diff --git a/pkg/labels/selector.go b/pkg/labels/selector.go
index 659083d1a05..246bcd5fb14 100644
--- a/pkg/labels/selector.go
+++ b/pkg/labels/selector.go
@@ -483,3 +483,9 @@ func ParseSelector(selector string) (Selector, error) {
 	}
 	return andTerm(items), nil
 }
+
+// OneTermEqualSelector returns an object that matches objects where one label/field equals one value.
+// Cannot return an error.
+func OneTermEqualSelector(k, v string) Selector {
+	return &hasTerm{label: k, value: v}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/labels/selector_test.go b/pkg/labels/selector_test.go
index 0f99517251e..54eb0b15fc2 100644
--- a/pkg/labels/selector_test.go
+++ b/pkg/labels/selector_test.go
@@ -113,6 +113,15 @@ func TestSelectorMatches(t *testing.T) {
 	expectNoMatch(t, "foo=bar,foobar=bar,baz=blah", labelset)
 }
 
+func TestOneTermEqualSelector(t *testing.T) {
+	if !OneTermEqualSelector("x", "y").Matches(Set{"x": "y"}) {
+		t.Errorf("No match when match expected.")
+	}
+	if OneTermEqualSelector("x", "y").Matches(Set{"x": "z"}) {
+		t.Errorf("Match when none expected.")
+	}
+}
+
 func expectMatchDirect(t *testing.T, selector, ls Set) {
 	if !SelectorFromSet(selector).Matches(ls) {
 		t.Errorf("Wanted %s to match '%s', but it did not.\n", selector, ls)