diff --git a/charts/coredns/Chart.yaml b/charts/coredns/Chart.yaml
index 8396a7893..44bbe1498 100644
--- a/charts/coredns/Chart.yaml
+++ b/charts/coredns/Chart.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 apiVersion: v2
 name: coredns
-version: 1.45.2
+version: 1.45.3
 appVersion: 1.13.1
 home: https://coredns.io
 icon: https://coredns.io/images/CoreDNS_Colour_Horizontal.png
@@ -20,4 +20,4 @@ type: application
 annotations:
   artifacthub.io/changes: |
     - kind: added
-      description: Add configurable dnsPolicy for deployment
+      description: Support for service labels
diff --git a/charts/coredns/README.md b/charts/coredns/README.md
index c7443747e..5d39600b8 100644
--- a/charts/coredns/README.md
+++ b/charts/coredns/README.md
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ The command removes all the Kubernetes components associated with the chart and
 | `service.externalTrafficPolicy`                | Enable client source IP preservation                                                                                                      | []                                                           |
 | `service.ipFamilyPolicy`                       | Service dual-stack policy                                                                                                                 | `""`                                                         |
 | `service.annotations`                          | Annotations to add to service                                                                                                             | {}                                                           |
+| `service.labels`                               | Labels to add to service                                                                                                             | {}                                                           |
 | `service.selector`                             | Pod selector                                                                                                                              | `{}`                                                         |
 | `service.trafficDistribution`                  | Service traffic routing strategy                                                                                                          |                                                              |
 | `serviceAccount.create`                        | If true, create & use serviceAccount                                                                                                      | false                                                        |
diff --git a/charts/coredns/templates/_helpers.tpl b/charts/coredns/templates/_helpers.tpl
index 2c2a9d61f..057f823a9 100644
--- a/charts/coredns/templates/_helpers.tpl
+++ b/charts/coredns/templates/_helpers.tpl
@@ -234,3 +234,13 @@ Create the name of the service account to use
     {{ template "coredns.fullname" . }}
 {{- end -}}
 {{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Generate the service labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "coredns.service.labels" -}}
+{{- $labels := merge (.Values.service.labels | default dict) (.Values.customLabels | default dict) }}
+{{- with $labels }}
+{{ toYaml . }}
+{{- end }}
+{{- end }}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/charts/coredns/templates/service.yaml b/charts/coredns/templates/service.yaml
index 1247d09b8..366f42380 100644
--- a/charts/coredns/templates/service.yaml
+++ b/charts/coredns/templates/service.yaml
@@ -6,9 +6,7 @@ metadata:
   name: {{ default (include "coredns.fullname" .) .Values.service.name }}
   namespace: {{ .Release.Namespace }}
   labels: {{- include "coredns.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
-{{- if .Values.customLabels }}
-{{ toYaml .Values.customLabels | indent 4 }}
-{{- end }}
+{{- include "coredns.service.labels" . | indent 4 }}
   {{- if or .Values.service.annotations .Values.customAnnotations }}
   annotations:
     {{- if .Values.service.annotations }}
diff --git a/charts/coredns/values.yaml b/charts/coredns/values.yaml
index 5f49cb330..762627128 100644
--- a/charts/coredns/values.yaml
+++ b/charts/coredns/values.yaml
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ service:
   # If not set, a name is generated using the fullname template
   name: ""
   annotations: {}
+  labels: {}
   # Pod selector
   selector: {}