diff --git a/test/Makefile b/test/Makefile
index 10fd75da6..65e462240 100644
--- a/test/Makefile
+++ b/test/Makefile
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ REGISTRY_CREDENTIAL_FILE ?=
 KIBISHII_DIRECTORY ?= github.com/vmware-tanzu-experiments/distributed-data-generator/kubernetes/yaml/
 IMAGE_REGISTRY_PROXY ?=
 
+# Parameters for labels and annotations for Velero pods and service accounts.
+POD_LABELS ?=
+SA_ANNOTATIONS ?=
 
 # Flags to create an additional BSL for multiple credentials tests
 ADDITIONAL_BSL_PLUGINS ?=
@@ -224,7 +227,9 @@ run-e2e: ginkgo
 		--kibishii-directory=$(KIBISHII_DIRECTORY) \
 		--disable-informer-cache=$(DISABLE_INFORMER_CACHE) \
 		--image-registry-proxy=$(IMAGE_REGISTRY_PROXY) \
-		--worker-os=$(WORKER_OS)
+		--worker-os=$(WORKER_OS) \
+		--pod-labels=$(POD_LABELS) \
+		--sa-annotations=$(SA_ANNOTATIONS)
 
 .PHONY: run-perf
 run-perf: ginkgo
diff --git a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
index fb2b594d0..ccbef8668 100644
--- a/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
+++ b/test/e2e/e2e_suite_test.go
@@ -362,6 +362,19 @@ func init() {
 		"linux",
 		"test k8s worker node OS version, should be either linux or windows.",
 	)
+
+	flag.StringVar(
+		&test.VeleroCfg.PodLabels,
+		"pod-labels",
+		"",
+		"comma-separated list of key=value labels to add to the Velero pod",
+	)
+	flag.StringVar(
+		&test.VeleroCfg.ServiceAccountAnnotations,
+		"sa-annotations",
+		"",
+		"comma-separated list of key=value annotations to add to Velero service account",
+	)
 }
 
 // Add label [SkipVanillaZfs]:
diff --git a/test/types.go b/test/types.go
index bc54948e4..01ea91c35 100644
--- a/test/types.go
+++ b/test/types.go
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ type VeleroConfig struct {
 	CloudProvider                     string
 	ObjectStoreProvider               string
 	VeleroNamespace                   string
+	PodLabels                         string
+	ServiceAccountAnnotations         string
 	AdditionalBSLProvider             string
 	AdditionalBSLBucket               string
 	AdditionalBSLPrefix               string
diff --git a/test/util/velero/install.go b/test/util/velero/install.go
index 1cdaaa4f5..07e60a963 100644
--- a/test/util/velero/install.go
+++ b/test/util/velero/install.go
@@ -410,6 +410,14 @@ func installVeleroServer(
 		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--item-block-worker-count=%d", options.ItemBlockWorkerCount))
 	}
 
+	if len(options.PodLabels.Data()) > 0 {
+		args = append(args, "--pod-labels", options.PodLabels.String())
+	}
+
+	if len(options.ServiceAccountAnnotations.Data()) > 0 {
+		args = append(args, "--sa-annotations", options.ServiceAccountAnnotations.String())
+	}
+
 	// Only version no older than v1.15 support --backup-repository-configmap.
 	if options.BackupRepoConfigMap != "" &&
 		(semver.Compare(version, "v1.15") >= 0 || version == "main") {
diff --git a/test/util/velero/velero_utils.go b/test/util/velero/velero_utils.go
index 1fe362e7a..48b6ffe69 100644
--- a/test/util/velero/velero_utils.go
+++ b/test/util/velero/velero_utils.go
@@ -244,6 +244,12 @@ func getProviderVeleroInstallOptions(veleroCfg *VeleroConfig,
 	io.VolumeSnapshotConfig = flag.NewMap()
 	io.VolumeSnapshotConfig.Set(veleroCfg.VSLConfig)
 
+	io.PodLabels = flag.NewMap()
+	io.PodLabels.Set(veleroCfg.PodLabels)
+
+	io.ServiceAccountAnnotations = flag.NewMap()
+	io.ServiceAccountAnnotations.Set(veleroCfg.ServiceAccountAnnotations)
+
 	io.Plugins = flag.NewStringArray(plugins...)
 	io.Features = veleroCfg.Features
 	io.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup = veleroCfg.DefaultVolumesToFsBackup