diff --git a/gwctl/pkg/printer/policies.go b/gwctl/pkg/printer/policies.go
index d7faff4fe0..3ad641a445 100644
--- a/gwctl/pkg/printer/policies.go
+++ b/gwctl/pkg/printer/policies.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 
 	apiextensionsv1 "k8s.io/apiextensions-apiserver/pkg/apis/apiextensions/v1"
-	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/duration"
 	"k8s.io/utils/clock"
 )
@@ -152,13 +151,15 @@ func (pp *PoliciesPrinter) PrintPoliciesDescribeView(policies []policymanager.Po
 }
 
 type policyCrdDescribeView struct {
-	Name       string                                          `json:",omitempty"`
-	Namespace  string                                          `json:",omitempty"`
-	APIVersion string                                          `json:",omitempty"`
-	Kind       string                                          `json:",omitempty"`
-	Metadata   *metav1.ObjectMeta                              `json:",omitempty"`
-	Spec       *apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDefinitionSpec   `json:",omitempty"`
-	Status     *apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDefinitionStatus `json:",omitempty"`
+	Name        string                                          `json:",omitempty"`
+	Namespace   string                                          `json:",omitempty"`
+	APIVersion  string                                          `json:",omitempty"`
+	Kind        string                                          `json:",omitempty"`
+	Labels      map[string]string                               `json:",omitempty"`
+	Annotations map[string]string                               `json:",omitempty"`
+	Metadata    interface{}                                     `json:",omitempty"`
+	Spec        *apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDefinitionSpec   `json:",omitempty"`
+	Status      *apiextensionsv1.CustomResourceDefinitionStatus `json:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 func (pp *PoliciesPrinter) PrintPolicyCRDsDescribeView(policyCrds []policymanager.PolicyCRD) {
@@ -171,6 +172,13 @@ func (pp *PoliciesPrinter) PrintPolicyCRDsDescribeView(policyCrds []policymanage
 	for i, policyCrd := range policyCrds {
 		crd := policyCrd.CRD()
 
+		excludedFieldsFromMetadata := map[string]bool{
+			"Labels":      true,
+			"Annotations": true,
+		}
+
+		modifiedMetadata := ExcludeFieldsFromStruct(crd.ObjectMeta, excludedFieldsFromMetadata)
+
 		views := []policyCrdDescribeView{
 			{
 				Name:      crd.Name,
@@ -181,7 +189,11 @@ func (pp *PoliciesPrinter) PrintPolicyCRDsDescribeView(policyCrds []policymanage
 				Kind:       crd.Kind,
 			},
 			{
-				Metadata: &crd.ObjectMeta,
+				Labels: crd.Labels,
+				Annotations: crd.Annotations,
+			},
+			{
+				Metadata: modifiedMetadata,
 			},
 			{
 				Spec: &crd.Spec,
diff --git a/gwctl/pkg/printer/policies_test.go b/gwctl/pkg/printer/policies_test.go
index 554961a49f..a11051a505 100644
--- a/gwctl/pkg/printer/policies_test.go
+++ b/gwctl/pkg/printer/policies_test.go
@@ -446,10 +446,10 @@ func TestPolicyCrd_PrintDescribeView(t *testing.T) {
 Name: healthcheckpolicies.foo.com
 APIVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 Kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+Labels:
+  gateway.networking.k8s.io/policy: inherited
 Metadata:
   creationTimestamp: null
-  labels:
-    gateway.networking.k8s.io/policy: inherited
   name: healthcheckpolicies.foo.com
   resourceVersion: "999"
 Spec:
@@ -473,10 +473,10 @@ Status:
 Name: timeoutpolicies.bar.com
 APIVersion: apiextensions.k8s.io/v1
 Kind: CustomResourceDefinition
+Labels:
+  gateway.networking.k8s.io/policy: direct
 Metadata:
   creationTimestamp: null
-  labels:
-    gateway.networking.k8s.io/policy: direct
   name: timeoutpolicies.bar.com
   resourceVersion: "999"
 Spec:
diff --git a/gwctl/pkg/printer/utils.go b/gwctl/pkg/printer/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84b3365720
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gwctl/pkg/printer/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2024 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package printer
+
+import "reflect"
+
+// ExcludeFieldsFromStruct will accept a struct and a map containing fields to be removed
+// and return a new struct with the removed fields
+func ExcludeFieldsFromStruct(originalStruct interface{}, excludeFields map[string]bool) interface{} {
+	typ := reflect.TypeOf(originalStruct)
+
+	fieldValues := make(map[int]reflect.Value)
+	for i := 0; i < typ.NumField(); i++ {
+		field := typ.Field(i)
+
+		if !excludeFields[field.Name] {
+			fieldValues[i] = reflect.ValueOf(originalStruct).Field(i)
+		}
+	}
+
+	newValue := reflect.New(typ).Elem()
+	for i, value := range fieldValues {
+		newValue.Field(i).Set(value)
+	}
+
+	return newValue.Interface()
+}
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