diff --git a/charts/kyverno/README.md b/charts/kyverno/README.md
index fc8b7ff92a..31564eae6d 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/README.md
+++ b/charts/kyverno/README.md
@@ -273,6 +273,7 @@ The chart values are organised per component.
 | config.resourceFilters | list | See [values.yaml](values.yaml) | Resource types to be skipped by the Kyverno policy engine. Make sure to surround each entry in quotes so that it doesn't get parsed as a nested YAML list. These are joined together without spaces, run through `tpl`, and the result is set in the config map. |
 | config.webhooks | list | `[]` | Defines the `namespaceSelector` in the webhook configurations. Note that it takes a list of `namespaceSelector` and/or `objectSelector` in the JSON format, and only the first element will be forwarded to the webhook configurations. The Kyverno namespace is excluded if `excludeKyvernoNamespace` is `true` (default) |
 | config.webhookAnnotations | object | `{}` | Defines annotations to set on webhook configurations. |
+| config.webhookLabels | object | `{}` | Defines labels to set on webhook configurations. |
 | config.matchConditions | list | `[]` | Defines match conditions to set on webhook configurations (requires Kubernetes 1.27+). |
 | config.excludeKyvernoNamespace | bool | `true` | Exclude Kyverno namespace Determines if default Kyverno namespace exclusion is enabled for webhooks and resourceFilters |
 | config.resourceFiltersExcludeNamespaces | list | `[]` | resourceFilter namespace exclude Namespaces to exclude from the default resourceFilters |
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/templates/config/configmap.yaml b/charts/kyverno/templates/config/configmap.yaml
index 7a0370619a..16c1272c4b 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/templates/config/configmap.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/templates/config/configmap.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ data:
   {{- with .Values.config.webhookAnnotations }}
   webhookAnnotations: {{ toJson . | quote }}
   {{- end }}
+  {{- with .Values.config.webhookLabels }}
+  webhookLabels: {{ toJson . | quote }}
+  {{- end }}
   {{- with .Values.config.matchConditions }}
   matchConditions: {{ toJson . | quote }}
   {{- end }}
diff --git a/charts/kyverno/values.yaml b/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
index ecc4d0163d..7666d3bf3f 100644
--- a/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/kyverno/values.yaml
@@ -232,6 +232,11 @@ config:
     # Example to disable admission enforcer on AKS:
     # 'admissions.enforcer/disabled': 'true'
 
+  # -- Defines labels to set on webhook configurations.
+  webhookLabels: {}
+    # Example to adopt webhook resources in ArgoCD:
+    # 'argocd.argoproj.io/instance': 'kyverno'
+
   # -- Defines match conditions to set on webhook configurations (requires Kubernetes 1.27+).
   matchConditions: []
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index e423efab14..5afa3ddcfa 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const (
 	generateSuccessEvents         = "generateSuccessEvents"
 	webhooks                      = "webhooks"
 	webhookAnnotations            = "webhookAnnotations"
+	webhookLabels                 = "webhookLabels"
 	matchConditions               = "matchConditions"
 )
 
@@ -162,6 +163,8 @@ type Configuration interface {
 	GetWebhooks() []WebhookConfig
 	// GetWebhookAnnotations returns annotations to set on webhook configs
 	GetWebhookAnnotations() map[string]string
+	// GetWebhookLabels returns labels to set on webhook configs
+	GetWebhookLabels() map[string]string
 	// GetMatchConditions returns match conditions to set on webhook configs
 	GetMatchConditions() []admissionregistrationv1.MatchCondition
 	// Load loads configuration from a configmap
@@ -181,6 +184,7 @@ type configuration struct {
 	generateSuccessEvents         bool
 	webhooks                      []WebhookConfig
 	webhookAnnotations            map[string]string
+	webhookLabels                 map[string]string
 	matchConditions               []admissionregistrationv1.MatchCondition
 	mux                           sync.RWMutex
 	callbacks                     []func()
@@ -300,6 +304,12 @@ func (cd *configuration) GetWebhookAnnotations() map[string]string {
 	return cd.webhookAnnotations
 }
 
