diff --git a/charts/connaisseur/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/connaisseur/templates/deployment.yaml
index fb59ae8fc..a12e5b7df 100644
--- a/charts/connaisseur/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/connaisseur/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ metadata:
     {{- include "connaisseur.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
   annotations:
     checksum/config: {{ include "connaisseur.getConfigChecksum" . }}
+    {{- if .Values.kubernetes.deployment.annotations -}}
+      {{ toYaml .Values.kubernetes.deployment.annotations | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
 spec:
   replicas: {{ .Values.kubernetes.deployment.replicasCount }}
   selector:
diff --git a/charts/connaisseur/values.yaml b/charts/connaisseur/values.yaml
index 29eb7cee3..47203eb78 100644
--- a/charts/connaisseur/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/connaisseur/values.yaml
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ kubernetes:
     tls: {} # set to use custom tls certificates for webhook (key and cert fields)
     envs: {} # set to use custom environment variables for connaisseur
     podLabels: {} # additional labels to attach to the pods created
+    annotations: {} # additional annotations to attach to the deployment
   # -----------------------------------------------------
 
   # changes to connaisseur service