diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/node.go b/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
index 668686fba..13ead1552 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/node.go
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ func nodeSourceFromName(name string) string {
 
 const (
 	nodeNameLabel               = metaLabelPrefix + "node_name"
+	nodeProviderIDLabel         = metaLabelPrefix + "node_provider_id"
 	nodeLabelPrefix             = metaLabelPrefix + "node_label_"
 	nodeLabelPresentPrefix      = metaLabelPrefix + "node_labelpresent_"
 	nodeAnnotationPrefix        = metaLabelPrefix + "node_annotation_"
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@ func nodeLabels(n *apiv1.Node) model.LabelSet {
 	ls := make(model.LabelSet, 2*(len(n.Labels)+len(n.Annotations))+1)
 
 	ls[nodeNameLabel] = lv(n.Name)
+	ls[nodeProviderIDLabel] = lv(n.Spec.ProviderID)
 
 	for k, v := range n.Labels {
 		ln := strutil.SanitizeLabelName(k)
diff --git a/discovery/kubernetes/node_test.go b/discovery/kubernetes/node_test.go
index afdaaf6b2..bbf7a6b27 100644
--- a/discovery/kubernetes/node_test.go
+++ b/discovery/kubernetes/node_test.go
@@ -25,13 +25,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/prometheus/discovery/targetgroup"
 )
 
-func makeNode(name, address string, labels, annotations map[string]string) *v1.Node {
+func makeNode(name, address, providerID string, labels, annotations map[string]string) *v1.Node {
 	return &v1.Node{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			Name:        name,
 			Labels:      labels,
 			Annotations: annotations,
 		},
+		Spec: v1.NodeSpec{
+			ProviderID: providerID,
+		},
 		Status: v1.NodeStatus{
 			Addresses: []v1.NodeAddress{
 				{
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ func makeNode(name, address string, labels, annotations map[string]string) *v1.N
 }
 
 func makeEnumeratedNode(i int) *v1.Node {
-	return makeNode(fmt.Sprintf("test%d", i), "1.2.3.4", map[string]string{}, map[string]string{})
+	return makeNode(fmt.Sprintf("test%d", i), "1.2.3.4", fmt.Sprintf("aws:///de-west-3a/i-%d", i), map[string]string{}, map[string]string{})
 }
 
 func TestNodeDiscoveryBeforeStart(t *testing.T) {
@@ -61,6 +64,7 @@ func TestNodeDiscoveryBeforeStart(t *testing.T) {
 			obj := makeNode(
 				"test",
 				"1.2.3.4",
+				"aws:///nl-north-7b/i-03149834983492827",
 				map[string]string{"test-label": "testvalue"},
 				map[string]string{"test-annotation": "testannotationvalue"},
 			)
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ func TestNodeDiscoveryBeforeStart(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 				Labels: model.LabelSet{
 					"__meta_kubernetes_node_name":                              "test",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_node_provider_id":                       "aws:///nl-north-7b/i-03149834983492827",
 					"__meta_kubernetes_node_label_test_label":                  "testvalue",
 					"__meta_kubernetes_node_labelpresent_test_label":           "true",
 					"__meta_kubernetes_node_annotation_test_annotation":        "testannotationvalue",
@@ -109,7 +114,8 @@ func TestNodeDiscoveryAdd(t *testing.T) {
 					},
 				},
 				Labels: model.LabelSet{
-					"__meta_kubernetes_node_name": "test1",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_node_name":        "test1",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_node_provider_id": "aws:///de-west-3a/i-1",
 				},
 				Source: "node/test1",
 			},
@@ -146,6 +152,7 @@ func TestNodeDiscoveryUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 			obj2 := makeNode(
 				"test0",
 				"1.2.3.4",
+				"aws:///fr-south-1c/i-49508290343823952",
 				map[string]string{"Unschedulable": "true"},
 				map[string]string{},
 			)
@@ -165,6 +172,7 @@ func TestNodeDiscoveryUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 					"__meta_kubernetes_node_label_Unschedulable":        "true",
 					"__meta_kubernetes_node_labelpresent_Unschedulable": "true",
 					"__meta_kubernetes_node_name":                       "test0",
+					"__meta_kubernetes_node_provider_id":                "aws:///fr-south-1c/i-49508290343823952",
 				},
 				Source: "node/test0",
 			},
diff --git a/docs/configuration/configuration.md b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
index 9b1d1266e..e27c607b2 100644
--- a/docs/configuration/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration/configuration.md
@@ -1513,6 +1513,7 @@ node object in the address type order of `NodeInternalIP`, `NodeExternalIP`,
 Available meta labels:
 
 * `__meta_kubernetes_node_name`: The name of the node object.
+* `__meta_kubernetes_node_provider_id`: The cloud provider's name for the node object.
 * `__meta_kubernetes_node_label_<labelname>`: Each label from the node object.
 * `__meta_kubernetes_node_labelpresent_<labelname>`: `true` for each label from the node object.
 * `__meta_kubernetes_node_annotation_<annotationname>`: Each annotation from the node object.