diff --git a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
index f4ece2366f1..f074a5657aa 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
@@ -1144,6 +1144,7 @@ func (tr *TaskRunner) buildTaskConfig() *drivers.TaskConfig {
 		Namespace:     alloc.Namespace,
 		NodeName:      alloc.NodeName,
 		NodeID:        alloc.NodeID,
+		ParentJobName: alloc.Job.ParentID,
 		Resources: &drivers.Resources{
 			NomadResources: taskResources,
 			LinuxResources: &drivers.LinuxResources{
diff --git a/drivers/docker/driver.go b/drivers/docker/driver.go
index fb71f5b1e2a..07f5fe36301 100644
--- a/drivers/docker/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/docker/driver.go
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ const (
 	dockerLabelNamespace     = "com.hashicorp.nomad.namespace"
 	dockerLabelNodeName      = "com.hashicorp.nomad.node_name"
 	dockerLabelNodeID        = "com.hashicorp.nomad.node_id"
+	dockerLabelParentJobID   = "com.hashicorp.nomad.parent_job_id"
 )
 
 type pauseContainerStore struct {
@@ -1324,6 +1325,9 @@ func (d *Driver) createContainerConfig(task *drivers.TaskConfig, driverConfig *T
 		if glob.Glob(configurationExtraLabel, "job_id") {
 			labels[dockerLabelJobID] = task.JobID
 		}
+		if glob.Glob(configurationExtraLabel, "parent_job_id") {
+			labels[dockerLabelParentJobID] = task.ParentJobName
+		}
 		if glob.Glob(configurationExtraLabel, "task_group_name") {
 			labels[dockerLabelTaskGroupName] = task.TaskGroupName
 		}
diff --git a/drivers/docker/driver_test.go b/drivers/docker/driver_test.go
index 92e0bc373fb..d221685df2f 100644
--- a/drivers/docker/driver_test.go
+++ b/drivers/docker/driver_test.go
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ func TestDockerDriver_ExtraLabels(t *testing.T) {
 
 	dockerClientConfig := make(map[string]interface{})
 
-	dockerClientConfig["extra_labels"] = []string{"task*", "job_name"}
+	dockerClientConfig["extra_labels"] = []string{"task*", "job_name", "parent_job_id"}
 	client, d, handle, cleanup := dockerSetup(t, task, dockerClientConfig)
 	defer cleanup()
 	require.NoError(t, d.WaitUntilStarted(task.ID, 5*time.Second))
@@ -816,10 +816,11 @@ func TestDockerDriver_ExtraLabels(t *testing.T) {
 		"com.hashicorp.nomad.task_name":       task.Name,
 		"com.hashicorp.nomad.task_group_name": task.TaskGroupName,
 		"com.hashicorp.nomad.job_name":        task.JobName,
+		"com.hashicorp.nomad.parent_job_id":   task.ParentJobName,
 	}
 
-	// expect to see 4 labels (allocID by default, task_name and task_group_name due to task*, and job_name)
-	require.Equal(t, 4, len(container.Config.Labels))
+	// expect to see 5 labels (allocID by default, task_name and task_group_name due to task*, and job_name)
+	require.Equal(t, 5, len(container.Config.Labels))
 	for k, v := range expectedLabels {
 		require.Equal(t, v, container.Config.Labels[k])
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/drivers/driver.go b/plugins/drivers/driver.go
index e01b717ea77..fccabbe1e07 100644
--- a/plugins/drivers/driver.go
+++ b/plugins/drivers/driver.go
@@ -274,6 +274,7 @@ type TaskConfig struct {
 	JobName          string
 	JobID            string
 	TaskGroupName    string
+	ParentJobName    string
 	Name             string // task.Name
 	Namespace        string
 	NodeName         string