diff --git a/.changeset/expose-hyperdx-deployment-annotations.md b/.changeset/expose-hyperdx-deployment-annotations.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..afc63b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/expose-hyperdx-deployment-annotations.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"helm-charts": minor
+---
+
+Add explicit `hyperdx.deployment.deploymentAnnotations` and `hyperdx.deployment.podAnnotations` values while preserving `hyperdx.deployment.annotations` as a deprecated pod annotation alias. When both pod annotation values contain the same key, `podAnnotations` takes precedence.
diff --git a/charts/clickstack/templates/hyperdx/deployment.yaml b/charts/clickstack/templates/hyperdx/deployment.yaml
index 0719d07..7bfc9ec 100644
--- a/charts/clickstack/templates/hyperdx/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/clickstack/templates/hyperdx/deployment.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
+{{- $podAnnotations := mergeOverwrite (dict) (default (dict) .Values.hyperdx.deployment.annotations) (default (dict) .Values.hyperdx.deployment.podAnnotations) -}}
 apiVersion: apps/v1
 kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: {{ include "clickstack.hyperdx.fullname" . }}
+  {{- with .Values.hyperdx.deployment.deploymentAnnotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
   labels:
     {{- include "clickstack.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
     app: {{ include "clickstack.fullname" . }}
@@ -24,8 +29,8 @@ spec:
         {{- include "clickstack.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         app: {{ include "clickstack.fullname" . }}
       annotations:
-      {{- if .Values.hyperdx.deployment.annotations }}
-        {{- with .Values.hyperdx.deployment.annotations }}
+      {{- if $podAnnotations }}
+        {{- with $podAnnotations }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }} 
         {{- end -}}
       {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/clickstack/tests/hyperdx-deployment_test.yaml b/charts/clickstack/tests/hyperdx-deployment_test.yaml
index 3c486e7..739eee0 100644
--- a/charts/clickstack/tests/hyperdx-deployment_test.yaml
+++ b/charts/clickstack/tests/hyperdx-deployment_test.yaml
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - isKind:
           of: Deployment
+      - isNull:
+          path: metadata.annotations
       - equal:
           path: spec.replicas
           value: 1
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ tests:
           path: spec.replicas
           value: 3
 
-  - it: should add custom annotations when provided
+  - it: should preserve the deprecated annotations alias for pod annotations
     set:
       hyperdx:
         deployment:
@@ -55,6 +57,52 @@ tests:
           content:
             prometheus.io/scrape: "true"
             prometheus.io/port: "3000"
+
+  - it: should add custom pod annotations when podAnnotations is provided
+    set:
+      hyperdx:
+        deployment:
+          podAnnotations:
+            example.com/pod: "enabled"
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.annotations
+          content:
+            example.com/pod: "enabled"
+
+  - it: should keep deployment and pod annotations separate
+    set:
+      hyperdx:
+        deployment:
+          deploymentAnnotations:
+            example.com/configuration: deployment
+          podAnnotations:
+            example.com/configuration: pod
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: metadata.annotations
+          content:
+            example.com/configuration: deployment
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.annotations
+          content:
+            example.com/configuration: pod
+
+  - it: should prefer podAnnotations over the deprecated annotations alias
+    set:
+      hyperdx:
+        deployment:
+          annotations:
+            example.com/configuration: legacy
+            example.com/legacy: preserved
+          podAnnotations:
+            example.com/configuration: explicit
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.annotations
+          content:
+            example.com/configuration: explicit
+            example.com/legacy: preserved
             
   - it: should add custom labels when provided
     set:
diff --git a/charts/clickstack/values.yaml b/charts/clickstack/values.yaml
index 501eb82..337bcf4 100644
--- a/charts/clickstack/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/clickstack/values.yaml
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ hyperdx:
     tolerations: []
     topologySpreadConstraints: []
     priorityClassName: ""
+    # Annotations applied to the HyperDX Deployment metadata.
+    deploymentAnnotations: {}
+    # Annotations applied to the HyperDX pod template metadata.
+    podAnnotations: {}
+    # Deprecated: use podAnnotations. Retained for backward compatibility;
+    # podAnnotations takes precedence when both maps contain the same key.
     annotations: {}
     labels: {}
     env: []