diff --git a/pkg/utils/kube/kube.go b/pkg/utils/kube/kube.go
index f7753a7c1..cca3419bd 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/kube/kube.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/kube/kube.go
@@ -137,6 +137,14 @@ func GetAppInstanceLabel(un *unstructured.Unstructured, key string) string {
 	return ""
 }
 
+// GetAppInstanceAnnotation returns the application instance name from annotations
+func GetAppInstanceAnnotation(un *unstructured.Unstructured, key string) string {
+	if annotations := un.GetAnnotations(); annotations != nil {
+		return annotations[key]
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
 // UnsetLabel removes our app labels from an unstructured object
 func UnsetLabel(target *unstructured.Unstructured, key string) {
 	if labels := target.GetLabels(); labels != nil {