diff --git a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
index 9caa5d5b2..9d9e89992 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ metadata:
     {{- with .Values.prometheus.servicemonitor.labels }}
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
     {{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.prometheus.servicemonitor.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- with .Values.prometheus.servicemonitor.annotations }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
+{{- end }}
 spec:
   jobLabel: {{ template "cert-manager.fullname" . }}
   selector:
diff --git a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/values.yaml
index 0af676dde..01babdf3c 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/cert-manager/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/cert-manager/values.yaml
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ prometheus:
     interval: 60s
     scrapeTimeout: 30s
     labels: {}
+    annotations: {}
     honorLabels: false
 
 # Use these variables to configure the HTTP_PROXY environment variables