The Municipality of Šmarje pri Jelšah (pronounced [ˈʃmaːɾjɛ pɾi ˈjeːlʃax]; Slovene: Občina Šmarje pri Jelšah) is a municipality in the traditional region of Styria in northeastern Slovenia.

The seat of the municipality is the town of Šmarje pri Jelšah.

Šmarje pri Jelšah became a municipality in 1994.

[2] In addition to the municipal seat of Šmarje pri Jelšah, the municipality also includes the following settlements: *Because the settlement of Grobelno straddles two municipalities, it appears on this list as well as the Municipality of Šentjur list