diff --git a/pkg/apis/org/conversion.go b/pkg/apis/org/conversion.go
index 4b0b3d9ac..fa3e9be23 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/org/conversion.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/org/conversion.go
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ func V1ToV2alpha1(v1 *v1.CheCluster, v2 *v2alpha1.CheCluster) error {
 	v1ToV2alpha1_GatewayImage(v1, v2)
 	v1ToV2alpha1_GatewayConfigurerImage(v1, v2)
 	v1ToV2alpha1_GatewayTlsSecretName(v1, v2)
+	v1toV2alpha1_GatewayConfigLabels(v1, v2)
 	v1ToV2alpha1_WorkspaceDomainEndpointsBaseDomain(v1, v2)
 	v1ToV2alpha1_WorkspaceDomainEndpointsTlsSecretName(v1, v2)
 	v1ToV2alpha1_K8sIngressAnnotations(v1, v2)
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ func V2alpha1ToV1(v2 *v2alpha1.CheCluster, v1Obj *v1.CheCluster) error {
 	v2alpha1ToV1_GatewayImage(v1Obj, v2)
 	v2alpha1ToV1_GatewayConfigurerImage(v1Obj, v2)
 	v2alpha1ToV1_GatewayTlsSecretName(v1Obj, v2)
+	v2alpha1ToV1_GatewayConfigLabels(v1Obj, v2)
 	v2alpha1ToV1_WorkspaceDomainEndpointsBaseDomain(v1Obj, v2)
 	v2alpha1ToV1_WorkspaceDomainEndpointsTlsSecretName(v1Obj, v2)
 	v2alpha1ToV1_K8sIngressAnnotations(v1Obj, v2)
@@ -151,6 +153,10 @@ func v1ToV2alpha1_GatewayTlsSecretName(v1 *v1.CheCluster, v2 *v2alpha1.CheCluste
 	v2.Spec.Gateway.TlsSecretName = v1.Spec.Server.CheHostTLSSecret
 }
 
+func v1toV2alpha1_GatewayConfigLabels(v1 *v1.CheCluster, v2 *v2alpha1.CheCluster) {
+	v2.Spec.Gateway.ConfigLabels = v1.Spec.Server.SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels
+}
+
 func v1ToV2alpha1_K8sIngressAnnotations(v1 *v1.CheCluster, v2 *v2alpha1.CheCluster) {
 	// The only property in v1 spec that boils down to the ingress annotations is the K8s.IngressClass
 	if v1.Spec.K8s.IngressClass != "" && v1.Spec.K8s.IngressClass != defaultV2alpha1IngressClass {
@@ -269,6 +275,10 @@ func v2alpha1ToV1_GatewayTlsSecretName(v1 *v1.CheCluster, v2 *v2alpha1.CheCluste
 	v1.Spec.Server.CheHostTLSSecret = v2.Spec.Gateway.TlsSecretName
 }
 
