diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
index e9a12d2197..4b65c23082 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -60,6 +60,21 @@ app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
 app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
 {{- end }}
 
+{{/*
+Pod labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "nginx-ingress.podLabels" -}}
+{{- include "nginx-ingress.selectorLabels" . }}
+{{- if .Values.nginxServiceMesh.enable }}
+nsm.nginx.com/enable-ingress: "true"
+nsm.nginx.com/enable-egress: "{{ .Values.nginxServiceMesh.enableEgress }}"
+nsm.nginx.com/{{ .Values.controller.kind }}: {{ include "nginx-ingress.controller.fullname" . }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- if .Values.controller.pod.extraLabels }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.controller.pod.extraLabels }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
+
 {{/*
 Selector labels
 */}}
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
index 5cf53843b4..8da65c4683 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-daemonset.yaml
@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        {{- include "nginx-ingress.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
-{{- if .Values.nginxServiceMesh.enable }}
-        nsm.nginx.com/enable-ingress: "true"
-        nsm.nginx.com/enable-egress: "{{ .Values.nginxServiceMesh.enableEgress }}"
-        nsm.nginx.com/daemonset: {{ include "nginx-ingress.controller.fullname" . }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if .Values.controller.pod.extraLabels }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.controller.pod.extraLabels | indent 8 }}
-{{- end }}
+        {{- include "nginx-ingress.podLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
 {{- if or .Values.prometheus.create .Values.controller.pod.annotations }}
       annotations:
 {{- if .Values.prometheus.create }}
diff --git a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
index 4db6246c7e..c8bc8f833c 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-ingress/templates/controller-deployment.yaml
@@ -19,15 +19,7 @@ spec:
   template:
     metadata:
       labels:
-        {{- include "nginx-ingress.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
-{{- if .Values.nginxServiceMesh.enable }}
-        nsm.nginx.com/enable-ingress: "true"
-        nsm.nginx.com/enable-egress: "{{ .Values.nginxServiceMesh.enableEgress }}"
-        nsm.nginx.com/deployment: {{ include "nginx-ingress.controller.fullname" . }}
-{{- end }}
-{{- if .Values.controller.pod.extraLabels }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.controller.pod.extraLabels | indent 8 }}
-{{- end }}
+        {{- include "nginx-ingress.podLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
 {{- if or .Values.prometheus.create .Values.controller.pod.annotations }}
       annotations:
 {{- if .Values.prometheus.create }}