diff --git a/chart/values.schema.json b/chart/values.schema.json
index 9a6b1904f..4329ce4a6 100755
--- a/chart/values.schema.json
+++ b/chart/values.schema.json
@@ -3066,6 +3066,12 @@
             "reference"
           ],
           "title": "reference"
+        },
+        {
+          "required": [
+            "labels"
+          ],
+          "title": "labels"
         }
       ],
       "properties": {
@@ -3079,7 +3085,11 @@
         },
         "reference": {
           "$ref": "#/$defs/TranslatePatchReference",
-          "description": "Reference rewrites the value value according to the name."
+          "description": "Reference treats the path value as a reference to another object and will rewrite it based on the chosen mode\nautomatically. In single-namespace mode this will translate the name to \"vxxxxxxxxx\" to avoid conflicts with\nother names, in multi-namespace mode this will not translate the name."
+        },
+        "labels": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/TranslatePatchLabels",
+          "description": "Labels treats the path value as a labels selector."
         }
       },
       "additionalProperties": false,
@@ -3116,6 +3126,11 @@
       "additionalProperties": false,
       "type": "object"
     },
+    "TranslatePatchLabels": {
+      "properties": {},
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "type": "object"
+    },
     "TranslatePatchReference": {
       "properties": {
         "apiVersion": {
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index c51fab5e9..84f76c9d1 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -453,10 +453,17 @@ type TranslatePatch struct {
 	// Expression transforms the value according to the given JavaScript expression.
 	Expression *TranslatePatchExpression `json:"expression,omitempty" jsonschema:"oneof_required=expression"`
 
-	// Reference rewrites the value value according to the name.
+	// Reference treats the path value as a reference to another object and will rewrite it based on the chosen mode
+	// automatically. In single-namespace mode this will translate the name to "vxxxxxxxxx" to avoid conflicts with
+	// other names, in multi-namespace mode this will not translate the name.
 	Reference *TranslatePatchReference `json:"reference,omitempty" jsonschema:"oneof_required=reference"`
+
+	// Labels treats the path value as a labels selector.
+	Labels *TranslatePatchLabels `json:"labels,omitempty" jsonschema:"oneof_required=labels"`
 }
 
+type TranslatePatchLabels struct{}
+
 type TranslatePatchReference struct {
 	// APIVersion is the apiVersion of the referenced object.
 	APIVersion string `json:"apiVersion,omitempty" jsonschema:"required"`
diff --git a/pkg/util/translate/labels.go b/pkg/util/translate/labels.go
index c2c4c87f1..7ecf52f92 100644
--- a/pkg/util/translate/labels.go
+++ b/pkg/util/translate/labels.go
@@ -179,7 +179,11 @@ func VirtualLabels(pObj, vObj client.Object) map[string]string {
 	if vObj != nil {
 		vLabels = vObj.GetLabels()
 	}
-	return VirtualLabelsMap(pLabels, vLabels)
+	retLabels := VirtualLabelsMap(pLabels, vLabels)
+	if len(retLabels) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return retLabels
 }
 
 func HostLabels(vObj, pObj client.Object) map[string]string {
@@ -191,7 +195,11 @@ func HostLabels(vObj, pObj client.Object) map[string]string {
 	if pObj != nil {
 		pLabels = pObj.GetLabels()
 	}
-	return HostLabelsMap(vLabels, pLabels, vObj.GetNamespace(), true)
+	retLabels := HostLabelsMap(vLabels, pLabels, vObj.GetNamespace(), true)
+	if len(retLabels) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return retLabels
 }
 
 func MergeLabelSelectors(elems ...*metav1.LabelSelector) *metav1.LabelSelector {
diff --git a/pkg/util/translate/translate_test.go b/pkg/util/translate/translate_test.go
index 964b62e48..44b803f55 100644
--- a/pkg/util/translate/translate_test.go
+++ b/pkg/util/translate/translate_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestVirtualLabels(t *testing.T) {
+	assert.Assert(t, VirtualLabelsMap(nil, nil) == nil)
 	vMap := VirtualLabelsMap(map[string]string{
 		"test":    "test",
 		"test123": "test123",