diff --git a/kibana/README.md b/kibana/README.md
index be1a8a36a..c37e8e53d 100644
--- a/kibana/README.md
+++ b/kibana/README.md
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ helm install --name kibana elastic/kibana --version 7.2.0 --set imageTag=7.2.0
 | `image`                   | The Kibana docker image                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | `docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana`                                                                                         |
 | `imageTag`                | The Kibana docker image tag                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `7.2.0`                                                                                                                   |
 | `imagePullPolicy`         | The Kubernetes [imagePullPolicy](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/#updating-images) value                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | `IfNotPresent`                                                                                                            |
+| `podAnnotations`           | Configurable [annotations](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/) applied to all Kibana pods                                                                                                                                                                               | `{}`                                                                                                                      |
 | `resources`               | Allows you to set the [resources](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/) for the statefulset                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | `requests.cpu: 100m`<br>`requests.memory: 2Gi`<br>`limits.cpu: 1000m`<br>`limits.memory: 2Gi`                             |
 | `protocol`                | The protocol that will be used for the readinessProbe. Change this to `https` if you have `server.ssl.enabled: true` set                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | `http`                                                                                                                    |
 | `serverHost`              | The [`server.host`](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/kibana/current/settings.html) Kibana setting. This is set explicitly so that the default always matches what comes with the docker image.                                                                                                                                                                  | `0.0.0.0`                                                                                                                 |
diff --git a/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml b/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
index a9f530a62..827561c28 100644
--- a/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kibana/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ spec:
         app: kibana
         release: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
       annotations:
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.podAnnotations }}
+        {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
+        {{- end }}
         {{/* This forces a restart if the configmap has changed */}}
         {{- if .Values.kibanaConfig }}
         configchecksum: {{ include (print .Template.BasePath "/configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum | trunc 63 }}
diff --git a/kibana/tests/kibana_test.py b/kibana/tests/kibana_test.py
index 5ad4a33b1..5cf99f568 100644
--- a/kibana/tests/kibana_test.py
+++ b/kibana/tests/kibana_test.py
@@ -333,3 +333,11 @@ def test_override_the_serverHost():
     c = r['deployment'][name]['spec']['template']['spec']['containers'][0]
     assert c['env'][1]['name'] == 'SERVER_HOST'
     assert c['env'][1]['value'] == 'localhost'
+
+def test_adding_pod_annotations():
+    config = '''
+podAnnotations:
+  iam.amazonaws.com/role: es-role
+'''
+    r = helm_template(config)
+    assert r['deployment'][name]['spec']['template']['metadata']['annotations']['iam.amazonaws.com/role'] == 'es-role'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/kibana/values.yaml b/kibana/values.yaml
index e1581bef6..e34407e23 100755
--- a/kibana/values.yaml
+++ b/kibana/values.yaml
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ image: "docker.elastic.co/kibana/kibana"
 imageTag: "7.2.0"
 imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
 
+podAnnotations: {}
+  # iam.amazonaws.com/role: es-cluster
+
 resources:
   requests:
     cpu: "100m"