diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance.go b/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance.go
index 5b983a72a..c48607a24 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance.go
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ func (i *RpaasInstance) appendNewLabels(newLabels map[string]string) {
 	i.Labels = mergeMap(i.Labels, newLabels)
 	i.Annotations = mergeMap(i.Annotations, newLabels)
 	i.Spec.PodTemplate.Labels = mergeMap(i.Spec.PodTemplate.Labels, newLabels)
+	if i.Spec.Service != nil {
+		i.Spec.Service.Labels = mergeMap(i.Spec.Service.Labels, newLabels)
+	}
 }
 
 func mergeMap(a, b map[string]string) map[string]string {
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance_test.go b/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance_test.go
index 3fe336d6f..b9437dca3 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance_test.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/rpaasinstance_test.go
@@ -8,22 +8,26 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/tsuru/nginx-operator/api/v1alpha1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 )
 
 func Test_SetTeamOwner(t *testing.T) {
 	instance := &RpaasInstance{}
+	instance.Spec.Service = &v1alpha1.NginxService{}
 	instance.SetTeamOwner("team-one")
 	expected := map[string]string{RpaasOperatorTeamOwnerLabelKey: "team-one"}
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, instance.Labels)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, instance.Annotations)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, instance.Spec.PodTemplate.Labels)
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, instance.Spec.Service.Labels)
 
 	instance.SetTeamOwner("team-two")
 	expected = map[string]string{RpaasOperatorTeamOwnerLabelKey: "team-two"}
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, instance.Labels)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, instance.Annotations)
 	assert.Equal(t, expected, instance.Spec.PodTemplate.Labels)
+	assert.Equal(t, expected, instance.Spec.Service.Labels)
 }
 
 func Test_GetTeamOwner(t *testing.T) {