+func v2alpha1ToV1_GatewayConfigLabels(v1 *v1.CheCluster, v2 *v2alpha1.CheCluster) {
+	v1.Spec.Server.SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels = v2.Spec.Gateway.ConfigLabels
+}
+
 func v2alpha1ToV1_K8sIngressAnnotations(v1 *v1.CheCluster, v2 *v2alpha1.CheCluster) {
 	ingressClass := v2.Spec.K8s.IngressAnnotations["kubernetes.io/ingress.class"]
 	if ingressClass == "" {
diff --git a/pkg/apis/org/conversion_test.go b/pkg/apis/org/conversion_test.go
index 3126087b6..4c6d1394e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/org/conversion_test.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/org/conversion_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/eclipse-che/che-operator/pkg/util"
 	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"k8s.io/utils/pointer"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 )
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ func TestV1ToV2alpha1(t *testing.T) {
 				CheImage:               "teh-che-severe",
 				SingleHostGatewayImage: "single-host-image-of-the-year",
 				CheHostTLSSecret:       "cheSecret",
+				SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels: labels.Set{
+					"a": "b",
+					"c": "d",
+				},
 				CustomCheProperties: map[string]string{
 					"CHE_INFRA_OPENSHIFT_ROUTE_HOST_DOMAIN__SUFFIX": "routeDomain",
 				},
@@ -217,6 +222,18 @@ func TestV1ToV2alpha1(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected TlsSecretName")
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("GatewayConfigLabels", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v2 := &v2alpha1.CheCluster{}
+		err := V1ToV2alpha1(&v1Obj, v2)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(v2.Spec.Gateway.ConfigLabels, v1Obj.Spec.Server.SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels) {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected Spec.Gateway.ConfigLabels: %v", cmp.Diff(v1Obj.Spec.Server.SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels, v2.Spec.Gateway.ConfigLabels))
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestV2alpha1ToV1(t *testing.T) {
@@ -240,6 +257,9 @@ func TestV2alpha1ToV1(t *testing.T) {
 				Image:           "gateway-image",
 				ConfigurerImage: "configurer-image",
 				TlsSecretName:   "superSecret",
+				ConfigLabels: labels.Set{
+					"a": "b",
+				},
 			},
 			K8s: v2alpha1.CheClusterSpecK8s{
 				IngressAnnotations: map[string]string{
@@ -399,6 +419,18 @@ func TestV2alpha1ToV1(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("Unexpected TlsSecretName: %s", v1.Spec.Server.CheHostTLSSecret)
 		}
 	})
+
+	t.Run("GatewayConfigLabels", func(t *testing.T) {
+		v1 := &v1.CheCluster{}
+		err := V2alpha1ToV1(&v2Obj, v1)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Error(err)
+		}
+
+		if !reflect.DeepEqual(v1.Spec.Server.SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels, v2Obj.Spec.Gateway.ConfigLabels) {
+			t.Errorf("Unexpected SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels: %s", v1.Spec.Server.SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels)
+		}
+	})
 }
 
 func TestExposureStrategyConversions(t *testing.T) {
@@ -612,6 +644,9 @@ func TestFullCircleV1(t *testing.T) {
 				CheImage:               "teh-che-severe",
 				SingleHostGatewayImage: "single-host-image-of-the-year",
 				CheHostTLSSecret:       "cheSecret",
+				SingleHostGatewayConfigMapLabels: labels.Set{
+					"a": "b",
+				},
 				CustomCheProperties: map[string]string{
 					"CHE_INFRA_OPENSHIFT_ROUTE_HOST_DOMAIN__SUFFIX": "routeDomain",
 				},
@@ -654,6 +689,9 @@ func TestFullCircleV2(t *testing.T) {
 				Image:           "gateway-image",
 				ConfigurerImage: "configurer-image",
 				TlsSecretName:   "superSecret",
+				ConfigLabels: labels.Set{
+					"a": "b",
+				},
 			},
 			K8s: v2alpha1.CheClusterSpecK8s{
 				IngressAnnotations: map[string]string{
@@ -700,13 +738,3 @@ func onFakeKubernetes(f func()) {
 	util.IsOpenShift = origOpenshift
 	util.IsOpenShift4 = origOpenshift4
 }
-
-func toString(b *bool) string {
-	if b == nil {
-		return "nil"
-	} else if *b {
-		return "true"
-	} else {
-		return "false"
-	}
-}
diff --git a/pkg/apis/org/v2alpha1/checluster.go b/pkg/apis/org/v2alpha1/checluster.go
index b4ad95ffa..3f4e00b9e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/org/v2alpha1/checluster.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/org/v2alpha1/checluster.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ package v2alpha1
 
 import (
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 )
 
 // !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@@ -104,6 +105,11 @@ type CheGatewaySpec struct {
 	// it is taken from the `RELATED_IMAGE_gateway_configurer` environment variable of the operator
 	// deployment/pod. If not defined there, it defaults to a hardcoded value.
 	ConfigurerImage string `json:"configurerImage,omitempty"`
+
+	// ConfigLabels are labels that are put on the gateway configuration configmaps so that they are picked up
+	// by the gateway configurer. The default value are labels: app=che,component=che-gateway-config
+	// +optional
+	ConfigLabels labels.Set `json:"configLabels,omitempty"`
 }
 
 // CheClusterSpecK8s contains the configuration options specific to Kubernetes only.