diff --git a/docs/strategy-callbacks.md b/docs/strategy-callbacks.md
index 7898c36fb..e8ebd6280 100644
--- a/docs/strategy-callbacks.md
+++ b/docs/strategy-callbacks.md
@@ -1142,9 +1142,10 @@ class AwesomeStrategy(IStrategy):
     ) -> list[AnnotationType]:
         """
         Retrieve area annotations for a chart.
-        Must be returned as array, with label, start, end, y_start, y_end and color.
-        All settings are optional - though it usually makes sense to include either "start and end"
-        or "y_start and y_end" for either horizontal or vertical plots (or all 4 for boxes).
+        Must be returned as array, with type, label, color, start, end, y_start, y_end.
+        All settings except for type are optional - though it usually makes sense to include either
+        "start and end" or "y_start and y_end" for either horizontal or vertical plots
+        (or all 4 for boxes).
         :param pair: Pair that's currently analyzed
         :param start_date: Start date of the chart data being requested
         :param end_date: End date of the chart data being requested
diff --git a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
index 6217b1c39..1840f231e 100644
--- a/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
+++ b/freqtrade/strategy/interface.py
@@ -840,9 +840,10 @@ class IStrategy(ABC, HyperStrategyMixin):
     ) -> list[AnnotationType]:
         """
         Retrieve area annotations for a chart.
-        Must be returned as array, with label, start, end, y_start, y_end and color.
-        All settings are optional - though it usually makes sense to include either "start and end"
-        or "y_start and y_end" for either horizontal or vertical plots (or all 4 for boxes).
+        Must be returned as array, with type, label, color, start, end, y_start, y_end.
+        All settings except for type are optional - though it usually makes sense to include either
+        "start and end" or "y_start and y_end" for either horizontal or vertical plots
+        (or all 4 for boxes).
         :param pair: Pair that's currently analyzed
         :param start_date: Start date of the chart data being requested
         :param end_date: End date of the chart data being requested
diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/base_strategy.py.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/base_strategy.py.j2
index 16998ab52..e4c617ddf 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/base_strategy.py.j2
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/base_strategy.py.j2
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ from freqtrade.strategy import (
     merge_informative_pair,
     stoploss_from_absolute,
     stoploss_from_open,
+    AnnotationType,
 )
 
 # --------------------------------
diff --git a/freqtrade/templates/strategy_subtemplates/strategy_methods_advanced.j2 b/freqtrade/templates/strategy_subtemplates/strategy_methods_advanced.j2
index dc133c75a..306329742 100644
--- a/freqtrade/templates/strategy_subtemplates/strategy_methods_advanced.j2
+++ b/freqtrade/templates/strategy_subtemplates/strategy_methods_advanced.j2
@@ -399,3 +399,21 @@ def order_filled(
     :param **kwargs: Ensure to keep this here so updates to this won't break your strategy.
     """
     pass
+
+def plot_annotations(
+    self, pair: str, start_date: datetime, end_date: datetime, dataframe: DataFrame, **kwargs
+) -> list[AnnotationType]:
+    """
+    Retrieve area annotations for a chart.
+    Must be returned as array, with type, label, color, start, end, y_start, y_end.
+    All settings except for type are optional - though it usually makes sense to include either
+    "start and end" or "y_start and y_end" for either horizontal or vertical plots
+    (or all 4 for boxes).
+    :param pair: Pair that's currently analyzed
+    :param start_date: Start date of the chart data being requested
+    :param end_date: End date of the chart data being requested
+    :param dataframe: DataFrame with the analyzed data for the chart
+    :param **kwargs: Ensure to keep this here so updates to this won't break your strategy.
+    :return: List of AnnotationType objects
+    """
+    return []