diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_ingress.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_ingress.go
index 64a0d696ac7..fc4bd83581b 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_ingress.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_ingress.go
@@ -228,6 +228,12 @@ func (o *CreateIngressOptions) Validate() error {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, annotation := range o.Annotations {
+		if an := strings.SplitN(annotation, "=", 2); len(an) != 2 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("annotation %s is invalid and should be in format key=[value]", annotation)
+		}
+	}
+
 	if len(o.DefaultBackend) > 0 && len(strings.Split(o.DefaultBackend, ":")) != 2 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("default-backend should be in format servicename:serviceport")
 	}
@@ -285,8 +291,8 @@ func (o *CreateIngressOptions) createIngress() *networkingv1.Ingress {
 }
 
 func (o *CreateIngressOptions) buildAnnotations() map[string]string {
-	var annotations map[string]string
-	annotations = make(map[string]string)
+
+	var annotations = make(map[string]string)
 
 	for _, annotation := range o.Annotations {
 		an := strings.SplitN(annotation, "=", 2)
diff --git a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_ingress_test.go b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_ingress_test.go
index 5a00bd8eb80..6d27167548a 100644
--- a/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_ingress_test.go
+++ b/staging/src/k8s.io/kubectl/pkg/cmd/create/create_ingress_test.go
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ func TestCreateIngressValidation(t *testing.T) {
 		defaultbackend string
 		ingressclass   string
 		rules          []string
+		annotations    []string
 		expected       string
 	}{
 		"no default backend and rule": {
@@ -49,6 +50,22 @@ func TestCreateIngressValidation(t *testing.T) {
 			defaultbackend: "xpto:4444",
 			expected:       "",
 		},
+		"invalid annotation": {
+			defaultbackend: "xpto:4444",
+			annotations: []string{
+				"key1=value1",
+				"key2",
+			},
+			expected: "annotation key2 is invalid and should be in format key=[value]",
+		},
+		"valid annotations": {
+			defaultbackend: "xpto:4444",
+			annotations: []string{
+				"key1=value1",
+				"key2=",
+			},
+			expected: "",
+		},
 		"multiple conformant rules": {
 			rules: []string{
 				"foo.com/path*=svc:8080",
@@ -122,6 +139,7 @@ func TestCreateIngressValidation(t *testing.T) {
 				DefaultBackend: tc.defaultbackend,
 				Rules:          tc.rules,
 				IngressClass:   tc.ingressclass,
+				Annotations:    tc.annotations,
 			}
 
 			err := o.Validate()