diff --git a/charts/apisix/README.md b/charts/apisix/README.md
index f08bb880..4f370e73 100644
--- a/charts/apisix/README.md
+++ b/charts/apisix/README.md
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | nameOverride | string | `""` |  |
 | nodeSelector | object | `{}` | Node labels for Apache APISIX pod assignment |
 | podAnnotations | object | `{}` | Annotations to add to each pod |
+| podLabels | object | `{}` | Labels to add to each pod |
 | podDisruptionBudget | object | `{"enabled":false,"maxUnavailable":1,"minAvailable":"90%"}` | See https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/run-application/configure-pdb/ for more details |
 | podDisruptionBudget.enabled | bool | `false` | Enable or disable podDisruptionBudget |
 | podDisruptionBudget.maxUnavailable | int | `1` | Set the maxUnavailable of podDisruptionBudget |
diff --git a/charts/apisix/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/apisix/templates/deployment.yaml
index acda6be7..604bd76f 100644
--- a/charts/apisix/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/apisix/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@ spec:
         {{- end }}
       labels:
         {{- include "apisix.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- if .Values.podLabels }}
+        {{- toYaml .Values.podLabels | nindent 8 }}
+        {{- end }}
     spec:
       {{- with .Values.global.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
diff --git a/charts/apisix/values.yaml b/charts/apisix/values.yaml
index 045b98a5..b06f9d78 100644
--- a/charts/apisix/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/apisix/values.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ replicaCount: 1
 priorityClassName: ""
 # -- Annotations to add to each pod
 podAnnotations: {}
+# -- Labels to add to each pod
+podLabels: {}
 # -- Set the securityContext for Apache APISIX pods
 podSecurityContext: {}
   # fsGroup: 2000