+func (cd *configuration) GetWebhookLabels() map[string]string {
+	cd.mux.RLock()
+	defer cd.mux.RUnlock()
+	return cd.webhookLabels
+}
+
 func (cd *configuration) GetMatchConditions() []admissionregistrationv1.MatchCondition {
 	cd.mux.RLock()
 	defer cd.mux.RUnlock()
@@ -332,6 +342,7 @@ func (cd *configuration) load(cm *corev1.ConfigMap) {
 	cd.generateSuccessEvents = false
 	cd.webhooks = nil
 	cd.webhookAnnotations = nil
+	cd.webhookLabels = nil
 	cd.matchConditions = nil
 	// load filters
 	cd.filters = parseKinds(data[resourceFilters])
@@ -437,6 +448,20 @@ func (cd *configuration) load(cm *corev1.ConfigMap) {
 			logger.Info("webhookAnnotations configured")
 		}
 	}
+	// load webhook annotations
+	webhookLabels, ok := data[webhookLabels]
+	if !ok {
+		logger.Info("webhookLabels not set")
+	} else {
+		logger := logger.WithValues("webhookLabels", webhookLabels)
+		webhookLabels, err := parseWebhookLabels(webhookLabels)
+		if err != nil {
+			logger.Error(err, "failed to parse webhook labels")
+		} else {
+			cd.webhookLabels = webhookLabels
+			logger.Info("webhookLabels configured")
+		}
+	}
 	// load match conditions
 	matchConditions, ok := data[matchConditions]
 	if !ok {
@@ -465,6 +490,7 @@ func (cd *configuration) unload() {
 	cd.generateSuccessEvents = false
 	cd.webhooks = nil
 	cd.webhookAnnotations = nil
+	cd.webhookLabels = nil
 	logger.Info("configuration unloaded")
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/config/types.go b/pkg/config/types.go
index 618bae25c8..c41d036b50 100644
--- a/pkg/config/types.go
+++ b/pkg/config/types.go
@@ -55,6 +55,14 @@ func parseWebhookAnnotations(in string) (map[string]string, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
+func parseWebhookLabels(in string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	var out map[string]string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(in), &out); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
+
 func parseMatchConditions(in string) ([]admissionregistrationv1.MatchCondition, error) {
 	var out []admissionregistrationv1.MatchCondition
 	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(in), &out); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/config/types_test.go b/pkg/config/types_test.go
index 19ada30cba..ba9e9c278c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/types_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/types_test.go
@@ -258,6 +258,43 @@ func Test_parseWebhookAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func Test_parseWebhookLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	type args struct {
+		in string
+	}
+	tests := []struct {
+		name    string
+		args    args
+		want    map[string]string
+		wantErr bool
+	}{{
+		args:    args{"hello"},
+		wantErr: true,
+	}, {
+		args:    args{""},
+		wantErr: true,
+	}, {
+		args: args{"null"},
+	}, {
+		args: args{`{"a": "b"}`},
+		want: map[string]string{
+			"a": "b",
+		},
+	}}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			got, err := parseWebhookLabels(tt.args.in)
+			if (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
+				t.Errorf("parseWebhookLabels() error = %v, wantErr %v", err, tt.wantErr)
+				return
+			}
+			if !reflect.DeepEqual(got, tt.want) {
+				t.Errorf("parseWebhookLabels() = %v, want %v", got, tt.want)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func Test_parseBucketBoundariesConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	var emptyBoundaries []float64
 
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/generic/webhook/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/generic/webhook/controller.go
index 3f01170e3e..f3cdc1778a 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/generic/webhook/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/generic/webhook/controller.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/logging"
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/tls"
 	controllerutils "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/pkg/utils/controller"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 	admissionregistrationv1 "k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
@@ -164,12 +165,16 @@ func (c *controller) reconcile(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, key, _,
 	return err
 }
 
-func objectMeta(name string, annotations map[string]string, owner ...metav1.OwnerReference) metav1.ObjectMeta {
+func objectMeta(name string, annotations map[string]string, labels map[string]string, owner ...metav1.OwnerReference) metav1.ObjectMeta {
+	desiredLabels := make(map[string]string)
+	defaultLabels := map[string]string{
+		kyverno.LabelWebhookManagedBy: kyverno.ValueKyvernoApp,
+	}
+	maps.Copy(desiredLabels, labels)
+	maps.Copy(desiredLabels, defaultLabels)
 	return metav1.ObjectMeta{
-		Name: name,
-		Labels: map[string]string{
-			kyverno.LabelWebhookManagedBy: kyverno.ValueKyvernoApp,
-		},
+		Name:            name,
+		Labels:          desiredLabels,
 		Annotations:     annotations,
 		OwnerReferences: owner,
 	}
@@ -177,7 +182,7 @@ func objectMeta(name string, annotations map[string]string, owner ...metav1.Owne
 
 func (c *controller) build(cfg config.Configuration, caBundle []byte) (*admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
 	return &admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{
-			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(c.webhookName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations()),
+			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(c.webhookName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), cfg.GetWebhookLabels()),
 			Webhooks: []admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhook{{
 				Name:                    fmt.Sprintf("%s.%s.svc", config.KyvernoServiceName(), config.KyvernoNamespace()),
 				ClientConfig:            c.clientConfig(caBundle),
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/webhook/controller.go b/pkg/controllers/webhook/controller.go
index 465058b323..f6bfcd4f4e 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/webhook/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/webhook/controller.go
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ func (c *controller) reconcile(ctx context.Context, logger logr.Logger, key, nam
 
 func (c *controller) buildVerifyMutatingWebhookConfiguration(_ context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, caBundle []byte) (*admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
 	return &admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration{
-			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.VerifyMutatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), c.buildOwner()...),
+			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.VerifyMutatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), cfg.GetWebhookLabels(), c.buildOwner()...),
 			Webhooks: []admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhook{{
 				Name:         config.VerifyMutatingWebhookName,
 				ClientConfig: c.clientConfig(caBundle, config.VerifyMutatingWebhookServicePath),
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ func (c *controller) buildVerifyMutatingWebhookConfiguration(_ context.Context,
 
