diff --git a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-service.yaml b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-service.yaml
index f59eb1e..5f1d09a 100644
--- a/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-service.yaml
+++ b/charts/ingress-nginx/templates/default-backend-service.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
   labels:
     {{- include "ingress-nginx.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
     app.kubernetes.io/component: default-backend
+    {{- with .Values.defaultBackend.labels }}
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+    {{- end }}
   name: {{ include "ingress-nginx.defaultBackend.fullname" . }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
 spec: