diff --git a/pkg/core/resources/model/rest/v1alpha1/meta.go b/pkg/core/resources/model/rest/v1alpha1/meta.go
index f9fa33a8c43b..e0a86c2092c3 100644
--- a/pkg/core/resources/model/rest/v1alpha1/meta.go
+++ b/pkg/core/resources/model/rest/v1alpha1/meta.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package v1alpha1
 
 import (
+	"maps"
 	"time"
 
 	core_model "github.com/kumahq/kuma/pkg/core/resources/model"
@@ -42,5 +43,5 @@ func (r ResourceMeta) GetModificationTime() time.Time {
 }
 
 func (r ResourceMeta) GetLabels() map[string]string {
-	return r.Labels
+	return maps.Clone(r.Labels)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kds/util/meta.go b/pkg/kds/util/meta.go
index 8ba29d994ebe..2080c217238f 100644
--- a/pkg/kds/util/meta.go
+++ b/pkg/kds/util/meta.go
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func WithLabel(key, value string) CloneResourceMetaOpt {
 }
 
 func CloneResourceMeta(m model.ResourceMeta, fs ...CloneResourceMetaOpt) model.ResourceMeta {
-	labels := maps.Clone(m.GetLabels())
+	labels := m.GetLabels()
 	if labels == nil {
 		labels = map[string]string{}
 	}
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ func (r *resourceMeta) GetModificationTime() time.Time {
 }
 
 func (r *resourceMeta) GetLabels() map[string]string {
-	return r.labels
+	return maps.Clone(r.labels)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/resources/memory/store.go b/pkg/plugins/resources/memory/store.go
index 8503dc273f05..bc51202ec358 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/resources/memory/store.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/resources/memory/store.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package memory
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"maps"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ func (m memoryMeta) GetModificationTime() time.Time {
 }
 
 func (m memoryMeta) GetLabels() map[string]string {
-	return m.Labels
+	return maps.Clone(m.Labels)
 }
 
 type memoryVersion uint64
diff --git a/pkg/plugins/resources/postgres/resource_matadata.go b/pkg/plugins/resources/postgres/resource_matadata.go
index 33c954d18630..94ed72310676 100644
--- a/pkg/plugins/resources/postgres/resource_matadata.go
+++ b/pkg/plugins/resources/postgres/resource_matadata.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package postgres
 
 import (
+	"maps"
 	"time"
 
 	core_model "github.com/kumahq/kuma/pkg/core/resources/model"
@@ -42,5 +43,5 @@ func (r *resourceMetaObject) GetModificationTime() time.Time {
 }
 
 func (r *resourceMetaObject) GetLabels() map[string]string {
-	return r.Labels
+	return maps.Clone(r.Labels)
 }
diff --git a/pkg/test/resources/model/resource.go b/pkg/test/resources/model/resource.go
index 1ef934f25dea..c9cb9ac31932 100644
--- a/pkg/test/resources/model/resource.go
+++ b/pkg/test/resources/model/resource.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package model
 
 import (
+	"maps"
 	"time"
 
 	core_model "github.com/kumahq/kuma/pkg/core/resources/model"
@@ -83,5 +84,5 @@ func (m *ResourceMeta) GetModificationTime() time.Time {
 }
 
 func (m *ResourceMeta) GetLabels() map[string]string {
-	return m.Labels
+	return maps.Clone(m.Labels)
 }