diff --git a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
index b856073c1..d95bbf359 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/upgrade.go
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 					instClient.SubNotes = client.SubNotes
 					instClient.Description = client.Description
 					instClient.DependencyUpdate = client.DependencyUpdate
+					instClient.Labels = client.Labels
 
 					rel, err := runInstall(args, instClient, valueOpts, out)
 					if err != nil {
@@ -228,6 +229,7 @@ func newUpgradeCmd(cfg *action.Configuration, out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	f.IntVar(&client.MaxHistory, "history-max", settings.MaxHistory, "limit the maximum number of revisions saved per release. Use 0 for no limit")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.CleanupOnFail, "cleanup-on-fail", false, "allow deletion of new resources created in this upgrade when upgrade fails")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.SubNotes, "render-subchart-notes", false, "if set, render subchart notes along with the parent")
+	f.StringToStringVarP(&client.Labels, "labels", "l", nil, "Labels that would be added to relese metadata. Should be divided by comma. (Currently works only with configmap and secret storage drivers)")
 	f.StringVar(&client.Description, "description", "", "add a custom description")
 	f.BoolVar(&client.DependencyUpdate, "dependency-update", false, "update dependencies if they are missing before installing the chart")
 	addChartPathOptionsFlags(f, &client.ChartPathOptions)
diff --git a/pkg/action/upgrade.go b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
index c98b524bc..5c8899b9c 100644
--- a/pkg/action/upgrade.go
+++ b/pkg/action/upgrade.go
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ type Upgrade struct {
 	SubNotes bool
 	// Description is the description of this operation
 	Description string
+	Labels      map[string]string
 	// PostRender is an optional post-renderer
 	//
 	// If this is non-nil, then after templates are rendered, they will be sent to the
@@ -251,6 +252,7 @@ func (u *Upgrade) prepareUpgrade(name string, chart *chart.Chart, vals map[strin
 		Version:  revision,
 		Manifest: manifestDoc.String(),
 		Hooks:    hooks,
+		Labels:   u.Labels,
 	}
 
 	if len(notesTxt) > 0 {