diff --git a/examples/chart/teleport-kube-agent/templates/statefulset.yaml b/examples/chart/teleport-kube-agent/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 64cae4ab28b3..b0f18d042210 100644
--- a/examples/chart/teleport-kube-agent/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/examples/chart/teleport-kube-agent/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ metadata:
   {{- if .Values.extraLabels.deployment }}
     {{- toYaml .Values.extraLabels.deployment | nindent 4 }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- if .Values.annotations.deployment }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml .Values.annotations.deployment | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
 spec:
   serviceName: {{ .Release.Name }}
   replicas: {{ $replicaCount }}
diff --git a/examples/chart/teleport-kube-agent/tests/statefulset_test.yaml b/examples/chart/teleport-kube-agent/tests/statefulset_test.yaml
index 440781d66d2e..87cde23360a7 100644
--- a/examples/chart/teleport-kube-agent/tests/statefulset_test.yaml
+++ b/examples/chart/teleport-kube-agent/tests/statefulset_test.yaml
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@ tests:
       - matchSnapshot:
           path: spec.template.spec
 
+  - it: sets StatefulSet annotations when specified
+    template: statefulset.yaml
+    values:
+      - ../.lint/stateful.yaml
+      - ../.lint/annotations.yaml
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.annotations.kubernetes\.io/deployment
+          value: test-annotation
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.annotations.kubernetes\.io/deployment-different
+          value: 3
+
   - it: sets Pod annotations when specified
     template: statefulset.yaml
     values: