diff --git a/pkg/controller/api/api.go b/pkg/controller/api/api.go
index 5aedd4fff..674545ee7 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/api/api.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/api/api.go
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ const (
 	// regeneration
 	ServingCertCreatedByAnnotation      = "service.beta.openshift.io/serving-cert-signed-by"
 	AlphaServingCertCreatedByAnnotation = "service.alpha.openshift.io/serving-cert-signed-by"
+	// ServingCertKeyAlgorithmAnnotation specifies the key algorithm to use (rsa or ecdsa).
+	// If not specified, defaults to RSA for backwards compatibility.
+	ServingCertKeyAlgorithmAnnotation = "service.beta.openshift.io/serving-cert-key-algorithm"
 	// ServingCertErrorAnnotation stores the error that caused cert generation failures.
 	ServingCertErrorAnnotation      = "service.beta.openshift.io/serving-cert-generation-error"
 	AlphaServingCertErrorAnnotation = "service.alpha.openshift.io/serving-cert-generation-error"
diff --git a/pkg/controller/servingcert/controller/secret_creating_controller.go b/pkg/controller/servingcert/controller/secret_creating_controller.go
index abe30d4a2..c71280621 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/servingcert/controller/secret_creating_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/servingcert/controller/secret_creating_controller.go
@@ -381,9 +381,26 @@ func certSubjectsForService(service *corev1.Service, dnsSuffix string) sets.Set[
 
 func MakeServingCert(dnsSuffix string, ca *crypto.CA, intermediateCACert *x509.Certificate, service *corev1.Service, lifetime time.Duration) (*crypto.TLSCertificateConfig, error) {
 	subjects := certSubjectsForService(service, dnsSuffix)
-	servingCert, err := ca.MakeServerCert(
+
+	// Check for key algorithm annotation
+	algorithm := crypto.AlgorithmRSA // Default to RSA for backwards compatibility
+	if service.Annotations != nil {
+		if algoStr := service.Annotations[api.ServingCertKeyAlgorithmAnnotation]; algoStr != "" {
+			switch strings.ToLower(algoStr) {
+			case "ecdsa":
+				algorithm = crypto.AlgorithmECDSA
+			case "rsa":
+				algorithm = crypto.AlgorithmRSA
+			default:
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid key algorithm %q, must be 'rsa' or 'ecdsa'", algoStr)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	servingCert, err := ca.MakeServerCertWithAlgorithm(
 		subjects,
 		lifetime,
+		algorithm,
 		cryptoextensions.ServiceServerCertificateExtensionV1(service.UID),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/controller/servingcert/controller/secret_creating_controller_test.go b/pkg/controller/servingcert/controller/secret_creating_controller_test.go
index 2dfe1cd1c..db29a1c93 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/servingcert/controller/secret_creating_controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/servingcert/controller/secret_creating_controller_test.go
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	kapierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -783,3 +784,119 @@ func newTestSyncContext(queueKey string) factory.SyncContext {
 		eventRecorder: events.NewInMemoryRecorder("test", clock.RealClock{}),
 	}
 }
+
+// TestECDSACertificateGeneration tests that ECDSA certificates can be generated via annotation
+func TestECDSACertificateGeneration(t *testing.T) {
+	dnsSuffix := "cluster.local"
+	caLifetime := 365 * 24 * time.Hour
+	certLifetime := 180 * 24 * time.Hour
+
+	ca, _, err := crypto.EnsureCA("/tmp/test-ca.crt", "/tmp/test-ca.key", "/tmp/test-ca.serial", signerName, caLifetime)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to create CA: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name                string
+		algorithmAnnotation string
+		expectedKeyType     string
+		expectError         bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:                "RSA certificate (default)",
+			algorithmAnnotation: "",
+			expectedKeyType:     "RSA",
+			expectError:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "RSA certificate (explicit)",
+			algorithmAnnotation: "rsa",
+			expectedKeyType:     "RSA",
+			expectError:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "ECDSA certificate",
+			algorithmAnnotation: "ecdsa",
+			expectedKeyType:     "ECDSA",
+			expectError:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "ECDSA certificate (case insensitive)",
+			algorithmAnnotation: "ECDSA",
+			expectedKeyType:     "ECDSA",
+			expectError:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:                "Invalid algorithm",
+			algorithmAnnotation: "invalid",
+			expectedKeyType:     "",
+			expectError:         true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			service := &corev1.Service{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Name:      testServiceName,
+					Namespace: testNamespace,
+					UID:       testServiceUID,
+					Annotations: map[string]string{
+						api.ServingCertSecretAnnotation: testSecretName,
+					},
+				},
+			}
+
+			if tt.algorithmAnnotation != "" {
+				service.Annotations[api.ServingCertKeyAlgorithmAnnotation] = tt.algorithmAnnotation
+			}
+
+			servingCert, err := MakeServingCert(dnsSuffix, ca, nil, service, certLifetime)
+
+			if tt.expectError {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("expected error, got none")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			// Verify certificate was generated
+			if servingCert == nil {
+				t.Fatal("servingCert is nil")
+			}
+
+			if len(servingCert.Certs) == 0 {
+				t.Fatal("no certificates generated")
+			}
+
+			// Verify key type
+			cert := servingCert.Certs[0]
+			switch tt.expectedKeyType {
+			case "RSA":
+				if cert.PublicKeyAlgorithm != x509.RSA {
+					t.Errorf("expected RSA public key algorithm, got %v", cert.PublicKeyAlgorithm)
+				}
+			case "ECDSA":
+				if cert.PublicKeyAlgorithm != x509.ECDSA {
+					t.Errorf("expected ECDSA public key algorithm, got %v", cert.PublicKeyAlgorithm)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// Verify certificate subjects include service name
+			foundServiceName := false
+			for _, dnsName := range cert.DNSNames {
+				if dnsName == fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.svc", testServiceName, testNamespace) {
+					foundServiceName = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !foundServiceName {
+				t.Errorf("certificate DNS names %v do not include expected service name", cert.DNSNames)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}