diff --git a/doc/source/userdoc/edp.rst b/doc/source/userdoc/edp.rst
index 65427f66..b053dbaa 100644
--- a/doc/source/userdoc/edp.rst
+++ b/doc/source/userdoc/edp.rst
@@ -544,6 +544,11 @@ Spark jobs use some special configuration values:
   accessed. Without this configuration value, swift paths will not be
   accessible to Spark jobs. The default is **False**.
 
+* ``edp.spark.driver.classpath`` (optional) If set to empty string sahara
+  will use default classpath for the cluster during job execution.
+  Otherwise this will override default value for the cluster for particular
+  job execution.
+
 The **edp-spark** example bundled with sahara contains a Spark program for
 estimating Pi.
 
diff --git a/sahara/service/edp/spark/engine.py b/sahara/service/edp/spark/engine.py
index 7f3a1e92..605f604e 100644
--- a/sahara/service/edp/spark/engine.py
+++ b/sahara/service/edp/spark/engine.py
@@ -175,7 +175,17 @@ class SparkJobEngine(base_engine.JobEngine):
 
         return uploaded_paths, builtin_paths
 
-    def _check_driver_class_path(self, param_dict):
+    def _check_driver_class_path(self, job_configs, param_dict):
+        overridden = edp.spark_driver_classpath(
+            job_configs.get('configs', {}))
+        if overridden:
+            param_dict['driver-class-path'] = (
+                " --driver-class-path " + overridden)
+            return
+        if not param_dict.get('wrapper_jar'):
+            # no need in driver classpath if swift as datasource is not used
+            param_dict['driver-class-path'] = ""
+            return
         cp = param_dict['driver-class-path'] or ""
         if param_dict['deploy-mode'] == 'client' and not (
                 cp.startswith(":") or cp.endswith(":")):
@@ -252,7 +262,7 @@ class SparkJobEngine(base_engine.JobEngine):
         # Handle driver classpath. Because of the way the hadoop
         # configuration is handled in the wrapper class, using
         # wrapper_xml, the working directory must be on the classpath
-        self._check_driver_class_path(mutual_dict)
+        self._check_driver_class_path(updated_job_configs, mutual_dict)
 
         if mutual_dict.get("wrapper_jar"):
             # Substrings which may be empty have spaces
@@ -267,7 +277,7 @@ class SparkJobEngine(base_engine.JobEngine):
                 mutual_dict)
         else:
             cmd = (
-                '%(spark-user)s%(spark-submit)s'
+                '%(spark-user)s%(spark-submit)s%(driver-class-path)s'
                 ' --class %(job_class)s%(addnl_jars)s'
                 ' --master %(master)s'
                 ' --deploy-mode %(deploy-mode)s'
diff --git a/sahara/tests/unit/service/edp/spark/base.py b/sahara/tests/unit/service/edp/spark/base.py
index d8591039..503bbd93 100644
--- a/sahara/tests/unit/service/edp/spark/base.py
+++ b/sahara/tests/unit/service/edp/spark/base.py
@@ -668,3 +668,35 @@ class TestSpark(base.SaharaTestCase):
         self._setup_run_job(master_instance, job_configs, files)
 
         configurer.assert_called_with("cluster", data_source)
+
+    @mock.patch('sahara.service.edp.hdfs_helper.configure_cluster_for_hdfs')
+    @mock.patch('sahara.service.edp.job_utils.resolve_data_source_references')
+    def test_overridden_driver_classpath(self, resolver, configurer):
+        job_configs = {
+            'configs': {"edp.java.main_class": "org.me.myclass",
+                        'edp.spark.driver.classpath': "my-classpath.jar"},
+        }
+
+        files = {'jars': ["app.jar"]}
+
+        data_source = mock.Mock()
+        data_source.type = 'hdfs'
+        resolver.return_value = ([data_source], job_configs)
+
+        master_instance = self._make_master_instance()
+        self._setup_run_job(master_instance, job_configs, files)
+
+        # check that overridden value was applied
+        master_instance.execute_command.assert_called_with(
+            'cd %(workflow_dir)s; '
+            './launch_command %(spark_user)s%(spark_submit)s '
+            '--driver-class-path my-classpath.jar '
+            '--class org.me.myclass '
+            '--master %(master)s '
+            '--deploy-mode %(deploy_mode)s '
+            'app.jar '
+            '> /dev/null 2>&1 & echo $!' % {"workflow_dir": self.workflow_dir,
+                                            "spark_user": self.spark_user,
+                                            "spark_submit": self.spark_submit,
+                                            "master": self.master,
+                                            "deploy_mode": self.deploy_mode})
diff --git a/sahara/utils/edp.py b/sahara/utils/edp.py
index aee8c6f0..14fd7878 100644
--- a/sahara/utils/edp.py
+++ b/sahara/utils/edp.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ JOB_TYPES_ACCEPTABLE_CONFIGS = {
 }
 
 ADAPT_FOR_OOZIE = 'edp.java.adapt_for_oozie'
-
+SPARK_DRIVER_CLASSPATH = 'edp.spark.driver.classpath'
 ADAPT_SPARK_FOR_SWIFT = 'edp.spark.adapt_for_swift'
 
 
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@ def is_adapt_spark_for_swift_enabled(configs):
     return configs.get(ADAPT_SPARK_FOR_SWIFT, False)
 
 
+def spark_driver_classpath(configs):
+    # Return None in case when you need to use default value
+    return configs.get(SPARK_DRIVER_CLASSPATH)
+
+
 def get_builtin_binaries(job, configs):
     if job.type == JOB_TYPE_JAVA:
         if is_adapt_for_oozie_enabled(configs):