diff --git a/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go b/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
index 2e497052f..84a7de45f 100644
--- a/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
+++ b/apis/core/v1beta1/openstackcontrolplane_webhook.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package v1beta1
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/openstack-k8s-operators/lib-common/modules/common/route"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -315,6 +316,7 @@ var _ webhook.Defaulter = &OpenStackControlPlane{}
 func (r *OpenStackControlPlane) Default() {
 	openstackcontrolplanelog.Info("default", "name", r.Name)
 
+	r.DefaultLabel()
 	r.DefaultServices()
 }
 
@@ -420,3 +422,17 @@ func (r *OpenStackControlPlane) DefaultServices() {
 	// Barbican
 	r.Spec.Barbican.Template.Default()
 }
+
+// DefaultLabel - adding default label to the OpenStackControlPlane
+func (r *OpenStackControlPlane) DefaultLabel() {
+	// adds map[string]string{"core.openstack.org/openstackcontrolplane": r.name>} to the
+	// instance, if not already provided in the CR. With this ctlplane object can be
+	// queried using the default label.
+	typeLabel := strings.ToLower(r.GroupVersionKind().Group + "/" + r.Kind)
+	if _, ok := r.Labels[typeLabel]; !ok {
+		if r.Labels == nil {
+			r.Labels = map[string]string{}
+		}
+		r.Labels[typeLabel] = ""
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/functional/openstackoperator_controller_test.go b/tests/functional/openstackoperator_controller_test.go
index 22d19c453..2452fc887 100644
--- a/tests/functional/openstackoperator_controller_test.go
+++ b/tests/functional/openstackoperator_controller_test.go
@@ -563,6 +563,43 @@ var _ = Describe("OpenStackOperator controller", func() {
 
 var _ = Describe("OpenStackOperator Webhook", func() {
 
+	It("Adds default label via defaulting webhook", func() {
+		spec := GetDefaultOpenStackControlPlaneSpec()
+		DeferCleanup(
+			th.DeleteInstance,
+			CreateOpenStackControlPlane(names.OpenStackControlplaneName, spec),
+		)
+
+		OSCtlplane := GetOpenStackControlPlane(names.OpenStackControlplaneName)
+		Expect(OSCtlplane.Labels).Should(Not(BeNil()))
+		Expect(OSCtlplane.Labels).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("core.openstack.org/openstackcontrolplane", ""))
+	})
+
+	It("Does not override default label via defaulting webhook when provided", func() {
+		spec := GetDefaultOpenStackControlPlaneSpec()
+		raw := map[string]interface{}{
+			"apiVersion": "core.openstack.org/v1beta1",
+			"kind":       "OpenStackControlPlane",
+			"metadata": map[string]interface{}{
+				"name":      "openstack",
+				"namespace": namespace,
+				"labels": map[string]interface{}{
+					"core.openstack.org/openstackcontrolplane": "foo",
+				},
+			},
+			"spec": spec,
+		}
+		unstructuredObj := &unstructured.Unstructured{Object: raw}
+		_, err := controllerutil.CreateOrPatch(
+			ctx, k8sClient, unstructuredObj, func() error { return nil })
+
+		Expect(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
+
+		OSCtlplane := GetOpenStackControlPlane(types.NamespacedName{Name: "openstack", Namespace: namespace})
+		Expect(OSCtlplane.Labels).Should(Not(BeNil()))
+		Expect(OSCtlplane.Labels).Should(HaveKeyWithValue("core.openstack.org/openstackcontrolplane", "foo"))
+	})
+
 	It("calls placement validation webhook", func() {
 		spec := GetDefaultOpenStackControlPlaneSpec()
 		spec["placement"] = map[string]interface{}{