diff --git a/connectivity/check/deployment.go b/connectivity/check/deployment.go
index ee550e0569..de1e11aefe 100644
--- a/connectivity/check/deployment.go
+++ b/connectivity/check/deployment.go
@@ -245,11 +245,12 @@ func (ct *ConnectivityTest) deploy(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		ct.Logf("✨ [%s] Deploying client deployment...", ct.clients.src.ClusterName())
 		clientDeployment := newDeployment(deploymentParameters{
-			Name:    ClientDeploymentName,
-			Kind:    kindClientName,
-			Port:    8080,
-			Image:   defaults.ConnectivityCheckAlpineCurlImage,
-			Command: []string{"/bin/ash", "-c", "sleep 10000000"},
+			Name:        ClientDeploymentName,
+			Kind:        kindClientName,
+			Port:        8080,
+			Image:       defaults.ConnectivityCheckAlpineCurlImage,
+			Command:     []string{"/bin/ash", "-c", "sleep 10000000"},
+			Annotations: map[string]string{"io.cilium.proxy-visibility": "<Egress/53/ANY/DNS>"},
 		})
 		_, err = ct.clients.src.CreateDeployment(ctx, ct.params.TestNamespace, clientDeployment, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {
@@ -262,12 +263,13 @@ func (ct *ConnectivityTest) deploy(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		ct.Logf("✨ [%s] Deploying client2 deployment...", ct.clients.src.ClusterName())
 		clientDeployment := newDeployment(deploymentParameters{
-			Name:    Client2DeploymentName,
-			Kind:    kindClientName,
-			Port:    8080,
-			Image:   defaults.ConnectivityCheckAlpineCurlImage,
-			Command: []string{"/bin/ash", "-c", "sleep 10000000"},
-			Labels:  map[string]string{"other": "client"},
+			Name:        Client2DeploymentName,
+			Kind:        kindClientName,
+			Port:        8080,
+			Image:       defaults.ConnectivityCheckAlpineCurlImage,
+			Command:     []string{"/bin/ash", "-c", "sleep 10000000"},
+			Labels:      map[string]string{"other": "client"},
+			Annotations: map[string]string{"io.cilium.proxy-visibility": "<Egress/53/ANY/DNS>"},
 		})
 		_, err = ct.clients.src.CreateDeployment(ctx, ct.params.TestNamespace, clientDeployment, metav1.CreateOptions{})
 		if err != nil {