diff --git a/pkg/cloud/metadata.go b/pkg/cloud/metadata.go
index 995b043a59..4815103044 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/metadata.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/metadata.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/ec2metadata"
 	"github.com/aws/aws-sdk-go/aws/session"
 
+	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/kubernetes"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/rest"
@@ -210,9 +211,14 @@ func KubernetesAPIInstanceInfo(clientset kubernetes.Interface) (*Metadata, error
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("did not find aws instance ID in node providerID string")
 	}
 
+	var instanceType string
+	if it, ok := node.GetLabels()[corev1.LabelInstanceTypeStable]; ok {
+		instanceType = it
+	}
+
 	instanceInfo := Metadata{
 		InstanceID:       instanceID,
-		InstanceType:     "", // we have no way to find this, so we leave it empty
+		InstanceType:     instanceType,
 		Region:           region,
 		AvailabilityZone: availabilityZone,
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cloud/metadata_test.go b/pkg/cloud/metadata_test.go
index 07ebd34bae..d968b44f76 100644
--- a/pkg/cloud/metadata_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cloud/metadata_test.go
@@ -114,6 +114,9 @@ func TestNewMetadataService(t *testing.T) {
 					APIVersion: "v1",
 				},
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
+					Labels: map[string]string{
+						"node.kubernetes.io/instance-type": stdInstanceType,
+					},
 					Name: nodeName,
 				},
 				Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
@@ -325,6 +328,9 @@ func TestNewMetadataService(t *testing.T) {
 				if m.GetInstanceID() != stdInstanceID {
 					t.Errorf("NewMetadataService() failed: got wrong instance ID %v, expected %v", m.GetInstanceID(), stdInstanceID)
 				}
+				if m.GetInstanceType() != stdInstanceType {
+					t.Errorf("GetInstanceType() failed: got wrong instance type %v, expected %v", m.GetInstanceType(), stdInstanceType)
+				}
 				if m.GetRegion() != stdRegion {
 					t.Errorf("NewMetadataService() failed: got wrong region %v, expected %v", m.GetRegion(), stdRegion)
 				}