diff --git a/awx/main/scheduler/kubernetes.py b/awx/main/scheduler/kubernetes.py
index 862cfd3f04..529a5e5442 100644
--- a/awx/main/scheduler/kubernetes.py
+++ b/awx/main/scheduler/kubernetes.py
@@ -12,6 +12,24 @@ from awx.main.utils.common import parse_yaml_or_json
 logger = logging.getLogger('awx.main.scheduler')
 
 
+def deepmerge(a, b):
+    """
+    Merge dict structures and return the result.
+
+    >>> a = {'first': {'all_rows': {'pass': 'dog', 'number': '1'}}}
+    >>> b = {'first': {'all_rows': {'fail': 'cat', 'number': '5'}}}
+    >>> import pprint; pprint.pprint(deepmerge(a, b))
+    {'first': {'all_rows': {'fail': 'cat', 'number': '5', 'pass': 'dog'}}}
+    """
+    if isinstance(a, dict) and isinstance(b, dict):
+        return dict([(k, deepmerge(a.get(k), b.get(k)))
+                     for k in set(a.keys()).union(b.keys())])
+    elif b is None:
+        return a
+    else:
+        return b
+
+
 class PodManager(object):
 
     def __init__(self, task=None):
@@ -128,11 +146,13 @@ class PodManager(object):
         pod_spec = {**default_pod_spec, **pod_spec_override}
 
         if self.task:
-            pod_spec['metadata']['name'] = self.pod_name
-            pod_spec['metadata']['labels'] = {
-                'ansible-awx': settings.INSTALL_UUID,
-                'ansible-awx-job-id': str(self.task.id)
-            }
+            pod_spec['metadata'] = deepmerge(
+                pod_spec.get('metadata', {}),
+                dict(name=self.pod_name,
+                     labels={
+                         'ansible-awx': settings.INSTALL_UUID,
+                         'ansible-awx-job-id': str(self.task.id)
+                     }))
             pod_spec['spec']['containers'][0]['name'] = self.pod_name
 
         return pod_spec