diff --git a/Documentation/Helm-Charts/ceph-cluster-chart.md b/Documentation/Helm-Charts/ceph-cluster-chart.md
index f1237fd35..684e14a2e 100644
--- a/Documentation/Helm-Charts/ceph-cluster-chart.md
+++ b/Documentation/Helm-Charts/ceph-cluster-chart.md
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ The following table lists the configurable parameters of the rook-operator chart
 |-----------|-------------|---------|
 | `cephBlockPools` | A list of CephBlockPool configurations to deploy | See [below](#ceph-block-pools) |
 | `cephBlockPoolsVolumeSnapshotClass` | Settings for the block pool snapshot class | See [RBD Snapshots](../Storage-Configuration/Ceph-CSI/ceph-csi-snapshot.md#rbd-snapshots) |
+| `cephClusterMetadata.annotations` |  | `{}` |
+| `cephClusterMetadata.labels` |  | `{}` |
 | `cephClusterSpec` | Cluster configuration. | See [below](#ceph-cluster-spec) |
 | `cephFileSystemVolumeSnapshotClass` | Settings for the filesystem snapshot class | See [CephFS Snapshots](../Storage-Configuration/Ceph-CSI/ceph-csi-snapshot.md#cephfs-snapshots) |
 | `cephFileSystems` | A list of CephFileSystem configurations to deploy | See [below](#ceph-file-systems) |
diff --git a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/templates/cephcluster.yaml b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/templates/cephcluster.yaml
index 41075e9df..5827aa6d4 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/templates/cephcluster.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/templates/cephcluster.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,14 @@ kind: CephCluster
 metadata:
   name: {{ .Values.clusterName | default .Release.Namespace | quote }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace | quote }} # namespace:cluster
+  {{- with .Values.cephClusterMetadata.labels }}
+  labels:
+    {{- . | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.cephClusterMetadata.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- . | toYaml | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
 spec:
   {{- with .Values.monitoring }}
   monitoring:
diff --git a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/values.yaml b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/values.yaml
index e85c33473..08bad1516 100644
--- a/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/values.yaml
+++ b/deploy/charts/rook-ceph-cluster/values.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ monitoring:
 # imagePullSecrets:
 # - name: my-registry-secret
 
+# Labels and annotations to add to the CephCluster CR
+cephClusterMetadata:
+  annotations: {}
+  labels: {}
+
 # Specify these values to override the Ceph image in the cephClusterSpec below.
 # If specifying these values, do not include the cephVersion section in the cephClusterSpec.
 cephImage: