diff --git a/pkg/validator/container_test.go b/pkg/validator/container_test.go
index 60997cb1..18862efa 100644
--- a/pkg/validator/container_test.go
+++ b/pkg/validator/container_test.go
@@ -63,10 +63,14 @@ func getEmptyController(name string) controllers.Interface {
 }
 
 func testValidate(t *testing.T, container *corev1.Container, resourceConf *string, controllerName string, expectedErrors []ResultMessage, expectedWarnings []ResultMessage, expectedSuccesses []ResultMessage) {
+	testValidateWithController(t, container, resourceConf, getEmptyController(controllerName), expectedErrors, expectedWarnings, expectedSuccesses)
+}
+
+func testValidateWithController(t *testing.T, container *corev1.Container, resourceConf *string, controller controllers.Interface, expectedErrors []ResultMessage, expectedWarnings []ResultMessage, expectedSuccesses []ResultMessage) {
 	parsedConf, err := conf.Parse([]byte(*resourceConf))
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Expected no error when parsing config")
 
-	results, err := applyContainerSchemaChecks(&parsedConf, getEmptyController(controllerName), container, false)
+	results, err := applyContainerSchemaChecks(&parsedConf, controller, container, false)
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -1146,3 +1150,52 @@ func TestValidateResourcesExemption(t *testing.T) {
 
 	testValidate(t, &container, &disallowExemptionsConf, "foo", expectedErrors, expectedWarnings, expectedSuccesses)
 }
+
+func TestValidateResourcesEmptyContainerCPURequestsExempt(t *testing.T) {
+	container := corev1.Container{
+		Name: "Empty",
+	}
+
+	expectedWarnings := []ResultMessage{
+		{
+			ID:       "memoryRequestsMissing",
+			Success:  false,
+			Severity: "warning",
+			Message:  "Memory requests should be set",
+			Category: "Resources",
+		},
+	}
+
+	expectedErrors := []ResultMessage{
+		{
+			ID:       "cpuLimitsMissing",
+			Success:  false,
+			Severity: "error",
+			Message:  "CPU limits should be set",
+			Category: "Resources",
+		},
+		{
+			ID:       "memoryLimitsMissing",
+			Success:  false,
+			Severity: "error",
+			Message:  "Memory limits should be set",
+			Category: "Resources",
+		},
+	}
+
+	expectedSuccesses := []ResultMessage{}
+	
+	controller := controllers.NewDeploymentController(appsv1.Deployment{
+		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Name: "foo",
+			Annotations: map[string]string {
+				"polaris.fairwinds.com/cpu-requests-missing-exempt": "true", // Exempt this controller from cpuRequestsMissing
+				"polaris.fairwinds.com/memory-requests-missing-exempt": "truthy", // Don't actually exempt this controller from memoryRequestsMissing
+			} ,
+		},
+		Spec: appsv1.DeploymentSpec{
+			Template: corev1.PodTemplateSpec{},
+		},
+	})
+	testValidateWithController(t, &container, &resourceConfMinimal, controller, expectedErrors, expectedWarnings, expectedSuccesses)
+}
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diff --git a/pkg/validator/schema.go b/pkg/validator/schema.go
index a18f19df..b560c226 100644
--- a/pkg/validator/schema.go
+++ b/pkg/validator/schema.go
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"sort"
+	"regexp"
+	"strings"
 
 	packr "github.com/gobuffalo/packr/v2"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -105,10 +107,23 @@ func makeResult(conf *config.Configuration, check *config.SchemaCheck, passes bo
 	return result
 }
 
+func getExemptKey(checkID string) string {
+	matchWordBoundary := regexp.MustCompile("([a-z])([A-Z])")
+	matchAcronymWordBoundary := regexp.MustCompile("([A-Z])([A-Z][a-z])")
+	wordSplitString := matchWordBoundary.ReplaceAllString(checkID, "${1}-${2}")
+	kebabCase := strings.ToLower(matchAcronymWordBoundary.ReplaceAllString(wordSplitString, "${1}-${2}"))
+	return fmt.Sprintf("polaris.fairwinds.com/%s-exempt", kebabCase)
+}
+
 func applyPodSchemaChecks(conf *config.Configuration, controller controllers.Interface) (ResultSet, error) {
 	results := ResultSet{}
 	checkIDs := getSortedKeys(conf.Checks)
+	objectAnnotations := controller.GetObjectMeta().Annotations
 	for _, checkID := range checkIDs {
+		exemptValue := objectAnnotations[getExemptKey(checkID)]
+		if strings.ToLower(exemptValue) == "true" {
+			continue
+		}
 		check, err := resolveCheck(conf, checkID, controller, config.TargetPod, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -130,7 +145,12 @@ func applyPodSchemaChecks(conf *config.Configuration, controller controllers.Int
 func applyContainerSchemaChecks(conf *config.Configuration, controller controllers.Interface, container *corev1.Container, isInit bool) (ResultSet, error) {
 	results := ResultSet{}
 	checkIDs := getSortedKeys(conf.Checks)
+	objectAnnotations := controller.GetObjectMeta().Annotations
 	for _, checkID := range checkIDs {
+		exemptValue := objectAnnotations[getExemptKey(checkID)]
+		if strings.ToLower(exemptValue) == "true" {
+			continue
+		}
 		check, err := resolveCheck(conf, checkID, controller, config.TargetContainer, isInit)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/validator/schema_test.go b/pkg/validator/schema_test.go
index 0db08d2b..72f05cca 100644
--- a/pkg/validator/schema_test.go
+++ b/pkg/validator/schema_test.go
@@ -260,3 +260,32 @@ func TestValidateCustomCheckExemptions(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	testValidate(t, &container, &customCheckExemptions, "notexempt", expectedErrors, expectedWarnings, expectedSuccesses)
 }
+
+func TestGetExemptKey(t *testing.T) {
+	keyMap := map[string]string {
+		"hostIPCSet": "polaris.fairwinds.com/host-ipc-set-exempt",
+		"hostPIDSet": "polaris.fairwinds.com/host-pid-set-exempt",
+		"hostNetworkSet": "polaris.fairwinds.com/host-network-set-exempt",
+		"memoryLimitsMissing": "polaris.fairwinds.com/memory-limits-missing-exempt",
+		"memoryRequestsMissing": "polaris.fairwinds.com/memory-requests-missing-exempt",
+		"cpuLimitsMissing": "polaris.fairwinds.com/cpu-limits-missing-exempt",
+		"cpuRequestsMissing": "polaris.fairwinds.com/cpu-requests-missing-exempt",
+		"readinessProbeMissing": "polaris.fairwinds.com/readiness-probe-missing-exempt",
+		"livenessProbeMissing": "polaris.fairwinds.com/liveness-probe-missing-exempt",
+		"pullPolicyNotAlways": "polaris.fairwinds.com/pull-policy-not-always-exempt",
+		"tagNotSpecified": "polaris.fairwinds.com/tag-not-specified-exempt",
+		"hostPortSet": "polaris.fairwinds.com/host-port-set-exempt",
+		"runAsRootAllowed": "polaris.fairwinds.com/run-as-root-allowed-exempt",
+		"runAsPrivileged": "polaris.fairwinds.com/run-as-privileged-exempt",
+		"notReadOnlyRootFileSystem": "polaris.fairwinds.com/not-read-only-root-file-system-exempt",
+		"privilegeEscalationAllowed": "polaris.fairwinds.com/privilege-escalation-allowed-exempt",
+		"dangerousCapabilities": "polaris.fairwinds.com/dangerous-capabilities-exempt",
+		"insecureCapabilities": "polaris.fairwinds.com/insecure-capabilities-exempt",
+	}
+	for id, key := range keyMap {
+		exemptKey := getExemptKey(id)
+		assert.Equal(t, key, exemptKey)
+	}
+	
+
+}
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