diff --git a/charts/account-operator/templates/deployment.yaml b/charts/account-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
index e6939a6d0..6fe62b7a1 100644
--- a/charts/account-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/charts/account-operator/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ spec:
     metadata:
       labels:
         service: {{ include "entity.name" . }}
+        control-plane: controller-manager
         {{- with .Values.deployment.specTemplate.labels }}
         {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
         {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/account-operator/tests/__snapshot__/deployment_test.yaml.snap b/charts/account-operator/tests/__snapshot__/deployment_test.yaml.snap
index c6ea61664..4d822e1c6 100644
--- a/charts/account-operator/tests/__snapshot__/deployment_test.yaml.snap
+++ b/charts/account-operator/tests/__snapshot__/deployment_test.yaml.snap
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ operator match the snapshot:
       template:
         metadata:
           labels:
+            control-plane: controller-manager
             service: RELEASE-NAME-account-operator
         spec:
           containers:
@@ -238,6 +239,7 @@ operator match the snapshot (with kubeconfigSecret):
       template:
         metadata:
           labels:
+            control-plane: controller-manager
             service: RELEASE-NAME-account-operator
         spec:
           containers: