diff --git a/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl b/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 4ff4baebdb883989d883c4eb962aa7a347ece030..71d217abeb2c2927cf55d228823a9f4b11a1065c 100644
--- a/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/src/main/helm/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ app.kubernetes.io/namespace: {{ include "app.namespace" . }}
 app.kubernetes.io/part-of: ozgcloud
 app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.Version }}
 helm.sh/chart: {{ include "app.chart" . }}
+ozgcloud-mongodb-client: "true"
 {{- end -}}
 
 {{- define "app.matchLabels" }}
diff --git a/src/test/helm/deployment_defaults_labels_test.yaml b/src/test/helm/deployment_defaults_labels_test.yaml
index 1d92613d9817cffee3fe586c7448af9c24c9c974..08f277ac27db074e7936b0fc2c7af85efb749301 100644
--- a/src/test/helm/deployment_defaults_labels_test.yaml
+++ b/src/test/helm/deployment_defaults_labels_test.yaml
@@ -68,4 +68,10 @@ tests:
     asserts:
       - equal:
           path: metadata.labels["component"]
-          value: vorgang-manager-service-monitor
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+          value: vorgang-manager-service-monitor
+
+  - it: should have label for mongodb client
+    asserts:
+      - equal:
+          path: metadata.labels["ozgcloud-mongodb-client"]
+          value: "true"
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