diff --git a/daemon/logger/gcplogs/gcplogging.go b/daemon/logger/gcplogs/gcplogging.go
index 7d6475bf4f..3a48067f9d 100644
--- a/daemon/logger/gcplogs/gcplogging.go
+++ b/daemon/logger/gcplogs/gcplogging.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"cloud.google.com/go/logging"
 	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+	mrpb "google.golang.org/genproto/googleapis/api/monitoredres"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -128,7 +129,35 @@ func New(info logger.Info) (logger.Logger, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	lg := c.Logger("gcplogs-docker-driver")
+	var instanceResource *instanceInfo
+	if onGCE {
+		instanceResource = &instanceInfo{
+			Zone: zone,
+			Name: instanceName,
+			ID:   instanceID,
+		}
+	} else if info.Config[logZoneKey] != "" || info.Config[logNameKey] != "" || info.Config[logIDKey] != "" {
+		instanceResource = &instanceInfo{
+			Zone: info.Config[logZoneKey],
+			Name: info.Config[logNameKey],
+			ID:   info.Config[logIDKey],
+		}
+	}
+
+	options := []logging.LoggerOption{}
+	if instanceResource != nil {
+		vmMrpb := logging.CommonResource(
+			&mrpb.MonitoredResource{
+				Type: "gce_instance",
+				Labels: map[string]string{
+					"instance_id": instanceResource.ID,
+					"zone":        instanceResource.Zone,
+				},
+			},
+		)
+		options = []logging.LoggerOption{vmMrpb}
+	}
+	lg := c.Logger("gcplogs-docker-driver", options...)
 
 	if err := c.Ping(context.Background()); err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to connect or authenticate with Google Cloud Logging: %v", err)
@@ -155,18 +184,8 @@ func New(info logger.Info) (logger.Logger, error) {
 		l.container.Command = info.Command()
 	}
 
-	if onGCE {
-		l.instance = &instanceInfo{
-			Zone: zone,
-			Name: instanceName,
-			ID:   instanceID,
-		}
-	} else if info.Config[logZoneKey] != "" || info.Config[logNameKey] != "" || info.Config[logIDKey] != "" {
-		l.instance = &instanceInfo{
-			Zone: info.Config[logZoneKey],
-			Name: info.Config[logNameKey],
-			ID:   info.Config[logIDKey],
-		}
+	if instanceResource != nil {
+		l.instance = instanceResource
 	}
 
 	// The logger "overflows" at a rate of 10,000 logs per second and this