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/deployment-extraobjects-values.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/ci/deployment-extraobjects-values.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e86bad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/ci/deployment-extraobjects-values.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+extraObjects:
+  - apiVersion: v1
+    kind: ConfigMap
+    metadata:
+      name: extra-conf-1
+    data:
+      extra.conf: |
+        example_config_1
+  - |
+    apiVersion: v1
+    kind: ConfigMap
+    metadata:
+      name: {{ .Release.Name }}-extra-conf-2
+    data:
+      extra.conf: |
+        example_config_2
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
index b18a842..578727d 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -260,4 +260,72 @@ 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 }}
+
+{{/*
+Ensure an extra object is a Kubernetes CR.
+It must be a map with at least apiVersion, kind, metadata.name, spec or data keys.
+*/}}
+{{- define "kubernetes-ingress.validateExtraObject" -}}
+{{- $obj := . -}}
+{{- $tplName := "kubernetes-ingress.validateExtraObject" -}}
+{{- if not (kindIs "map" $obj) -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: expected a map, got %s" $tplName (kindOf $obj)) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if not (hasKey $obj "apiVersion") -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: object is missing required key 'apiVersion'" $tplName) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if not (kindIs "string" $obj.apiVersion) -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: 'apiVersion' must be a string, got %s" $tplName (kindOf $obj.apiVersion)) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- $_ := required (printf "%s: 'apiVersion' must not be empty" $tplName) $obj.apiVersion -}}
+{{- if not (hasKey $obj "kind") -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: object is missing required key 'kind'" $tplName) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if not (kindIs "string" $obj.kind) -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: 'kind' must be a string, got %s" $tplName (kindOf $obj.kind)) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- $_ := required (printf "%s: 'kind' must not be empty" $tplName) $obj.kind -}}
+{{- if not (hasKey $obj "metadata") -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: object is missing required key 'metadata'" $tplName) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if not (kindIs "map" $obj.metadata) -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: 'metadata' must be a map, got %s" $tplName (kindOf $obj.metadata)) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if not (hasKey $obj.metadata "name") -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: object is missing required key 'metadata.name'" $tplName) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- if not (kindIs "string" $obj.metadata.name) -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: 'metadata.name' must be a string, got %s" $tplName (kindOf $obj.metadata.name)) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- $_ := required (printf "%s: 'metadata.name' must not be empty" $tplName) $obj.metadata.name -}}
+{{- if not (or (hasKey $obj "spec") (hasKey $obj "data")) -}}
+{{- fail (printf "%s: object must have either 'spec' or 'data' key" $tplName) -}}
+{{- end -}}
+{{- end }}
+
+{{/*
+Render an extra object that might contain templates.
+*/}}
+{{- define "kubernetes-ingress.renderExtraObject" -}}
+{{- $labels := fromYaml (include "kubernetes-ingress.extraRawLabels" .context) -}}
+{{- if typeIs "string" .value }}
+  {{- /* string form is an explicit opt-in to templating */ -}}
+  {{- $templatedValue := fromYaml (tpl .value .context) -}}
+  {{- include "kubernetes-ingress.validateExtraObject" $templatedValue }}
+  {{- toYaml (merge $templatedValue $labels) }}
+{{- else }}
+  {{- /* map form is emitted verbatim; foreign {{ }} left untouched */ -}}
+  {{- include "kubernetes-ingress.validateExtraObject" .value }}
+  {{- toYaml (merge (deepCopy .value) $labels) }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- 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..343940f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/templates/extra-objects.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{{- range .Values.extraObjects }}
+---
+{{ include "kubernetes-ingress.renderExtraObject" (dict "value" . "context" $) }}
+{{- end }}
diff --git a/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml b/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
index 531463f..57db135 100644
--- a/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes-ingress/values.yaml
@@ -735,3 +735,27 @@ 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: []
+  ## Use maps to declare raw manifests
+  # - apiVersion: v1
+  #   kind: ConfigMap
+  #   metadata:
+  #     name: extra-conf-1
+  #   data:
+  #     extra.conf: |
+  #       example_config_1
+  ## Use multiline strings to declare templated manifests
+  # - |
+  #   apiVersion: v1
+  #   kind: ConfigMap
+  #   metadata:
+  #     name: {{ .Release.Name }}-extra-conf-2
+  #   data:
+  #     extra.conf: |
+  #       example_config_2