 func (c *controller) buildPolicyMutatingWebhookConfiguration(_ context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, caBundle []byte) (*admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
 	return &admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration{
-			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.PolicyMutatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), c.buildOwner()...),
+			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.PolicyMutatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), cfg.GetWebhookLabels(), c.buildOwner()...),
 			Webhooks: []admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhook{{
 				Name:         config.PolicyMutatingWebhookName,
 				ClientConfig: c.clientConfig(caBundle, config.PolicyMutatingWebhookServicePath),
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ func (c *controller) buildPolicyMutatingWebhookConfiguration(_ context.Context,
 
 func (c *controller) buildPolicyValidatingWebhookConfiguration(_ context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, caBundle []byte) (*admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
 	return &admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{
-			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.PolicyValidatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), c.buildOwner()...),
+			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.PolicyValidatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), cfg.GetWebhookLabels(), c.buildOwner()...),
 			Webhooks: []admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhook{{
 				Name:         config.PolicyValidatingWebhookName,
 				ClientConfig: c.clientConfig(caBundle, config.PolicyValidatingWebhookServicePath),
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ func (c *controller) buildPolicyValidatingWebhookConfiguration(_ context.Context
 
 func (c *controller) buildDefaultResourceMutatingWebhookConfiguration(_ context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, caBundle []byte) (*admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
 	return &admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration{
-			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.MutatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), c.buildOwner()...),
+			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.MutatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), cfg.GetWebhookLabels(), c.buildOwner()...),
 			Webhooks: []admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhook{{
 				Name:         config.MutatingWebhookName + "-ignore",
 				ClientConfig: c.clientConfig(caBundle, config.MutatingWebhookServicePath+"/ignore"),
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ func (c *controller) buildDefaultResourceMutatingWebhookConfiguration(_ context.
 
 func (c *controller) buildResourceMutatingWebhookConfiguration(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, caBundle []byte) (*admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
 	result := admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhookConfiguration{
-		ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.MutatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), c.buildOwner()...),
+		ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.MutatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), cfg.GetWebhookLabels(), c.buildOwner()...),
 		Webhooks:   []admissionregistrationv1.MutatingWebhook{},
 	}
 	if c.watchdogCheck() {
@@ -708,7 +708,7 @@ func (c *controller) buildDefaultResourceValidatingWebhookConfiguration(_ contex
 		sideEffects = &noneOnDryRun
 	}
 	return &admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{
-			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), c.buildOwner()...),
+			ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), cfg.GetWebhookLabels(), c.buildOwner()...),
 			Webhooks: []admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhook{{
 				Name:         config.ValidatingWebhookName + "-ignore",
 				ClientConfig: c.clientConfig(caBundle, config.ValidatingWebhookServicePath+"/ignore"),
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ func (c *controller) buildDefaultResourceValidatingWebhookConfiguration(_ contex
 
 func (c *controller) buildResourceValidatingWebhookConfiguration(ctx context.Context, cfg config.Configuration, caBundle []byte) (*admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration, error) {
 	result := admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhookConfiguration{
-		ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), c.buildOwner()...),
+		ObjectMeta: objectMeta(config.ValidatingWebhookConfigurationName, cfg.GetWebhookAnnotations(), cfg.GetWebhookLabels(), c.buildOwner()...),
 		Webhooks:   []admissionregistrationv1.ValidatingWebhook{},
 	}
 	if c.watchdogCheck() {
diff --git a/pkg/controllers/webhook/utils.go b/pkg/controllers/webhook/utils.go
index c455808105..b93ba3954e 100644
--- a/pkg/controllers/webhook/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/controllers/webhook/utils.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno"
 	kyvernov1 "github.com/kyverno/kyverno/api/kyverno/v1"
+	"golang.org/x/exp/maps"
 	admissionregistrationv1 "k8s.io/api/admissionregistration/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime/schema"
@@ -85,12 +86,16 @@ func (wh *webhook) isEmpty() bool {
 	return len(wh.rules) == 0
 }
 
-func objectMeta(name string, annotations map[string]string, owner ...metav1.OwnerReference) metav1.ObjectMeta {
+func objectMeta(name string, annotations map[string]string, labels map[string]string, owner ...metav1.OwnerReference) metav1.ObjectMeta {
+	desiredLabels := make(map[string]string)
+	defaultLabels := map[string]string{
+		kyverno.LabelWebhookManagedBy: kyverno.ValueKyvernoApp,
+	}
+	maps.Copy(desiredLabels, labels)
+	maps.Copy(desiredLabels, defaultLabels)
 	return metav1.ObjectMeta{
-		Name: name,
-		Labels: map[string]string{
-			kyverno.LabelWebhookManagedBy: kyverno.ValueKyvernoApp,
-		},
+		Name:            name,
+		Labels:          desiredLabels,
 		Annotations:     annotations,
 		OwnerReferences: owner,
 	}