diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/8256-shubham-pampattiwar b/changelogs/unreleased/8256-shubham-pampattiwar
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..961a06d336
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/8256-shubham-pampattiwar
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add labels to maintenance job pods
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg/repository/manager/manager.go b/pkg/repository/manager/manager.go
index cc4276b730..a80d20c583 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/manager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/manager/manager.go
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ func (m *manager) buildMaintenanceJob(
 			Template: v1.PodTemplateSpec{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "velero-repo-maintenance-pod",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						repository.RepositoryNameLabel: param.BackupRepo.Name,
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: v1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []v1.Container{
diff --git a/pkg/repository/manager/manager_test.go b/pkg/repository/manager/manager_test.go
index ace4406c39..0a798120ba 100644
--- a/pkg/repository/manager/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/repository/manager/manager_test.go
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ func TestBuildMaintenanceJob(t *testing.T) {
 				assert.Equal(t, param.BackupRepo.Namespace, job.Namespace)
 				assert.Equal(t, param.BackupRepo.Name, job.Labels[repository.RepositoryNameLabel])
 
+				assert.Equal(t, param.BackupRepo.Name, job.Spec.Template.ObjectMeta.Labels[repository.RepositoryNameLabel])
+
 				// Check container
 				assert.Len(t, job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers, 1)
 				container := job.Spec.Template.Spec.Containers[0]