diff --git a/helm/operator/templates/operator-serviceaccount.yaml b/helm/operator/templates/operator-serviceaccount.yaml
index 7b644248028..8ae899da6e1 100644
--- a/helm/operator/templates/operator-serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/helm/operator/templates/operator-serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -4,3 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   name: minio-operator
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels: {{- include "minio-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.operator.serviceAccountAnnotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
diff --git a/helm/operator/values.yaml b/helm/operator/values.yaml
index f895a986703..fc3ac0bced7 100644
--- a/helm/operator/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/operator/values.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ operator:
   env:
     - name: OPERATOR_STS_ENABLED
       value: "on"
+  # An array of additional annotations to be applied to the operator service account
+  serviceAccountAnnotations: []
   ###
   # Specify the Operator container image to use for the deployment.
   # ``image.tag``