diff --git a/chart/newsfragments/64982.significant.rst b/chart/newsfragments/64982.significant.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d850632175130
--- /dev/null
+++ b/chart/newsfragments/64982.significant.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+``workers.annotations`` field is now deprecated in favor of ``workers.celery.annotations``. Please update your configuration accordingly.
diff --git a/chart/templates/NOTES.txt b/chart/templates/NOTES.txt
index 5273e167bad77..ae4c13bc8e760 100644
--- a/chart/templates/NOTES.txt
+++ b/chart/templates/NOTES.txt
@@ -781,6 +781,14 @@ DEPRECATION WARNING:
 
 {{- end }}
 
+{{- if not (empty .Values.workers.annotations) }}
+
+ DEPRECATION WARNING:
+    `workers.annotations` has been renamed to `workers.celery.annotations`.
+    Please change your values as support for the old name will be dropped in a future release.
+
+{{- end }}
+
 {{- if not (empty .Values.workers.volumeClaimTemplates) }}
 
  DEPRECATION WARNING:
diff --git a/chart/values.schema.json b/chart/values.schema.json
index 404a90e2649ca..6b2a25511af39 100644
--- a/chart/values.schema.json
+++ b/chart/values.schema.json
@@ -2403,7 +2403,7 @@
                     ]
                 },
                 "annotations": {
-                    "description": "Annotations to add to the Airflow Celery worker deployment.",
+                    "description": "Annotations to add to the Airflow Celery worker deployment (deprecated, use ``workers.celery.annotations`` instead).",
                     "type": "object",
                     "default": {},
                     "additionalProperties": {
@@ -3482,6 +3482,14 @@
                                 }
                             ]
                         },
+                        "annotations": {
+                            "description": "Annotations to add to the Airflow Celery worker deployment.",
+                            "type": "object",
+                            "default": {},
+                            "additionalProperties": {
+                                "type": "string"
+                            }
+                        },
                         "waitForMigrations": {
                             "description": "Configuration of wait-for-airflow-migration init container for Airflow Celery workers.",
                             "type": "object",
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index 3096e73b2b87a..1552e25e1cbcd 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -1127,6 +1127,7 @@ workers:
   #   - "test.hostname.two"
 
   # Annotations for the Airflow Celery worker resource
+  # (deprecated, use `workers.celery.annotations` instead)
   annotations: {}
 
   # Pod annotations for the Airflow Celery workers and pods created with pod-template-file (templated)
@@ -1513,6 +1514,9 @@ workers:
     #   hostnames:
     #   - "test.hostname.two"
 
+    # Annotations for the Airflow Celery worker resource
+    annotations: {}
+
     # Configuration of wait-for-airflow-migration init container for Airflow Celery workers
     waitForMigrations:
       # Whether to create init container to wait for db migrations
diff --git a/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker.py b/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker.py
index 6c2a5a9ab40df..810e56e3967b6 100644
--- a/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker.py
+++ b/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker.py
@@ -1472,17 +1472,34 @@ def test_persistence_volume_annotations(self, workers_values):
         )
         assert jmespath.search("spec.volumeClaimTemplates[0].metadata.annotations", docs[0]) == {"foo": "bar"}
 
-    def test_should_add_component_specific_annotations(self):
-        docs = render_chart(
-            values={
-                "workers": {
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize(
+        "workers_values",
+        [
+            {
+                "annotations": {"test_annotation": "test_annotation_value"},
+            },
+            {
+                "celery": {
+                    "annotations": {"test_annotation": "test_annotation_value"},
+                }
+            },
+            {
+                "annotations": {"test": "test"},
+                "celery": {
                     "annotations": {"test_annotation": "test_annotation_value"},
                 },
             },
+        ],
+    )
+    def test_should_add_component_specific_annotations(self, workers_values):
+        docs = render_chart(
+            values={"workers": workers_values},
             show_only=["templates/workers/worker-deployment.yaml"],
         )
-        assert "annotations" in jmespath.search("metadata", docs[0])
-        assert jmespath.search("metadata.annotations", docs[0])["test_annotation"] == "test_annotation_value"
+
+        assert jmespath.search("metadata.annotations", docs[0]) == {
+            "test_annotation": "test_annotation_value"
+        }
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
         ("globalScope", "localScope", "precedence"),
diff --git a/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker_sets.py b/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker_sets.py
index 50efb69dff172..5a46add7f631b 100644
--- a/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker_sets.py
+++ b/helm-tests/tests/helm_tests/airflow_core/test_worker_sets.py
@@ -3093,6 +3093,13 @@ def test_overwrite_host_aliases(self, workers_values):
                     "sets": [{"name": "set1", "annotations": {"test": "echo"}}],
                 },
             },
+            {
+                "celery": {
+                    "enableDefault": False,
+                    "annotations": {"echo": "test"},
+                    "sets": [{"name": "set1", "annotations": {"test": "echo"}}],
+                },
+            },
         ],
     )
     def test_overwrite_annotations(self, workers_values):