diff --git a/cmd/node-termination-handler.go b/cmd/node-termination-handler.go
index d96620c9..26b62020 100644
--- a/cmd/node-termination-handler.go
+++ b/cmd/node-termination-handler.go
@@ -272,6 +272,11 @@ func watchForCancellationEvents(cancelChan <-chan monitor.InterruptionEvent, int
 func drainOrCordonIfNecessary(interruptionEventStore *interruptioneventstore.Store, drainEvent *monitor.InterruptionEvent, node node.Node, nthConfig config.Config, nodeMetadata ec2metadata.NodeMetadata, metrics observability.Metrics, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 	defer wg.Done()
 	nodeName := drainEvent.NodeName
+	nodeLabels, err := node.GetNodeLabels(nodeName)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Warn().Err(err).Msgf("Unable to fetch node labels for node '%s' ", nodeName)
+	}
+	drainEvent.NodeLabels = nodeLabels
 	if drainEvent.PreDrainTask != nil {
 		err := drainEvent.PreDrainTask(*drainEvent, node)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/node/node.go b/pkg/node/node.go
index 0a6c9c18..d1612be1 100644
--- a/pkg/node/node.go
+++ b/pkg/node/node.go
@@ -278,6 +278,19 @@ func (n Node) removeLabel(nodeName string, key string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// GetNodeLabels will fetch node labels for a given nodeName
+func (n Node) GetNodeLabels(nodeName string) (map[string]string, error) {
+	if n.nthConfig.DryRun {
+		log.Log().Str("node_name", nodeName).Msg("Node labels would have been fetched, but dry-run flag was set")
+		return nil, nil
+	}
+	node, err := n.fetchKubernetesNode(nodeName)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return node.Labels, nil
+}
+
 // TaintSpotItn adds the spot termination notice taint onto a node
 func (n Node) TaintSpotItn(nodeName string, eventID string) error {
 	if !n.nthConfig.TaintNode {