diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/Chart.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/Chart.yaml
index a38cfa2..4e17382 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/Chart.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/Chart.yaml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ apiVersion: v2
 name: kubernetes-ingress
 description: A Helm chart for HAProxy Kubernetes Ingress Controller
 type: application
-version: 1.52.1
+version: 1.53.0
 appVersion: 3.2.12
 kubeVersion: ">=1.23.0-0"
 keywords:
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/README.md b/kubernetes-ingress/README.md
index 8a603cb..d7d63dc 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/README.md
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/README.md
@@ -512,6 +512,14 @@ A Helm `post-install` / `pre-upgrade` hook Job that applies the controller's CRD
 | `crdjob.nodeSelector` / `.tolerations` / `.affinity` | Scheduling controls for the Job pod. | `{}` / `[]` / `{}` |
 | `crdjob.resources.requests` / `.limits` | CPU/memory requests and (optional) limits for the Job container. | `cpu: 250m`, `memory: 400Mi` (no limits) |
 
+### Extra Objects
+
+Declare additional arbitrary raw CR manifests to deploy as a part of the helm release.
+
+| Key | Description | Default |
+|---|---|---|
+| `extraObjects` | Extra raw objects to template. | `[]` |
+
 ### Migration notes (1.50.0)
 
 - **Prometheus / pprof decoupled from `admin` port.** Previously, setting `controller.service.enablePorts.admin=false` implicitly disabled the controller's `/metrics` and `/debug/pprof` endpoints. Starting in 1.50.0, the dedicated toggles `controller.prometheus.enabled` and `controller.pprof.enabled` control these (both default `true`). If you were relying on the old coupling, set the new toggles to `false` explicitly.
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/ci/extra-objects-configmap-values.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/ci/extra-objects-configmap-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc79ddc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/ci/extra-objects-configmap-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+extraObjects:
+  - apiVersion: v1
+    kind: ConfigMap
+    metadata:
+      name: "{{ .Release.Name }}-extra-conf"
+    data:
+      extra.conf: |
+        example config
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
index b18a842..67760b8 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -260,4 +260,25 @@ Create a name for the auxiliary configmap.
 {{- printf "%s-%s" (include "kubernetes-ingress.fullname" . | trunc 54 | trimSuffix "-") "auxiliary" }}
 {{- end -}}
 
+{{/*
+Create extra raw objects labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "kubernetes-ingress.extraRawLabels" -}}
+metadata:
+  labels:
+    {{- include "kubernetes-ingress.labels" $ | nindent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Render extra raw objects that might contain templates
+*/}}
+{{- define "kubernetes-ingress.renderExtraObjects" -}}
+  {{- $labels := fromYaml (include "kubernetes-ingress.extraRawLabels" .context) -}}
+  {{- $value := typeIs "string" .value | ternary .value (.value | toYaml) }}
+  {{- if contains "{{" (toString $value) }}
+    {{- $value = tpl $value .context }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- toYaml (merge (fromYaml $value) $labels) }}
+{{- end -}}
+
 {{/* vim: set filetype=mustache: */}}
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/extra-objects.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/extra-objects.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c2ab532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/extra-objects.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{{- range .Values.extraObjects }}
+---
+{{ include "kubernetes-ingress.renderExtraObjects" (dict "value" . "context" $) }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
index 531463f..8bbf088 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -735,3 +735,17 @@ crdjob:
     requests:
       cpu: 250m
       memory: 400Mi
+
+## Extra raw objects to template
+## Note: this manifest is not capability-gated; if specific CRDs are
+## missing, helm install will fail; this being said, this manifest
+## is not intended to be used to deploy ingress.v3.haproxy.org/v3 CRs
+## since their CRDs are installed/upgraded via a post-install/pre-upgrade job
+extraObjects: []
+  # - apiVersion: v1
+  #   kind: ConfigMap
+  #   metadata:
+  #     name: "{{ .Release.Name }}-extra-conf"
+  #   data:
+  #     extra.conf: |
+  #       example config