diff --git a/helm/camel-k/templates/operator-service-account.yaml b/helm/camel-k/templates/operator-service-account.yaml
index c91ab3a615..f5ad7fbaaf 100644
--- a/helm/camel-k/templates/operator-service-account.yaml
+++ b/helm/camel-k/templates/operator-service-account.yaml
@@ -22,3 +22,7 @@ metadata:
   labels:
     app: "camel-k"
     {{- include "camel-k.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.operator.serviceAccount.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{ toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/camel-k/values.yaml b/helm/camel-k/values.yaml
index f8b1e88905..3c4d08abdc 100644
--- a/helm/camel-k/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/camel-k/values.yaml
@@ -45,3 +45,6 @@ operator:
 
   # Default operator name
   operatorId: camel-k
+
+  serviceAccount:
+    annotations: