diff --git a/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/develop/app-spec.md b/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/develop/app-spec.md
index 88991a01a..c1b120ee9 100644
--- a/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/develop/app-spec.md
+++ b/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/develop/app-spec.md
@@ -236,6 +236,9 @@ spec:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               - name: specificAnnotation
                 fieldPath: metadata.annotations['specificAnnotation']
+              - name: anotherAnnotationWithDots
+                # keys requiring `\\.`` should use "" for the filedPath value
+                fieldPath: "metadata.annotations['another\\.annotation\\.with\\.dots']"
               # query for the version of the cluster
               - name: kubeVersion
                 kubernetesVersion: {}
@@ -281,6 +284,9 @@ spec:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               - name: specificAnnotation
                 fieldPath: metadata.annotations['specificAnnotation']
+              - name: anotherAnnotationWithDots
+                # keys requiring `\\.`` should use "" for the filedPath value
+                fieldPath: "metadata.annotations['another\\.annotation\\.with\\.dots']"
               # query for the version of the cluster
               - name: kubeVersion
                 kubernetesVersion: {}
@@ -308,6 +314,9 @@ spec:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               - name: specificAnnotation
                 fieldPath: metadata.annotations['specificAnnotation']
+              - name: anotherAnnotationWithDots
+                # keys requiring `\\.`` should use "" for the filedPath value
+                fieldPath: "metadata.annotations['another\\.annotation\\.with\\.dots']"
               # query for the version of the cluster
               - name: kubeVersion
                 kubernetesVersion: {}
diff --git a/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/v0.48.x/app-spec.md b/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/v0.48.x/app-spec.md
index 6834ede58..52bd69c9d 100644
--- a/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/v0.48.x/app-spec.md
+++ b/site/content/kapp-controller/docs/v0.48.x/app-spec.md
@@ -237,6 +237,9 @@ spec:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               - name: specificAnnotation
                 fieldPath: metadata.annotations['specificAnnotation']
+              - name: anotherAnnotationWithDots
+                # keys requiring `\\.`` should use "" for the filedPath value
+                fieldPath: "metadata.annotations['another\\.annotation\\.with\\.dots']"
               # query for the version of the cluster
               - name: kubeVersion
                 kubernetesVersion: {}
@@ -282,6 +285,9 @@ spec:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               - name: specificAnnotation
                 fieldPath: metadata.annotations['specificAnnotation']
+              - name: anotherAnnotationWithDots
+                # keys requiring `\\.`` should use "" for the filedPath value
+                fieldPath: "metadata.annotations['another\\.annotation\\.with\\.dots']"
               # query for the version of the cluster
               - name: kubeVersion
                 kubernetesVersion: {}
@@ -309,6 +315,9 @@ spec:
                 fieldPath: metadata.namespace
               - name: specificAnnotation
                 fieldPath: metadata.annotations['specificAnnotation']
+              - name: anotherAnnotationWithDots
+                # keys requiring `\\.`` should use "" for the filedPath value
+                fieldPath: "metadata.annotations['another\\.annotation\\.with\\.dots']"
               # query for the version of the cluster
               - name: kubeVersion
                 kubernetesVersion: {}