diff --git a/container/go/cmd/create_image_config/create_image_config.go b/container/go/cmd/create_image_config/create_image_config.go
index 3866951f1..6d7addbdc 100644
--- a/container/go/cmd/create_image_config/create_image_config.go
+++ b/container/go/cmd/create_image_config/create_image_config.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"flag"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"log"
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ var (
 	operatingSystem    = flag.String("operatingSystem", "linux", "Operating system to create docker image for, eg. linux.")
 	osVersion          = flag.String("osVersion", "", "Operating system version to create docker image for (primarily for windows).")
 	labelsArray        utils.ArrayStringFlags
+	labelsFilesArray   utils.ArrayStringFlags
 	ports              utils.ArrayStringFlags
 	volumes            utils.ArrayStringFlags
 	entrypointPrefix   utils.ArrayStringFlags
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ var (
 
 func main() {
 	flag.Var(&labelsArray, "labels", "Augment the Label of the previous layer.")
+	flag.Var(&labelsFilesArray, "labelsFile", "Augment the Label of the previous layer (json file with string-to-string dict).")
 	flag.Var(&ports, "ports", "Augment the ExposedPorts of the previous layer.")
 	flag.Var(&volumes, "volumes", "Augment the Volumes of the previous layer.")
 	flag.Var(&entrypointPrefix, "entrypointPrefix", "Prefix the Entrypoint with the specified arguments.")
@@ -83,6 +86,20 @@ func main() {
 		}
 	}
 
+	for _, labelFile := range labelsFilesArray {
+		labelsBlob, err := ioutil.ReadFile(labelFile)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Failed to read the labels JSON file: %v", err)
+		}
+		labels := make(map[string]string)
+		if err := json.Unmarshal(labelsBlob, &labels); err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("Can't parse JSON file %q: %v", labelFile, err)
+		}
+		for name, value := range labels {
+			labelsArray = append(labelsArray, name+"="+value)
+		}
+	}
+
 	stamper, err := compat.NewStamper(stampInfoFile)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("Failed to initialize the stamper: %v", err)
diff --git a/container/image.bzl b/container/image.bzl
index bb27848d1..bda5d35d1 100644
--- a/container/image.bzl
+++ b/container/image.bzl
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ def _add_create_image_config_args(
         manifest,
         config,
         labels,
+        labels_files,
         label_files,
         entrypoint,
         cmd,
@@ -108,6 +109,10 @@ def _add_create_image_config_args(
     for key, value in labels.items():
         args.add("-labels", "{}={}".format(key, value))
 
+    for labels_file in ctx.files.labels_files:
+        args.add("-labelsFile", labels_file)
+    inputs += ctx.files.labels_files
+
     for key, value in env.items():
         args.add("-env", "%s" % "=".join([
             ctx.expand_make_variables("env", key, {}),
@@ -175,6 +180,7 @@ def _image_config(
         null_entrypoint = False,
         null_cmd = False,
         labels = None,
+        labels_files = None,
         label_files = None,
         label_file_strings = None):
     """Create the configuration for a new container image."""
@@ -205,6 +211,7 @@ def _image_config(
         manifest,
         config,
         labels_fixed,
+        labels_files,
         label_files,
         entrypoint,
         cmd,
@@ -678,6 +685,20 @@ _attrs = dicts.add(_layer.attrs, {
 
         The values of this field support stamp variables.""",
     ),
+    "labels_files": attr.label_list(
+        doc = """List of JSON files contains simple string-to-string dictionary with
+        labels.
+
+        Example of file content:
+
+            {
+                "com.example.foo": "bar",
+                "com.example.baz": "@metadata.json"
+            }
+
+        The values of this field support stamp variables.""",
+        allow_files = True,
+    ),
     "launcher": attr.label(
         allow_single_file = True,
         doc = """If present, prefix the image's ENTRYPOINT with this file.