diff --git a/.github/workflows/kustomize-memcached.yaml b/.github/workflows/kustomize-memcached.yaml
index dbdfdcce..15700c27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/kustomize-memcached.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/kustomize-memcached.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ jobs:
         overlays:
           - base
           - aio
+          - base-monitoring
     name: Kustomize
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/docs/deploy-required-infrastructure.md b/docs/deploy-required-infrastructure.md
index 4d6a4a8f..09cb6db9 100644
--- a/docs/deploy-required-infrastructure.md
+++ b/docs/deploy-required-infrastructure.md
@@ -93,6 +93,15 @@ kubectl kustomize --enable-helm /opt/genestack/kustomize/memcached/base | kubect
 
 > NOTE Memcached has a base configuration which is HA and production ready. If you're deploying on a small cluster the `aio` configuration may better suit the needs of the environment.
 
+### Alternative - Deploy the Memcached Cluster With Monitoring Enabled
+
+``` shell
+kubectl kustomize --enable-helm /opt/genestack/kustomize/memcached/base-monitoring | kubectl apply --namespace openstack -f -
+```
+
+> NOTE Memcached has a base-monitoring configuration which is HA and production ready that also includes a metrics exporter for prometheus metrics collection. If you'd like to have monitoring enabled for your memcached cluster ensure the prometheus operator is installed first ([Deploy Prometheus](prometheus.md)).
+
+
 ### Verify readiness with the following command.
 
 ``` shell
diff --git a/docs/prometheus-mysql-exporter.md b/docs/prometheus-mysql-exporter.md
index da264585..de69bbfe 100644
--- a/docs/prometheus-mysql-exporter.md
+++ b/docs/prometheus-mysql-exporter.md
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ cd /opt/genestack/kustomize/prometheus-mysql-exporter
 kubectl kustomize --enable-helm . | kubectl create -n openstack -f -
 ```
 
-If the installation is succesful, you should see the exporter pod in openstack namespace.
+If the installation is successful, you should see the exporter pod in openstack namespace.
diff --git a/docs/prometheus-rabbitmq-exporter.md b/docs/prometheus-rabbitmq-exporter.md
index c3662335..9152ad0f 100644
--- a/docs/prometheus-rabbitmq-exporter.md
+++ b/docs/prometheus-rabbitmq-exporter.md
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ cd /opt/genestack/kustomize/prometheus-rabbitmq-exporter
 kubectl kustomize --enable-helm . | kubectl create -n openstack -f -
 ```
 
-If the installation is succesful, you should see the exporter pod in openstack namespace.
+If the installation is successful, you should see the exporter pod in openstack namespace.
diff --git a/kustomize/memcached/base-monitoring/kustomization.yaml b/kustomize/memcached/base-monitoring/kustomization.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..448808d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kustomize/memcached/base-monitoring/kustomization.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+helmCharts:
+  - name: memcached
+    repo: https://marketplace.azurecr.io/helm/v1/repo
+    releaseName: memcached
+    valuesInline:
+      architecture: high-availability
+      autoscaling:
+        enabled: true
+      resources:
+        requests:
+          memory: 1Gi
+      persistence:
+        enabled: true
+        size: 10Gi
+      metrics:
+        enabled: true
+        serviceMonitor:
+          enabled: true
+    includeCRDs: true
+    namespace: openstack