diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md
index e59f8f5beb..395e465b6c 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/README.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the NGINX Gateway Fabri
 | `nginx.usage.resolver` | The nameserver used to resolve the NGINX Plus usage reporting endpoint. Used with NGINX Instance Manager. | string | `""` |
 | `nginx.usage.secretName` | The name of the Secret containing the JWT for NGINX Plus usage reporting. Must exist in the same namespace that the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane is running in (default namespace: nginx-gateway). | string | `"nplus-license"` |
 | `nginx.usage.skipVerify` | Disable client verification of the NGINX Plus usage reporting server certificate. | bool | `false` |
-| `nginxGateway` | The nginxGateway section contains configuration for the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane deployment. | object | `{"affinity":{},"config":{"logging":{"level":"info"}},"configAnnotations":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"extraVolumes":[],"gatewayClassAnnotations":{},"gatewayClassName":"nginx","gatewayControllerName":"gateway.nginx.org/nginx-gateway-controller","gwAPIExperimentalFeatures":{"enable":false},"image":{"pullPolicy":"Always","repository":"ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric","tag":"edge"},"kind":"deployment","labels":{},"leaderElection":{"enable":true,"lockName":""},"lifecycle":{},"metrics":{"enable":true,"port":9113,"secure":false},"nodeSelector":{},"podAnnotations":{},"productTelemetry":{"enable":true},"readinessProbe":{"enable":true,"initialDelaySeconds":3,"port":8081},"replicas":1,"resources":{},"service":{"annotations":{}},"serviceAccount":{"annotations":{},"imagePullSecret":"","imagePullSecrets":[],"name":""},"snippetsFilters":{"enable":false},"terminationGracePeriodSeconds":30,"tolerations":[],"topologySpreadConstraints":[]}` |
+| `nginxGateway` | The nginxGateway section contains configuration for the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane deployment. | object | `{"affinity":{},"config":{"logging":{"level":"info"}},"configAnnotations":{},"extraVolumeMounts":[],"extraVolumes":[],"gatewayClassAnnotations":{},"gatewayClassName":"nginx","gatewayControllerName":"gateway.nginx.org/nginx-gateway-controller","gwAPIExperimentalFeatures":{"enable":false},"image":{"pullPolicy":"Always","repository":"ghcr.io/nginx/nginx-gateway-fabric","tag":"edge"},"kind":"deployment","labels":{},"leaderElection":{"enable":true,"lockName":""},"lifecycle":{},"metrics":{"enable":true,"port":9113,"secure":false},"nodeSelector":{},"podAnnotations":{},"productTelemetry":{"enable":true},"readinessProbe":{"enable":true,"initialDelaySeconds":3,"port":8081},"replicas":1,"resources":{},"service":{"annotations":{},"labels":{}},"serviceAccount":{"annotations":{},"imagePullSecret":"","imagePullSecrets":[],"name":""},"snippetsFilters":{"enable":false},"terminationGracePeriodSeconds":30,"tolerations":[],"topologySpreadConstraints":[]}` |
 | `nginxGateway.affinity` | The affinity of the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane pod. | object | `{}` |
 | `nginxGateway.config.logging.level` | Log level. | string | `"info"` |
 | `nginxGateway.configAnnotations` | Set of custom annotations for NginxGateway objects. | object | `{}` |
@@ -316,8 +316,9 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the NGINX Gateway Fabri
 | `nginxGateway.readinessProbe.port` | Port in which the readiness endpoint is exposed. | int | `8081` |
 | `nginxGateway.replicas` | The number of replicas of the NGINX Gateway Fabric Deployment. | int | `1` |
 | `nginxGateway.resources` | The resource requests and/or limits of the nginx-gateway container. | object | `{}` |
-| `nginxGateway.service` | The service configuration for the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane. | object | `{"annotations":{}}` |
+| `nginxGateway.service` | The service configuration for the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane. | object | `{"annotations":{},"labels":{}}` |
 | `nginxGateway.service.annotations` | The annotations of the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane service. | object | `{}` |
+| `nginxGateway.service.labels` | The labels of the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane service. | object | `{}` |
 | `nginxGateway.serviceAccount` | The serviceaccount configuration for the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane. | object | `{"annotations":{},"imagePullSecret":"","imagePullSecrets":[],"name":""}` |
 | `nginxGateway.serviceAccount.annotations` | Set of custom annotations for the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane service account. | object | `{}` |
 | `nginxGateway.serviceAccount.imagePullSecret` | The name of the secret containing docker registry credentials for the control plane. Secret must exist in the same namespace as the helm release. | string | `""` |
diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/service.yaml b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/service.yaml
index 6a0ed7cfef..faa3b45970 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/templates/service.yaml
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ metadata:
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
     {{- include "nginx-gateway.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+{{- if .Values.nginxGateway.service.labels }}
+{{ toYaml .Values.nginxGateway.service.labels | indent 4 }}
+{{- end }}
 {{- if .Values.nginxGateway.service.annotations }}
   annotations:
 {{ toYaml .Values.nginxGateway.service.annotations | indent 4 }}
diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.schema.json b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.schema.json
index 9a6d4d4e71..5dbb8c0e37 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.schema.json
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.schema.json
@@ -804,6 +804,12 @@
               "required": [],
               "title": "annotations",
               "type": "object"
+            },
+            "labels": {
+              "description": "The labels of the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane service.",
+              "required": [],
+              "title": "labels",
+              "type": "object"
             }
           },
           "required": [],
diff --git a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.yaml b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.yaml
index 00061b1640..39bdc19ace 100644
--- a/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/nginx-gateway-fabric/values.yaml
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ nginxGateway:
     # -- The annotations of the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane service.
     annotations: {}
 
+    # -- The labels of the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane service.
+    labels: {}
+
   # -- The serviceaccount configuration for the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane.
   serviceAccount:
     # -- Set of custom annotations for the NGINX Gateway Fabric control plane service account.