diff --git a/charts/podinfo/README.md b/charts/podinfo/README.md
index 9aff83e..c1b5f2d 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/README.md
+++ b/charts/podinfo/README.md
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ Parameter | Default | Description
 `nodeSelector` | `{}` | Node labels for pod assignment
 `tolerations` | `[]` | List of node taints to tolerate
 `affinity` | `None` | Node/pod affinities
+`podAnnotations` | `{}` | Pod annotations
 
 Specify each parameter using the `--set key=value[,key=value]` argument to `helm install`. For example,
 
@@ -88,6 +89,13 @@ $ helm install my-release podinfo/podinfo \
   --set=serviceMonitor.enabled=true,serviceMonitor.interval=5s
 ```
 
+To add custom annotations you need to escape the annotation key string:
+
+```console
+$ helm upgrade -i my-release podinfo/podinfo \
+--set podAnnotations."appmesh\.k8s\.aws\/preview"=enabled
+```
+
 Alternatively, a YAML file that specifies the values for the above parameters can be provided while installing the chart. For example,
 
 ```console
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
index 37dd23a..d53667a 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/podinfo/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ spec:
       annotations:
         prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
         prometheus.io/port: "{{ .Values.service.httpPort }}"
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.podAnnotations }}
+        {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
     spec:
       terminationGracePeriodSeconds: 30
       {{- if .Values.serviceAccount.enabled }}
diff --git a/charts/podinfo/values.yaml b/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
index eeddb31..d87a7e4 100644
--- a/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/podinfo/values.yaml
@@ -88,3 +88,4 @@ tolerations: []
 
 affinity: {}
 
+podAnnotations: {}