diff --git a/charts/spire/README.md b/charts/spire/README.md
index 61b985a..c7ce935 100644
--- a/charts/spire/README.md
+++ b/charts/spire/README.md
@@ -162,6 +162,7 @@ Now you can interact with the Spire agent socket from your own application. The
 | `global.spire.recommendations.priorityClassName` | Set to true to use recommended values for Pod Priority Class Names                                                                                                                                                                     | `true`            |
 | `global.spire.recommendations.strictMode`        | Check values, such as trustDomain, are overridden with a suitable value for production.                                                                                                                                                | `true`            |
 | `global.spire.recommendations.securityContexts`  | Set to true to use recommended values for Pod and Container Security Contexts                                                                                                                                                          | `true`            |
+| `global.spire.recommendations.prometheus`        | Enable prometheus exporters for monitoring                                                                                                                                                                                             | `true`            |
 | `global.spire.image.registry`                    | Override all Spire image registries at once                                                                                                                                                                                            | `""`              |
 | `global.spire.namespaces.system.name`            | Name of the Spire system Namespace.                                                                                                                                                                                                    | `spire-system`    |
 | `global.spire.namespaces.system.create`          | Create a Namespace for Spire system resources.                                                                                                                                                                                         | `false`           |
diff --git a/charts/spire/charts/spiffe-oidc-discovery-provider/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/spire/charts/spiffe-oidc-discovery-provider/templates/deployment.yaml
index b5db413..62ef2a4 100644
--- a/charts/spire/charts/spiffe-oidc-discovery-provider/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/charts/spiffe-oidc-discovery-provider/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ spec:
               readOnly: false
           resources:
             {{- toYaml .Values.insecureScheme.nginx.resources | nindent 12 }}
-        {{- if (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) }}
+        {{- if or (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) (and (dig "spire" "recommendations" "enabled" false .Values.global) (dig "spire" "recommendations" "prometheus" true .Values.global)) }}
         - name: nginx-exporter
           securityContext:
             {{- include "spire-lib.securitycontext" . | nindent 12 }}
diff --git a/charts/spire/charts/spire-agent/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/spire/charts/spire-agent/templates/configmap.yaml
index 0bfd9d9..f0e1d87 100644
--- a/charts/spire/charts/spire-agent/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/charts/spire-agent/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ health_checks:
   live_path: "/live"
   ready_path: "/ready"
 
-{{- if (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) }}
+{{- if or (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) (and (dig "spire" "recommendations" "enabled" false .Values.global) (dig "spire" "recommendations" "prometheus" true .Values.global)) }}
 telemetry:
   - Prometheus:
       - host: "0.0.0.0"
diff --git a/charts/spire/charts/spire-agent/templates/daemonset.yaml b/charts/spire/charts/spire-agent/templates/daemonset.yaml
index 5ab152c..0ee60cd 100644
--- a/charts/spire/charts/spire-agent/templates/daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/charts/spire-agent/templates/daemonset.yaml
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
           ports:
             - containerPort: {{ .Values.healthChecks.port }}
               name: healthz
-            {{- if (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) }}
+            {{- if or (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) (and (dig "spire" "recommendations" "enabled" false .Values.global) (dig "spire" "recommendations" "prometheus" true .Values.global)) }}
             - containerPort: {{ .Values.telemetry.prometheus.port }}
               name: prom
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/configmap.yaml b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/configmap.yaml
index a677810..9b172ef 100644
--- a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/configmap.yaml
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ health_checks:
   live_path: "/live"
   ready_path: "/ready"
 
-{{- if (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) }}
+{{- if or (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) (and (dig "spire" "recommendations" "enabled" false .Values.global) (dig "spire" "recommendations" "prometheus" true .Values.global)) }}
 telemetry:
   - Prometheus:
       - host: "0.0.0.0"
diff --git a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/statefulset.yaml b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
index 69201d8..713201a 100644
--- a/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/charts/spire-server/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ spec:
               protocol: TCP
             {{- end }}
             {{- end }}
-            {{- if (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) }}
+            {{- if or (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) (and (dig "spire" "recommendations" "enabled" false .Values.global) (dig "spire" "recommendations" "prometheus" true .Values.global)) }}
             - containerPort: 9988
               name: prom
             {{- end }}
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ spec:
               protocol: TCP
             - containerPort: 8083
               name: healthz
-            {{- if (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) }}
+            {{- if or (dig "telemetry" "prometheus" "enabled" .Values.telemetry.prometheus.enabled .Values.global) (and (dig "spire" "recommendations" "enabled" false .Values.global) (dig "spire" "recommendations" "prometheus" true .Values.global)) }}
             - containerPort: 8082
               name: prom2
             {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/spire/values.yaml b/charts/spire/values.yaml
index 52d8dea..81b2371 100644
--- a/charts/spire/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/spire/values.yaml
@@ -25,11 +25,13 @@ global:
     ## @param global.spire.recommendations.priorityClassName Set to true to use recommended values for Pod Priority Class Names
     ## @param global.spire.recommendations.strictMode Check values, such as trustDomain, are overridden with a suitable value for production.
     ## @param global.spire.recommendations.securityContexts Set to true to use recommended values for Pod and Container Security Contexts
+    ## @param global.spire.recommendations.prometheus Enable prometheus exporters for monitoring
     recommendations:
       enabled: false
       priorityClassName: true
       strictMode: true
       securityContexts: true
+      prometheus: true
 
     image:
       ## @param global.spire.image.registry Override all Spire image registries at once
diff --git a/examples/production/values.yaml b/examples/production/values.yaml
index a62e661..aed7471 100644
--- a/examples/production/values.yaml
+++ b/examples/production/values.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 global:
-  telemetry:
-    prometheus:
-      enabled: true
   spire:
     recommendations:
       enabled: true