diff --git a/pkg/function/kube_task.go b/pkg/function/kube_task.go
index fa95fd4025..74b10c4cf8 100644
--- a/pkg/function/kube_task.go
+++ b/pkg/function/kube_task.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ package function
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"path"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
@@ -33,7 +34,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	jobPrefix = "kanister-job-"
+	jobPrefix   = "kanister-job-"
+	jobIDSuffix = "JobID"
+
 	// KubeTaskFuncName gives the function name
 	KubeTaskFuncName       = "KubeTask"
 	KubeTaskNamespaceArg   = "namespace"
@@ -64,7 +67,8 @@ func kubeTask(ctx context.Context, cli kubernetes.Interface, namespace, image st
 		Command:      command,
 		PodOverride:  podOverride,
 	}
-
+	// Mark pod with label having key `kanister.io/JobID`, the value of which is a reference to the origin of the pod.
+	kube.AddLabelsToPodOptionsFromContext(ctx, options, path.Join(consts.LabelPrefix, jobIDSuffix))
 	pr := kube.NewPodRunner(cli, options)
 	podFunc := kubeTaskPodFunc()
 	return pr.Run(ctx, podFunc)
diff --git a/pkg/kube/pod_runner_test.go b/pkg/kube/pod_runner_test.go
index b072abb1ee..85d250de7a 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/pod_runner_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/pod_runner_test.go
@@ -17,12 +17,17 @@ package kube
 import (
 	"context"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	. "gopkg.in/check.v1"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes/fake"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/testing"
+
+	"github.com/kanisterio/kanister/pkg/consts"
+	"github.com/kanisterio/kanister/pkg/field"
 )
 
 type PodRunnerTestSuite struct{}
@@ -109,9 +114,87 @@ func (s *PodRunnerTestSuite) TestPodRunnerForSuccessCase(c *C) {
 	cancel()
 }
 
+// TestPodRunnerWithDebugLabelForSuccessCase adds a debug entry into the context and verifies the
+// pod got created with corresponding label using the entry or not.
+func (s *PodRunnerTestSuite) TestPodRunnerWithDebugLabelForSuccessCase(c *C) {
+	jobIDSuffix := "JobID"
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name            string
+		targetKey       string
+		contextKey      string
+		contextValue    string
+		isLabelExpected bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:            "target key (kanister.io/JobID) present in pod labels",
+			targetKey:       path.Join(consts.LabelPrefix, jobIDSuffix),
+			contextKey:      path.Join(consts.LabelPrefix, jobIDSuffix),
+			contextValue:    "xyz123",
+			isLabelExpected: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:            "target key (kanister.io/JobID) not present in pod labels",
+			targetKey:       path.Join(consts.LabelPrefix, jobIDSuffix),
+			contextKey:      path.Join(consts.LabelPrefix, "NonJobID"),
+			contextValue:    "some-other-value",
+			isLabelExpected: false,
+		},
+	} {
+		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+		ctx = field.Context(ctx, tc.contextKey, tc.contextValue)
+		cli := fake.NewSimpleClientset()
+		cli.PrependReactor("create", "pods", func(action testing.Action) (handled bool, ret runtime.Object, err error) {
+			return false, nil, nil
+		})
+		cli.PrependReactor("get", "pods", func(action testing.Action) (handled bool, ret runtime.Object, err error) {
+			p := &corev1.Pod{
+				Status: corev1.PodStatus{
+					Phase: corev1.PodRunning,
+				},
+			}
+			return true, p, nil
+		})
+		po := &PodOptions{
+			Namespace: podRunnerNS,
+			Name:      podName,
+			Command:   []string{"sh", "-c", "tail -f /dev/null"},
+		}
+		deleted := make(chan struct{})
+		cli.PrependReactor("delete", "pods", func(action testing.Action) (handled bool, ret runtime.Object, err error) {
+			c.Log("Pod deleted due to Context Cancelled")
+			close(deleted)
+			return true, nil, nil
+		})
+		AddLabelsToPodOptionsFromContext(ctx, po, tc.targetKey)
+		pr := NewPodRunner(cli, po)
+		errorCh := make(chan error)
+		go func() {
+			_, err := pr.Run(ctx, afterPodRunTestKeyPresentFunc(tc.targetKey, tc.contextValue, tc.isLabelExpected, deleted))
+			errorCh <- err
+		}()
+		deleted <- struct{}{}
+		c.Assert(<-errorCh, IsNil)
+		cancel()
+	}
+}
+
 func makePodRunnerTestFunc(ch chan struct{}) func(ctx context.Context, pc PodController) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 	return func(ctx context.Context, pc PodController) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
 		<-ch
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 }
+
+func afterPodRunTestKeyPresentFunc(labelKey, expectedLabelValue string, isLabelExpected bool, ch chan struct{}) func(ctx context.Context, pc PodController) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, pc PodController) (map[string]interface{}, error) {
+		<-ch
+		labelValue, found := pc.Pod().Labels[labelKey]
+		if found != isLabelExpected {
+			return nil, errors.New("Got different label than expected")
+		}
+		if isLabelExpected && labelValue != expectedLabelValue {
+			return nil, errors.New("Found label doesn't match with expected label")
+		}
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kube/utils.go b/pkg/kube/utils.go
index 98112cbcab..854e16683c 100644
--- a/pkg/kube/utils.go
+++ b/pkg/kube/utils.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ import (
 	osversioned "github.com/openshift/client-go/apps/clientset/versioned"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
+
+	"github.com/kanisterio/kanister/pkg/field"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -171,3 +173,25 @@ func PVCContainsReadOnlyAccessMode(pvc *corev1.PersistentVolumeClaim) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+// AddLabelsToPodOptionsFromContext adds a label to `PodOptions`. It extracts the value from the context
+// if targetKey is present and assigns to the options.
+func AddLabelsToPodOptionsFromContext(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	options *PodOptions,
+	targetKey string,
+) {
+	fields := field.FromContext(ctx)
+	if fields == nil {
+		return
+	}
+	if options.Labels == nil {
+		options.Labels = make(map[string]string)
+	}
+	for _, f := range fields.Fields() {
+		if f.Key() == targetKey {
+			options.Labels[targetKey] = f.Value().(string)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}