diff --git a/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/files/injection-template.yaml b/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/files/injection-template.yaml
index c4fd9952a3e6..b8aac6c67556 100644
--- a/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/files/injection-template.yaml
+++ b/install/kubernetes/helm/istio/files/injection-template.yaml
@@ -172,12 +172,18 @@ containers:
     valueFrom:
       fieldRef:
         fieldPath: spec.serviceAccountName
-{{ if eq .Values.global.proxy.tracer "datadog" }}
+{{- if eq .Values.global.proxy.tracer "datadog" }}
   - name: HOST_IP
     valueFrom:
       fieldRef:
         fieldPath: status.hostIP
-{{ end }}
+{{- if isset .ObjectMeta.Annotations `apm.datadoghq.com/env` }}
+{{- range $key, $value := fromJSON (index .ObjectMeta.Annotations `apm.datadoghq.com/env`) }}
+  - name: {{ $key }}
+    value: "{{ $value }}"
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
   - name: ISTIO_META_POD_NAME
     valueFrom:
       fieldRef: