diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/kind/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kind/deployment/KindProcessor.java b/extensions/kubernetes/kind/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kind/deployment/KindProcessor.java
index 94a42ab4c9c5a..6d55a769a0b27 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/kind/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kind/deployment/KindProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/kind/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kind/deployment/KindProcessor.java
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public void createLabels(KubernetesConfig config, BuildProducer<KubernetesLabelB
     public List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> createConfigurators(KubernetesConfig config,
             List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports) {
         List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, config).values()
+        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, config.getPorts()).values()
                 .forEach(value -> result.add(new ConfiguratorBuildItem(new AddPortToKubernetesConfig(value))));
         return result;
     }
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/minikube/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/minikube/deployment/MinikubeProcessor.java b/extensions/kubernetes/minikube/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/minikube/deployment/MinikubeProcessor.java
index 96343e7f69757..99ff976ce04b7 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/minikube/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/minikube/deployment/MinikubeProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/minikube/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/minikube/deployment/MinikubeProcessor.java
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public void createLabels(KubernetesConfig config, BuildProducer<KubernetesLabelB
     public List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> createConfigurators(KubernetesConfig config,
             List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports) {
         List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, config).values().forEach(value -> {
+        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, config.getPorts()).values().forEach(value -> {
             result.add(new ConfiguratorBuildItem(new AddPortToKubernetesConfig(value)));
         });
         return result;
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KnativeProcessor.java b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KnativeProcessor.java
index 190aa39d4aab2..03f56005eb4ea 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KnativeProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KnativeProcessor.java
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.Constants.KNATIVE_SERVICE;
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.Constants.KNATIVE_SERVICE_GROUP;
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.Constants.KNATIVE_SERVICE_VERSION;
+import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.KubernetesConfigUtil.defaultMapIfEmpty;
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.spi.KubernetesDeploymentTargetBuildItem.DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Optional;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
@@ -102,25 +104,39 @@ public void checkKnative(ApplicationInfoBuildItem applicationInfo, KnativeConfig
     }
 
     @BuildStep
-    public void createAnnotations(KnativeConfig config, BuildProducer<KubernetesAnnotationBuildItem> annotations) {
-        config.getAnnotations().forEach((k, v) -> {
+    public void createAnnotations(KnativeConfig config,
+            KubernetesConfig kubernetesConfig,
+            BuildProducer<KubernetesAnnotationBuildItem> annotations) {
+        Map<String, String> annotationsFromConfig = config.getAnnotations();
+        if (annotationsFromConfig.isEmpty()) {
+            annotationsFromConfig = kubernetesConfig.getAnnotations();
+        }
+        annotationsFromConfig.forEach((k, v) -> {
             annotations.produce(new KubernetesAnnotationBuildItem(k, v, KNATIVE));
         });
     }
 
     @BuildStep
-    public void createLabels(KnativeConfig config, BuildProducer<KubernetesLabelBuildItem> labels,
+    public void createLabels(KnativeConfig config,
+            KubernetesConfig kubernetesConfig,
+            BuildProducer<KubernetesLabelBuildItem> labels,
             BuildProducer<ContainerImageLabelBuildItem> imageLabels) {
-        config.getLabels().forEach((k, v) -> {
+        Map<String, String> labelsFromConfig = config.getLabels();
+        if (labelsFromConfig.isEmpty()) {
+            labelsFromConfig = kubernetesConfig.getLabels();
+        }
+        labelsFromConfig.forEach((k, v) -> {
             labels.produce(new KubernetesLabelBuildItem(k, v, KNATIVE));
             imageLabels.produce(new ContainerImageLabelBuildItem(k, v));
         });
     }
 
     @BuildStep
-    public List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> createConfigurators(KnativeConfig config, List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports) {
+    public List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> createConfigurators(KnativeConfig config,
+            KubernetesConfig kubernetesConfig,
+            List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports) {
         List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, config).values()
+        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, defaultMapIfEmpty(config.getPorts(), kubernetesConfig.getPorts())).values()
                 .stream()
                 // At the moment, Knative only supports single port binding: https://github.com/knative/serving/issues/8471
                 .filter(p -> p.getName().equals("http"))
@@ -133,6 +149,7 @@ public List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> createConfigurators(KnativeConfig config, Lis
     public List<DecoratorBuildItem> createDecorators(ApplicationInfoBuildItem applicationInfo,
             OutputTargetBuildItem outputTarget,
             KnativeConfig config,
+            KubernetesConfig kubernetesConfig,
             PackageConfig packageConfig,
             Optional<MetricsCapabilityBuildItem> metricsConfiguration,
             Optional<KubernetesClientCapabilityBuildItem> kubernetesClientConfiguration,
@@ -162,7 +179,9 @@ public List<DecoratorBuildItem> createDecorators(ApplicationInfoBuildItem applic
         String name = ResourceNameUtil.getResourceName(config, applicationInfo);
         Optional<Project> project = KubernetesCommonHelper.createProject(applicationInfo, customProjectRoot, outputTarget,
                 packageConfig);
-        Optional<Port> port = KubernetesCommonHelper.getPort(ports, config, "http");
+        Optional<Port> port = KubernetesCommonHelper.getPort(ports,
+                defaultMapIfEmpty(config.getPorts(), kubernetesConfig.getPorts()),
+                "http");
         result.addAll(KubernetesCommonHelper.createDecorators(project, KNATIVE, name, config,
                 metricsConfiguration, kubernetesClientConfiguration, annotations,
                 labels, command, port, livenessPath, readinessPath, startupProbePath,
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesCommonHelper.java b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesCommonHelper.java
index dadabe7723868..764ce2629227d 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesCommonHelper.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesCommonHelper.java
@@ -145,14 +145,15 @@ public static Optional<Project> createProject(ApplicationInfoBuildItem app,
      * Creates the configurator build items.
      */
     public static Optional<Port> getPort(List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports, KubernetesConfig config) {
-        return getPort(ports, config, config.ingress.targetPort);
+        return getPort(ports, config.getPorts(), config.ingress.targetPort);
     }
 
     /**
      * Creates the configurator build items.
      */
-    public static Optional<Port> getPort(List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports, PlatformConfiguration config, String targetPort) {
-        return combinePorts(ports, config).values().stream()
+    public static Optional<Port> getPort(List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports, Map<String, PortConfig> portsFromConfig,
+            String targetPort) {
+        return combinePorts(ports, portsFromConfig).values().stream()
                 .filter(distinct(p -> p.getName()))
                 .filter(p -> p.getName().equals(targetPort))
                 .findFirst();
@@ -162,13 +163,13 @@ public static Optional<Port> getPort(List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports, Platfo
      * Creates the configurator build items.
      */
     public static Map<String, Port> combinePorts(List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports,
-            PlatformConfiguration config) {
+            Map<String, PortConfig> portsFromConfig) {
         Map<String, Port> allPorts = new HashMap<>();
         allPorts.putAll(verifyPorts(ports).entrySet().stream()
                 .map(e -> new PortBuilder().withName(e.getKey()).withContainerPort(e.getValue()).build())
                 .collect(Collectors.toMap(Port::getName, p -> p)));
 
-        config.getPorts().entrySet().forEach(e -> {
+        portsFromConfig.entrySet().forEach(e -> {
             String name = e.getKey();
             Port configuredPort = PortConverter.convert(e);
             Port buildItemPort = allPorts.get(name);
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesConfigUtil.java b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesConfigUtil.java
index 876d5bea25aef..424e9a18b1346 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesConfigUtil.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/KubernetesConfigUtil.java
@@ -124,6 +124,10 @@ public static Map<String, Object> toMap(PlatformConfiguration... platformConfigu
         return result;
     }
 
+    public static <T> Map<String, T> defaultMapIfEmpty(Map<String, T> map, Map<String, T> defaultMap) {
+        return map == null || map.isEmpty() ? defaultMap : map;
+    }
+
     public static boolean managementPortIsEnabled() {
         return ConfigProvider.getConfig().getOptionalValue("quarkus.management.enabled", Boolean.class).orElse(false);
     }
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/OpenshiftConfig.java b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/OpenshiftConfig.java
index b4855fcaa652f..f0639fb4b9433 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/OpenshiftConfig.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/OpenshiftConfig.java
@@ -75,20 +75,20 @@ public static enum DeploymentResourceKind {
     /**
      * The name of the group this component belongs too
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.part-of}")
     Optional<String> partOf;
 
     /**
      * The name of the application. This value will be used for naming Kubernetes
      * resources like: 'Deployment', 'Service' and so on...
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.name}")
     Optional<String> name;
 
     /**
      * The version of the application.
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.version}")
     Optional<String> version;
 
     /**
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public static enum DeploymentResourceKind {
      * (see https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/organize-cluster-access-kubeconfig/#context
      * for more details).
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.namespace}")
     Optional<String> namespace;
 
     /**
@@ -120,31 +120,31 @@ public static enum DeploymentResourceKind {
      * This is a very useful way to have manifests of successive builds of the same
      * application differ - thus ensuring that Kubernetes will apply the updated resources
      */
-    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "true")
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.add-build-timestamp}")
     boolean addBuildTimestamp;
 
     /**
      * Working directory
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.working-dir}")
     Optional<String> workingDir;
 
     /**
      * The commands
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.command}")
     Optional<List<String>> command;
 
     /**
      * The arguments
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.arguments}")
     Optional<List<String>> arguments;
 
     /**
      * The service account
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.service-account}")
     Optional<String> serviceAccount;
 
     /**
@@ -156,31 +156,31 @@ public static enum DeploymentResourceKind {
     /**
      * The number of desired pods
      */
-    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "1")
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.replicas}")
     Integer replicas;
 
     /**
      * The type of service that will be generated for the application
      */
-    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "ClusterIP")
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.service-type}")
     ServiceType serviceType;
 
     /**
      * The nodePort to set when serviceType is set to nodePort
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.node-port}")
     OptionalInt nodePort;
 
     /**
      * Image pull policy
      */
-    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "Always")
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.image-pull-policy}")
     ImagePullPolicy imagePullPolicy;
 
     /**
      * The image pull secret
      */
-    @ConfigItem
+    @ConfigItem(defaultValue = "${quarkus.kubernetes.image-pull-secrets}")
     Optional<List<String>> imagePullSecrets;
 
     /**
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/OpenshiftProcessor.java b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/OpenshiftProcessor.java
index d0ca1f7d10e4b..313d3cbc11760 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/OpenshiftProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/OpenshiftProcessor.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.Constants.ROUTE;
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.Constants.STARTUP_PROBE;
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.KubernetesConfigUtil.MANAGEMENT_PORT_NAME;
+import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.KubernetesConfigUtil.defaultMapIfEmpty;
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.KubernetesConfigUtil.managementPortIsEnabled;
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.deployment.OpenshiftConfig.OpenshiftFlavor.v3;
 import static io.quarkus.kubernetes.spi.KubernetesDeploymentTargetBuildItem.DEFAULT_PRIORITY;
@@ -124,16 +125,24 @@ public void populateInternalRegistry(OpenshiftConfig openshiftConfig, ContainerI
     }
 
     @BuildStep
-    public void createAnnotations(OpenshiftConfig config, BuildProducer<KubernetesAnnotationBuildItem> annotations) {
-        config.getAnnotations().forEach((k, v) -> {
+    public void createAnnotations(OpenshiftConfig config,
+            KubernetesConfig kubernetesConfig,
+            BuildProducer<KubernetesAnnotationBuildItem> annotations) {
+        Map<String, String> annotationsFromConfig = config.getAnnotations();
+        if (annotationsFromConfig.isEmpty()) {
+            annotationsFromConfig = kubernetesConfig.getAnnotations();
+        }
+        annotationsFromConfig.forEach((k, v) -> {
             annotations.produce(new KubernetesAnnotationBuildItem(k, v, OPENSHIFT));
         });
     }
 
     @BuildStep
-    public void createLabels(OpenshiftConfig config, BuildProducer<KubernetesLabelBuildItem> labels,
+    public void createLabels(OpenshiftConfig config,
+            KubernetesConfig kubernetesConfig,
+            BuildProducer<KubernetesLabelBuildItem> labels,
             BuildProducer<ContainerImageLabelBuildItem> imageLabels) {
-        config.getLabels().forEach((k, v) -> {
+        defaultMapIfEmpty(config.getLabels(), kubernetesConfig.getLabels()).forEach((k, v) -> {
             labels.produce(new KubernetesLabelBuildItem(k, v, OPENSHIFT));
             imageLabels.produce(new ContainerImageLabelBuildItem(k, v));
         });
@@ -142,14 +151,17 @@ public void createLabels(OpenshiftConfig config, BuildProducer<KubernetesLabelBu
 
     @BuildStep
     public List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> createConfigurators(ApplicationInfoBuildItem applicationInfo,
-            OpenshiftConfig config, Capabilities capabilities, Optional<ContainerImageInfoBuildItem> image,
+            OpenshiftConfig config,
+            KubernetesConfig kubernetesConfig,
+            Capabilities capabilities,
+            Optional<ContainerImageInfoBuildItem> image,
             List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports) {
 
         List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> result = new ArrayList<>();
 
-        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, config).values().forEach(value -> {
-            result.add(new ConfiguratorBuildItem(new AddPortToOpenshiftConfig(value)));
-        });
+        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, defaultMapIfEmpty(config.getPorts(), kubernetesConfig.getPorts()))
+                .values()
+                .forEach(value -> result.add(new ConfiguratorBuildItem(new AddPortToOpenshiftConfig(value))));
 
         result.add(new ConfiguratorBuildItem(new ApplyOpenshiftRouteConfigurator(config.route)));
 
