diff --git a/provider/webhook/webhook_test.go b/provider/webhook/webhook_test.go
index 03b02c20f..ca36e38b8 100644
--- a/provider/webhook/webhook_test.go
+++ b/provider/webhook/webhook_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/endpoint"
+	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/plan"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/provider"
 	webhookapi "sigs.k8s.io/external-dns/provider/webhook/api"
 )
@@ -217,3 +218,56 @@ func TestAdjustendpointsWithError(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Error(t, err)
 	require.ErrorIs(t, err, provider.SoftError)
 }
+
+// test apply changes with an endpoint with a provider specific property
+func TestApplyChangesWithProviderSpecificProperty(t *testing.T) {
+	svr := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.URL.Path == "/" {
+			w.Header().Set(webhookapi.ContentTypeHeader, webhookapi.MediaTypeFormatAndVersion)
+			w.Write([]byte(`{}`))
+			return
+		}
+		if r.URL.Path == "/records" {
+			w.Header().Set(webhookapi.ContentTypeHeader, webhookapi.MediaTypeFormatAndVersion)
+			// assert that the request contains the provider specific property
+			var changes plan.Changes
+			defer r.Body.Close()
+			b, err := io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+			err = json.Unmarshal(b, &changes)
+			require.Nil(t, err)
+			require.Len(t, changes.Create, 1)
+			require.Len(t, changes.Create[0].ProviderSpecific, 1)
+			require.Equal(t, "prop1", changes.Create[0].ProviderSpecific[0].Name)
+			require.Equal(t, "value1", changes.Create[0].ProviderSpecific[0].Value)
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNoContent)
+			return
+		}
+	}))
+	defer svr.Close()
+
+	p, err := NewWebhookProvider(svr.URL)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	e := &endpoint.Endpoint{
+		DNSName:    "test.example.com",
+		RecordTTL:  10,
+		RecordType: "A",
+		Targets: endpoint.Targets{
+			"",
+		},
+		ProviderSpecific: endpoint.ProviderSpecific{
+			endpoint.ProviderSpecificProperty{
+				Name:  "prop1",
+				Value: "value1",
+			},
+		},
+	}
+	err = p.ApplyChanges(context.TODO(), &plan.Changes{
+		Create: []*endpoint.Endpoint{
+			e,
+		},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
diff --git a/source/source.go b/source/source.go
index 149892853..132f40dcd 100644
--- a/source/source.go
+++ b/source/source.go
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ const (
 	controllerAnnotationValue = "dns-controller"
 	// The annotation used for defining the desired hostname
 	internalHostnameAnnotationKey = "external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/internal-hostname"
-	// New annotation to support wildcard annotations for webhook providers
-	webhookWildcardAnnotationKey = "external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/webhook-*"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -226,7 +224,7 @@ func getProviderSpecificAnnotations(annotations map[string]string) (endpoint.Pro
 				Name:  fmt.Sprintf("ibmcloud-%s", attr),
 				Value: v,
 			})
-		} else if strings.HasPrefix(k, webhookWildcardAnnotationKey) {
+		} else if strings.HasPrefix(k, "external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/webhook-") {
 			// Support for wildcard annotations for webhook providers
 			attr := strings.TrimPrefix(k, "external-dns.alpha.kubernetes.io/webhook-")
 			providerSpecificAnnotations = append(providerSpecificAnnotations, endpoint.ProviderSpecificProperty{