diff --git a/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go b/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
index 8df40aefa..5a24dfd5f 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/debug/debug.go
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ var (
 		* Node: Create a new pod that runs in the node's host namespaces and can access
 		        the node's filesystem.
 
-		Note: When a non-root user is configured for the entire target Pod, some capabilities granted 
+		Note: When a non-root user is configured for the entire target Pod, some capabilities granted
 		by debug profile may not work.
 `))
 
@@ -727,6 +727,9 @@ func (o *DebugOptions) generateNodeDebugPod(node *corev1.Node) (*corev1.Pod, err
 	p := &corev1.Pod{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name: pn,
+			Labels: map[string]string{
+				"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+			},
 		},
 		Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 			Containers: []corev1.Container{
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/debug/debug_test.go b/pkg/cmd/debug/debug_test.go
index 4fbfbaead..cec08b796 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/debug/debug_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/debug/debug_test.go
@@ -1468,6 +1468,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPod(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1522,6 +1525,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPod(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1578,6 +1584,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPod(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1631,6 +1640,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPod(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1683,6 +1695,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPod(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1723,6 +1738,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPod(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1771,6 +1789,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPod(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1863,6 +1884,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1916,6 +1940,9 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 					Name: "node-debugger-node-XXX-1",
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
 				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
@@ -1972,6 +1999,11 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
+				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
 						{
@@ -2035,6 +2067,11 @@ func TestGenerateNodeDebugPodCustomProfile(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			},
 			expected: &corev1.Pod{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"app.kubernetes.io/managed-by": "kubectl-debug",
+					},
+				},
 				Spec: corev1.PodSpec{
 					Containers: []corev1.Container{
 						{