diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
index ba1de9779..36f3d347b 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       labels:
         app: operator
+        {{- with .Values.operatorConfig.podLabels }}
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
     spec:
       {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
diff --git a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/values.yaml b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/values.yaml
index caceeabf2..d77c8950c 100644
--- a/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/cmd/k8s-operator/deploy/chart/values.yaml
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ operatorConfig:
   resources: {}
 
   podAnnotations: {}
+  podLabels: {}
 
   tolerations: []