diff --git a/braintrust/templates/api-deployment.yaml b/braintrust/templates/api-deployment.yaml
index 847fe32..ae1fc2c 100644
--- a/braintrust/templates/api-deployment.yaml
+++ b/braintrust/templates/api-deployment.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if and (eq .Values.cloud "google") .Values.api.enableGcsAuth }}
         gke-workload-identity/use: "true"
         {{- end }}
-        {{- with (merge (deepCopy .Values.global.labels) .Values.api.labels) }}
+        {{- with (merge (deepCopy .Values.global.labels) .Values.api.labels .Values.api.podLabels) }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
       annotations:
diff --git a/braintrust/templates/brainstore-reader-deployment.yaml b/braintrust/templates/brainstore-reader-deployment.yaml
index 960a0f4..17bb2bf 100644
--- a/braintrust/templates/brainstore-reader-deployment.yaml
+++ b/braintrust/templates/brainstore-reader-deployment.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if eq .Values.cloud "google" }}
         gke-workload-identity/use: "true"
         {{- end }}
-        {{- with (merge (deepCopy .Values.global.labels) .Values.brainstore.reader.labels) }}
+        {{- with (merge (deepCopy .Values.global.labels) .Values.brainstore.reader.labels .Values.brainstore.reader.podLabels) }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
       annotations:
diff --git a/braintrust/templates/brainstore-writer-deployment.yaml b/braintrust/templates/brainstore-writer-deployment.yaml
index 9fe0c09..2a24a0c 100644
--- a/braintrust/templates/brainstore-writer-deployment.yaml
+++ b/braintrust/templates/brainstore-writer-deployment.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
         {{- if eq .Values.cloud "google" }}
         gke-workload-identity/use: "true"
         {{- end }}
-        {{- with (merge (deepCopy .Values.global.labels) .Values.brainstore.writer.labels) }}
+        {{- with (merge (deepCopy .Values.global.labels) .Values.brainstore.writer.labels .Values.brainstore.writer.podLabels) }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
       annotations:
diff --git a/braintrust/values.yaml b/braintrust/values.yaml
index 1328cbc..070bfd1 100644
--- a/braintrust/values.yaml
+++ b/braintrust/values.yaml
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ objectStorage:
 api:
   name: "braintrust-api"
   labels: {}
+  podLabels: {}
   annotations:
     configmap: {}
     deployment: {}
@@ -189,6 +190,7 @@ brainstore:
   reader:
     name: "brainstore-reader"
     labels: {}
+    podLabels: {}
     annotations:
       configmap: {}
       deployment: {}
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ brainstore:
   writer:
     name: "brainstore-writer"
     labels: {}
+    podLabels: {}
     annotations:
       configmap: {}
       deployment: {}