diff --git a/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl b/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 904fbc67..d75310e0 100644
--- a/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/chart/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@ Selector labels
 app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "config-db.name" . }}
 app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
 control-plane: {{ include "config-db.name" . }}
+{{- if .Values.global.labels }}
+{{.Values.global.labels | toYaml}}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
diff --git a/chart/values.yaml b/chart/values.yaml
index e6b3b020..3bd9d73c 100644
--- a/chart/values.yaml
+++ b/chart/values.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 global:
   imageRegistry: docker.io
   imagePrefix: flanksource
+  labels: {}
   db:
     connectionPooler:
       enabled: false