diff --git a/deployment/helm/balloons/README.md b/deployment/helm/balloons/README.md
index bd23ca88e..95fb5b1e2 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/balloons/README.md
+++ b/deployment/helm/balloons/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ customize with their own values, along with the default values.
 | `nri.runtime.config.pluginRequestTimeout`      | ""                                                                                                      | set NRI plugin request timeout in NRI config of containerd or CRI-O |
 | `nri.runtime.patchConfig` | false                                                                                                                        | patch NRI configuration in containerd or CRI-O       |
 | `nri.plugin.index`        | 90                                                                                                                           | NRI plugin index to register with            
+| `nri.plugin.annotations`  | {}                                                                                                                           | extra annotations for the plugin's pod               |
 | `initImage.name`         | [ghcr.io/containers/nri-plugins/config-manager](https://ghcr.io/containers/nri-plugins/config-manager)                        | init container image name                            |
 | `initImage.tag`          | unstable                                                                                                                      | init container image tag                             |
 | `initImage.pullPolicy`   | Always                                                                                                                        | init container image pull policy                     |
diff --git a/deployment/helm/balloons/templates/daemonset.yaml b/deployment/helm/balloons/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 567aac344..fb4fdff34 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/balloons/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/balloons/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
       {{- include "nri-plugin.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      annotations:
+        prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
+      {{- if (ne .Values.config.instrumentation.httpEndpoint "") }}
+        prometheus.io/port: "{{ regexReplaceAll "[^:]*:([0-9][0-9]*)" .Values.config.instrumentation.httpEndpoint "${1}" }}"
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- range $name, $value := .Values.nri.plugin.annotations }}
+        {{ $name }}: "{{ $value }}"
+      {{- end }}
     spec:
     {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
       tolerations:
diff --git a/deployment/helm/balloons/values.yaml b/deployment/helm/balloons/values.yaml
index 1d74dd2bf..54465b3f8 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/balloons/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/balloons/values.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ config:
   log:
     source: true
   instrumentation:
+    httpEndpoint: ":8891"
+    prometheusExport: false
     reportPeriod: 60s
     samplingRatePerMillion: 0
 
@@ -63,6 +65,9 @@ resources:
 nri:
   plugin:
     index: 90
+    annotations:
+#      key1: value1
+#      key2: value2
   runtime:
     patchConfig: false
 #   config:
diff --git a/deployment/helm/template/README.md b/deployment/helm/template/README.md
index 8f46b1088..a70ab04ac 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/template/README.md
+++ b/deployment/helm/template/README.md
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ customize with their own values, along with the default values.
 | `nri.runtime.config.pluginRequestTimeout`      | ""                                                                                                      | set NRI plugin request timeout in NRI config of containerd or CRI-O |
 | `nri.runtime.patchConfig` | false                                                                                                                        | patch NRI configuration in containerd or CRI-O       |
 | `nri.plugin.index`        | 90                                                                                                                           | NRI plugin index to register with            
+| `nri.plugin.annotations`  | {}                                                                                                                           | extra annotations for the plugin's pod               |
 | `initImage.name`         | [ghcr.io/containers/nri-plugins/config-manager](https://ghcr.io/containers/nri-plugins/config-manager)                                | init container image name                            |
 | `initImage.tag`          | unstable                                                                                                                      | init container image tag                             |
 | `initImage.pullPolicy`   | Always                                                                                                                        | init container image pull policy                     |
diff --git a/deployment/helm/template/templates/daemonset.yaml b/deployment/helm/template/templates/daemonset.yaml
index c7338ec06..3d8a6d628 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/template/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/template/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
       {{- include "nri-plugin.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      annotations:
+        prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
+      {{- if (ne .Values.config.instrumentation.httpEndpoint "") }}
+        prometheus.io/port: "{{ regexReplaceAll "[^:]*:([0-9][0-9]*)" .Values.config.instrumentation.httpEndpoint "${1}" }}"
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- range $name, $value := .Values.nri.plugin.annotations }}
+        {{ $name }}: "{{ $value }}"
+      {{- end }}
     spec:
     {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
       tolerations:
diff --git a/deployment/helm/template/values.yaml b/deployment/helm/template/values.yaml
index 57326312b..321d46a5e 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/template/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/template/values.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ config:
     klog:
       skip_headers: true
   instrumentation:
+    httpEndpoint: ":8891"
+    prometheusExport: false
     reportPeriod: 60s
     samplingRatePerMillion: 0
 
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ resources:
 nri:
   plugin:
     index: 90
+    annotations:
+#      key1: value1
+#      key2: value2
   runtime:
     patchConfig: false
 #   config:
diff --git a/deployment/helm/topology-aware/README.md b/deployment/helm/topology-aware/README.md
index 6999188fa..41df43705 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/topology-aware/README.md
+++ b/deployment/helm/topology-aware/README.md
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ customize with their own values, along with the default values.
 | `nri.runtime.config.pluginRequestTimeout`      | ""                                                                                                      | set NRI plugin request timeout in NRI config of containerd or CRI-O |
 | `nri.runtime.patchConfig` | false                                                                                                                        | patch NRI configuration in containerd or CRI-O       |
 | `nri.plugin.index`        | 90                                                                                                                           | NRI plugin index to register with                    |
+| `nri.plugin.annotations`  | {}                                                                                                                           | extra annotations for the plugin's pod               |
 | `initImage.name`         | [ghcr.io/containers/nri-plugins/config-manager](https://ghcr.io/containers/nri-plugins/config-manager)                        | init container image name                            |
 | `initImage.tag`          | unstable                                                                                                                      | init container image tag                             |
 | `initImage.pullPolicy`   | Always                                                                                                                        | init container image pull policy                     |
diff --git a/deployment/helm/topology-aware/templates/daemonset.yaml b/deployment/helm/topology-aware/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 480587d97..b012026b8 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/topology-aware/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/topology-aware/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
       {{- include "nri-plugin.labels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      annotations:
+        prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
+      {{- if (ne .Values.config.instrumentation.httpEndpoint "") }}
+        prometheus.io/port: "{{ regexReplaceAll "[^:]*:([0-9][0-9]*)" .Values.config.instrumentation.httpEndpoint "${1}" }}"
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- range $name, $value := .Values.nri.plugin.annotations }}
+        {{ $name }}: "{{ $value }}"
+      {{- end }}
     spec:
     {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
       tolerations:
diff --git a/deployment/helm/topology-aware/values.yaml b/deployment/helm/topology-aware/values.yaml
index 1df3d8775..751d28698 100644
--- a/deployment/helm/topology-aware/values.yaml
+++ b/deployment/helm/topology-aware/values.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ config:
     klog:
       skip_headers: true
   instrumentation:
+    httpEndpoint: ":8891"
+    prometheusExport: false
     reportPeriod: 60s
     samplingRatePerMillion: 0
 
@@ -38,6 +40,9 @@ resources:
 nri:
   plugin:
     index: 90
+    annotations:
+#      key1: value1
+#      key2: value2
   runtime:
     patchConfig: false
 #   config: