diff --git a/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/controller/deployment.yaml b/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
index 25301e22..0d4c5281 100644
--- a/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/controller/deployment.yaml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         {{- include "argo-rollouts.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ .Values.controller.component }}
-        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.podLabels }}
+        {{- range $key, $value := (mergeOverwrite (deepCopy .Values.podLabels) .Values.controller.podLabels) }}
         {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
         {{- end }}
     spec:
diff --git a/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml b/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
index 1c1d70c3..e2918f40 100644
--- a/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-rollouts/templates/dashboard/deployment.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ spec:
       labels:
         {{- include "argo-rollouts.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
         app.kubernetes.io/component: {{ .Values.dashboard.component }}
-        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.podLabels }}
+        {{- range $key, $value := (mergeOverwrite (deepCopy .Values.podLabels) .Values.dashboard.podLabels) }}
         {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
         {{- end }}
     spec:
diff --git a/charts/argo-rollouts/values.yaml b/charts/argo-rollouts/values.yaml
index 8f3f10b4..55931f3d 100644
--- a/charts/argo-rollouts/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/argo-rollouts/values.yaml
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ controller:
   deploymentLabels: {}
   # -- Annotations to be added to application controller pods
   podAnnotations: {}
+  # Labels to be added to the application controller pods
+  podLabels: {}
   # -- [Node selector]
   nodeSelector: {}
   # -- [Tolerations] for use with node taints
@@ -295,6 +297,8 @@ dashboard:
   deploymentLabels: {}
   # -- Annotations to be added to application dashboard pods
   podAnnotations: {}
+  # Labels to be added to the application dashboard pods
+  podLabels: {}
   # -- [Node selector]
   nodeSelector: {}
   # -- [Tolerations] for use with node taints