diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/oadp_types.go b/api/v1alpha1/oadp_types.go
index 85c0a6e973..f273393e36 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/oadp_types.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/oadp_types.go
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ type VeleroConfig struct {
 
 // PodConfig defines the pod configuration options
 type PodConfig struct {
-	// Labels
+	// Labels to add to pod
 	// +optional
 	Labels map[string]string `json:"labels,omitempty"`
 	// NodeSelector defines the nodeSelector to be supplied to Restic podSpec
diff --git a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index 2f11ca55f5..d6d7a79cad 100644
--- a/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/api/v1alpha1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -370,6 +370,13 @@ func (in *DataProtectionApplicationStatus) DeepCopy() *DataProtectionApplication
 // DeepCopyInto is an autogenerated deepcopy function, copying the receiver, writing into out. in must be non-nil.
 func (in *PodConfig) DeepCopyInto(out *PodConfig) {
 	*out = *in
+	if in.Labels != nil {
+		in, out := &in.Labels, &out.Labels
+		*out = make(map[string]string, len(*in))
+		for key, val := range *in {
+			(*out)[key] = val
+		}
+	}
 	if in.NodeSelector != nil {
 		in, out := &in.NodeSelector, &out.NodeSelector
 		*out = make(map[string]string, len(*in))
diff --git a/bundle/manifests/oadp.openshift.io_dataprotectionapplications.yaml b/bundle/manifests/oadp.openshift.io_dataprotectionapplications.yaml
index 6c6e7ccd8b..249ae046a1 100644
--- a/bundle/manifests/oadp.openshift.io_dataprotectionapplications.yaml
+++ b/bundle/manifests/oadp.openshift.io_dataprotectionapplications.yaml
@@ -192,6 +192,11 @@ spec:
                       podConfig:
                         description: Pod specific configuration
                         properties:
+                          labels:
+                            additionalProperties:
+                              type: string
+                            description: Labels to add to pod
+                            type: object
                           nodeSelector:
                             additionalProperties:
                               type: string
@@ -329,6 +334,11 @@ spec:
                       podConfig:
                         description: Pod specific configuration
                         properties:
+                          labels:
+                            additionalProperties:
+                              type: string
+                            description: Labels to add to pod
+                            type: object
                           nodeSelector:
                             additionalProperties:
                               type: string
diff --git a/config/crd/bases/oadp.openshift.io_dataprotectionapplications.yaml b/config/crd/bases/oadp.openshift.io_dataprotectionapplications.yaml
index 6aab76f551..4e03eab7e5 100644
--- a/config/crd/bases/oadp.openshift.io_dataprotectionapplications.yaml
+++ b/config/crd/bases/oadp.openshift.io_dataprotectionapplications.yaml
@@ -194,6 +194,11 @@ spec:
                       podConfig:
                         description: Pod specific configuration
                         properties:
+                          labels:
+                            additionalProperties:
+                              type: string
+                            description: Labels to add to pod
+                            type: object
                           nodeSelector:
                             additionalProperties:
                               type: string
@@ -331,6 +336,11 @@ spec:
                       podConfig:
                         description: Pod specific configuration
                         properties:
+                          labels:
+                            additionalProperties:
+                              type: string
+                            description: Labels to add to pod
+                            type: object
                           nodeSelector:
                             additionalProperties:
                               type: string