diff --git a/.changelog/3846.txt b/.changelog/3846.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84373c0ec1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/3846.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+helm: only create the default Prometheus path annotation when it's not already specified within the component-specific
+annotations. For example if the `client.annotations` value sets prometheus.io/path annotation, don't overwrite it with
+the default value.
+```
diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
index 0f43c3e585..cb7303dec6 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/client-daemonset.yaml
@@ -92,7 +92,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         {{- if (and .Values.global.metrics.enabled .Values.global.metrics.enableAgentMetrics) }}
         "prometheus.io/scrape": "true"
+        {{- if not (hasKey (default "" .Values.client.annotations | fromYaml) "prometheus.io/path")}}
         "prometheus.io/path": "/v1/agent/metrics"
+        {{- end }}
         "prometheus.io/port": "8500"
         {{- end }}
     spec:
diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/ingress-gateways-deployment.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/ingress-gateways-deployment.yaml
index 1d01033f2d..1e1f4ec52a 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/ingress-gateways-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/ingress-gateways-deployment.yaml
@@ -131,7 +131,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         {{- if (and $root.Values.global.metrics.enabled $root.Values.global.metrics.enableGatewayMetrics) }}
         "prometheus.io/scrape": "true"
+        {{- if not (hasKey (default "" $defaults.annotations | fromYaml) "prometheus.io/path")}}
         "prometheus.io/path": "/metrics"
+        {{- end }}
         "prometheus.io/port": "20200"
         {{- end }}
         {{- if $defaults.annotations }}
diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml
index 17ba313796..e45321f0cf 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml
@@ -76,7 +76,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         {{- if (and .Values.global.metrics.enabled .Values.global.metrics.enableGatewayMetrics) }}
         "prometheus.io/scrape": "true"
+        {{- if not (hasKey (default "" .Values.meshGateway.annotations | fromYaml) "prometheus.io/path")}}
         "prometheus.io/path": "/metrics"
+        {{- end }}
         "prometheus.io/port": "20200"
         {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.meshGateway.annotations }}
diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/server-statefulset.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
index a0fef7a811..e560a75c26 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/server-statefulset.yaml
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ spec:
         {{- if (and .Values.global.metrics.enabled .Values.global.metrics.enableAgentMetrics) }}
         {{- if not .Values.global.metrics.datadog.openMetricsPrometheus.enabled }}
         "prometheus.io/scrape": "true"
+        {{- if not (hasKey (default "" .Values.server.annotations | fromYaml) "prometheus.io/path")}}
         "prometheus.io/path": "/v1/agent/metrics"
+        {{- end }}
         {{- if .Values.global.tls.enabled }}
         "prometheus.io/port": "8501"
         "prometheus.io/scheme": "https"
diff --git a/charts/consul/templates/terminating-gateways-deployment.yaml b/charts/consul/templates/terminating-gateways-deployment.yaml
index 69b44c60c3..09f3e2f20d 100644
--- a/charts/consul/templates/terminating-gateways-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/consul/templates/terminating-gateways-deployment.yaml
@@ -100,7 +100,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
         {{- if (and $root.Values.global.metrics.enabled $root.Values.global.metrics.enableGatewayMetrics) }}
         "prometheus.io/scrape": "true"
+        {{- if not (hasKey (default "" $defaults.annotations | fromYaml) "prometheus.io/path")}}
         "prometheus.io/path": "/metrics"
+        {{- end }}
         "prometheus.io/port": "20200"
         {{- end }}
         {{- if $defaults.annotations }}
diff --git a/charts/consul/test/unit/client-daemonset.bats b/charts/consul/test/unit/client-daemonset.bats
index 3b09fd783b..d1eb88f2df 100755
--- a/charts/consul/test/unit/client-daemonset.bats
+++ b/charts/consul/test/unit/client-daemonset.bats
@@ -584,6 +584,19 @@ load _helpers
   [ "${actual}" = "/v1/agent/metrics" ]
 }
 
+@test "client/DaemonSet: when global.metrics.enableAgentMetrics=true, and client annotation for prometheus path is specified, it uses the client annotation rather than default." {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      -s templates/client-daemonset.yaml  \
+      --set 'client.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'global.metrics.enabled=true'  \
+      --set 'global.metrics.enableAgentMetrics=true'  \
+      --set 'client.annotations=prometheus.io/path: /anew/path' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -r '.spec.template.metadata.annotations."prometheus.io/path"' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "/anew/path" ]
+}
+
 @test "client/DaemonSet: when global.metrics.enableAgentMetrics=true, sets telemetry flag" {
   cd `chart_dir`
   local actual=$(helm template \
diff --git a/charts/consul/test/unit/ingress-gateways-deployment.bats b/charts/consul/test/unit/ingress-gateways-deployment.bats
index be617ac538..163213d8a3 100644
--- a/charts/consul/test/unit/ingress-gateways-deployment.bats
+++ b/charts/consul/test/unit/ingress-gateways-deployment.bats
@@ -300,6 +300,19 @@ load _helpers
   [ "${actual}" = "/metrics" ]
 }
 
