diff --git a/src/ES.Kubernetes.Reflector/Mirroring/Core/ResourceMirror.cs b/src/ES.Kubernetes.Reflector/Mirroring/Core/ResourceMirror.cs
index 69dff9e..bf5c5f6 100644
--- a/src/ES.Kubernetes.Reflector/Mirroring/Core/ResourceMirror.cs
+++ b/src/ES.Kubernetes.Reflector/Mirroring/Core/ResourceMirror.cs
@@ -512,7 +512,17 @@ private async Task ResourceReflect(NamespacedName sourceNsName, NamespacedName r
             foreach (var patchAnnotation in patchAnnotations)
                 annotations[patchAnnotation.Key] = patchAnnotation.Value;
             patchDoc.Replace(e => e.Metadata.Annotations, annotations);
-
+            
+            // Merge labels: preserve any existing labels on the reflection but ensure labels from the source
+            // are present (source labels take precedence).
+            var labels = reflectionObj.Metadata.Labels is null
+                ? new Dictionary<string, string>()
+                : new Dictionary<string, string>(reflectionObj.Metadata.Labels);
+            if (source.Metadata?.Labels is not null)
+                foreach (var kv in source.Metadata.Labels)
+                    labels[kv.Key] = kv.Value;
+            patchDoc.Replace(e => e.Metadata.Labels, labels);
+            
             await OnResourceConfigurePatch(source, patchDoc);
 
             var patch = JsonConvert.SerializeObject(patchDoc, Formatting.Indented);
diff --git a/src/ES.Kubernetes.Reflector/Mirroring/SecretMirror.cs b/src/ES.Kubernetes.Reflector/Mirroring/SecretMirror.cs
index 64e7413..2a802f6 100644
--- a/src/ES.Kubernetes.Reflector/Mirroring/SecretMirror.cs
+++ b/src/ES.Kubernetes.Reflector/Mirroring/SecretMirror.cs
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ protected override async Task OnResourceApplyPatch(V1Patch patch, NamespacedName
     protected override Task OnResourceConfigurePatch(V1Secret source, JsonPatchDocument<V1Secret> patchDoc)
     {
         patchDoc.Replace(e => e.Data, source.Data);
+        
+        // Ensure any labels on the source secret are reflected as well
+        patchDoc.Replace(e => e.Metadata.Labels, source.Metadata?.Labels ?? new Dictionary<string, string>());
+
         return Task.CompletedTask;
     }
 
@@ -38,7 +42,16 @@ protected override Task<V1Secret> OnResourceClone(V1Secret sourceResource) =>
             ApiVersion = sourceResource.ApiVersion,
             Kind = sourceResource.Kind,
             Type = sourceResource.Type,
-            Data = sourceResource.Data
+            Data = sourceResource.Data,
+
+            // Preserve labels from the source so tools that rely on labels can discover mirrored secrets
+            Metadata = new k8s.Models.V1ObjectMeta
+            {
+                Labels = sourceResource.Metadata?.Labels is null
+                    ? null
+                    : new Dictionary<string, string>(sourceResource.Metadata.Labels)
+            }
+            
         });
 
     protected override async Task OnResourceDelete(NamespacedName resourceId)