diff --git a/models/create_tenant_request.go b/models/create_tenant_request.go
index 0ab097599..c150a004f 100644
--- a/models/create_tenant_request.go
+++ b/models/create_tenant_request.go
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ type CreateTenantRequest struct {
 	// enable console
 	EnableConsole *bool `json:"enable_console,omitempty"`
 
+	// enable prometheus
+	EnablePrometheus *bool `json:"enable_prometheus,omitempty"`
+
 	// enable tls
 	EnableTLS *bool `json:"enable_tls,omitempty"`
 
diff --git a/restapi/admin_tenants.go b/restapi/admin_tenants.go
index 7daef74b3..85e9b6994 100644
--- a/restapi/admin_tenants.go
+++ b/restapi/admin_tenants.go
@@ -681,10 +681,12 @@ func getTenantCreatedResponse(session *models.Principal, params admin_api.Create
 	}
 	// add annotations
 	var annotations map[string]string
-	if len(tenantReq.Annotations) > 0 {
-		if minInst.Spec.Metadata == nil {
-			minInst.Spec.Metadata = &metav1.ObjectMeta{}
+	if minInst.Spec.Metadata == nil {
+		minInst.Spec.Metadata = &metav1.ObjectMeta{
+			Annotations: map[string]string{},
 		}
+	}
+	if len(tenantReq.Annotations) > 0 {
 		annotations = tenantReq.Annotations
 		minInst.Spec.Metadata.Annotations = annotations
 	}
@@ -718,6 +720,13 @@ func getTenantCreatedResponse(session *models.Principal, params admin_api.Create
 		}
 	}
 
+	// prometheus annotations support
+	if tenantReq.EnablePrometheus != nil && *tenantReq.EnablePrometheus && minInst.Spec.Metadata != nil && minInst.Spec.Metadata.Annotations != nil {
+		minInst.Spec.Metadata.Annotations["prometheus.io/path"] = "/minio/prometheus/metrics"
+		minInst.Spec.Metadata.Annotations["prometheus.io/port"] = fmt.Sprint(operator.MinIOPort)
+		minInst.Spec.Metadata.Annotations["prometheus.io/scrape"] = "true"
+	}
+
 	// set console image if provided
 	if tenantReq.ConsoleImage != "" {
 		minInst.Spec.Console.Image = tenantReq.ConsoleImage
diff --git a/restapi/embedded_spec.go b/restapi/embedded_spec.go
index b7240eb2f..3b2582806 100644
--- a/restapi/embedded_spec.go
+++ b/restapi/embedded_spec.go
@@ -2038,6 +2038,10 @@ func init() {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true
         },
+        "enable_prometheus": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false
+        },
         "enable_tls": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true
@@ -5992,6 +5996,10 @@ func init() {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true
         },
+        "enable_prometheus": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false
+        },
         "enable_tls": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": true
diff --git a/swagger.yml b/swagger.yml
index dce78fa87..57e53c98c 100644
--- a/swagger.yml
+++ b/swagger.yml
@@ -1837,6 +1837,9 @@ definitions:
       enable_tls:
         type: boolean
         default: true
+      enable_prometheus:
+        type: boolean
+        default: false
       namespace:
         type: string
       erasureCodingParity: