diff --git a/drivers/docker/driver.go b/drivers/docker/driver.go
index 8c900d5d9..216fa4d99 100644
--- a/drivers/docker/driver.go
+++ b/drivers/docker/driver.go
@@ -66,6 +66,13 @@ var (
 	nvidiaVisibleDevices = "NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES"
 )
 
+const (
+	dockerLabelTaskID   = "com.hashicorp.nomad.task_id"
+	dockerLabelTaskName = "com.hashicorp.nomad.task_name"
+	dockerLabelAllocID  = "com.hashicorp.nomad.alloc_id"
+	dockerLabelJobName  = "com.hashicorp.nomad.job_name"
+)
+
 type Driver struct {
 	// eventer is used to handle multiplexing of TaskEvents calls such that an
 	// event can be broadcast to all callers
@@ -981,9 +988,19 @@ func (d *Driver) createContainerConfig(task *drivers.TaskConfig, driverConfig *T
 
 	if len(driverConfig.Labels) > 0 {
 		config.Labels = driverConfig.Labels
-		logger.Debug("applied labels on the container", "labels", config.Labels)
 	}
 
+	config.Labels = map[string]string{
+		dockerLabelTaskID:   task.ID,
+		dockerLabelTaskName: task.Name,
+		dockerLabelAllocID:  task.AllocID,
+		dockerLabelJobName:  task.JobName,
+	}
+	for k, v := range driverConfig.Labels {
+		config.Labels[k] = v
+	}
+	logger.Debug("applied labels on the container", "labels", config.Labels)
+
 	config.Env = task.EnvList()
 
 	containerName := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", strings.Replace(task.Name, "/", "_", -1), task.AllocID)
diff --git a/drivers/docker/driver_test.go b/drivers/docker/driver_test.go
index a100aa743..c7fafe448 100644
--- a/drivers/docker/driver_test.go
+++ b/drivers/docker/driver_test.go
@@ -905,7 +905,8 @@ func TestDockerDriver_Labels(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("err: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	require.Equal(t, 2, len(container.Config.Labels))
+	// expect to see 4 additional standard labels
+	require.Equal(t, len(cfg.Labels)+4, len(container.Config.Labels))
 	for k, v := range cfg.Labels {
 		require.Equal(t, v, container.Config.Labels[k])
 	}
@@ -1008,6 +1009,38 @@ func TestDockerDriver_CreateContainerConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, containerName, c.Name)
 }
 
+func TestDockerDriver_CreateContainerConfig_Labels(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	task, cfg, _ := dockerTask(t)
+	task.AllocID = uuid.Generate()
+	task.JobName = "redis-demo-job"
+
+	cfg.Labels = map[string]string{
+		"user_label": "user_value",
+	}
+
+	require.NoError(t, task.EncodeConcreteDriverConfig(cfg))
+
+	dh := dockerDriverHarness(t, nil)
+	driver := dh.Impl().(*Driver)
+
+	c, err := driver.createContainerConfig(task, cfg, "org/repo:0.1")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expectedLabels := map[string]string{
+		// user provided labels
+		"user_label": "user_value",
+		// default labels
+		"com.hashicorp.nomad.alloc_id":  task.AllocID,
+		"com.hashicorp.nomad.job_name":  "redis-demo-job",
+		"com.hashicorp.nomad.task_id":   task.ID,
+		"com.hashicorp.nomad.task_name": "redis-demo",
+	}
+
+	require.Equal(t, expectedLabels, c.Config.Labels)
+}
+
 func TestDockerDriver_CreateContainerConfig_Logging(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()