diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/config.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/config.go
index 6263e0e2ede..99a08b69d3c 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/config.go
@@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ func updateAnnotations(existing, ref *api.Pod) {
 
 func podsDifferSemantically(existing, ref *api.Pod) bool {
 	if reflect.DeepEqual(existing.Spec, ref.Spec) &&
+		reflect.DeepEqual(existing.Labels, ref.Labels) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(existing.DeletionTimestamp, ref.DeletionTimestamp) &&
 		reflect.DeepEqual(existing.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds, ref.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds) &&
 		isAnnotationMapEqual(existing.Annotations, ref.Annotations) {
@@ -423,6 +424,7 @@ func checkAndUpdatePod(existing, ref *api.Pod) bool {
 	ref.Annotations[kubelet.ConfigFirstSeenAnnotationKey] = existing.Annotations[kubelet.ConfigFirstSeenAnnotationKey]
 
 	existing.Spec = ref.Spec
+	existing.Labels = ref.Labels
 	existing.DeletionTimestamp = ref.DeletionTimestamp
 	existing.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds = ref.DeletionGracePeriodSeconds
 	updateAnnotations(existing, ref)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
index 2fdcccec6a3..b2db9114d78 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/config/config_test.go
@@ -298,3 +298,26 @@ func TestPodUpdateAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	channel <- podUpdate
 	expectPodUpdate(t, ch, CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.UPDATE, TestSource, pod))
 }
+
+func TestPodUpdateLables(t *testing.T) {
+	channel, ch, _ := createPodConfigTester(PodConfigNotificationIncremental)
+
+	pod := CreateValidPod("foo2", "new")
+	pod.Labels = make(map[string]string, 0)
+	pod.Labels["key"] = "value"
+
+	clone, err := conversion.NewCloner().DeepCopy(pod)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("%v", err)
+	}
+
+	podUpdate := CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.SET, TestSource, clone.(*api.Pod))
+	channel <- podUpdate
+	expectPodUpdate(t, ch, CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.ADD, TestSource, pod))
+
+	pod.Labels["key"] = "newValue"
+	podUpdate = CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.SET, TestSource, pod)
+	channel <- podUpdate
+	expectPodUpdate(t, ch, CreatePodUpdate(kubelet.UPDATE, TestSource, pod))
+
+}