diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/__tests__/nodes.test.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/__tests__/nodes.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4b109a8f96
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/__tests__/nodes.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+import { Node } from "../endpoints";
+
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+describe("Nodes tests", () => {
+  describe("getRoleLabels()", () => {
+    it("should return empty string if labels is not present", () => {
+      const node = new Node({
+        apiVersion: "foo",
+        kind: "Node",
+        metadata: {
+          name: "bar",
+          resourceVersion: "1",
+          uid: "bat",
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(node.getRoleLabels()).toBe("");
+    });
+
+    it("should return empty string if labels is empty object", () => {
+      const node = new Node({
+        apiVersion: "foo",
+        kind: "Node",
+        metadata: {
+          name: "bar",
+          resourceVersion: "1",
+          uid: "bat",
+          labels: {},
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(node.getRoleLabels()).toBe("");
+    });
+
+    it("should return rest of keys with substring node-role.kubernetes.io/", () => {
+      const node = new Node({
+        apiVersion: "foo",
+        kind: "Node",
+        metadata: {
+          name: "bar",
+          resourceVersion: "1",
+          uid: "bat",
+          labels: {
+            "node-role.kubernetes.io/foobar": "bat",
+            "hellonode-role.kubernetes.io/foobar1": "bat",
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(node.getRoleLabels()).toBe("foobar, foobar1");
+    });
+
+    it("should return rest of keys with substring node-role.kubernetes.io/ after last /", () => {
+      const node = new Node({
+        apiVersion: "foo",
+        kind: "Node",
+        metadata: {
+          name: "bar",
+          resourceVersion: "1",
+          uid: "bat",
+          labels: {
+            "node-role.kubernetes.io/foobar": "bat",
+            "hellonode-role.kubernetes.io//////foobar1": "bat",
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(node.getRoleLabels()).toBe("foobar, foobar1");
+    });
+
+    it("should return value of label kubernetes.io/role if present", () => {
+      const node = new Node({
+        apiVersion: "foo",
+        kind: "Node",
+        metadata: {
+          name: "bar",
+          resourceVersion: "1",
+          uid: "bat",
+          labels: {
+            "kubernetes.io/role": "master",
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(node.getRoleLabels()).toBe("master");
+    });
+
+    it("should return value of label node.kubernetes.io/role if present", () => {
+      const node = new Node({
+        apiVersion: "foo",
+        kind: "Node",
+        metadata: {
+          name: "bar",
+          resourceVersion: "1",
+          uid: "bat",
+          labels: {
+            "node.kubernetes.io/role": "master",
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(node.getRoleLabels()).toBe("master");
+    });
+
+    it("all sources should be joined together", () => {
+      const node = new Node({
+        apiVersion: "foo",
+        kind: "Node",
+        metadata: {
+          name: "bar",
+          resourceVersion: "1",
+          uid: "bat",
+          labels: {
+            "aksjhdkjahsdnode-role.kubernetes.io/foobar": "bat",
+            "kubernetes.io/role": "master",
+            "node.kubernetes.io/role": "master-v2-max",
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(node.getRoleLabels()).toBe("foobar, master, master-v2-max");
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api.ts b/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api.ts
index 34e1dd0863..afe379f3b1 100644
--- a/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api.ts
+++ b/src/common/k8s-api/endpoints/nodes.api.ts
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ function* getTrueConditionTypes(conditions: IterableIterator<NodeCondition> | It
   }
 }
 
+/**
+ * This regex is used in the `getRoleLabels()` method bellow, but placed here
+ * as factoring out regexes is best practice.
+ */
+const nodeRoleLabelKeyMatcher = /^.*node-role.kubernetes.io\/+(?<role>.+)$/;
+
 export class Node extends KubeObject {
   static kind = "Node";
   static namespaced = false;
@@ -165,17 +171,29 @@ export class Node extends KubeObject {
     return this.spec.taints || [];
   }
 
-  getRoleLabels() {
-    if (!this.metadata?.labels || typeof this.metadata.labels !== "object") {
+  getRoleLabels(): string {
+    const { labels } = this.metadata;
+
+    if (!labels || typeof labels !== "object") {
       return "";
     }
 
-    const roleLabels = Object.keys(this.metadata.labels)
-      .filter(key => key.includes("node-role.kubernetes.io"))
-      .map(key => key.match(/([^/]+$)/)[0]); // all after last slash
+    const roleLabels: string[] = [];
 
-    if (this.metadata.labels["kubernetes.io/role"] != undefined) {
-      roleLabels.push(this.metadata.labels["kubernetes.io/role"]);
+    for (const labelKey of Object.keys(labels)) {
+      const match = nodeRoleLabelKeyMatcher.exec(labelKey);
+
+      if (match) {
+        roleLabels.push(match.groups.role);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (typeof labels["kubernetes.io/role"] === "string") {
+      roleLabels.push(labels["kubernetes.io/role"]);
+    }
+
+    if (typeof labels["node.kubernetes.io/role"] === "string") {
+      roleLabels.push(labels["node.kubernetes.io/role"]);
     }
 
     return roleLabels.join(", ");