diff --git a/elasticsearch/README.md b/elasticsearch/README.md
index 9a4bdd70f..818d2e4c9 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/README.md
+++ b/elasticsearch/README.md
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ helm install --name elasticsearch elastic/elasticsearch --version 7.2.0 --set im
 | `imageTag`                 | The Elasticsearch docker image tag                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | `7.2.0`                                                                                                                   |
 | `imagePullPolicy`          | The Kubernetes [imagePullPolicy](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/containers/images/#updating-images) value                                                                                                                                                                                                             | `IfNotPresent`                                                                                                            |
 | `podAnnotations`           | Configurable [annotations](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/annotations/) applied to all Elasticsearch pods                                                                                                                                                                               | `{}`                                                                                                                      |
+| `labels`                 | Configurable [label](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/labels/) applied to all Elasticsearch pods                                                                                                                                     | `{}`                                                                                                                      |
 | `esJavaOpts`               | [Java options](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/jvm-options.html) for Elasticsearch. This is where you should configure the [jvm heap size](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/heap-size.html)                                                                 | `-Xmx1g -Xms1g`                                                                                                           |
 | `resources`                | Allows you to set the [resources](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/) for the statefulset                                                                                                                                                                               | `requests.cpu: 100m`<br>`requests.memory: 2Gi`<br>`limits.cpu: 1000m`<br>`limits.memory: 2Gi`                             |
 | `initResources`            | Allows you to set the [resources](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/configuration/manage-compute-resources-container/) for the initContainer in the statefulset                                                                                                                                                          | {}                                                                                                                        |
diff --git a/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml b/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
index b085dade4..30dcec51e 100644
--- a/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/templates/statefulset.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ metadata:
     release: {{ .Release.Name | quote }}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version }}"
     app: "{{ template "uname" . }}"
+    {{- range $key, $value := .Values.labels }}
+    {{ $key }}: {{ $value | quote }}
+    {{- end }}
   annotations:
     esMajorVersion: "{{ include "esMajorVersion" . }}"
 spec:
diff --git a/elasticsearch/tests/elasticsearch_test.py b/elasticsearch/tests/elasticsearch_test.py
index 66b514104..cdc08a79a 100755
--- a/elasticsearch/tests/elasticsearch_test.py
+++ b/elasticsearch/tests/elasticsearch_test.py
@@ -785,3 +785,11 @@ def test_set_container_security_context():
     assert c['securityContext']['runAsNonRoot'] == True
     assert c['securityContext']['runAsUser'] == 1001
     assert c['securityContext']['other'] == 'test'
+
+def test_adding_pod_labels():
+    config = '''
+labels:
+  app.kubernetes.io/name: elasticsearch
+'''
+    r = helm_template(config)
+    assert r['statefulset'][uname]['metadata']['labels']['app.kubernetes.io/name'] == 'elasticsearch'
diff --git a/elasticsearch/values.yaml b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
index 6e53ee60d..9caf0bcce 100755
--- a/elasticsearch/values.yaml
+++ b/elasticsearch/values.yaml
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ imagePullPolicy: "IfNotPresent"
 podAnnotations: {}
   # iam.amazonaws.com/role: es-cluster
 
+# additionals labels
+labels: {}
+
 esJavaOpts: "-Xmx1g -Xms1g"
 
 resources: