diff --git a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
index dbf65f4dd..3e1979102 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -47,6 +47,10 @@ helm.sh/chart: {{ include "grafana-operator.chart" . }}
 app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
 {{- end }}
 app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+app.kubernetes.io/part-of: grafana-operator
+{{- with .Values.additionalLabels }}
+{{ toYaml . }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- end }}
 
 {{/*
diff --git a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/cm.yaml b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/cm.yaml
index e2f54540a..69dd923b1 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/cm.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/cm.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,8 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ include "grafana-operator.fullname" . }}
   namespace: {{ include "grafana-operator.namespace" . }}
   labels:
-    {{- with .Values.additionalLabels }}
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
+    {{- include "grafana-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
 data:
   controller_manager_config.yaml: |
     apiVersion: controller-runtime.sigs.k8s.io/v1alpha1
diff --git a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index 1cdd10724..7ba3f6739 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ include "grafana-operator.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "grafana-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- with .Values.additionalLabels }}
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
 spec:
   replicas: 1
   selector:
@@ -21,9 +19,7 @@ spec:
       {{- end }}
       labels:
         {{- include "grafana-operator.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
-        {{- with .Values.additionalLabels }}
-        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
-        {{- end }}
+        app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
     spec:
       {{- with .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
       imagePullSecrets:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/rbac.yaml b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
index 749d3dfae..9d61e1e3a 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/rbac.yaml
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ include "grafana-operator.fullname" $ }}
   labels:
     {{- include "grafana-operator.labels" $ | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- with $.Values.additionalLabels }}
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
 rules:
   {{- toYaml $rbac.rules | nindent 2 }}
   {{- if $isOpenShift }}
@@ -39,9 +37,7 @@ metadata:
   {{- end }}
   labels:
     {{- include "grafana-operator.labels" $ | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- with $.Values.additionalLabels }}
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
 subjects:
   - kind: ServiceAccount
     name: {{ include "grafana-operator.serviceAccountName" $ }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/service.yaml b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/service.yaml
index d7ad43f49..9cbbc0880 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/service.yaml
@@ -5,9 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ include "grafana-operator.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "grafana-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- with .Values.additionalLabels }}
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
 spec:
   type: {{ .Values.metricsService.type }}
   ports:
diff --git a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
index 9be898849..0cfa1d63f 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ include "grafana-operator.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "grafana-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- with .Values.additionalLabels }}
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
   {{- with .Values.serviceAccount.annotations }}
   annotations:
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
diff --git a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/servicemonitor.yaml b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
index e423f89ca..00899ae85 100644
--- a/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
+++ b/deploy/helm/grafana-operator/templates/servicemonitor.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ include "grafana-operator.namespace" . }}
   labels:
     {{- include "grafana-operator.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- with .Values.additionalLabels }}
-    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
-    {{- end }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: operator
     {{- with .Values.serviceMonitor.additionalLabels }}
     {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
     {{- end }}