diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/tests/pod/metadata_annotations_test.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/tests/pod/metadata_annotations_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92eb2ad6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/tests/pod/metadata_annotations_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+---
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm-unittest/helm-unittest/main/schema/helm-testsuite.json
+suite: "pod metadata: annotations"
+templates:
+  - common.yaml
+values:
+  - ../_values/controllers_main_default_container.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: default pod annotations
+    documentSelector: &DeploymentSelector
+      path: $[?(@.kind == "Deployment")].metadata.name
+      value: RELEASE-NAME
+    asserts:
+      - notExists:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.annotations
+
+  - it: pod annotations from defaultPodOptions should be included
+    set:
+      defaultPodOptions:
+        annotations:
+          defaultPodOptionsAnnotation: test
+    documentSelector: *DeploymentSelector
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.annotations
+          content:
+            defaultPodOptionsAnnotation: test
+
+  - it: pod annotations from pod options should be included
+    set:
+      controllers:
+        main:
+          pod:
+            annotations:
+              podOptionsAnnotation: test
+    documentSelector: *DeploymentSelector
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.annotations
+          content:
+            podOptionsAnnotation: test
+
+  - it: pod annotations from global annotations should not be included by default
+    set:
+      global:
+        annotations:
+          globalAnnotation: test
+    documentSelector: *DeploymentSelector
+    asserts:
+      - isNotSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.annotations
+          content:
+            globalAnnotation: test
+
+  - it: pod annotations from global annotations should be included when requested
+    set:
+      global:
+        propagateGlobalMetadataToPods: true
+        annotations:
+          globalAnnotation: test
+    documentSelector: *DeploymentSelector
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.annotations
+          content:
+            globalAnnotation: test
diff --git a/charts/library/common-test/tests/pod/metadata_labels_test.yaml b/charts/library/common-test/tests/pod/metadata_labels_test.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4dd47aa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/charts/library/common-test/tests/pod/metadata_labels_test.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+---
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/helm-unittest/helm-unittest/main/schema/helm-testsuite.json
+suite: "pod metadata: labels"
+templates:
+  - common.yaml
+values:
+  - ../_values/controllers_main_default_container.yaml
+tests:
+  - it: default pod labels
+    documentSelector: &DeploymentSelector
+      path: $[?(@.kind == "Deployment")].metadata.name
+      value: RELEASE-NAME
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.labels
+          value:
+            app.kubernetes.io/component: main
+            app.kubernetes.io/instance: RELEASE-NAME
+            app.kubernetes.io/name: RELEASE-NAME
+
+  - it: pod labels from defaultPodOptions should be included
+    set:
+      defaultPodOptions:
+        labels:
+          defaultPodOptionsLabel: test
+    documentSelector: *DeploymentSelector
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.labels
+          content:
+            defaultPodOptionsLabel: test
+
+  - it: pod labels from pod options should be included
+    set:
+      controllers:
+        main:
+          pod:
+            labels:
+              podOptionsLabel: test
+    documentSelector: *DeploymentSelector
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.labels
+          content:
+            podOptionsLabel: test
+
+  - it: pod labels from global labels should not be included by default
+    set:
+      global:
+        labels:
+          globalLabel: test
+    documentSelector: *DeploymentSelector
+    asserts:
+      - isNotSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.labels
+          content:
+            globalLabel: test
+
+  - it: pod labels from global labels should be included when requested
+    set:
+      global:
+        propagateGlobalMetadataToPods: true
+        labels:
+          globalLabel: test
+    documentSelector: *DeploymentSelector
+    asserts:
+      - isSubset:
+          path: spec.template.metadata.labels
+          content:
+            globalLabel: test
diff --git a/charts/library/common/Chart.yaml b/charts/library/common/Chart.yaml
index 07e1024f..e0504b75 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/library/common/Chart.yaml
@@ -17,3 +17,6 @@ annotations:
     - kind: added
       description: |-
         Add hostUsers field to pod spec for k8s clusters >= 1.29
+    - kind: added
+      description: |-
+        Allow propagating global labels and annotations to Pod metadata
diff --git a/charts/library/common/templates/lib/pod/metadata/_annotations.tpl b/charts/library/common/templates/lib/pod/metadata/_annotations.tpl
index 1f0a8def..d799115a 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/templates/lib/pod/metadata/_annotations.tpl
+++ b/charts/library/common/templates/lib/pod/metadata/_annotations.tpl
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@ Returns the value for annotations
   {{- $controllerObject := .controllerObject -}}
 
   {{- /* Default annotations */ -}}
-  {{- $annotations := dict -}}
+  {{- $annotations := merge
+    (dict)
+  -}}
+
+  {{- /* Include global annotations if specified */ -}}
+  {{- if $rootContext.Values.global.propagateGlobalMetadataToPods -}}
+    {{- $annotations = merge
+      (include "bjw-s.common.lib.metadata.globalAnnotations" $rootContext | fromYaml)
+      $annotations
+    -}}
+  {{- end -}}
 
   {{- /* Set to the default if it is set */ -}}
   {{- $defaultOption := get (default dict $rootContext.Values.defaultPodOptions) "annotations" -}}
diff --git a/charts/library/common/templates/lib/pod/metadata/_labels.tpl b/charts/library/common/templates/lib/pod/metadata/_labels.tpl
index 837ffa29..c6e43d39 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/templates/lib/pod/metadata/_labels.tpl
+++ b/charts/library/common/templates/lib/pod/metadata/_labels.tpl
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ Returns the value for labels
     (dict "app.kubernetes.io/component" $controllerObject.identifier)
   -}}
 
+  {{- /* Include global labels if specified */ -}}
+  {{- if $rootContext.Values.global.propagateGlobalMetadataToPods -}}
+    {{- $labels = merge
+      (include "bjw-s.common.lib.metadata.globalLabels" $rootContext | fromYaml)
+      $labels
+    -}}
+  {{- end -}}
+
   {{- /* Fetch the Pod selectorLabels */ -}}
   {{- $selectorLabels := include "bjw-s.common.lib.metadata.selectorLabels" $rootContext | fromYaml -}}
   {{- if not (empty $selectorLabels) -}}
diff --git a/charts/library/common/values.schema.json b/charts/library/common/values.schema.json
index 9b314018..90097c8b 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/library/common/values.schema.json
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@
     "global": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
-        "annotations": {
-          "$ref": "schemas/definitions.json#/annotations"
-        },
         "nameOverride": {
           "type": [
             "string",
@@ -21,8 +18,15 @@
             "null"
           ]
         },
+        "propagateGlobalMetadataToPods": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false
+        },
         "labels": {
           "$ref": "schemas/definitions.json#/labels"
+        },
+        "annotations": {
+          "$ref": "schemas/definitions.json#/annotations"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/charts/library/common/values.yaml b/charts/library/common/values.yaml
index 4d9bc625..0dcb9afb 100644
--- a/charts/library/common/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/library/common/values.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ global:
   nameOverride:
   # -- Set the entire name definition
   fullnameOverride:
+  # -- Propagate global metadata to Pod labels.
+  propagateGlobalMetadataToPods: false
   # -- Set additional global labels. Helm templates can be used.
   labels: {}
   # -- Set additional global annotations. Helm templates can be used.