diff --git a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/webhook-deployment.yaml b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/webhook-deployment.yaml
index 9e27afd61..259a96c79 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/webhook-deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/webhook-deployment.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ spec:
           {{ if not $config.securePort -}}
           - --secure-port={{ .Values.webhook.securePort }}
           {{- end }}
+          {{- if .Values.featureGates }}
+          - --feature-gates={{ .Values.featureGates }}
+          {{- end }}
           {{- $tlsConfig := default $config.tlsConfig "" }}
           {{ if or (not $config.tlsConfig) (and (not $tlsConfig.dynamic) (not $tlsConfig.filesystem) ) -}}
           - --dynamic-serving-ca-secret-namespace=$(POD_NAMESPACE)
diff --git a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/values.yaml
index 295fea4ee..14056dd66 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/values.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ strategy: {}
   #   maxUnavailable: 1
 
 # Comma separated list of feature gates that should be enabled on the
-# controller pod.
+# controller pod & webhook pod.
 featureGates: ""
 
 image: