diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 00b7dce..ceb4b02 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ droneci_runner_docker_restart_policy: always
 droneci_runner_docker_service_stopped: False
 
 droneci_runner_docker_capacity: 2
+droneci_drone_runner_labels: []
+
 droneci_runner_docker_server: droneci
 droneci_runner_docker_secret: myveryownsecret
 
diff --git a/templates/services/droneci_runner_compose.yml.j2 b/templates/services/droneci_runner_compose.yml.j2
index d2cb7ba..ecb2031 100644
--- a/templates/services/droneci_runner_compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/services/droneci_runner_compose.yml.j2
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ services:
       - DRONE_RPC_HOST={{ droneci_runner_docker_server }}
       - DRONE_RPC_SECRET={{ droneci_runner_docker_secret }}
       - DRONE_RUNNER_CAPACITY={{ droneci_runner_docker_capacity }}
+      {% if droneci_drone_runner_labels | default([]) | length > 0 %}
+      - DRONE_RUNNER_LABELS={{ droneci_drone_runner_labels | join(",") }}
+      {% endif %}
     {% if droneci_runner_docker_memory_limit is defined %}
     mem_limit: {{ droneci_runner_docker_memory_limit }}
     {% endif %}