diff --git a/helm/templates/service.yaml b/helm/templates/service.yaml
index 353b5cf6..587a10e2 100644
--- a/helm/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/helm/templates/service.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ include "sql-exporter.fullname" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "sql-exporter.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with .Values.service.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
 spec:
   type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
   ports:
diff --git a/helm/values.yaml b/helm/values.yaml
index b43b84bf..39157e7d 100644
--- a/helm/values.yaml
+++ b/helm/values.yaml
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ fullnameOverride: ""
 service:
   type: ClusterIP
   port: 80
+  annotations: {}
+    # example of prometheus usage
+    # prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
+    # prometheus.io/path: "/metrics"
 resources:
   {}
   # limits: