diff --git a/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/controller/deployment.yaml b/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
index d6adf9cf..ee118e5a 100644
--- a/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ spec:
   replicas: {{ .Values.controller.replicas }}
   template:
     metadata:
-      {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
+      {{- with (mergeOverwrite (deepCopy .Values.podAnnotations) .Values.controller.podAnnotations) }}
       annotations:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- range $key, $value := . }}
+        {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       labels:
         {{- include "argo-rollouts.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml b/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
index ebf9ce8b..0d210934 100644
--- a/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
@@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ spec:
   replicas: {{ .Values.dashboard.replicas }}
   template:
     metadata:
-      {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
+      {{- with (mergeOverwrite (deepCopy .Values.podAnnotations) .Values.dashboard.podAnnotations) }}
       annotations:
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- range $key, $value := . }}
+        {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- end }}
       labels:
         {{- include "argo-rollouts.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/argo-rollouts/values.yaml b/charts/argo-rollouts/values.yaml
index eb077221..d92e9304 100644
--- a/charts/argo-rollouts/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-rollouts/values.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ extraObjects: []
 controller:
   # -- Value of label `app.kubernetes.io/component`
   component: rollouts-controller
+  # -- Annotations to be added to application controller pods
+  podAnnotations: {}
   # -- [Node selector]
   nodeSelector: {}
   # -- [Tolerations] for use with node taints
@@ -164,7 +166,7 @@ serviceAccount:
 # -- Annotations to be added to all CRDs
 crdAnnotations: {}
 
-# -- Annotations to be added to the Rollout pods
+# -- Annotations for the all deployed pods
 podAnnotations: {}
 
 # -- Security Context to set on pod level
@@ -217,6 +219,8 @@ dashboard:
   readonly: false
   # -- Value of label `app.kubernetes.io/component`
   component: rollouts-dashboard
+  # -- Annotations to be added to application dashboard pods
+  podAnnotations: {}
   # -- [Node selector]
   nodeSelector: {}
   # -- [Tolerations] for use with node taints