diff --git a/charts/wave/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/wave/templates/deployment.yaml
index ab26187..ed83043 100644
--- a/charts/wave/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/wave/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       labels:
 {{ include "wave-labels.chart" . | indent 8 }}
+{{- with .Values.podLabels }}
+{{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+{{- end }}
     spec:
       containers:
         - image: "{{ .Values.image.name }}:{{ .Values.image.tag }}"
diff --git a/charts/wave/values.yaml b/charts/wave/values.yaml
index c7c98f9..45d2507 100644
--- a/charts/wave/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/wave/values.yaml
@@ -76,3 +76,4 @@ topologySpreadConstraints: []
 
 # extra annotations for wave pods
 podAnnotations: {}
+podLabels: {}