diff --git a/apis/types/types.go b/apis/types/types.go
index 15329731a..4210ee489 100644
--- a/apis/types/types.go
+++ b/apis/types/types.go
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ type Config map[string]string
 type EnvMeta struct {
 	Name      string `json:"name"`
 	Namespace string `json:"namespace"`
+	Labels    string `json:"labels"`
 	Current   string `json:"current"`
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/utils/env/env.go b/pkg/utils/env/env.go
index bd74f2eae..6a798a598 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/env/env.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/env/env.go
@@ -27,11 +27,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	apierrors "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/api/errors"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/labels"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/controller-runtime/pkg/client"
 
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/apis/core.oam.dev/v1beta1"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/apis/types"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/oam"
+	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/oam/util"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/common"
 	"github.com/oam-dev/kubevela/pkg/utils/system"
@@ -98,22 +100,13 @@ func GetEnvByName(name string) (*types.EnvMeta, error) {
 	if name == DefaultEnvNamespace {
 		return &types.EnvMeta{Name: DefaultEnvNamespace, Namespace: DefaultEnvNamespace}, nil
 	}
-	clt, err := common.GetClient()
+	namespace, err := getEnvNamespaceByName(name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	ctx := context.Background()
-	var nsList v1.NamespaceList
-	err = clt.List(ctx, &nsList, client.MatchingLabels{oam.LabelNamespaceOfEnvName: name})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	if len(nsList.Items) < 1 {
-		return nil, errors.Errorf("Env %s not exist", name)
-	}
 	return &types.EnvMeta{
 		Name:      name,
-		Namespace: nsList.Items[0].Name,
+		Namespace: namespace.Name,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -240,3 +233,47 @@ func SetCurrentEnv(meta *types.EnvMeta) error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+// getEnvNamespaceByName get v1.Namespace object by env name
+func getEnvNamespaceByName(name string) (*v1.Namespace, error) {
+	clt, err := common.GetClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	var nsList v1.NamespaceList
+	err = clt.List(ctx, &nsList, client.MatchingLabels{oam.LabelNamespaceOfEnvName: name})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if len(nsList.Items) < 1 {
+		return nil, errors.Errorf("Env %s not exist", name)
+	}
+
+	return &nsList.Items[0], nil
+}
+
+// SetEnvLabels set labels for namespace
+func SetEnvLabels(envArgs *types.EnvMeta) error {
+	c, err := common.GetClient()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	namespace, err := getEnvNamespaceByName(envArgs.Name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	labels, err := labels.ConvertSelectorToLabelsMap(envArgs.Labels)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	namespace.Labels = util.MergeMapOverrideWithDst(namespace.GetLabels(), labels)
+
+	err = c.Update(context.Background(), namespace)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "fail to set env labels")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/references/cli/env.go b/references/cli/env.go
index e0c223c95..9ed014c21 100644
--- a/references/cli/env.go
+++ b/references/cli/env.go
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ func NewEnvDeleteCommand(c common.Args, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) *cobra.Comm
 
 // NewEnvSetCommand creates `env set` command for setting current environment
 func NewEnvSetCommand(c common.Args, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) *cobra.Command {
+	var envArgs types.EnvMeta
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:                   "set",
 		Aliases:               []string{"sw"},
@@ -147,13 +148,14 @@ func NewEnvSetCommand(c common.Args, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) *cobra.Command
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			return SetEnv(args, ioStreams)
+			return SetEnv(&envArgs, args, ioStreams)
 		},
 		Annotations: map[string]string{
 			types.TagCommandType: types.TypeStart,
 		},
 	}
 	cmd.SetOut(ioStreams.Out)
+	cmd.Flags().StringVar(&envArgs.Labels, "labels", "", "set labels for namespace")
 	return cmd
 }
 
@@ -205,7 +207,7 @@ func CreateEnv(envArgs *types.EnvMeta, args []string, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStream
 }
 
 // SetEnv sets current environment
-func SetEnv(args []string, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) error {
+func SetEnv(envArgs *types.EnvMeta, args []string, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) error {
 	if len(args) < 1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("you must specify environment name for vela env command")
 	}
@@ -214,6 +216,11 @@ func SetEnv(args []string, ioStreams cmdutil.IOStreams) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	if envArgs.Labels != "" {
+		envArgs.Name = envMeta.Name
+		// just set labels, not change current env
+		return env.SetEnvLabels(envArgs)
+	}
 	err = env.SetCurrentEnv(envMeta)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err