diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-catalog/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-catalog/templates/deployment.yaml
index 084c320..9fbebb4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-catalog/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-catalog/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-catalog/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-catalog/values.yaml
index cd3d5a5..70a0dac 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-catalog/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-catalog/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/catalog:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-ems-driver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-ems-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
index 287f0a7..9949157 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-ems-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-ems-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-ems-driver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-ems-driver/values.yaml
index 43c3b43..1fed3d8 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-ems-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-ems-driver/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/emsdriver:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-generic-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-generic-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
index 825bdce..e8f0858 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-generic-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-generic-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-generic-vnfm-driver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-generic-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
index f5384cf..ea532e8 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-generic-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-generic-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/gvnfmdriver:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-huawei-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-huawei-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
index 28b5950..ff307eb 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-huawei-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-huawei-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-huawei-vnfm-driver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-huawei-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
index 72423c4..4e3ce4e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-huawei-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-huawei-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/nfvo/svnfm/huawei:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-juju-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-juju-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1d1a5d7..7f7a6e8 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-juju-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-juju-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-juju-vnfm-driver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-juju-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
index 2919e37..1a2b9ff 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-juju-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-juju-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/jujudriver:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-multivim-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-multivim-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
index ba33ec5..0bb774a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-multivim-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-multivim-proxy/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-multivim-proxy/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-multivim-proxy/values.yaml
index ca69da2..4dd6229 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-multivim-proxy/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-multivim-proxy/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/multivimproxy:1.0.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-v2vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-v2vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
index ba33ec5..0bb774a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-v2vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-v2vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-v2vnfm-driver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-v2vnfm-driver/values.yaml
index 479f67c..7019ecf 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-v2vnfm-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-v2vnfm-driver/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/nfvo/svnfm/nokiav2:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
index 9c4437e..cab3230 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-vnfm-driver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
index f61965f..d317075 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nokia-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/nfvo/svnfm/nokia:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nslcm/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nslcm/templates/deployment.yaml
index b2481c8..adc44a4 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nslcm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nslcm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nslcm/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nslcm/values.yaml
index 120f8d0..1b76d0c 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nslcm/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-nslcm/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/nslcm:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-resmgr/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-resmgr/templates/deployment.yaml
index 27d5fcd..c42d22e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-resmgr/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-resmgr/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-resmgr/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-resmgr/values.yaml
index 6e5251b..d7de044 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-resmgr/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-resmgr/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/resmanagement:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnflcm/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnflcm/templates/deployment.yaml
index ccea328..17aaad7 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnflcm/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnflcm/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnflcm/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnflcm/values.yaml
index 4c7d3ea..d4aad54 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnflcm/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnflcm/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/vnflcm:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfmgr/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfmgr/templates/deployment.yaml
index 9d31443..0bfdf99 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfmgr/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfmgr/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfmgr/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfmgr/values.yaml
index e5c2bd7..227142e 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfmgr/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfmgr/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/vnfmgr:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfres/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfres/templates/deployment.yaml
index 52e807a..10a5e7a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfres/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfres/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfres/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfres/values.yaml
index 9dbe3ed..35bebec 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfres/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-vnfres/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/vnfres:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow-engine/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow-engine/templates/deployment.yaml
index adb077a..a25cace 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow-engine/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow-engine/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow-engine/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow-engine/values.yaml
index 8e9f151..f17d4a5 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow-engine/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow-engine/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/wfengine-activiti:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow/templates/deployment.yaml
index e2b3d0b..0bbfd75 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow/values.yaml
index dd4e094..d598000 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-workflow/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/wfengine-mgrservice:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-sdnc-driver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-sdnc-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
index ba33ec5..0bb774a 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-sdnc-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-sdnc-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-sdnc-driver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-sdnc-driver/values.yaml
index 2517e2c..e319a07 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-sdnc-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-sdnc-driver/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/ztesdncdriver:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false
 
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7a0f4a1..8125215 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-vnfm-driver/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
       labels:
         app: {{ include "common.name" . }}
         release: {{ .Release.Name }}
+      annotations:
+        sidecar.istio.io/inject: "{{.Values.istioSidecar}}"
     spec:
       initContainers:
 #Example init container for dependency checking
diff --git a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-vnfm-driver/values.yaml b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
index 5199f19..a9ad0a1 100644
--- a/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
+++ b/kubernetes/vfc/charts/vfc-zte-vnfm-driver/values.yaml
@@ -30,6 +30,9 @@
 image: onap/vfc/ztevnfmdriver:1.1.0
 pullPolicy: Always
 
+#Istio sidecar injection policy
+istioSidecar: true
+
 # flag to enable debugging - application support required
 debugEnabled: false