diff --git a/modules/compute_instance/main.tf b/modules/compute_instance/main.tf
index baf28587..b68e91cb 100644
--- a/modules/compute_instance/main.tf
+++ b/modules/compute_instance/main.tf
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ resource "google_compute_instance_from_template" "compute_instance" {
   zone                = var.zone == null ? data.google_compute_zones.available.names[count.index % length(data.google_compute_zones.available.names)] : var.zone
   deletion_protection = var.deletion_protection
   resource_policies   = var.resource_policies
-
+  labels              = var.labels
 
   dynamic "network_interface" {
     for_each = local.network_interface
diff --git a/modules/compute_instance/variables.tf b/modules/compute_instance/variables.tf
index b4c31e76..df2435fc 100644
--- a/modules/compute_instance/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/compute_instance/variables.tf
@@ -116,3 +116,9 @@ variable "resource_policies" {
   type        = list(string)
   default     = []
 }
+
+variable "labels" {
+  type        = map(string)
+  description = "(Optional) Labels to override those from the template, provided as a map"
+  default     = null
+}