diff --git a/src/explorer.ts b/src/explorer.ts
index 691594ecf..b010542cc 100644
--- a/src/explorer.ts
+++ b/src/explorer.ts
@@ -694,8 +694,31 @@ export class OpenShiftExplorer implements TreeDataProvider<ExplorerItem>, Dispos
         return collectableServices;
     }
 
+    private getPodLabelSelector(element: KubernetesObject): string | undefined {
+        const kind = element.kind;
+
+        const matchLabels = (element as any)?.spec?.selector?.matchLabels;
+        if (matchLabels && typeof matchLabels === 'object') {
+            return this.toLabelSelectorArg(matchLabels);
+        }
+
+        if (kind === 'Pod') {
+            const labels = (element as any)?.metadata?.labels;
+            if (labels && typeof labels === 'object') {
+                return this.toLabelSelectorArg(labels);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return undefined;
+    }
+
+    private toLabelSelectorArg(labels: Record<string, string>): string {
+        return labels && Object.entries(labels).map(([k, v]) => `${k}=${v}`).join(',');
+    }
+
     public async getPods(element: KubernetesObject | OpenShiftObject) {
-        return await Oc.Instance.getKubernetesObjects('pods', undefined, element.metadata.name, this.executionContext);
+        const selectorArg = this.getPodLabelSelector(element);
+        return await Oc.Instance.getKubernetesObjects('pods', undefined, selectorArg, this.executionContext);
     }
 
     public async getPipelineTasks(element: KubernetesObject | OpenShiftObject): Promise<PipelineTasks[]> {
diff --git a/src/oc/ocWrapper.ts b/src/oc/ocWrapper.ts
index ca6979b1d..91ecec161 100644
--- a/src/oc/ocWrapper.ts
+++ b/src/oc/ocWrapper.ts
@@ -35,17 +35,17 @@ export class Oc {
      *
      * @param resourceType the type of resource to get a list of
      * @param namespace the namespace to list the resources of (defaults to the current namespace if none is provided)
-     * @param appName the name of the application
+     * @param selector a selector string for the k8s object when needed
      * @returns a list of all resources of the given type in the given namespace
      */
     public async getKubernetesObjects(
         resourceType: string,
         namespace?: string,
-        appName?: string,
+        selector?: string,
         executionContext?: ExecutionContext
     ): Promise<KubernetesObject[]> {
         const result = await CliChannel.getInstance().executeTool(
-            Oc.getKubernetesObjectCommand(resourceType, namespace, appName),
+            Oc.getKubernetesObjectCommand(resourceType, namespace, selector),
             undefined, true, executionContext);
         return JSON.parse(result.stdout).items;
     }
@@ -829,13 +829,13 @@ export class Oc {
      *
      * @param resourceType the resource type to get
      * @param namespace the namespace from which to get all the stateful sets
-     * @param appName the name of the application
+     * @param selector a selector string for the k8s object when needed
      * @returns the oc command to list all resources of the given type in the given (or current) namespace
      */
     private static getKubernetesObjectCommand(
         resourceType: string,
         namespace?: string,
-        appName?: string
+        selector?: string
     ): CommandText {
         if (!resourceType) {
             throw new Error('Must pass the resource type to get');
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ export class Oc {
         if (namespace) {
             args.push(new CommandOption('--namespace', namespace));
         }
-        if (appName) {
-            args.push(new CommandOption('-l', `app=${appName}`));
+        if (selector) {
+            args.push(new CommandOption('-l', `${selector}`));
         }
         return new CommandText('oc', `get ${resourceType}`, args);
     }