diff --git a/examples/app/templates/deployment.yaml b/examples/app/templates/deployment.yaml
index e591c525..59fc426f 100644
--- a/examples/app/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/examples/app/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -17,6 +17,13 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: myapp
       {{- include "app.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- if  .Values.myapp.podLabels }}
+      {{- toYaml .Values.myapp.podLabels | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      annotations:
+      {{- with .Values.myapp.podAnnotations }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
     spec:
       affinity: {{- toYaml .Values.myapp.affinity | nindent 8 }}
       containers:
diff --git a/examples/app/values.yaml b/examples/app/values.yaml
index 3c1edaed..7c3070f8 100644
--- a/examples/app/values.yaml
+++ b/examples/app/values.yaml
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ myapp:
   nodeSelector:
     region: east
     type: user-node
+  podAnnotations: {}
+  podLabels: {}
   podSecurityContext:
     fsGroup: 20000
     runAsNonRoot: true
diff --git a/examples/operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/examples/operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 5f2fc173..2aecf599 100644
--- a/examples/operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -23,6 +23,13 @@ spec:
       labels:
         control-plane: controller-manager
       {{- include "operator.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- if  .Values.controllerManager.podLabels }}
+      {{- toYaml .Values.controllerManager.podLabels | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      annotations:
+      {{- with .Values.controllerManager.podAnnotations }}
+      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
     spec:
       containers:
       - args: {{- toYaml .Values.controllerManager.kubeRbacProxy.args | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/examples/operator/values.yaml b/examples/operator/values.yaml
index 495b1641..41cebfd3 100644
--- a/examples/operator/values.yaml
+++ b/examples/operator/values.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ controllerManager:
   nodeSelector:
     region: east
     type: user-node
+  podAnnotations: {}
+  podLabels: {}
   podSecurityContext:
     runAsNonRoot: true
   replicas: 1
diff --git a/pkg/processor/deployment/deployment.go b/pkg/processor/deployment/deployment.go
index ad7c9234..3f3caae3 100644
--- a/pkg/processor/deployment/deployment.go
+++ b/pkg/processor/deployment/deployment.go
@@ -108,23 +108,31 @@ func (d deployment) Process(appMeta helmify.AppMetadata, obj *unstructured.Unstr
 	selector = strings.Trim(selector, " \n")
 	selector = string(yamlformat.Indent([]byte(selector), 4))
 
+	nameCamel := strcase.ToLowerCamel(name)
 	podLabels, err := yamlformat.Marshal(depl.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Labels, 8)
 	if err != nil {
 		return true, nil, err
 	}
-	podLabels += fmt.Sprintf("\n      {{- include \"%s.selectorLabels\" . | nindent 8 }}", appMeta.ChartName())
+	podLabels += fmt.Sprintf("\n      {{- include \"%s.selectorLabels\" . | nindent 8 }}\n      {{- if  .Values.%s.podLabels }}\n      {{- toYaml .Values.%s.podLabels | nindent 8 }}\n      {{- end }}", appMeta.ChartName(), nameCamel, nameCamel)
+	err = unstructured.SetNestedField(values, make(map[string]interface{}), nameCamel, "podLabels")
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, nil, err
+	}
 
-	podAnnotations := ""
+	podAnnotations := "\n      annotations:"
 	if len(depl.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations) != 0 {
-		podAnnotations, err = yamlformat.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{"annotations": depl.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations}, 6)
+		staticAnnotations, err := yamlformat.Marshal(depl.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Annotations, 8)
 		if err != nil {
 			return true, nil, err
 		}
-
-		podAnnotations = "\n" + podAnnotations
+		podAnnotations += "\n" + staticAnnotations
+	}
+	podAnnotations += fmt.Sprintf("\n      {{- with .Values.%s.podAnnotations }}\n      {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}\n      {{- end }}", nameCamel)
+	err = unstructured.SetNestedField(values, make(map[string]interface{}), nameCamel, "podAnnotations")
+	if err != nil {
+		return true, nil, err
 	}
 
