diff --git a/provider/labels.go b/provider/labels.go
index debe79eee2..7d66df1227 100644
--- a/provider/labels.go
+++ b/provider/labels.go
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ func fixEmptyLabels(_ context.Context, req shimv2.PlanStateEditRequest) (cty.Val
 	// effective_labels can include labels read from the cloud provider.
 	programLabels := property.Map{}
 
+	labelsPropertyName := "labels"
+	if req.TfToken == "google_container_cluster" {
+		labelsPropertyName = "resourceLabels"
+	}
+
 	// Apply default labels first.
 	if pConfig := resource.FromResourcePropertyValue(resource.NewProperty(req.ProviderConfig)); pConfig.IsMap() {
 		l := pConfig.AsMap()["defaultLabels"]
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ func fixEmptyLabels(_ context.Context, req shimv2.PlanStateEditRequest) (cty.Val
 	}
 
 	// Apply labels next, allowing labels to override defaultLabels.
-	if inputs, ok := (resource.PropertyPath{"labels"}.Get(resource.NewProperty(req.NewInputs))); ok {
+	if inputs, ok := (resource.PropertyPath{labelsPropertyName}.Get(resource.NewProperty(req.NewInputs))); ok {
 		if labels := resource.FromResourcePropertyValue(inputs); labels.IsMap() {
 			for k, v := range labels.AsMap() {
 				programLabels[k] = v
diff --git a/provider/provider_yaml_test.go b/provider/provider_yaml_test.go
index 0167163ecd..3c6c41d325 100644
--- a/provider/provider_yaml_test.go
+++ b/provider/provider_yaml_test.go
@@ -1132,28 +1132,10 @@ func TestFirestoreDatabaseAutoname(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestEmptyLabels(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
-		program       string
-		previewStdout autogold.Value
-		upOutputs     autogold.Value
+		program   string
+		upOutputs autogold.Value
 	}{
-		{"empty-label", autogold.Expect(`Previewing update (test):
-
- +  pulumi:pulumi:Stack empty-label-test create
- +  gcp:kms:KeyRing ring create
- +  gcp:kms:CryptoKey key create
- +  pulumi:pulumi:Stack empty-label-test create
-Outputs:
-    effectiveLabels: [secret]
-    labels         : {
-        empty : ""
-        static: "value"
-    }
-    pulumiLabels   : [secret]
-
-Resources:
-    + 3 to create
-
-`), autogold.Expect(auto.OutputMap{
+		{"empty-label", autogold.Expect(auto.OutputMap{
 			"effectiveLabels": auto.OutputValue{
 				Value: map[string]interface{}{
 					"empty":                   "",
@@ -1175,23 +1157,7 @@ Resources:
 				Secret: true,
 			},
 		})},
-		{"empty-alone-label", autogold.Expect(`Previewing update (test):
-
- +  pulumi:pulumi:Stack empty-alone-label-test create
- +  gcp:kms:KeyRing ring create
- +  gcp:kms:CryptoKey key create
- +  pulumi:pulumi:Stack empty-alone-label-test create
-Outputs:
-    effectiveLabels: [secret]
-    labels         : {
-        empty: ""
-    }
-    pulumiLabels   : [secret]
-
-Resources:
-    + 3 to create
-
-`), autogold.Expect(auto.OutputMap{
+		{"empty-alone-label", autogold.Expect(auto.OutputMap{
 			"effectiveLabels": auto.OutputValue{
 				Value: map[string]interface{}{
 					"empty":                   "",
@@ -1208,23 +1174,7 @@ Resources:
 				Secret: true,
 			},
 		})},
-		{"empty-default-label", autogold.Expect(`Previewing update (test):
-
- +  pulumi:pulumi:Stack empty-default-label-test create
- +  gcp:kms:KeyRing ring create
- +  gcp:kms:CryptoKey key create
- +  pulumi:pulumi:Stack empty-default-label-test create
-Outputs:
-    effectiveLabels: [secret]
-    labels         : {
-        static: "value"
-    }
-    pulumiLabels   : [secret]
-
-Resources:
-    + 3 to create
-
-`), autogold.Expect(auto.OutputMap{
+		{"empty-default-label", autogold.Expect(auto.OutputMap{
 			"effectiveLabels": auto.OutputValue{
 				Value: map[string]interface{}{
 					"empty-default":           "",
@@ -1243,6 +1193,32 @@ Resources:
 				Secret: true,
 			},
 		})},
+		{
+			// Cluster overloads the labels field and instead uses resourceLabels for GCP labels.
+			"empty-label-cluster",
+			autogold.Expect(auto.OutputMap{
+				"effectiveLabels": auto.OutputValue{
+					Value: map[string]interface{}{
+						"environment":             "dev",
+						"goog-pulumi-provisioned": "true",
+						"test":                    "",
+					},
+					Secret: true,
+				},
+				"labels": auto.OutputValue{Value: map[string]interface{}{
+					"environment": "dev",
+					"test":        "",
+				}},
+				"pulumiLabels": auto.OutputValue{
+					Value: map[string]interface{}{
+						"environment":             "dev",
+						"goog-pulumi-provisioned": "true",
+						"test":                    "",
+					},
+					Secret: true,
+				},
+			}),
+		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
@@ -1253,9 +1229,6 @@ Resources:
 			proj := getProject()
 			pt.SetConfig("gcpProj", proj)
 
-			previewResult := pt.Preview(optpreview.SuppressProgress())
-			tt.previewStdout.Equal(t, previewResult.StdOut)
-
 			upResult := pt.Up(optup.SuppressProgress())
 			tt.upOutputs.Equal(t, upResult.Outputs)
 
diff --git a/provider/test-programs/empty-label-cluster/Pulumi.yaml b/provider/test-programs/empty-label-cluster/Pulumi.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9c64157e36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/provider/test-programs/empty-label-cluster/Pulumi.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+name: empty-label-cluster
+runtime: yaml
+resources:
+  random-account-id:
+    type: random:RandomString
+    properties:
+      length: 10
+      special: false
+      upper: false
+      number: false
+  serviceAccount:
+    type: gcp:serviceaccount:Account
+    properties:
+      accountId: ${random-account-id.result}
+  primary:
+    type: gcp:container:Cluster
+    properties:
+      location: us-central1
+      # We can't create a cluster with no node pool defined, but we want to only use
+      # separately managed node pools. So we create the smallest possible default
+      # node pool and immediately delete it.
+      removeDefaultNodePool: true
+      initialNodeCount: 1
+      deletionProtection: false
+      resourceLabels:
+        environment: "dev"
+        test: ""
+outputs:
+  labels: ${primary.resourceLabels}
+  effectiveLabels: ${primary.effectiveLabels}
+  pulumiLabels: ${primary.pulumiLabels}