diff --git a/pkg/kubernetes/watch/watcher.go b/pkg/kubernetes/watch/watcher.go
index 17f8a705d9e8..85b80ce56a82 100644
--- a/pkg/kubernetes/watch/watcher.go
+++ b/pkg/kubernetes/watch/watcher.go
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ func (w *Watcher[T]) watch(ctx context.Context, resourceVersion string, conditio
 		ResourceVersion:     resourceVersion,
 		AllowWatchBookmarks: true,
 		FieldSelector:       w.fieldSelector,
+		LabelSelector:       w.labelSelector,
 		TimeoutSeconds:      pointer.Int64(maxWatchDurationSecs),
 	})
 	if err != nil {