diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
index 3c4fcb9a2c8..4aba8a8ca73 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils.go
@@ -311,11 +311,21 @@ func newRevision(set *apps.StatefulSet, revision int64) (*apps.ControllerRevisio
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return history.NewControllerRevision(set,
+	cr, err := history.NewControllerRevision(set,
 		controllerKind,
 		selector,
 		runtime.RawExtension{Raw: patch},
 		revision)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if cr.ObjectMeta.Annotations == nil {
+		cr.ObjectMeta.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	for key, value := range set.Annotations {
+		cr.ObjectMeta.Annotations[key] = value
+	}
+	return cr, nil
 }
 
 // applyRevision returns a new StatefulSet constructed by restoring the state in revision to set. If the returned error
diff --git a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go
index 58dfe05ecf6..192d4e75218 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/statefulset/stateful_set_utils_test.go
@@ -280,6 +280,12 @@ func TestCreateApplyRevision(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 	set.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0].Name = "foo"
+	if set.Annotations == nil {
+		set.Annotations = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	key := "foo"
+	expectedValue := "bar"
+	set.Annotations[key] = expectedValue
 	restoredSet, err := applyRevision(set, revision)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
@@ -291,6 +297,13 @@ func TestCreateApplyRevision(t *testing.T) {
 	if !history.EqualRevision(revision, restoredRevision) {
 		t.Errorf("wanted %v got %v", string(revision.Data.Raw), string(restoredRevision.Data.Raw))
 	}
+	value, ok := restoredRevision.Annotations[key]
+	if !ok {
+		t.Errorf("missing annotation %s", key)
+	}
+	if value != expectedValue {
+		t.Errorf("for annotation %s wanted %s got %s", key, expectedValue, value)
+	}
 }
 
 func newPVC(name string) v1.PersistentVolumeClaim {