@@ -179,6 +191,7 @@ public List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> createConfigurators(ApplicationInfoBuildItem
     public List<DecoratorBuildItem> createDecorators(ApplicationInfoBuildItem applicationInfo,
             OutputTargetBuildItem outputTarget,
             OpenshiftConfig config,
+            KubernetesConfig kubernetesConfig,
             ContainerImageConfig containerImageConfig,
             Optional<FallbackContainerImageRegistryBuildItem> fallbackRegistry,
             PackageConfig packageConfig,
@@ -215,7 +228,9 @@ public List<DecoratorBuildItem> createDecorators(ApplicationInfoBuildItem applic
 
         Optional<Project> project = KubernetesCommonHelper.createProject(applicationInfo, customProjectRoot, outputTarget,
                 packageConfig);
-        Optional<Port> port = KubernetesCommonHelper.getPort(ports, config, config.route.targetPort);
+        Optional<Port> port = KubernetesCommonHelper.getPort(ports,
+                defaultMapIfEmpty(config.getPorts(), kubernetesConfig.getPorts()),
+                config.route.targetPort);
         result.addAll(KubernetesCommonHelper.createDecorators(project, OPENSHIFT, name, config,
                 metricsConfiguration, kubernetesClientConfiguration,
                 annotations, labels, command,
@@ -322,18 +337,18 @@ public List<DecoratorBuildItem> createDecorators(ApplicationInfoBuildItem applic
         }
 
         // Probe port handling
-        result.add(KubernetesCommonHelper.createProbeHttpPortDecorator(name, OPENSHIFT, LIVENESS_PROBE, config.livenessProbe,
+        result.add(KubernetesCommonHelper.createProbeHttpPortDecorator(name, OPENSHIFT, LIVENESS_PROBE, config.getLivenessProbe(),
                 portName,
                 ports,
-                config.ports));
-        result.add(KubernetesCommonHelper.createProbeHttpPortDecorator(name, OPENSHIFT, READINESS_PROBE, config.readinessProbe,
+                config.getPorts()));
+        result.add(KubernetesCommonHelper.createProbeHttpPortDecorator(name, OPENSHIFT, READINESS_PROBE, config.getReadinessProbe(),
                 portName,
                 ports,
-                config.ports));
-        result.add(KubernetesCommonHelper.createProbeHttpPortDecorator(name, OPENSHIFT, STARTUP_PROBE, config.startupProbe,
+                config.getPorts()));
+        result.add(KubernetesCommonHelper.createProbeHttpPortDecorator(name, OPENSHIFT, STARTUP_PROBE, config.getStartupProbe(),
                 portName,
                 ports,
-                config.ports));
+                config.getPorts()));
 
         // Handle non-openshift builds
         if (deploymentKind == DeploymentResourceKind.DeploymentConfig
diff --git a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/VanillaKubernetesProcessor.java b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/VanillaKubernetesProcessor.java
index fa1f8e9e38dc6..233f8cbb2e00c 100644
--- a/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/VanillaKubernetesProcessor.java
+++ b/extensions/kubernetes/vanilla/deployment/src/main/java/io/quarkus/kubernetes/deployment/VanillaKubernetesProcessor.java
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ public void createLabels(KubernetesConfig config, BuildProducer<KubernetesLabelB
     @BuildStep
     public List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> createConfigurators(KubernetesConfig config, List<KubernetesPortBuildItem> ports) {
         List<ConfiguratorBuildItem> result = new ArrayList<>();
-        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, config).values().forEach(value -> {
+        KubernetesCommonHelper.combinePorts(ports, config.getPorts()).values().forEach(value -> {
             result.add(new ConfiguratorBuildItem(new AddPortToKubernetesConfig(value)));
         });
         if (config.ingress != null) {
diff --git a/integration-tests/kubernetes/quarkus-standard-way/src/test/resources/openshift-v4.properties b/integration-tests/kubernetes/quarkus-standard-way/src/test/resources/openshift-v4.properties
index e83c675f79905..fb9e69b315358 100644
--- a/integration-tests/kubernetes/quarkus-standard-way/src/test/resources/openshift-v4.properties
+++ b/integration-tests/kubernetes/quarkus-standard-way/src/test/resources/openshift-v4.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 quarkus.kubernetes.deployment-target=openshift
 quarkus.openshift.flavor=v4
-quarkus.openshift.labels."app.openshift.io/runtime"=test
+quarkus.kubernetes.labels."app.openshift.io/runtime"=test