diff --git a/discovery/gce/gce.go b/discovery/gce/gce.go
index dcba4bd3f..d8a03968a 100644
--- a/discovery/gce/gce.go
+++ b/discovery/gce/gce.go
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ const (
 	gceLabelInstanceStatus = gceLabel + "instance_status"
 	gceLabelTags           = gceLabel + "tags"
 	gceLabelMetadata       = gceLabel + "metadata_"
+	gceLabelMachineType    = gceLabel + "machine_type"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -216,6 +217,7 @@ func (d *Discovery) refresh() (tg *targetgroup.Group, err error) {
 				gceLabelZone:           model.LabelValue(inst.Zone),
 				gceLabelInstanceName:   model.LabelValue(inst.Name),
 				gceLabelInstanceStatus: model.LabelValue(inst.Status),
+				gceLabelMachineType:    model.LabelValue(inst.MachineType),
 			}
 			priIface := inst.NetworkInterfaces[0]
 			labels[gceLabelNetwork] = model.LabelValue(priIface.Network)
diff --git a/docs/configuration/configuration.md b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
index 59418078b..7378efa4a 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
@@ -577,6 +577,7 @@ address with relabeling.
 The following meta labels are available on targets during [relabeling](#relabel_config):
 
 * `__meta_gce_instance_name`: the name of the instance
+* `__meta_gce_machine_type`: full or partial URL of the machine type of the instance
 * `__meta_gce_metadata_<name>`: each metadata item of the instance
 * `__meta_gce_network`: the network URL of the instance
 * `__meta_gce_private_ip`: the private IP address of the instance