-	nameCamel := strcase.ToLowerCamel(name)
 	specMap, podValues, err := pod.ProcessSpec(nameCamel, appMeta, depl.Spec.Template.Spec, 0)
 	if err != nil {
 		return true, nil, err
diff --git a/pkg/processor/deployment/deployment_test.go b/pkg/processor/deployment/deployment_test.go
index 07a2046f..2396f5d9 100644
--- a/pkg/processor/deployment/deployment_test.go
+++ b/pkg/processor/deployment/deployment_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package deployment
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/arttor/helmify/pkg/metadata"
@@ -137,6 +138,126 @@ func Test_deployment_Process(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+const (
+	// strDeplNoAnnotations has no pod template annotations — tests that podAnnotations is
+	// still seeded in values and the values-driven block is present in the template.
+	strDeplNoAnnotations = `apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: controller-manager
+  name: my-operator-controller-manager
+  namespace: my-operator-system
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      control-plane: controller-manager
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        control-plane: controller-manager
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: manager
+        image: controller:latest
+`
+	// strDeplWithAnnotations has static pod template annotations — tests that static
+	// annotations are preserved and the values-driven block is appended after them.
+	strDeplWithAnnotations = `apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    control-plane: controller-manager
+  name: my-operator-controller-manager
+  namespace: my-operator-system
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      control-plane: controller-manager
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        control-plane: controller-manager
+      annotations:
+        kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container: manager
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - name: manager
+        image: controller:latest
+`
+)
+
+func Test_deployment_podAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
+	var testInstance deployment
+
+	t.Run("no static annotations - values seeded and template block present", func(t *testing.T) {
+		obj := internal.GenerateObj(strDeplNoAnnotations)
+		processed, tmpl, err := testInstance.Process(&metadata.Service{}, obj)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, processed)
+
+		// podAnnotations should be seeded as empty map in values
+		// the deployment name "my-operator-controller-manager" trims to "controller-manager"
+		// which becomes "controllerManager" in lowerCamel
+		vals := tmpl.Values()
+		controllerManager, ok := vals["myOperatorControllerManager"].(map[string]interface{})
+		assert.True(t, ok, "expected myOperatorControllerManager key in values")
+		podAnnotations, ok := controllerManager["podAnnotations"]
+		assert.True(t, ok, "expected podAnnotations key in values")
+		assert.Equal(t, map[string]interface{}{}, podAnnotations)
+
+		// Template output must contain the values-driven annotations block
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		assert.NoError(t, tmpl.Write(&buf))
+		output := buf.String()
+		assert.Contains(t, output, "{{- with .Values.myOperatorControllerManager.podAnnotations }}")
+		assert.Contains(t, output, "{{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}")
+		assert.Contains(t, output, "annotations:")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("static annotations preserved and values block appended", func(t *testing.T) {
+		obj := internal.GenerateObj(strDeplWithAnnotations)
+		processed, tmpl, err := testInstance.Process(&metadata.Service{}, obj)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, processed)
+
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		assert.NoError(t, tmpl.Write(&buf))
+		output := buf.String()
+
+		// Static annotation must be in the output
+		assert.Contains(t, output, "kubectl.kubernetes.io/default-container: manager")
+		// Values-driven block must also be present
+		assert.Contains(t, output, "{{- with .Values.myOperatorControllerManager.podAnnotations }}")
+	})
+}
+
+func Test_deployment_podLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	var testInstance deployment
+
+	t.Run("podLabels seeded in values and template block present", func(t *testing.T) {
+		obj := internal.GenerateObj(strDeplNoAnnotations)
+		processed, tmpl, err := testInstance.Process(&metadata.Service{}, obj)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.True(t, processed)
+
+		vals := tmpl.Values()
+		controllerManager, ok := vals["myOperatorControllerManager"].(map[string]interface{})
+		assert.True(t, ok, "expected myOperatorControllerManager key in values")
+		podLabels, ok := controllerManager["podLabels"]
+		assert.True(t, ok, "expected podLabels key in values")
+		assert.Equal(t, map[string]interface{}{}, podLabels)
+
+		var buf bytes.Buffer
+		assert.NoError(t, tmpl.Write(&buf))
+		output := buf.String()
+		assert.Contains(t, output, "{{- if  .Values.myOperatorControllerManager.podLabels }}")
+		assert.Contains(t, output, "{{- toYaml .Values.myOperatorControllerManager.podLabels | nindent 8 }}")
+	})
+}
+
 var singleQuotesTest = []struct {
 	input    string
 	expected string