diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8969e3dd..34784fe3 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project's packages adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/s
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+
+- Metrics: Add `app.kubernetes.io/component` to selector. ([#393](https://github.com/giantswarm/nginx-ingress-controller-app/pull/393))
+
 ## [2.22.0] - 2023-01-17
 
 ### Added
diff --git a/helm/nginx-ingress-controller-app/templates/controller-service-metrics.yaml b/helm/nginx-ingress-controller-app/templates/controller-service-metrics.yaml
index f981612a..3521060d 100644
--- a/helm/nginx-ingress-controller-app/templates/controller-service-metrics.yaml
+++ b/helm/nginx-ingress-controller-app/templates/controller-service-metrics.yaml
@@ -48,4 +48,5 @@ spec:
     {{- end }}
   selector:
     {{- include "ingress-nginx.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
+    app.kubernetes.io/component: controller
 {{- end }}