diff --git a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
index b0f0dae25..f5c669d9e 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/acid.zalan.do/v1/zz_generated.deepcopy.go
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+//go:build !ignore_autogenerated
 // +build !ignore_autogenerated
 
 /*
diff --git a/pkg/cluster/streams.go b/pkg/cluster/streams.go
index cef86a05f..301db97e4 100644
--- a/pkg/cluster/streams.go
+++ b/pkg/cluster/streams.go
@@ -108,8 +108,14 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncPostgresConfig() error {
 }
 
 func (c *Cluster) generateFabricEventStream() *zalandov1alpha1.FabricEventStream {
+	var applicationId string
 	eventStreams := make([]zalandov1alpha1.EventStream, 0)
 
+	// take application label from manifest
+	if spec, err := c.GetSpec(); err == nil {
+		applicationId = spec.ObjectMeta.Labels["application"]
+	}
+
 	for _, stream := range c.Spec.Streams {
 		for tableName, table := range stream.Tables {
 			streamSource := c.getEventStreamSource(stream, tableName, table.IdColumn)
@@ -136,7 +142,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) generateFabricEventStream() *zalandov1alpha1.FabricEventStream
 			OwnerReferences: c.ownerReferences(),
 		},
 		Spec: zalandov1alpha1.FabricEventStreamSpec{
-			ApplicationId: "",
+			ApplicationId: applicationId,
 			EventStreams:  eventStreams,
 		},
 	}