+@test "ingressGateways/Deployment: when global.metrics.enabled=true, and ingress gateways annotation for prometheus path is specified, it uses the specified annotation rather than default." {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      -s templates/ingress-gateways-deployment.yaml  \
+      --set 'ingressGateways.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'connectInject.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'global.metrics.enabled=true'  \
+      --set 'ingressGateways.defaults.annotations=prometheus.io/path: /anew/path' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -s -r '.[0].spec.template.metadata.annotations."prometheus.io/path"' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "/anew/path" ]
+}
+
 @test "ingressGateways/Deployment: when global.metrics.enableGatewayMetrics=false, does not set proxy setting" {
   cd `chart_dir`
   local object=$(helm template \
diff --git a/charts/consul/test/unit/mesh-gateway-deployment.bats b/charts/consul/test/unit/mesh-gateway-deployment.bats
index b044b7c9ab..b0e01a0ffd 100755
--- a/charts/consul/test/unit/mesh-gateway-deployment.bats
+++ b/charts/consul/test/unit/mesh-gateway-deployment.bats
@@ -99,6 +99,19 @@ key2: value2' \
   [ "${actual}" = "/metrics" ]
 }
 
+@test "meshGateway/Deployment: when global.metrics.enabled=true, and mesh gateways annotation for prometheus path is specified, it uses the specified annotation rather than default." {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      -s templates/mesh-gateway-deployment.yaml  \
+      --set 'meshGateway.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'connectInject.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'global.metrics.enabled=true'  \
+      --set 'meshGateway.annotations=prometheus.io/path: /anew/path' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -s -r '.[0].spec.template.metadata.annotations."prometheus.io/path"' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "/anew/path" ]
+}
+
 @test "meshGateway/Deployment: when global.metrics.enableGatewayMetrics=false, does not set annotations" {
   cd `chart_dir`
   local object=$(helm template \
diff --git a/charts/consul/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats b/charts/consul/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
index 247d854b3b..9c5bef8efa 100755
--- a/charts/consul/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
+++ b/charts/consul/test/unit/server-statefulset.bats
@@ -748,6 +748,19 @@ load _helpers
   [ "${actual}" = "/v1/agent/metrics" ]
 }
 
+@test "server/Statefulset: when global.metrics.enabled=true, and server annotation for prometheus path is specified, it uses the specified annotation rather than default." {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      -s templates/server-statefulset.yaml  \
+      --set 'global.metrics.enabled=true'  \
+      --set 'global.metrics.enableAgentMetrics=true'  \
+      --set 'server.annotations=prometheus.io/path: /anew/path' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -s -r '.[0].spec.template.metadata.annotations."prometheus.io/path"' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "/anew/path" ]
+}
+
+
 @test "server/StatefulSet: when global.metrics.enableAgentMetrics=true, adds prometheus scheme=http annotation" {
   cd `chart_dir`
   local actual=$(helm template \
diff --git a/charts/consul/test/unit/terminating-gateways-deployment.bats b/charts/consul/test/unit/terminating-gateways-deployment.bats
index 5e10c5b1fd..71365ea98f 100644
--- a/charts/consul/test/unit/terminating-gateways-deployment.bats
+++ b/charts/consul/test/unit/terminating-gateways-deployment.bats
@@ -338,6 +338,19 @@ load _helpers
   [ "${actual}" = "/metrics" ]
 }
 
+@test "terminatingGateways/Deployment: when global.metrics.enabled=true, and terminating gateways annotation for prometheus path is specified, it uses the specified annotation rather than default." {
+  cd `chart_dir`
+  local actual=$(helm template \
+      -s templates/terminating-gateways-deployment.yaml  \
+      --set 'terminatingGateways.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'connectInject.enabled=true' \
+      --set 'global.metrics.enabled=true'  \
+      --set 'terminatingGateways.defaults.annotations=prometheus.io/path: /anew/path' \
+      . | tee /dev/stderr |
+      yq -s -r '.[0].spec.template.metadata.annotations."prometheus.io/path"' | tee /dev/stderr)
+  [ "${actual}" = "/anew/path" ]
+}
+
 @test "terminatingGateways/Deployment: when global.metrics.enableGatewayMetrics=false, does not set prometheus annotations" {
   cd `chart_dir`
   local object=$(helm template \