diff --git a/charts/k8s-service/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/k8s-service/templates/deployment.yaml
index 8f846925..6afa3bab 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-service/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-service/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -69,6 +69,9 @@ metadata:
     app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "k8s-service.name" . }}
     app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
     app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+    {{- range $key, $value := .Values.additionalDeploymentLabels }}
+    {{ $key }}: {{ $value }}
+    {{- end}}
 {{- with .Values.deploymentAnnotations }}
   annotations:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 4 }}
@@ -86,7 +89,9 @@ spec:
         app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ include "k8s-service.name" . }}
         app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
         gruntwork.io/deployment-type: main
-
+        {{- range $key, $value := .Values.additionalPodLabels }}
+        {{ $key }}: {{ $value }}
+        {{- end }}
       {{- with .Values.podAnnotations }}
       annotations:
 {{ toYaml . | indent 8 }}
diff --git a/charts/k8s-service/values.yaml b/charts/k8s-service/values.yaml
index 130c4434..924a754b 100644
--- a/charts/k8s-service/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/k8s-service/values.yaml
@@ -173,11 +173,24 @@ replicaCount: 1
 # NOTE: This variable is injected directly into the deployment spec.
 deploymentAnnotations: {}
 
+# additionalDeploymentLabels will add the provided map to the labels for the Deployment resource created by this chart.
+# this is in addition to the helm template related labels created by the chart
+# The keys and values are free form, but subject to the limitations of Kubernetes labelling.
+# NOTE: This variable is injected directly into the deployment spec.
+additionalDeploymentLabels: {}
+
 # podAnnotations will add the provided map to the annotations for the Pod resource created by the Deployment.
 # The keys and values are free form, but subject to the limitations of Kubernetes resource annotations.
 # NOTE: This variable is injected directly into the pod spec.
 podAnnotations: {}
 
+# additionalDeploymentLabels will add the provided map to the labels for the Pods created by the deployment resource.
+# this is in addition to the helm template related labels created by the chart
+# The keys and values are free form, but subject to the limitations of Kubernetes labelling.
+# The match labels for the deployment aren't affected by these additional labels
+# NOTE: This variable is injected directly into the deployment spec.
+additionalPodLabels: {}
+
 # minPodsAvailable specifies the minimum number of pods that should be available at any given point in time. This is
 # used to configure a PodDisruptionBudget for the included pod. See
 # https://blog.gruntwork.io/avoiding-outages-in-your-kubernetes-cluster-using-poddisruptionbudgets-ef6a4baa5085
diff --git a/test/k8s_service_template_test.go b/test/k8s_service_template_test.go
index 643aebbe..1790f097 100644
--- a/test/k8s_service_template_test.go
+++ b/test/k8s_service_template_test.go
@@ -715,3 +715,28 @@ func TestK8SServiceMainDeploymentContainersLabeledCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
 	// Ensure a "main" type deployment is properly labeled as such
 	assert.Equal(t, deployment.Spec.Selector.MatchLabels["gruntwork.io/deployment-type"], "main")
 }
+
+func TestK8SServiceDeploymentAddingAdditionalLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	first_custom_deployment_label_value := "first-custom-value"
+	second_custom_deployment_label_value := "second-custom-value"
+	deployment := renderK8SServiceDeploymentWithSetValues(t,
+		map[string]string{"additionalDeploymentLabels.first-label": first_custom_deployment_label_value,
+			"additionalDeploymentLabels.second-label":second_custom_deployment_label_value})
+
+	assert.Equal(t, deployment.Labels["first-label"], first_custom_deployment_label_value)
+	assert.Equal(t, deployment.Labels["second-label"], second_custom_deployment_label_value)
+}
+
+func TestK8SServicePodAddingAdditionalLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	first_custom_pod_label_value := "first-custom-value"
+	second_custom_pod_label_value := "second-custom-value"
+	deployment := renderK8SServiceDeploymentWithSetValues(t,
+		map[string]string{"additionalPodLabels.first-label":  first_custom_pod_label_value,
+			"additionalPodLabels.second-label": second_custom_pod_label_value})
+
+	assert.Equal(t, deployment.Spec.Template.Labels["first-label"], first_custom_pod_label_value)
+	assert.Equal(t, deployment.Spec.Template.Labels["second-label"], second_custom_pod_label_value)
+}
+