diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
index 6af0932a84..739c39e049 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v1
 name: nginx-ingress
-version: 1.26.2
+version: 1.27.0
 appVersion: 0.26.1
 home: https://github.com/kubernetes/ingress-nginx
 description: An nginx Ingress controller that uses ConfigMap to store the nginx configuration.
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md b/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
index f96aa538d3..c73e967077 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/README.md
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ Parameter | Description | Default
 `controller.scope.namespace` | namespace to watch for ingress | `""` (use the release namespace)
 `controller.extraArgs` | Additional controller container arguments | `{}`
 `controller.kind` | install as Deployment, DaemonSet or Both | `Deployment`
+`controller.deploymentAnnotations` | annotations to be added to deployment | `{}`
 `controller.autoscaling.enabled` | If true, creates Horizontal Pod Autoscaler | false
 `controller.autoscaling.minReplicas` | If autoscaling enabled, this field sets minimum replica count | `2`
 `controller.autoscaling.maxReplicas` | If autoscaling enabled, this field sets maximum replica count | `11`
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
index 1f1117853d..97da1451d5 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ metadata:
     heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
     release: {{ .Release.Name }}
   name: {{ template "nginx-ingress.controller.fullname" . }}
+  annotations:    
+{{ toYaml .Values.controller.deploymentAnnotations | indent 4}}
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 7f52c69452..398ceb953e 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ metadata:
     heritage: {{ .Release.Service }}
     release: {{ .Release.Name }}
   name: {{ template "nginx-ingress.controller.fullname" . }}
+  annotations:
+{{ toYaml .Values.controller.deploymentAnnotations | indent 4}}
 spec:
   selector:
     matchLabels:
diff --git a/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml b/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
index 185cfdb857..5cad7ac1e5 100644
--- a/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/stable/nginx-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ controller:
   ##
   kind: Deployment
 
+  ## Annotations to be added to the controller deployment
+  ##
+  deploymentAnnotations: {}
+
   # The update strategy to apply to the Deployment or DaemonSet
   ##
   updateStrategy: {}