diff --git a/apps/base/traefik-system/gatewayclass-external.yaml b/apps/base/traefik-system/gatewayclass-external.yaml
index db55798..b8b3417 100644
--- a/apps/base/traefik-system/gatewayclass-external.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/traefik-system/gatewayclass-external.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: GatewayClass
 metadata:
+  labels:
+    traefik.io/instance: external
   name: traefik-external
 spec:
   controllerName: traefik.io/gateway-controller
diff --git a/apps/base/traefik-system/gatewayclass-internal.yaml b/apps/base/traefik-system/gatewayclass-internal.yaml
index 46039d0..e5e2624 100644
--- a/apps/base/traefik-system/gatewayclass-internal.yaml
+++ b/apps/base/traefik-system/gatewayclass-internal.yaml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 apiVersion: gateway.networking.k8s.io/v1
 kind: GatewayClass
 metadata:
+  labels:
+    traefik.io/instance: internal
   name: traefik-internal
 spec:
   controllerName: traefik.io/gateway-controller