test-resource-groups-properties-values.yaml"
 )
 
 function join_by {
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ NAMESPACE=trino-$(LC_ALL=C tr -dc 'a-z0-9' </dev/urandom | head -c 6 || true)
 HELM_EXTRA_SET_ARGS=
 CT_ARGS=(--charts=charts/trino --skip-clean-up --helm-extra-args="--timeout 2m")
 CLEANUP_NAMESPACE=true
-TEST_NAMES=(default single_node complete_values access_control_properties_values exchange_manager_values graceful_shutdown)
+TEST_NAMES=(default single_node complete_values access_control_properties_values exchange_manager_values graceful_shutdown resource_groups_properties_values)
 
 usage() {
     cat <<EOF 1>&2
@@ -100,6 +101,21 @@ if printf '%s\0' "${TEST_NAMES[@]}" | grep -qwz complete_values; then
     kubectl rollout status --watch deployments -l release=prometheus-operator -n "$NAMESPACE"
 fi
 
+# only install the MySQL Helm chart when running the `resource_groups_properties_values` test
+if printf '%s\0' "${TEST_NAMES[@]}" | grep -qwz resource_groups_properties_values; then
+    helm repo add bitnami https://charts.bitnami.com/bitnami
+    helm upgrade --install trino-resource-groups-db bitnami/mysql -n mysql \
+        --create-namespace \
+        --version "11.1.19" \
+        --set image.tag=8.1 \
+        --set auth.username=trino \
+        --set auth.password=pass0000 \
+        --set auth.database=resource_groups \
+        --set primary.persistence.enabled=false \
+        --set primary.extraFlags="--character-set-server=utf8mb4 --collation-server=utf8mb4_unicode_ci"
+    kubectl wait --for=condition=ready pod -l app.kubernetes.io/name=mysql --timeout=300s -n mysql
+fi
+
 CT_ARGS+=(--namespace "$NAMESPACE")
 
 result=0
@@ -126,6 +142,8 @@ done
 if [ "$CLEANUP_NAMESPACE" == "true" ]; then
     helm -n "$NAMESPACE" uninstall prometheus-operator --ignore-not-found
     kubectl delete namespace "$NAMESPACE"
+    helm -n mysql uninstall trino-resource-groups-db --ignore-not-found
+    kubectl delete namespace mysql --ignore-not-found
     mapfile -t crds < <(kubectl api-resources --api-group=monitoring.coreos.com --output name)
     if [ ${#crds[@]} -ne 0 ]; then
         kubectl delete crd "${crds[@]}"