diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/_helpers.tpl b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 529b4901755eb..54ec5660befd0 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@ We truncate at 63 chars because some Kubernetes name fields are limited to this
 {{/*
 Define imagePullSecrets option to pass to all service accounts
 */}}
-{{- define "imagePullSecrets" }}
+{{- define "imagePullSecrets" -}}
 {{- if .Values.imagePullSecrets -}}
 imagePullSecrets:
 {{ toYaml .Values.imagePullSecrets }}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "labels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/operator: rook
+app.kubernetes.io/storage-backend: ceph{{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/clusterrole.yaml b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/clusterrole.yaml
index d9565da51fbf9..4358d33ced44f 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/clusterrole.yaml
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/clusterrole.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-system
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 rules:
   # Most resources are represented by a string representation of their name, such as “pods”, just as it appears in the URL for the relevant API endpoint.
   # However, some Kubernetes APIs involve a “subresource”, such as the logs for a pod. [...]
@@ -24,8 +23,7 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-cluster-mgmt
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
@@ -54,8 +52,7 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-global
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
@@ -174,8 +171,7 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-mgr-cluster
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
@@ -226,9 +222,7 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-object-bucket
-  labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
@@ -272,8 +266,7 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-agent-mount
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
@@ -458,8 +451,7 @@ kind: ClusterRole
 metadata:
   name: 'psp:rook'
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/clusterrolebinding.yaml b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/clusterrolebinding.yaml
index d3c22ca74c696..209e76bdb6d19 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/clusterrolebinding.yaml
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/clusterrolebinding.yaml
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-system
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   kind: ClusterRole
@@ -21,8 +20,7 @@ apiVersion: rbac.authorization.k8s.io/v1
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-global
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
@@ -120,8 +118,7 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-system-psp
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
@@ -138,8 +135,7 @@ metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-default-psp
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
@@ -155,8 +151,7 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-system-psp-users
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/deployment.yaml b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
index 7efb599ebe433..5a53d65f97f0f 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/deployment.yaml
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ kind: Deployment
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-operator
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 spec:
   replicas: 1
diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/role.yaml b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/role.yaml
index 70f899c5dc40d..a981c3efcfc3e 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/role.yaml
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/role.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-system
   namespace:  {{  .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 rules:
 - apiGroups:
   - ""
diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/rolebinding.yaml b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/rolebinding.yaml
index aeda4636ad7be..b7bd7d9257bde 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/rolebinding.yaml
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/rolebinding.yaml
@@ -6,8 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-system
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   kind: Role
diff --git a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/serviceaccount.yaml b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
index f9317cb0a8962..70f14e5662bf2 100644
--- a/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
+++ b/cluster/charts/rook-ceph/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-system
   namespace:  {{  .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 {{ template "imagePullSecrets" . }}
 ---
@@ -17,8 +16,7 @@ metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-osd
   namespace:  {{  .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 {{ template "imagePullSecrets" . }}
 ---
@@ -29,8 +27,7 @@ metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-mgr
   namespace:  {{  .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 {{ template "imagePullSecrets" . }}
 ---
@@ -40,8 +37,7 @@ metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-cmd-reporter
   namespace:  {{  .Release.Namespace }}
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    {{- template "labels" . -}}
     chart: "{{ .Chart.Name }}-{{ .Chart.Version | replace "+" "_" }}"
 {{ template "imagePullSecrets" . }}
 ---
diff --git a/tests/integration/ceph_base_file_test.go b/tests/integration/ceph_base_file_test.go
index f2acba483cb3a..f714ffefb4dca 100644
--- a/tests/integration/ceph_base_file_test.go
+++ b/tests/integration/ceph_base_file_test.go
@@ -555,8 +555,8 @@ kind: ClusterRoleBinding
 metadata:
   name: rook-ceph-agent-mount
   labels:
-    operator: rook
-    storage-backend: ceph
+    app.kubernetes.io/operator: rook
+    app.kubernetes.io/storage-backend: ceph
 roleRef:
   apiGroup: rbac.authorization.k8s.io
   kind: ClusterRole