diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/firewatch/report-issues/firewatch-report-issues-commands.sh b/ci-operator/step-registry/firewatch/report-issues/firewatch-report-issues-commands.sh
index eb5e0ea75e84..5a0f93ad6822 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/firewatch/report-issues/firewatch-report-issues-commands.sh
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/firewatch/report-issues/firewatch-report-issues-commands.sh
@@ -25,4 +25,9 @@ if [ -n "${FIREWATCH_CONFIG_FILE_PATH}" ]; then
     report_command+=" --firewatch-config-path=${FIREWATCH_CONFIG_FILE_PATH}"
 fi
 
+# If the additional labels file exists, add it to the report command
+if [ -f "${FIREWATCH_JIRA_ADDITIONAL_LABELS_FILE}" ]; then
+    report_command+=" --additional-labels-file=${FIREWATCH_JIRA_ADDITIONAL_LABELS_FILE}"
+fi
+
 eval "$report_command"
diff --git a/ci-operator/step-registry/firewatch/report-issues/firewatch-report-issues-ref.yaml b/ci-operator/step-registry/firewatch/report-issues/firewatch-report-issues-ref.yaml
index a3a7cc234b41..5257c8f0e030 100644
--- a/ci-operator/step-registry/firewatch/report-issues/firewatch-report-issues-ref.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/step-registry/firewatch/report-issues/firewatch-report-issues-ref.yaml
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ ref:
   - name: FIREWATCH_DEFAULT_JIRA_ADDITIONAL_LABELS
     default: ""
     documentation: The list of default Jira labels to be applied to issues where the "jira_additional_labels" list contains "!default".
+  - name: FIREWATCH_JIRA_ADDITIONAL_LABELS_FILE
+    default: "${SHARED_DIR}/firewatch-additional-labels"
+    documentation: The file path to the file containing additional labels to be applied to Jira issues. Each label should be separated with a new line.
   - name: FIREWATCH_DEFAULT_JIRA_ASSIGNEE
     default: ""
     documentation: The default value for the assignee of issues where the "jira_assignee" value is set to "!default".