diff --git a/examples/sample-app/application-template-custombuild.json b/examples/sample-app/application-template-custombuild.json
index c17c70f1c4c3..01010f32127f 100644
--- a/examples/sample-app/application-template-custombuild.json
+++ b/examples/sample-app/application-template-custombuild.json
@@ -269,5 +269,8 @@
       "name": "MYSQL_DATABASE",
       "value": "root"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "labels": {
+    "template": "application-template-custombuild"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/examples/sample-app/application-template-dockerbuild.json b/examples/sample-app/application-template-dockerbuild.json
index 2bbd7d01971f..47350558c501 100644
--- a/examples/sample-app/application-template-dockerbuild.json
+++ b/examples/sample-app/application-template-dockerbuild.json
@@ -259,5 +259,8 @@
       "name": "MYSQL_DATABASE",
       "value": "root"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "labels": {
+    "template": "application-template-dockerbuild"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/examples/sample-app/application-template-stibuild.json b/examples/sample-app/application-template-stibuild.json
index 7c2e5c4fcd92..ac4f277d35bf 100644
--- a/examples/sample-app/application-template-stibuild.json
+++ b/examples/sample-app/application-template-stibuild.json
@@ -262,5 +262,8 @@
       "name": "MYSQL_DATABASE",
       "value": "root"
     }
-  ]
+  ],
+  "labels": {
+    "template": "application-template-stibuild"
+  }
 }